Kevin Friend has been appointed as the referee for Albion's match against arch-rivals Crystal Palace on Monday night.

The Seagulls have had a perfect record when Friend has officiated their matches this season. 

He has refereed three of Albion's games this season all of which have ended in victory.

However all three of those wins have come away from home against Leeds, Newcastle and Liverpool.

But their clash with Newcastle was undoubtedly Friend's busiest.

He awarded the Seagulls a penalty after Allan Saint-Maximin fouled Tariq Lamptey.

After that VAR had to intervene and overrule an offside call which allowed Albion to score their second goal of the game.

However, Yves Bissouma was shown a red card late on for a high foot in the win over the Magpies. A challenge the midfielder later apologised for.

Albion have historically had a good record with Friend in the middle.

He has take charge of the Seagulls 15 time with them winning seven, drawing two and losing six.

Friend has awarded four penalties, shown four red cards and 16 yellow cards in all competitions to the Albion during his career.

Palace have been officiated by Friend a total of 17 times in the Premier League. The Eagles have lost 11, drawn four and won two of those matches. This run of fixtures includes a 3-1 defeat to Albion at the Amex in 2018.

In terms of the other officials Simon Beck and Eddie Smart will be the assistants and the fourth official will be Keith Stroud.

In charge of VAR will be Simon Hooper, and his assistant will be Mark Scholes.