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Ref Watch – Millers v QPR

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Rotherham United are back at the New York Stadium on Saturday when Sam Barrott from West Yorkshire has the whistle.

This will be the second time this season Sam has been to the Millers’ home, the first being at the beginning of September when Norwich City were in town. Rotherham surprised the Canaries that afternoon when goals from Dexter Lembikisa and Jordan Hugill put them two up in forty minutes. City pulled one back in the first minutes of the second half but the Millers managed to hold on for their first three points of the campaign. Sam booked Ollie Rathbone and Hugill with one yellow card shown to the visitors.

Previously Sam was in charge of our Championship game at home to Bristol City last season which saw a Wes Harding own goal open the scoring for our visitors. Chieo Ogbene equalised on twenty-five minutes but five minutes later Joe Williams put City back in front and a second-half goal from Cameron Pring gave the Robins a three-one win. Sam showed five yellow cards that afternoon one of those going to Richard Wood.

The season before Sam was in the middle for two of the Millers games the last one being the final game of the season against Gillingham at Priestfield. Goals from Rarmani Edmonds-Green and ‘super sub’ Georgie Kelly saw not only a two-nil win for Rotherham but also promotion. Wes Harding, Richard Wood and Kelly were booked that day.

Before that Sam was in charge of our Papa John’s Trophy game in October 2022 when a Manchester City U21 side were at the New York Stadium. Goalless at half-time the Millers took charge of the second half with Will Grigg scoring six minutes in. This was followed by a hat-trick from Kieran Sadlier and Jake Hull getting his second senior goal in a red and white shirt. Sam showed yellow cards to Millers players Curtis Durose, Joshua Kayode. Mackenzie Warne and Sadlier plus Shea Charles of the City team.

In the ten games Sam has been in the middle for this season he has shown thirty-nine yellow cards and two reds.

He will be assisted by Jonathan Hunt and Matthew Smith while Ben Toner is the Fourth Official.

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