Coventry City Reserves played their third FA Premier Reserve League South game at “home” to Portsmouth FC tonight at Butlin Road, Rugby at 7pm.
Having organised two friendlies with Notts County (L 2-1) and Bristol Rovers (W 3-0) to fill in the gap between fixtures, Reserves boss Alan Cork is expected to take a strong side despite having loaned Graham Barrett who netted the winner against Arsenal in the previous round to Livingston for three and a half months.
Clayton Ince and Jonny Tuffey will scrap it out for the keepers shirt. Andy Whing, Adie Williams should feature in defence alongside Paul Watson. Neil Wood and Isaac Osbourne should play in midfield whilst Cork is expected to go with Andy Morrell and Craig Reid up front.
Portsmouth started the season with a 6-1 win over Leicester City but were beaten 3-1 by West Ham and 2-1 at Ipswich Town.
Admission for season tickets holders is free so make sure you bring it otherwise you can expect to pay £2 for adults and £1 for concessions to get in.
Butlin Road,Rugby,Warwickshire,CV21 3SD
Exit the M6, Junction 1 (or M1, Junction 19), and follow signs towards Rugby (first exit on the roundabout). Then go straight over the next two roundabouts until you come to a main ‘Mr Kipling’ Roundabout. Take the first exit on the roundabout, which follows downhill to a mini-roundabout, where you should carry straight on.
You should come past housing on both sides of the road before a large field, however, you should continue along this road (Boughton Road/Butlers Leap) until you come to its end at a T-Junction.
Turn right here, and continue up the hill past the golf course on the left and take the second left turning, which is at a mini roundabout (Butlin Road). Carry on down here until you come to cemetery gates when you should take a left turn at the top of the road and then a quick right, but the ground will be in view already.