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Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: ben Date: February 2, 2026, 10:11 am
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Friday 6th February 2026
Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC
(First Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: [s]Bell, James[/s] Nield, Tom
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Fourth Official: [s]Nield, Tom[/s] Smith, Lewis
Saturday 7th February 2026
Birmingham City F C (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First
Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Busby, John
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh
Coventry City FC (First Team) v Oxford United (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Assistant Referee: Carney, Emily
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Fourth Official: Parsons, Thomas
Derby County FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Graham, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Fourth Official: Toner, Ben
Hull City (First Team) v Bristol City (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Langford, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Stevens, Mark
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Fourth Official: Whitestone, Dean
Norwich City FC (First Team) v Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Linington, James
Assistant Referee: Russell, Mark
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Fourth Official: Woods, Martin
Preston North End FC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Herczeg, Adam
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
Southampton FC (First Team) v Watford FC (First Team) Live on
Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Fourth Official: Swabey, Lee
West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First
Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Fourth Official: Corlett, Matt
Wrexham FC (First Team) v Millwall FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: West, Richard
Fourth Official: Chilowicz, Alex
Sunday 8th February 2026
Swansea City FC (First Team) v Sheffield Wednesday FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh
Monday 9th February 2026
Sheffield United FC (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Fourth Official: Webb, David
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Tuesday 10th February 2026
Birmingham City F C (First Team) v West Bromwich Albion FC
(First Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Herczeg, Adam
Assistant Referee: Gough, Callum
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Fourth Official: Donohue, Matthew
Leicester City FC (First Team) v Southampton FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Fourth Official: Bell, James
Oxford United (First Team) v Norwich City FC (First Team) Live
on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Allison, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: Whitestone, Dean
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Assistant Referee: Russell, Mark
Fourth Official: Ricardo, Ruebyn
#Post#: 101016--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: ls1889 Date: February 2, 2026, 10:15 am
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3rd time we will have had Gavin Ward this season but the first
time in the League
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: TA_Ref Date: February 2, 2026, 10:17 am
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An away day for me at Derby means I’ll get to watch Josh Smith
in the flesh. Not seen him in person for over 2 years so will be
looking forward to that.
Tim Robinson sent to the championship again…
Gavin Ward gets a good matchup on Monday night.
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: February 2, 2026, 10:20 am
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Simon Bennett as AR2 to a SG2 AR?
Decent game for Robinson at Wrexham.
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: ChrisJames_90 Date: February 2, 2026, 10:29 am
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An appointment with a FIFA AR, and a tough local derby... is
Adam Herczeg being lined up to be the next SG2 referee to get a
Premier League middle?
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: MKRef Date: February 2, 2026, 11:55 am
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Have a feeling Adam Herczeg will be the next potential debutant
in the top-flight, seems to have a good run of games and the Man
City FA Cup tie might have been a clue - given Farai Hallam was
handed a tie at Anfield.
Good to see Elliot Bell back at this level, impressed by him on
the two occasions I've seen him. Interested to see how John
Busby fares in something of a Midlands derby at St Andrew's.
Will get a first sighting of Anthony Backhouse on my team's trip
to The Valley - he seems to be having a solid season.
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: Whistleblower Date: February 2, 2026, 1:50 pm
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There are few very promising referees who appear to be knocking
on the SG1 door. A question. Do you think they see each other as
'competitors' and check each others' appointments to see who
might have the advantage and where they are in the pecking order
? In my professional life, the very ambitious seemed to be just
as concerned as to who else was clawing themselves up the
ladder, rung by rung, as to their own progress or lack of it.
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: Whistleblower Date: February 2, 2026, 1:55 pm
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A further thought. Fortunes do appear to rise and fall. A few
seasons ago I would have said that Josh Smith was nailed on for
promotion to SG1, now I am not so sure. Then Andrew Kitchen
became the next sure fire bet, then Thomas Kirk and now it
appears to be Adam Herczeg and Farai Hallam. Perhaps they will
all attain it eventually.
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: Acme Thunderer Date: February 3, 2026, 2:50 am
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The powers-that-be have obviously been reading our comments on
Elliot Bell following his visit to Crewe Alex last weekend. Good
luck to him.
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Re: Fri 6th - Wed 11th Feb 2026
By: TA_Ref Date: February 6, 2026, 6:57 am
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Back-to-back Friday night games for Tom Nield now then replacing
James Bell tonight.
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