Championship referee & match officers appointments for matchday 33

Matchday 33 of the Championship will get underway on Friday Sixteenth February, and the EFL has revealed the referees who shall be officiating every sport.

With that in thoughts, Soccer FanCast has created a helpful record of who shall be accountable for every sport this weekend, in addition to their respective statistics for the season so far, per Transfermarkt.

Observe: Officers for Leicester Metropolis v Middlesbrough and Norwich Metropolis v Cardiff Metropolis have been nonetheless to be confirmed on the time of writing.

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West Brom v Southampton

Sam Allison

Friday evening sees two promotion rivals in West Brom and Southampton go head-to-head at The Hawthorns.

Accountable for the sport shall be referee Sam Allison. Comparatively inexperienced at this stage, 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 stage. Curiously, Southampton U21s are unbeaten in eight clashes with Allison, whereas the Baggies’ youth facet are winless in six.

Plymouth v Leeds

Matthew Donohue

The lunchtime kick-off between Plymouth Argyle and Leeds United shall be overseen by Matthew Donohue. Just one official has been within the center for extra Championship video games than the person from Better Manchester this season.

Whereas these two have seen loads of one another in latest weeks following their cup tie double-header, this shall be Donohue’s first journey to Residence 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

Birmingham host Sunderland as each golf equipment try to make one thing of considerably turbulent campaigns.

In cost at St Andrew’s shall be Stephen Martin. Sadly for the Black Cats, Martin has been an unfortunate appeal so far this time period. Certainly, the omens do not make for excellent studying so far as the guests are involved, with Martin overseeing two 1-0 defeats for Michael Beale’s facet, 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 report with Martin as referee is fairly dire, with simply 4 wins from 22.

It seems to be like one thing should give within the Midlands, as Sunderland can solely boast a report of three wins in 13 themselves – although their most up-to-date victory alongside Martin got here towards Tony Mowbray’s facet.

Bristol Metropolis v QPR

Sam Barrott

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 unsuitable facet of the consequence on the earlier two events, dropping to Birmingham and Preston by 2-0 scorelines. QPR cannot declare to have received whereas underneath Barrott’s management both, with their solely ever assembly being a 1-1 stalemate towards relegation rivals Rotherham.

Huddersfield v Hull

Rebecca Welch

Play-off chasers Hull Metropolis journey to Huddersfield City with each golf equipment seeking to construct on midweek victories.

Rebecca Welch shall be accountable for this conflict, which shall be her eighth at this stage this time period. Extra typically seen in girls’s soccer, Welch’s historical past with both facet 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 larger charges within the division.

Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday

Geoff Eltringham

Two Championship strugglers meet at The Den, as twenty first hosts twenty third in south London. Geoff Eltringham is charged with maintaining issues in test 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 underneath 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.

However, Wednesday can level to the Owls notching 11 wins underneath the skilled official – just one group (Preston) can declare to have extra victories with Eltringham in cost.

Preston v Blackburn

David Webb

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 lengthen their three-match successful run, whereas the guests intention to search out their toes underneath 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 facet are but to assert a victory.

The Lilywhites can at the very least boast a optimistic general report underneath 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

Two groups desperately out of shape 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.

Accountable for these two on Saturday shall 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 might level to a gruelling fixture schedule as to their very own disappointing kind, they definitely 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

Stoke Metropolis tackle Coventry Metropolis this weekend seeking to construct on their midweek win, having put an finish to a four-game dropping streak. The guests, nevertheless, 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 Yr’s Day. In actual fact, this shall 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 stage, 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

Swansea shall be seeking to put the horror of their heavy midweek defeat behind them as they’re again in entrance of their house followers after they face Ipswich on Saturday. The Tractor Boys come into this one seemingly on the comeback path having faltered in league and cup in latest weeks, and might 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, together 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 received 4 of their 5 matches underneath his management.