Rotherham United make the trek into Norfolk for their next Championship game when they take on Norwich City with the referee Charles Breakspear from Surrey with the whistle.
Charles 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.
He was last in the middle of a Millers 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.
Before that 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.
This season Charles has shown one hundred and thirty-seven yellow cards (twelve of those in last weekends game between Wimbledon and MK Dons) and eight red cards.
Running the line on Saturday we have Daniel Leach and Robert Hyde with James Bell the Fourth Official.
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