Coventry City club crest on the side of the Ricoh Arena
The Sky Blues head to New York Stadium to play Championship action against Rotherham United under the lights.
The Millers are here: With Matt Taylor in charge, Rotherham United put a stop to their history of bouncing between League One and the Championship, securing their spot in the league for a second consecutive year after finishing in 19th place the previous season. They failed to duplicate last year’s successful start to the season, which laid the groundwork for their battle against the drop this year.
With eleven games completed, the Millers are currently sitting 23rd in the Championship. This is a six-point deficit that they must close in order to avoid relegation for the second consecutive season.
This will be Rotherham’s first game following the international break. The team’s scheduled Friday night match against Ipswich Town was canceled due to floods.
Following Bristol City, Mark Robins quotes:
They’ll be alright. They are obviously upset with the outcome, the fact that we haven’t finished the game and put it to bed early, and the fact that we have learned nothing. These things are irritating and disappointing. “But we’re not going to get depressed about it. As I’ve mentioned before, we’re a work in progress. We must learn, but when those opportunities present themselves, we must put teams to bed. We’re a team that is working to grow and we’ve had to make adjustments, which I believe is great, but we still need to take the risks because we’ve generated a lot but we haven’t taken the
Matt Taylor on the rescheduled game between his team and Ipswich:
“We were due to have three out of the four at home and the other one we don’t have to travel,” he thought. “Every game is one that can be won.
“It’s a huge opportunity to get back to the pack and make sure we’re no longer means we’re playing catch-up in the league.”
“The stitching which happened a few weeks into the season has started to bed in with the natural grass,” stated the manager. “That is the best condition I’ve seen the pitch in but it’s the safety aspect of the surrounding areas.”
Rotherham United’s last six:
- Southampton 1-1 Rotherham United
- Rotherham United 1-2 Bristol City
- Cardiff City 2-0 Rotherham United
- Rotherham United 1-1 Preston North End
- Millwall 3-0 Rotherham United
- Huddersfield 2-0 Rotherham United
Sky Blues’ last six:
- Bristol City 1-0 Sky Blues
- Sky Blues 1-1 Norwich City
- Sky Blues 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
- Queens Park Rangers 1-3 Sky Blues
- Sky Blues 1-1 Huddersfield Town
- Cardiff City 3-2 Sky Blues
- Historic head-to-head:
Sky Blues wins – 14
Draws – 8
Rotherham United wins – 8Match Officials:
Lewis Smith will be the man in the middle of City’s clash with Rotherham United on Wednesday night at the New York Stadium..
Smith has been tasked with refereeing the fixture, the first Coventry match he will have officiated.
- The referee will be supported by assistant officials Shaun Hudson and Matthew Jones. His fourth official will be Robert Madley.
Ticket information:
Coventry City had a full allocation of 2,205 tickets for this fixture – these sold out earlier this month and we will not be receiving any further tickets.
