Matchday 33 of the Championship will get underway on Friday Sixteenth February, and the EFL has revealed the referees who will likely be officiating every sport.
With that in thoughts, Soccer FanCast has created a helpful checklist of who will likely be accountable for every sport this weekend, in addition to their respective statistics for the season to this point, per Transfermarkt.
Observe: Officers for Leicester Metropolis v Middlesbrough and Norwich Metropolis v Cardiff Metropolis had been nonetheless to be confirmed on the time of writing.
Championship fixtures Sixteenth-Seventeenth Feb
West Bromwich Albion
vs
Southampton
Sixteenth Feb, 8pm
Plymouth Argyle
vs
Leeds United
Seventeenth Feb, 12.30pm
Birmingham Metropolis
vs
Sunderland
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Bristol Metropolis
vs
Queens Park Rangers
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Huddersfield City
vs
Hull Metropolis
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Leicester Metropolis
vs
Middlesbrough
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Millwall
vs
Sheffield Wednesday
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Norwich Metropolis
vs
Cardiff Metropolis
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Preston North Finish
vs
Blackburn Rovers
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Rotherham United
vs
Watford
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Stoke Metropolis
vs
Coventry Metropolis
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
Swansea Metropolis
vs
Ipswich City
Seventeenth Feb, 3pm
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West Brom v Southampton
Sam Allison
Matches
10
Yellow Playing cards
42
Second Yellow Playing cards
1
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
1
Friday evening sees two promotion rivals in West Brom and Southampton go head-to-head at The Hawthorns.
In command of the sport will likely be referee Sam Allison. Comparatively inexperienced at this degree, Allison is but to take cost of both of those groups, in keeping with Transfermarkt, although he has taken half in matches involving each golf equipment at youth degree. Curiously, Southampton U21s are unbeaten in eight clashes with Allison, whereas the Baggies’ youth aspect are winless in six.
Plymouth v Leeds
Matthew Donohue
Matches
19
Yellow Playing cards
81
Second Yellow Playing cards
1
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
3
The lunchtime kick-off between Plymouth Argyle and Leeds United will likely be overseen by Matthew Donohue. Just one official has been within the center for extra Championship video games than the person from Larger Manchester this season.
Whereas these two have seen loads of one another in current weeks following their cup tie double-header, this will likely be Donohue’s first journey to House Park for the reason that opening day, when the Pilgrims noticed off Huddersfield City 3-1.
He has additionally had two Leeds video games this time period, with the Whites profitable of their most up-to-date assembly, which got here towards Norwich little over a month in the past. Each golf equipment have 50% win charges with Donohue in cost.
Birmingham v Sunderland
Stephen Martin
Matches
14
Yellow Playing cards
68
Second Yellow Playing cards
1
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
2
Birmingham host Sunderland as each golf equipment try and make one thing of considerably turbulent campaigns.
In cost at St Andrew’s will likely be Stephen Martin. Sadly for the Black Cats, Martin has been an unfortunate attraction to this point this time period. Certainly, the omens do not make for nice studying so far as the guests are involved, with Martin overseeing two 1-0 defeats for Michael Beale’s aspect, coming towards Cardiff Metropolis in September and Bristol Metropolis simply earlier than Christmas.
The Blues, in the meantime, can look again on their 1-0 success at Cardiff as their final assembly with Martin. That mentioned, their document with Martin as referee is fairly dire, with simply 4 wins from 22.
It appears to be like like one thing should give within the Midlands, as Sunderland can solely boast a document of three wins in 13 themselves – although their most up-to-date victory alongside Martin got here towards Tony Mowbray’s aspect.
Bristol Metropolis v QPR
Sam Barrott
Matches
14
Yellow Playing cards
45
Second Yellow Playing cards
2
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
3
Contemporary from officiating on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium final weekend, Sam Barrott will take the reins at Ashton Gate as Bristol Metropolis tackle QPR.
Regardless of incomes his stripes within the high flight, Barrott has largely taken cost of video games within the Championship, with this set to be his third such match involving the Robins this time period.
Sadly, Bristol Metropolis have been on the mistaken aspect of the outcome on the earlier two events, shedding to Birmingham and Preston by 2-0 scorelines. QPR cannot declare to have gained whereas beneath Barrott’s management both, with their solely ever assembly being a 1-1 stalemate towards relegation rivals Rotherham.
Huddersfield v Hull
Rebecca Welch
Matches
7
Yellow Playing cards
35
Second Yellow Playing cards
0
Pink Playing cards
1
Penalties Awarded
0
Play-off chasers Hull Metropolis journey to Huddersfield City with each golf equipment seeking to construct on midweek victories.
Rebecca Welch will likely be accountable for this conflict, which will likely be her eighth at this degree this time period. Extra typically seen in girls’s soccer, Welch’s historical past with both aspect is minimal together with her debut within the males’s second tier coming in January 2023, although she did take cost of the Tigers’ 4-1 win over Rotherham again in November.
Welch is averaging 5 yellows per sport within the Championship, which is among the greater charges within the division.
Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday
Geoff Eltringham
Matches
13
Yellow Playing cards
55
Second Yellow Playing cards
0
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
0
Two Championship strugglers meet at The Den, as twenty first hosts twenty third in south London. Geoff Eltringham is charged with protecting issues in verify between Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday afternoon.
If the Lions are in search of an omen, they could be in luck with the selection of referee. In two video games beneath Eltringham this time period, they’re but to concede, gaining 4 factors from a win over Rotherham again in September and an away draw at Stoke previous to Christmas.
Alternatively, Wednesday can level to the Owls notching 11 wins beneath the skilled official – just one group (Preston) can declare to have extra victories with Eltringham in cost.
Preston v Blackburn
David Webb
Matches
21
Yellow Playing cards
92
Second Yellow Playing cards
0
Pink Playing cards
1
Penalties Awarded
2
Nobody has taken cost of extra Championship video games this time period than David Webb – so who higher to be appointed for a Lancashire derby this weekend?
Preston tackle Blackburn at Deepdale seeking to prolong their three-match successful run, whereas the guests intention to search out their ft beneath new boss John Eustace.
Sadly for these two sides – they could be sick on the sight of Webb, as in 4 matches mixed this time period, neither aspect are but to say a victory.
The Lilywhites can not less than boast a constructive general document beneath the official (15 wins from 26), whereas Rovers have misplaced half of all their conferences involving Webb, successful simply 6 out of twenty-two.
Rotherham v Watford
Andrew Kitchen
Matches
16
Yellow Playing cards
46
Second Yellow Playing cards
1
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
4
Two groups desperately off form meet on the New York Stadium on Saturday when Rotherham United host Watford, with the hosts in relegation trouble and the guests’ play-off hopes fading with each sport.
In command of these two on Saturday will likely be Andrew Kitchen, who has had earlier with these sides earlier within the marketing campaign.
Kitchen took cost of what stays the Millers’ final victory – their 1-0 Boxing Day success over Middlesbrough. Whereas Watford could level to a gruelling fixture schedule as to their very own disappointing kind, they actually would not thoughts a favour or two as they search to breathe new life into their season.
An intriguing stat forward of this one is that Kitchen has given penalties in two of his final three video games – together with one for Watford’s Tom Dele-Bashiru, who tucked one house towards Bristol Metropolis final month.
Stoke v Coventry
James Bell
Matches
12
Yellow Playing cards
47
Second Yellow Playing cards
3
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
2
Stoke Metropolis tackle Coventry Metropolis this weekend seeking to construct on their midweek win, having put an finish to a four-game shedding streak. The guests, nonetheless, come into this having misplaced simply as soon as in all competitions over the previous two months.
James Bell is accountable for the conflict, with the official’s final Championship sport additionally coming on the bet365 Stadium, having officiated the Potters’ goalless draw with Ipswich City on New 12 months’s Day. In reality, this will likely be a fourth journey to the Potteries for Bell, with the referee additionally overseeing Stoke’s win over Watford and defeat to Southampton earlier within the marketing campaign.
As one of many newer officers on the circuit at this degree, Coventry have solely crossed paths with Bell as soon as earlier than – a 0-0 draw with Bristol Metropolis in October 2022.
Swansea v Ipswich
John Busby
Matches
16
Yellow Playing cards
71
Second Yellow Playing cards
1
Pink Playing cards
0
Penalties Awarded
3
Swansea will likely be seeking to put the horror of their heavy midweek defeat behind them as they’re again in entrance of their house followers once they face Ipswich on Saturday. The Tractor Boys come into this one seemingly on the comeback path having faltered in league and cup in current weeks, and may even see the Swans as there for the taking with the hosts on a run of 1 win in seven.
John Busby is the person accountable for these two on the weekend, along with his solely expertise of both of those golf equipment in 16 Championship video games this time period being Swansea’s 3-0 win at Millwall in late September.
Each golf equipment have contrasting fortunes with Busby in cost, with Swansea successful simply 2 in 7, whereas Ipswich have gained 4 of their 5 matches beneath his management.