This Tuesday is a big night of football with Rugby Town visiting King's Lynn for their first trip of the Southern League season and Arsenal visiting Butlin Road to face Coventry in a friendly game.

The Coventry - Arsenal game is the Sky Blue's opening home reserve game of the season.  Coventry will be playing ten games at Rugby Town's Butlin Road stadium this season with their move to the new Ricoh Arena.

Arsenal's squad includes goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, striker David Bentley, who spent last season on loan at Norwich where he managed to get a place in the England squad, and new signing Alexandre Song.  Assistant manager Pat Rice and Arsenal legend Liam Brady will be watching their youthful side.

Coventry will play a strong side with no less than eight first team players:  Defender Andrew Whing, Issac Osbourne, and Ireland international Graham Barrett are expected to be given run-outs amongst others along with goalkeeper Clayton Ince, Andy Morell, Neil Wood, Andy Impey and Paul Watson.

King's Lynn v Rugby

Meanwhile, Rugby will be looking to build on their opening day point that they picked up against Mangotsfield on the first day of the season.

King's Lynn opened their account with a 2-1 win over Gloucester City, a game which included a goal from Gloucester goalkeeper Matt Bath after just 5 minutes.

Last season, in the corresponding fixture, Valley were defeated 4-3 after being 3-0 down after just 15 minutes.  In the home fixture, Rugby recorded a 2-0 victory at Butlin Road.

Billy Jeffrey has no injury worries from Saturday, Stevie Wilson can face his old club but Jeffrey has moved to sign cover in the form of Richard Lavin, who spent last season with Corby Town.

Directions to King's Lynn
Approaches from the north or the west result in the A17/A47 roundabout south-west of King's Lynn.

From here follow the by-pass (dual-carriageway) crossing the River Great Ouse. Continue to the first roundabout and then take the first exit into King's Lynn (sign-posted Town Centre). 

Go straight on through two sets of traffic lights and over a railway bridge. Once over the bridge get in the right hand lane at the first opportunity. At the next roundabout turn right (this is the third exit off the roundabout) into Vancouver Avenue. Follow the road for about half a mile, the ground is on the left.

There are small car parks at each end of the ground. Failing that it is on street parking for which there are plenty of streets.
Approaches from the south or east result in the A47/A10 roundabout. From here follow the signs to King's Lynn Town Centre as described above.