HARTLEPOOL UNITED V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY DECEMBER 7TH AT 3PM FA CUP 2
AT VICTORIA PARK, CLARENCE ROAD, HARTLEPOOL, HARTLEPOOL, TS24 8BZ
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm. if the match is level after ninety minutes, there will be a replay. This will take place on Tuesday December 17th at Sixfields Stadium at 7.45pm. City/Hartlepool will be ball number 56 in the Third Round draw.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Leaves at 9,30am from White Street Car Park
BY Car
From the North (A19)
Exit the A19 at signpost Hartlepool A179 and turn left onto the A179. Follow signs to Hartlepool for 1.3 miles over two roundabouts. At third roundabout turn right (s/p Town Centre, Docks A179) onto Easington Road. Follow Town Centre A179 signs for 1.5 miles over two roundabouts. At third roundabout (easily recognised by the big balls!) turn right onto Marina Way. At the next roundabout there are two choices - straight on and left to the parking at Jackson's Wharf in the marina area, or right and then left at the lights into Clarence Road to the ground.
From the South (A19)
Exit the A19 at signpost Hartlepool A689, Motorway A1(M). At roundabout turn right (s/p Hartlepool A689) and continue on the A689 for 4.3 miles, through the village of Newton Bewley, to the roundabout by the Owton Lodge pub. Go straight on (s/p Town Centre A689) and follow Town Centre signs for 2.8 miles, over two roundabouts. At the traffic lights just past the Blacksmiths Arms on your left, go straight on. At the next traffic lights go straight on again over the bridge into the new marina complex and straight on again at the roundabout into Marina Way. This is the area for the Jackson's Wharf parking. To get to the ground itself continue to the next roundabout and turn left (s/p The North A179, A1048). Turn left at the lights into Clarence Road to the ground. Should the A689 be closed - carry on along A19 until the A179 (see From the North).
From the Railway Station (Hartlepool)
It is about half a mile by foot to the ground. Walk out of the station to the main road (Church Street) and turn right. Follow the road and the floodlights come into view. Cross the main A179 and bear right into Clarence Road to the ground. Parking There's a car park behind the Niramax Stand and street parking around Raby Road. Please keep valuables out of sight!
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £20 for adults and £5 for 60+ and U16's.
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday will be the second time that Coventry City have met Hartlepool United in the FA Cup.
The last time was back on December 8th 1934 and saw a 4-0 win for Coventry City, who have won six and lost three out of the nine league and cup meetings. Coventry have scored 23 goals against Hartlepool and conceded nine goals.
The sides last met at Victoria Park on November 17th 2012 and goals from Carl Baker (2), David McGoldrick, Franck Moussa and Adam Barton gave City a 5-0 win on Blair Adams debut.
The teams that day were
City; Murphy, Baker, McSheffrey, Jennings, Christie (Clarke 88), Wood, Edjenguele, McGoldrick (O'Donovan 83), Moussa, Bailey (Barton 76), Adams. Subs: Cameron, McDonald, Dunn, Ball
Hartlepool: Linders, Austin, Collins, Hartley, Holden, Murray (Monkhouse 65), Humphreys (Baldwin 65), Sweeney, Poole (Wyke 76), Franks, Noble Subs: Foden, Richards, Walton, Luscombe.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's FA Cup Second Round tie at Hartlepool United on Saturday is Andrew Madley from West Yorkshire.
This is his third season on the national referees list and his only previous Coventry City game was the 2-2 draw against Bury at the Ricoh Arena on August 25th 2012.
This season, he has had 17 games and shown 54 yellow cards and three reds.
His Assistants are Tom Neild and Alf Greenwood. The Fourth Official is Martin Coy
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers have Coventry City as the evens favourites for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Hartlepool United.
City are priced at evens to win with Hartlepool at 5/2. If you fancy the draw, you can get odds of around 12/5.
Chris Dagnall is favourite to score the first goal. He is priced at 5/1 with Luke James at 6/1 and Courtney Bkaer-Richardson at 7/1
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing your bet.
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