Coventry City vs Crawley Town. Sky Bet League Two.
Ricoh ArenaAttendance6,381.
Friday 24 November 2017 15:16, UK
Coventry forward Jodi Jones has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury ahead of the visit of Crawley.
The 20-year-old was stretchered off against Stevenage in midweek and taken to hospital, where scans confirmed he had suffered cruciate damage. Jones is the second City player ruled out for the remainder of the campaign after Tony Andreu also suffered a knee injury. Liam Kelly's foot injury will be assessed but top scorer Duckens Nazon returns after a one-match ban.
Winger Enzio Boldewijn should be fit to retain his place in Crawley's starting XI. The Dutchman hobbled off in the closing minutes of the midweek victory over Exeter but the problem is not thought to be serious.
Midfielder Jordan Roberts will be hopeful of a recall after he came off the bench to score twice against the Grecians. Captain Jimmy Smith (hamstring) is unlikely to return, while midfielder Dean Cox, who has not played since early September, looks to be out of favour with manager Harry Kewell.
The Sky Blues have never lost to Crawley at the Ricoh Arena in any competition, winning two and drawing two of the four games in which they've hosted the Red Devils there - most recently a 1-0 win in the FL Trophy in December 2016.
Indeed, Crawley are winless in their last four fixtures against Coventry in all competitions (D2 L2); they had won each of the two previous meetings prior to this run.
The Ricoh Arena has seen just 12 goals in its nine league games this season (9 for Coventry, 3 conceded), fewer than any other League Two stadium.
Crawley have failed to score in their last three away league games, with two of those finishing 0-0.
