Coventry City vs West Bromwich Albion

Coventry Building Society Arena is the venue as Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion go head-to-head in a mid-table EFL Championship showdown.

Coventry would’ve wished the World Cup lasted a while longer as they’ve gone winless in both league matches (D1, L1) since club football returned to action in December, including an action-packed 3-3 draw with Swansea City last time out. Back on home turf, where they’ve not lost any of their last four Championship fixtures (W3, D1) since a 2-1 defeat to Blackpool in late October, the ‘Sky Blues’ will be looking to get back on the rails against a formidable opposition. Indeed, since a narrow 1-0 win in 2003, they’ve failed to win any of their five subsequent home H2Hs against West Brom in all competitions (D1, L4), drawing a blank four times in a row before a 2-1 defeat in this corresponding fixture last season.

Meanwhile, visiting West Brom have come flying out of the traps since the resumption of the Championship, winning both league games against Rotherham United and Sunderland by an aggregate score of 5-1. Despite a disastrous league start, the ‘Baggies’ have turned their fortunes around thanks to new manager Carlos Corberan, who accounts for the 71% of their Championship wins this season (5/7). Adding to the visitors’ confidence, after going winless on their opening six league travels (D4, L2), they have won three of their last four away matches in the competition (L1), keeping a clean sheet in two of them. Inspired by the club’s longest winning league streak in five years (5), WBA will be looking to maintain their way to the top of the table.