NOTTINGHAM FOREST V COVENTRY CITY
MONDAY DECEMBER 28TH AT 3PM
AT CITY GROUND,NOTTINGHAM,NG2 5FJ
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM but not on-line unless you pay for Sky Blue Player as well as the radio stations covering Forest.
Goals will be on the Football League Show at Midnight.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach Leaves Car Park C at the Arena at 12noon
Club Coach Adults £21 Concessions £16 Adult Season Ticket Holders £12 Concession holders £12.
Only book the club coach if you intend to travel on the coach as refunds now take the form of vouchers.
From the North: Leave the M1 at junction 26, following the signs to Nottingham via the A610 Nuthall Road until you meet the Nottingham Ring Road A6514 at Western Boulevard. Turn Right and follow the Ring Road South, passing the Queens Medical Centre where the Ring Road becomes the A52. Continue South on the A52 signposted Grantham over Clifton Bridge, past the Nottingham Knight Island to join the Lings Bar Road at the next traffic island. Continue to the Gamston Island and then turn left into Radcliffe Road (A6011).
From the South: Leave the M1 at junction 24, on the A453 towards Nottingham. At the Clifton Bridge complex follow signs A52 Grantham past Nottingham Knight Island to join the Lings Bar Road at the next traffic island. Follow the A52 signposted Grantham to the Gamston Island and then turn left into Radcliffe Road (A6011). Turn right into Pavilion Road for Reception.
From the East: Approach via the A52 Radcliffe Road from Grantham. At Gamston Island continue along Radcliffe Road as it becomes the A6011.
From the West: Approach via the A52 from Derby to the Nottingham Ring Road, along the Stapleford Bypass. Turn right onto the Ring Road (A52) and follow routes as above. Alternatively, from the M42, follow the A453 to the Clifton Bridge complex and follow routes as from the south.
Nottingham Midland Railway Station is situated in the town centre, less than a mile from the ground. It is a relatively uncomplicated 10-minute walk to 'The_City_Ground',' You should leave the railway station by the main entrance/exit and turn to your left. At the corner of the station turn left again into Queens Road and follow this to the T-junction with London Road. Turn right here and follow this road towards the river and Trent Bridge from where you will be able to see the best view of the City Ground across the river to your left.
From the City Centre, The City Ground is about a 15 minute walk from the city centre.
By Bus from City. Buses 6 to 11 all run from the City Centre, number 6 is the most frequent. You can get them from Collin Street, just up from the Broadmarsh Centre or from Carrington Street between the Broadmarsh and the train station. The all stop close to Trent Bridge.
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ADMISSION
£27 for adults, £19 for senior citizens, £12 for full time students and under 18s and £6 for under 12s. Ambulant disabled supporters' tickets cost £19 with a personal assistant going free.
Please note ticket prices will rise by £2 when purchased on matchday.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 87th league and cup meeting of the two sides. City have won just 17 matches and drawn 28 , scoring 95 goals compared to Forest's 109.
The sides last met at the City Ground on April 18 2009 and saw a 1-0 defeat for City. James Perch scored the only goal of the game in the first minute of the second half.
The teams that day were:
City
Westwood, Issac Osbourne, Fox, Ward, Dann (Turner 68),Beuzelin, Gunnarsson, Doyle, Simpson (Cain 74), Morrison, Eastwood. SNU Walker, Hall, Marshall
Nottingham Forest
Smith, Gunter, Morgan, Chambers, Perch, Anderson (McCleary 46), McGuigan (Brecken 85), Isiah Osbourne, Cohen, Garner, Blackstock SNU Davies, Redmond, Earnshaw _____________________________________________________________________
MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture at Nottingham Forest is Mark Clattenburg.
Hailing from Tyne & Wear, Mr Clattenberg was appointed to the Select Group list in 2004. He was suspended for eight months last season for "issues relating to his private business affairs".
He has had 18 matches so far this season and has shown 51 yellow cards and 3 red. His last City game at the Ricoh Arena was the 1-0 win over Luton Town in January 2007.
Assistants are John Flynn from Wiltshire & Ceri Richards from Carmarthen . The Fourth Official is Andy Penn from the West Midlands.
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BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/nottm-forest-v-coventry/win-market