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Gus Hamer starts for Coventry City in their Carabao Cup first round tie with AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday night.

The Dutch midfielder started at Leicester City in the Sky Blues’ season opener at the King Power Stadium on Sunday and continues in the starting XI here along with Joel Latibeaudiere and Matty Godden as Mark Robins makes eight changes to his team.

Coventry field five full debutants; Haji Wright, Brad Collins, Luis Binks, Milan Van Ewijk and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto are start a competitive fixture for the first time; Wright, Sakamoto and Van Ewijk all came off the bench against the Foxes at the weekend.

Bobby Thomas, Kyle McFadzean and Ben Wilson are rested full stop and aren’t involved in the 20-man squad at all.

Coventry City starting XI: Collins, Binks, Kelly, Sakamoto, Wright, Bidwell, Latibeaudiere, Godden, Hamer, Howley, Van Ewijk

Tickets are selling out very fast, and we now have limited availability for the home terraces. To guarantee coming to the match we urge you to purchase in advance via the following link.

If tickets are still available on Saturday, they will again be on sale on line and from the club office between 12 noon and 1 pm. If any are left thereafter, they can be bought from the ticket booth next to the club shop. Ticket prices are £21 for adults, £15 for concessions and £7 for ages 12-18. Tickets for under 12s are free if bought in conjunction with an adult or concession ticket. Seats cost £4 more in all cases. Please note that any tickets bought in person at the club on Saturday will carry an extra £2 charge, an increase which does not apply to tickets bought on line at any time, but we would urge you to purchase NOW to avoid disappointment as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available to buy on matchday and will update on the availability status as appropriate through our social media channels.

On the pitch Wimbledon will be looking to extend their unbeaten league record which has so far seen them draw away to Grimsby and at home to Wrexham, then win at Colchester on Tuesday. After a disappointing season last season which saw Wimbledon finish just five points above the relegation zone they made a number of signings in the summer including two players familiar to Sutton supporters in Omar Bugiel and Josh Neufville. Jake Reeves has taken over the captaincy after signing from Stevenage for a second spell with the Dons, while James Tilley, signed from Crawley, has scored all three of Wimbledon’s league goals so far. Paul Kalambayi, Huseyin Biler and Jack Currie are all likely to remain on the sidelines with injury.

Like Sutton, Wimbledon also progressed in the Carabao Cup with a dramatic win over Coventry, Ryan McLean, another summer signing from Hereford, scoring the winner and they look forward to a trip to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday week in the second round.

After crushing Notts County on the first day of the season and a penalty shootout win over Cambridge, Sutton have lost the last two league games but will hope to bounce back against a side who U’s beat home and away last season. Craig Eastmond scored the only goal at Plough Lane, while Will Randall and Bugiel were on target in the return over the Christmas/New Year period. Harry Smith serves the second game of his three match ban following his red card at Barrow, but Ryan Jackson, who has missed out through injury so far, may be fit to return to the squad.

Saturday’s referee is David Rock, a regular visitor to the VBS over the years who was at the ground most recently in July for the friendly against Reading. His last EFL game at Sutton was against Northampton in April. Graduates and Honours - AFC Wimbledon

The home fanzone will be open from 12 noon on Saturday, with our friends at Signal Brewery offering a happy hour between 12 and 1 when all beers will be £3.50 a pint. In addition, local band Lucky Hit will be providing live music from 1.45pm, so why not come along early and soak up the summer sun that is forecast while enjoying a pint and live music.

Supporters not travelling can listen to a full audio commentary through our iFollow service, and overseas supporters can watch the game live. For the audio commentary in the UK, passes can be bought for £2.50, but monthly passes are available for £4.49 and season passes for £45, both excellent value. Overseas supporters can watch every game, with a match pass costing £10. Again monthly passes are available at £25 and a season pass at the early bird price of £140 until the end of August. Click here for full details and to purchase a pass. You can also order a programme to be sent out after the game, for £4 plus postage, by clicking here. AFC Wimbledon: set-piece kings aim to make Arsenal dance to their tune | AFC Wimbledon | The Guardian

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