Rotherham United travel to Bristol City for their last away fixture of the season when Charles Breakspear from Surrey is in the middle.
Charles, who began his refereeing in his local county of Surrey coming through the ranks including the Blue Square Premier League which he was promoted from in 2013, has been in charge of a Millers game already this season when we were at Carrow Road which saw us lose five-nil.
Before that he was in the middle of our game in April 2022 which saw an own goal from Dan Barlaser at the New York Stadium give Oxford the lead. Rarmani Edmonds-Green equalised in time added on in the first half with Barlaser making amends by scoring from the penalty spot after Chieo Ogbene was dragged down giving Rotherham the win. Earlier that season Charles was in charge of our away game against AFC Wimbledon when a Joshua Kayode goal on the hour mark was enough for all three points.
He was in the middle for a December 2019 game at Roots Hall where Rotherham went in front on twenty-nine minutes thanks to an own goal. Southend made it two-one, the first from the penalty spot just after the start of the second half and the second three minutes later, but a Freddie Ladapo goal on the hour mark gave the visitors a point. Charles was also in charge of our EFL Cup game earlier that season when Sheffield Wednesday were the visitors at the New York Stadium. A last minute Atdhe Nuhiu goal gave the visitors the win with Dan Barlaser seeing yellow for Rotherham alongside the Owls’ Barry Bannan and Joel Pelupessy.
The only other time Charles was in the middle for a Millers game was the first game of 2016 when Rotherham travelled to Spotland to take on Rochdale. Shay Facey, on loan from Manchester City, made his debut for Rotherham with Tony Andreu putting the Millers in front on the thirty-fifth minute. Unfortunately for the visitors Eoin Doyle equalised midway through the second half with an own goal in the final minute of the game from the head of Jonson Clarke-Harris giving Preston all three points.
In the thirty-four games Charles has been the referee for this season he has shown one hundred and sixty-four yellow cards and nine red.
Running the line at Ashton Gate we have Daniel Leach and Nigel Lugg and the Fourth Official will be James Bell.
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