The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 league-draw away to Hull City at the weekend, while the Sky Blues thrashed Maidstone 5-0 in their FA Cup fifth round tie on Tuesday.
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West Bromwich Albion will play host to Coventry City in an EFL Championship fixture at the Hawthorns on Friday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Hull City at the weekend, while the Sky Blues thrashed Maidstone 5-0 in their FA Cup fifth round tie on Tuesday. The Baggies are currently occupying fifth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 56 points from 34 games, just five clear of the visitors, who are sitting at the eighth position.
All eyes on another Friday night in the @SkyBetChamp. âŹď¸Ź
— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) February 29, 2024
West Brom have recorded 16 Championship wins this season and their last success came versus Plymouth Argyle on February 20 thanks to second-half efforts from Cedric Kipre, Michael Johnston and Tom Fellows. Four days later, Carlos Corberan’s men came from behind to earn a point versus Hull at MKM Stadium after Darnell Furlong’s 43rd-minute effort canceled out Fabio Carvalho’s early opener. Meanwhile, the Baggies have the fourth-best home record in the league this term, pocketing 36 points from 17 games at the Hawthorns so far. Moreover, they have won six of their last eight home-matches in all tournaments.
Coventry, on the other hand, saw their four-game unbeaten run in all competitions, that included three wins, come to end versus Preston North End in the Championship on February 24. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues quickly bounced back by putting five goals past sixth tier side Maidstone without reply in the FA Cup on Tuesday. Ellis Simms’ first-half hat-trick and Fabio Tavares’s late double helped Mark Robins’ men to progress to the quarter-finals of the domestic cup competition. Meanwhile, Coventry are trailing the top six by just four points, hence a victory on Friday will help them to rise to the seventh position in the table, at least for the time being.
West Bromwich Albion probable starting lineup: Palmer, Furlong, Kipre, Pieters, Townsend, Yokuslu, Mowatt, Fellows, Diangana, Johnston, Wallace
Coventry City probable starting lineup: Wilson, Latibeaudiere, Thomas, Kitching, Bidwell, Torp, Kelly, Tavares, Palmer, Wright, Simms
West Bromwich Albion
| Opponents | Score |
| Hull | 1-1 (D) |
| Plymouth | 0-3 (W) |
| Southampton | 0-2 (L) |
| Cardiff | 2-0 (W) |
| Ipswich | 2-2 (D) |
Coventry City
| Opponents | Score |
| Maidstone | 5-0 (W) |
| Preston | 0-3 (L) |
| Stoke | 0-1 (W) |
| Plymouth | 2-2 (D) |
| Millwall | 2-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| West Brom beat Coventry | 0-2 |
| West Brom beat Coventry | 1-0 |
| Coventry beat West Brom | 1-0 |
| West Brom draw Coventry | 0-0 |
| West Brom beat Coventry | 1-2 |
The EFL Championship fixture between West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City will take place at the Hawthorns on Saturday at 1:30 am IST.
| West Brom vs Coventry | Key Details |
| Date | March 1(UK) |
| Venue | The Hawthorns |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Saturday) |
Football fans in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Ultra HD, Sky Go Extra, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
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