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Coventry City v Albion | Match Pack

Pink match pack graphic for Coventry City with an image of Torbjørn Heggem wearing the pink kit with Coventry & WBA badges on

West Bromwich Albion make the short trip to Coventry City for a crucial clash in the Sky Bet Championship on Good Friday (ko 3pm).

Tony Mowbray's side sit three points behind their hosts with four matches remaining as the race for the play-offs intensifies further. 

The Sky Blues, who drew 1-1 at Hull City on Monday night, will be determined to hold their position in the top six and head into the encounter knowing a defeat will see Albion leapfrog them.

The Baggies were 2-0 winners in the reverse fixture at The Hawthorns back in the middle of December on a night when Alex Mowatt and Karlan Grant found the net. Supporters can watch the highlights of that game below.

Follow the action LIVE

Supporters can listen to live audio commentary of Albion's clash with Coventry City.

Audio passes are available to purchase here.

Gez Mulholland and former Baggies midfielder Andy Johnson will provide live commentary from the CBS Arena, with coverage starting at 2.50pm.

Details for video streaming on WBA TV will be available here from Thursday afternoon.

Supporters are kindly asked to direct any questions or complaints about WBA TV or WBA Radio to wbatvsupport@streamamg.com.

The club are unable to answer queries about WBA TV or WBA Radio sent to fans@wbafc.co.uk or myalbion@wbafc.co.uk.

Regular updates will also be posted across the club's social media channels throughout the day.

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The hosts

Coventry City head into the final four matches of the Sky Bet Championship season with their play-off hopes in their own hands.

The Sky Blues sit sixth on 63 points, one point behind Bristol City in fifth and three clear of Albion, Middlesbrough and Millwall in seventh, eighth and ninth respectively. 

They were heading for a huge victory at Hull City in midweek following Matt Grimes' opener, but a cruel deflection in the final ten minutes prevented them moving five points clear of the chasing top-six pack.

Friday's hosts had a tricky start to the campaign and parted ways with long-serving boss Mark Robins in early November. Former Chelsea, Derby County and Everton manager Frank Lampard was appointed later that month and has completely turned their campaign around.

City were 17th and just two points above the drop zone when he took charge, but the 46-year-old revitalised the team and has them focused on securing a shot at promotion to the Premier League - a division they've been absent from since 2001.

Coventry have won five of their last six home league matches and will know another on Friday over Albion would be a massive boost to their play-off chances. 

Several Coventry City players celebrate in the home kit after a goal
The Sky Blues have their sights set on staying in the top six

One from the history books

The Baggies cruised to a comfortable 4-0 triumph at Coventry City in November 2007. 

Sky Blues striker Michael Mifsud was shown a straight red card as early as the 11th minute and Tony Mowbray's team took full advantage of their numerical superiority. 

Second-half goals from Paul Robinson, Filipe Teixeira (2) and Robert Koren sealed a very straightforward triumph.

Supporters can watch the highlights below.

The last five at Coventry City

Coventry City 0-2 Albion

October 2023, Sky Bet Championship

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Coventry City 1-0 Albion

December 2022, Sky Bet Championship

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Coventry City 1-2 Albion

December 2021, Sky Bet Championship

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Coventry City 0-0 Albion

October 2009, Coca-Cola Championship

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Coventry City 0-5 Albion

February 2008, FA Cup

Highlights of Albion's victory at Coventry City last season

The stats

Albion have won four games in-a-row against Coventry City, conceding just one goal in those four matches. Three of those fixtures were played at The Hawthorns.

Friday's fixture will be the eighth time Albion have come up against Coventry City at the CBS Arena. The Baggies have won five, drawn two and lost just one of their visits to the current home of the Sky Blues.

Baggies boss Tony Mowbray was once manager of Coventry City. Mowbray held the position at City between March 2015 and September 2016. He had on-loan forward Adam Armstrong in his squad at the CBS Arena, too.

Hosts Coventry City drew their first league match since New Year's Day at Hull City on Monday night. They'd gone 16 second-tier matches without registering a draw prior to their trip to face the Tigers.

Albion have more than double the amount of victories Coventry City have in this fixture. The Baggies have won 36 of the 70 matches, with City claiming 17 triumphs. There have also been 17 draws between the two clubs. 

Grady Diangana, who scored at the CBS Arena last season, will hit 200 appearances for the Albion should he feature on Friday.

Darnell Furlong holding off two Coventry City players in the corner during a match at The Hawthorns
The Baggies and Coventry City will go to battle for the 71st time this weekend

The ticket details

The Baggies will be backed by a sold-out away end when they face Coventry City.

3,000 Albion supporters are set to be at the CBS Arena on Good Friday for the Easter clash.

Thank you once again for your superb support!

Fans at Bournemouth

The Albion colours

West Bromwich Albion will wear their pink away kit on Good Friday.

The last time the Baggies donned that particular colour was in the draw at Millwall in the middle of February.

Order our 2024/25 pink away kit here.

Daryl Dike's No.12 pink away shirt hanging in a dressing room

For the fans

Coventry City have kindly provided information for supporters visiting the CBS Arena. Click here to read it.

A general view of the CBS Arena in the sunlight
3,000 Baggies will support their side at the CBS Arena on Friday
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