Unbeaten Coventry City travel to Burnley looking for more points in their third consecutive away game of the week and indeed the season.
City manager Micky Adams has doubts over Claus Jorgensen and defender Richard Shaw who both missed the trip to Millwall. The Faroes Isle international is suffering with a thigh strain whilst veteran defender Richard Shaw who is in his testimonial year with the Sky Blues has an inflamed Achilles problem.
Unless there are any further injuries in training today, Adams is expected to field the same side which has drawn at Norwich City and Millwall.
City travel up the M6 and M65 to face a Burnley side, second bottom in the league having lost against Crewe Alexandra and Sheffield United.
Having not been able to sign Macedonian and former West Brom player Artim Sakiri due to work permit problems, Clarets boss Steve Cotterill is hoping that Frank Sinclair has recovered from a hamstring injury which saw him limp out of the 2-1 defeat by Sheffield United on Tuesday. Cotterill is also expected to name Michael Duff and Danny Karbassiyoon on the bench even though they are reported as not being fully fit.
Referee is Mr N. Miller from Durham and in the corresponding fixture last season, Eddy Johnson and Graham Barrett scored in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets winning 2-0 at Highfield Road. City’s record versus Burnley is P 36 W 8 D 10 L 18 F 41 A 54
Tickets are available priced at £18 for adults,£11.50 for over 60’s and £9 for under 16’s. City supporters are housed in the David Fishwick Stand behind the goal.
If you are off to Turf Moor watch out for the stewards. Run by a Scottish based security firm, these members of “rent a thug” that are a blight on the good name of Burnley Football Club, only settle when they have made a couple of pointless ejections or arrests usually against teams who have not brought a large following.
The weather forecast is for rain and temperatures of 18 degrees.
Travelling to Burnley
Most of the surrounding streets have parking restrictions on a matchday (Saturday and Tuesday), so it is advisable for away supporters to use the Fulledge Recreation Ground car park,road spaces further up Ormerod Road near the Fire Station.
Directions by Road:
From the North and South: Exit M6 at Junction 29 and onto the M65. Exit the M65 at junction 10 and follow signs for 'Towneley Hall.' This road eventually goes past Turf Moor.
From the East: Exit M65 at junction 12 and follow signs to ‘Burnley North A682,’ over two roundabouts and into Colne Road. After 1.5 miles, turn left at the lights into Casterton Avenue. After another half mile, go straight on at another roundabout, follow signs for ‘Rochdale A6114,’ into Eastern Avenue. After 1.5 miles, you will be on Belvedere Road and the stadium is there.
From the West: Exit M65 motorway at junction 9 (Signposted Halifax A679) and turn right at the first roundabout, over the motorway. Go to the second roundabout and take a left, still following signs for Halifax and onto Accrington Road. After ¾ of a mile, go left at the traffic lights, into Rossendale Road. Follow for another 1.5 miles and then go straight on through the traffic lights into Glen View Road. After another mile, turn left into Todmorden Road, where you will find Turf Moor.
Public Transport
The nearest station is Burnley Manchester Road. From here, exit the station and walk down Centenary Way, from here, Turf Moor is clearly visible. When you reach the roundabout at the bottom of the road, go right down Yorkshire Street, which becomes Harry Potts Way and the ground is on your left hand side.
From Burnley Central, follow signs for the Town Centre and then head left towards the Gala Bingo Hall. From here, walk down Yorkshire Street and use instructions from above.
Bus Routes: The Bus Station is situated relatively close to the ground, just off Centenary Way. Leave the station and turn right towards the Gala Bingo Hall and go under the aqueduct onto Yorkshire Street. Then, follow the instructions from above.