THE Premier League have announced that Peter Bankes will take charge of Albion's next fixture against Norwich City.

Albion returns to action this weekend when they travel to Carrow Road to take on the Canaries. The Seagulls will be hoping to continue their good start to the season and earn their fifth win of the season.

Norwich City are currently rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, having lost their first six games of the season. Daniel Farke's only point so far this season came from their most recent game, a 0-0 draw with Burnley.

Albion fans will be happy with the appointment of Peter Bankes, considering his record when in charge of matches for the club.

Of the five matches Bankes has overseen, Albion have won three of them, drawn once and lost once. The solitary defeat came in a League Cup second round fixture against Walsall in 2015.

Bankes refereed two Premier League fixtures of Albion's last season. One was the 1-1 draw with Sheffield United whereas the other was the famous 1-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur, with Leandro Trossard scoring the winning goal.

The Argus: Referee Peter Bankes checks the VAR Monitor before showing John Stones of Manchester City (not pictured) a red card during the Premier League match at Villa Park, BirminghamReferee Peter Bankes checks the VAR Monitor before showing John Stones of Manchester City (not pictured) a red card during the Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham

In terms of his record when officiating Norwich games in the Premier League, the Canaries have lost on both occasions, one was a 2-1 defeat to Wolves, and the other was a 4-0 drumming by Arsenal.

Bankes' assistants will be Neil Davies, James Mainwaring. The fourth official for the match is Tim Robinson. VAR will be controlled by Graham Scott, and his assistant will be Adrian Holmes.