Crystal Palace and Manchester United face off in the Premier League on Sunday at 12pm, with Robert Jones set to referee.
This will be Jones’ eighth Premier League game as a referee this season, and he hasn’t been without controversy. Jones overturned Josh King’s goal for Fulham against Chelsea for a light foul in midfield, persuaded by VAR. That game also saw Jones award his only penalty of the season so far, again after a VAR review.
Crystal Palace go into this game sitting just outside the top five, unbeaten in their past three games. Man Utd remain down in 10th, having seen their five-match unbeaten run come to an end on Monday.
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Robert Jones’ Crystal Palace record
This will be Jones’ 12th game in charge of Crystal Palace. And the Eagles have had mixed results so far. They’ve won four, draw three and lost four of the 11 matches, with one of each result coming last season. Jones has awarded one penalty to Crystal Palace, but he has also given three against them. Jones has also only shown Palace more than two cards in two of his 11 matches in charge of the Eagles.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 11 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Defeats | 4 |
| League points | 12 |
| Penalties per game | 0.09 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.64 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Robert Jones last refereed Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace won their last game with Jones as referee, a London derby against Fulham last season. The Eagles were shown three yellow cards to Fulham’s one, all given for what were deemed to be tactical fouls. But, interestingly, Palace only committed seven fouls, three fewer than Fulham.
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Robert Jones’ Man Utd record
Jones has taken charge of 12 Man Utd games to date, with the Red Devils winning half of those. However, Man Utd are winless in their past three matches with Jones in charge, drawing two and losing one last season. He was the man in the middle for Man Utd’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea, which saw six Red Devils players booked.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 12 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Defeats | 3 |
| League points | 18 |
| Penalties per game | 0.08 |
| Yellow cards per game | 2.75 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Robert Jones last refereed Man Utd?
That draw with Chelsea was not Jones’ most-recent Man Utd game. Jones was the referee for Man Utd’s 1-0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers in April. It was a game filled with fouls, with Man Utd conceding 11 to Wolves’ 18. But Man Utd were shown two yellow cards, to Wolves’ three.
What should we expect from Robert Jones?
Jones is an interesting referee. He averages three cards per game, with only two referees showing fewer in the Premier League this season. He’s also pretty lenient in averaging 6.7 fouls per card. But Jones showed six yellow cards in his last game, and has shown at least four in three of his seven Premier League matches to date.