EFL make official decision on West Brom vs Coventry City

West Bromwich Albion will continue their Championship campaign on Wednesday evening as they take on Frank Lampard’s Coventry City at the Hawthorns.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 8pm - in this piece, we’ll tell you who the senior official to referee the game will be, as well as his assistants and the fourth official.

In their last game, West Brom picked up a 2-2 home draw against league leaders Sheffield United. The Baggies took the lead early on, only for the Blades to score a quickfire double and go 2-1 up. Nevertheless, Tom Fellows was on hand to rescue a point for Carlos Corberan’s men.

Meanwhile, Coventry managed to earn a hard fought 1-0 away win at Millwall. The Sky Blues dominated possession throughout the proceedings, with Ephron Mason-Clark scoring the only goal of the game.

The last time the two teams met, West Brom emerged victorious by a score of 2-1. Mikey Johnston and Grady Diangana were on hand to put the Baggies 2-0 up before half time - Coventry found a way back into the game in the second half from a Haji Wright penalty, but could not avoid defeat.

Referees for West Brom vs Coventry City

The senior referee chosen to oversee the game between West Brom and Coventry on Wednesday will be seasoned official John Busby. The Oxfordshire native has led 13 games in all competitions this season, dishing out 47 yellow cards and two red cards.

He has refereed a West Brom game this season - he was in the chosen official for their 0-0 draw against Blackburn Rovers back in October. In that team, he handed out a single yellow card to each side.

The linesmen and Busby’s assistants for the game will be Mark Russell and Carl Fitch-Jackson - meanwhile, the chosen fourth official will be Anthony Backhouse.