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At least eight of Coventry City’s expected starting line-up will be making their Ricoh Arena debuts in a Sky Blues shirt tonight.

Although a handful have played there for opposing sides, only three of the current regular squad have experience of taking to the field for City at the 32,000 seater stadium.

Cov Kid Jordan Clarke is a relative veteran of the group, having racked up 39 appearances at the ground, while fellow Coventrian Conor Thomas and Scot John Fleck have 21 and 20 respectively.

Of the other Academy graduates, Ryan Haynes has started just one game – a 1-1 draw with Brentford in April 2012 and the last match at the Ricoh before the exile to Northampton – while Billy Daniels has made one start and one substitute showing, and Jordan Willis just two cameo appearances from the bench.

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But for the likes of Aaron Phillips, Ryan Allsop, Lee Burge, Andy Webster, Reda Johnson, Danny Pugh, Jim O’Brien, Danny Swanson, Josh McQuoid and Marcus Tudgay, not forgetting new loan signings Seb Hines and Frank Nouble who are expected in the matchday squad, it will be the first time they hear the Ricoh roar in City colours.