Sky Blues On The Road- Sheffield Wednesday Again
Last updated : 31 March 2008 By Covsupport
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY APRIL 1ST AT 7.45PM
AT HILLSBOROUGH STADIUM,HILLSBOROUGH,SHEFFIELD,S6 1SW
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MATCH DETAILSKick off is at 7.45pm.
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TICKETSTickets for the game postponed on February 19th are valid. Adults £21
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STADIUMHillsborough is a dry stadium for away supporters ,so forget getting an alcoholic drink in the ground. You may have a problem getting an alcoholic drink near the ground.
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WEATHER
Showers are forecast with a high of five degrees is forecast. Check the game is on before setting out.
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THE LAST TIMEThis will be the 78th meeting of the two sides if you count the game which was abandoned in December.
Coventry have won on 29 occasions with twenty draws. City have scored 111 goals to Sheffeld Wednesday's 101.
The last time, City visited Hillsborough, the game was abandoned in the 27th minute but the time before City lost 2-1 with Michael Mifsud scoring a cracker. Marcus Tudgay and Steve McLean scored for Wednesday. The Sky Blues have not won at Hillsborough since April 1999.
City are 18th with The Owls in 22nd place.
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THE MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee is G.Laws. His assistants are W.Porter and I.Siddal. The fourth official is J.Waugh.
Mr Laws is from Tyne & Wear and was in charge of the the game which was abandoned in the 27th minute.
He has had 27 games this season,issuing 65 yellow and two red cards. His last game was West Brom's 4-3 win against Colchester on Saturday. His last City game was the 4-2 home defeat by Crystal Palace in January 2007.
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TRAVEL
Official Coach
Adult: £10, Junior £7, Senior: £7, Disabled: £7.Coaches depart the Arena at 4pm.
By Car
From The North/South/East - Exit the M1 at junction 36 and follow the A61 towards Sheffield. Continue along the road for approximately 4 miles until the 2nd roundabout. Take the 3rd exit (Leppings Lane) - the ground is situated on the left-hand side.
From The South/East - Leave the M1 at junction 33 and turn left towards Sheffield City Centre on the "Sheffield Parkway" dual carriageway. Continue until the end of the Parkway, when you will come to Park Square roundabout. Turn right and continue to follow signs for the A61 towards Barnsley. Signs for Hillsborough are also prominent. The stadium is situated 3 miles from the city centre and is on your left-hand side after Hillsborough Park.
From the West - Take the A57 for Sheffield. As you approach the city the road splits in two - take the left fork onto the Rivelin Valley Road (A6101). Continue for approximately 3.75 miles, turn left (onto one way system) and follow the road round to the right onto Holme Lane. This road then becomes Bradfield Road. At the junction with the A61 Penistone Road, turn left towards Barnsley. Hillsborough Stadium is on the left-hand side after Hillsborough Park.
By Train
Sheffield Railway Station (Contact Midland Mainline on 0845 712 5678) is situated in the town centre, 3 miles from the ground.
By Supertram
Take the South Yorkshire Supertram (signposted from the Railway Station) towards Middlewood Road (yellow route). Exit at the Leppings Lane stop, which is a short walk from the ground.
By Bus
From the Railway Station, Flat Street Bus Terminus is a one-minute walk - cross over at the pedestrian crossing, and follow the signs. Bus numbers 53, 77 and 80 all run from Flat Street to Hillsborough. From Angel Street, buses 74 and 74a run to Hillsborough.
From Snig Hill, buses 85 and 86 run to Leppings Lane. From the Sheffield Transport Interchange, bus 57 runs past the ground towards Stocksbridge. On matchdays, bus frequency should be roughly every 15 minutes.
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BETTING ODDS
Sheffield W (6/5) Draw (9/4) Coventry (9/4)
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ON THE GAME
Chris Coleman said to the CT: "Hillsborough is a hard place to go to and it will be a tough game,but if we manage to come back with the three points then that changes a lot."
Brian Laws said to the Sheffield Wednesday website: "This is our game in hand and these are the ones where we have to start picking up points. "We can certainly do the damage in terms of the teams above us and it can improve our situation. "You can't have a bigger game than this especially as they are in our predicament. If we win we go above them and move up four places so there is huge significance. This game is as important to us as it is to five other clubs looking at this one on Tuesday evening."
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TEAM NEWS
Leon Best is suspended for the second game after picking up his tenth booking at Southampton. Chris Coleman is expected to keep the same sixteen players who beat Plymouth on Saturday.
Wednesday boss Brian Laws will give a fitness to Richard Hinds. Steve Watson could again replace him. Marcus Tudgay is definitely out having undergone knee surgery and Enoch Showunmi has returned to Bristol City. ______________________________________________________________
TUESDAY FIXTURES
Championship
Cardiff v West Brom
Midland Alliance League Cup S/F Second Leg Coalville Town v Coventry Sphinx
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