The Sky Blues take on Wolverhampton Wanderes this weekend in the Emirates FA Cup quarter-final.
Meet the Wolves:
After appointing Gary O'Neil as manager five days before the opening day of the 2023/24 season, Wolves have enjoyed a succesful season in his first year at the helm.
Having already recorded the same number of points as they amassed the season before, with ten games remaining in the Premier League, Wolves sit 9th in the table, 2 points behind West Ham United.
If Wolves can jump ahead of the Hammers in the table, then they could find themselves qualifiying for the Europa Conference League, due to Liverpool winning the Carabao Cup.
Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-Chan lead the scoring charts at Molineux with 11 goals in all competitions, with two of Cunha's strikes coming in the FA Cup.
Wolves have seen past Premier League sides Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, as well as local rivals West Bromwich Albion to reach this stage of the competition.
Mark Robins' pre-match verdict:
"It's a tough ask, even though Wolves have a lot of injuries. They have so much quality and we just have to hope that we can play well enough to get a good result for themselves and progress through.
"The boot is somewhat one the other foot from the Maidstone game but upsets can happen. This games give us a chance to play against Premier League opponents, and to feel their speed and quality.
"As a manager, this will be brilliant. The competition is world-famous. We want ot do well in it every year and we are still trying to make up for last year.
"We want to make a good account of ourselves and we want to cause them problems. They're a good side. They have players mising and players who will come back and we're planning for every scenario. However, ove scenario that is agive is that they have quality in every position.
"We will have to be on our game. We'll have to move the ball quickly. We'll have to also be calm.
"There's no reason not to look forward to the game. Our fans will be there in their numbers and it will be fantstic.
"I have played in a quarter-final, a semi-final and a final. It's a fantastic competition, still."
Wolves' last six:
- Wolves 2-1 Fulham
- Newcastle United 3-0 Wolves
- Wolves 1-0 Brighton
- Wolves 1-0 Sheffield United
- Tottenham 1-2 Wolves
- Wolves 0-2 Brentford
Coventry City's last six:
- Watford 1-2 Coventry City
- Coventry City 5-0 Rotherham United
- West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Coventry City
- Coventry City 5-0 Maidstone United
- Coventry City 0-3 Preston North End
- Stoke City 0-1 Coventry City
Historic record between the two:
Wolves wins: 21
Draws: 16
Coventry City wins: 28
Kit colours:
Wolves will wear their traditional old gold and black colours, with the Sky Blues sporting the historic sky blue colours.
Match officials:
Sam Barrott will be the man in the middle for Saturday's Emirates FA Cup meeting between the Coventry City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Marc Perry and Mark Scholes will be Barrott's assistant referees with Michael Sailsbury as fourth official.
Saturday's game will also see VAR (Video Assistant Referee) for only the third time in a City fixture. The game's VAR's will be Stuart Attwell, Graham Scott and Natalie Aspinall.
Ticket information:
Coventry City had a full allocation of 4,812 tickets for this fixture and we will not receive any more tickets for this game.
Ticket Collection – Matchday: Tickets not collected in advance will be available to collect at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC from the Main Ticket Office which is situated in the corner between the Billy Wright and Stan Cullis stands. Photo identification will be required for tickets to be collected.
Fees: There is a £1 booking fee per ticket. There is a £1.20 postage fee per booking.
Tickets Not Arrived/Missing Tickets: If your ticket is not with you by Friday 15th March 2024, please contact the ticket office via email on ticketoffice@ccfc.co.uk before Midday on that day.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Supporters purchasing any concession ticket are advised to carry proof of age as this may be requested at the turnstiles.
Children aged 14 or under must be accompanied by someone aged 18 or over. Please do not buy a ticket for a junior aged Under 14 on its own, as this will not be issued to you.
PARKING:
There are car parking options available in the surrounding areas of Molineux via the Wolves website. Any supporters wishing to purchase a car parking space are advised to go to:
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/wolves
Off-site parking is also available from EST - click here.
COACH TRAVEL:
Executive coach travel is available via EST UK for £21. To book, click here
Coach travel includes allocated seating, toilets and USB charging
Departure times are: White Street – 8:30am, Arena Shopping Park (Service Road) – 9am
Please make sure you arrive at the appropriate departure point 15 minutes before the listed time as the coach will leave on time.
