Coventry City will face West Bromwich Albion on Friday evening in yet another Sky Bet Championship clash under the lights, 8pm.
Meet the Baggies:
West Bromwich Albion will come into Friday night's Sky Bet Championship meeting in an impressive run of form having been beaten just once in their last six matches.
Their recent victories over Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle turned heads, while a 1-1 draw against fellow promotion rivals Hull City could prove vital come the end of the campaign.
They currently stand fifth in the division having conceded only 32 goals, a total bettered only by Leeds United and Leicester City.
Alex Mowatt has impressed greatly this campaign with Darnell Furlong and Okay Yokuslu also drawing great praise.
Mark Robins' pre-match verdict:
“They’re all big games, but you get to a stage when you start to run out of games.
We have 12 games left and we have to pick up points against the teams that are around us and above us and we have a few of those to play.
They’re all tough games. Tomorrow night, they’re playing particularly well at the moment.
Carlos gets his teams organised and they have some experience in their side which means they’re robust enough to keep going.
They have some injuries in the forward department, but they have willing runners, and they work really hard to deny you space and to be physical.
He got to the play-off final with Huddersfield Town before and they’re in a strong position now and things are looking up for them.
It’s a local game and one we look forward to and it’s another really good challenge for us.”
West Bromwich Albion's last six:
- Hull City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
- Plymouth Argyle 0-3 West Bromwich Albion
- West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Southampton
- West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Cardiff City
- Ipswich Town 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
- West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Birmingham City
Coventry City's last six:
- Coventry City 5-0 Maidstone United
- Coventry City 0-3 Preston North End
- Stoke City 0-1 Coventry City
- Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Coventry City
- Coventry City 2-1 Millwall
- Coventry City 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Historic record between the two:
West Bromwich Albion wins: 34
Draws: 17
Coventry City wins: 18
Kit colours:
West Bromwich Albion will wear their tradition navy blue and white stripes with the Sky Blues sporting the historic green and black colours of their 2023-24 third kit.
Match officials:
Lewis Smith will be the man in the middle for Friday night's Sky Bet Championship meeting.
Smith last took charge of a Sky Blues fixture earlier this season when Coventry were beaten 2-0 by Rotherham United.
Since then, Smith has taken charge of games across all three EFL divisions, as well as in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, Carabao Cup, Emirates FA Cup and Premier League.
George Byrne and Adam Crysell will be his assistant referees with James Linington as fourth official.
Ticket information:
Tickets for this fixture are sold out to Sky Blues supports with a full allocation of 2,009 set to make the trop.
