Coventry City will begin their 2023/24 preparations by travelling to Non-League side Leamington FC this Saturday, as a side made up of youth players and potentially trialist's will make the short journey to the seventh tier side. Here is all you need to know!
The Team
With the Coventry City first-team and U21's due to fly out to Portugal on Saturday, it is expected that several members of the club's U18's, as well as some trialist's will make up the numbers for the Skyblues.
The football club have kept their squad list for the Portuguese trip private, meaning we are currently unaware of exactly who has made the journey to Portugal and who has been left behind. Therefore, picking a starting XI for the match is virtually impossible.
Previous meeting
The two sides went head-to-head back in 2022 in both sides opening pre-season games. The Skyblues filled a strong first-team side for the short trip, but as expected the XI changed at the half-time interval.
Leamington took the lead after just two minutes, when a long kick from the Leamington goalkeeper was flicked onto the unmarked Turner who slotted comfortably past Simon Moore.
The Skyblues equalised on the hour mark as a cross from Liam Kelly was headed home by Matt Godden from close range. Within six minutes, Ben Sheaf squeezed a pass into Godden who converted at the second attempt to give the Championship side the lead. The game was over in the 73rd minute when a cross from Ryan Howley was met by Fabio Tavares to seal the victory
- First-Half XI - Simon Moore (GK), Jack Burroughs, Michael Rose, Josh Reid, Jake Bidwell, Marco Rus, Gustavo Hamer, Jamie Allen, Kasey Palmer, Tyler Walker, Martyn Waghorn (Subs: Cian Tyler (GK), Aidan Finnegan, Will Bapaga)
- Second-Half XI - Ben Wilson (GK), Fankaty Dabo, Ryan Howley, Dom Hyam, Todd Kane, Ben Sheaf, Liam Kelly, Ricardo Dinanga, Callum O'Hare, Matt Godden, Fabio Tavares
Match details
Saturday's fixture between Leamington and Coventry City XI will be a 3pm kick-off and will be played at the New Windmill Ground. Tickets for both sides are still available on the gate or to buy in advance.
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