TEAM NEWS: Rugby Town v Coventry City XI - Marcus Tudgay starts up top for the Sky Blues against the Valley - News

Striker Marcus Tudgay starts for City after netting a brace against Austrian side SK Sturm Graz last weekend...

The Sky Blues take on local side Rugby Town in the club's third friendly of the 2016/17 pre-season campaign, with this evening's fixture a 7.30pm kick-off.

George Thomas and Kyle Spence will partner Marcus Tudgay in a front three, as Reice Charles-Cook returns to assume his normal position in goal.

Cian Harries will play centrally as part of a defensive three, with Dion Kelly-Evans and Darragh Leahy either side. Jacob Whitmore and Jordan Shipley will operate as right and left sided wing-backs, while Callum Maycock and Ben Stevenson will occupy central midfield.

Teams

Coventry City XI: Charles-Cook (GK), Di. Kelly-Evans, Harries, Leahy, Whitmore, Shipley, Stevenson, Maycock, G. Thomas, Spence, Tudgay (C).

Subs: Addai (GK), Gadzhev, Haynes, Dev. Kelly-Evans, Sayoud, J. Jones, Lameiras, Hickman, Bayliss, Thompson.

Rugby Town: TBC

Subs: TBC

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