Leeds United and Aston Villa face off in the Premier League on Sunday at 2pm, with Robert Jones set to referee.
Jones has overseen six games in the Premier League this season and was the man in the middle for one of the most controversial games. Jones was persuaded by VAR to overturn Josh King’s goal for Fulham against Chelsea for a light foul in midfield.
He has already refereed Leeds this season, overseeing their penalty-shootout defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup second round.
Leeds will be hoping to climb the table after losing four of their past five league games. Aston Villa have won five of their past six, to overcome a poor start.
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Robert Jones’ Leeds record
This will be Jones’ 20th Leeds game as a referee. He’s only officiated one team more. A large number of those matches came in the Championship as Jones was just starting out as a top-level referee. Leeds don’t have a good recent record with Jones in the middle either. They’ve lost four of their past six games — though one came on penalties.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 19 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Defeats | 5 |
| League points | 30 |
| Penalties per game | 0.11 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.31 |
| Red cards per game | 0.05 |
What happened when Robert Jones last refereed Leeds?
As mentioned, Jones has already refereed Leeds this season. But it wasn’t really an eventful game on his part. Jones showed two yellow cards, both to Sheffield Wednesday as the game went all the way to penalties. This is despite there being 19 fouls awarded.
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Robert Jones’ Aston Villa record
Aston Villa are the team that Jones has refereed more than any other — with 21 games in total. Three of those matches came in the Premier League last season, with Villa unbeaten, winning one and drawing two. It’s been almost eight years since Jones’ first Villa match, an FA Cup defeat to Peterborough United in January 2018.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 21 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Defeats | 10 |
| League points | 19 |
| Penalties per game | 2/21 |
| Yellow cards per game | 34/21 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Robert Jones last refereed Aston Villa?
Jones may be in Villa’s good books. His last Villa game saw the Villans beat Fulham 1-0 in the Premier League in May 2025. Villa received no cards, but Jones booked four Fulham players as well as the Cottagers manager Marco Silva.
What should we expect from Robert Jones?
Jones is one of the most lenient Premier League referees on average. He has shown 2.5 cards per game this season, with only Craig Pawson averaging fewer. But at the same time, Jones has shown three or more cards in four of his six Premier League games. He’s also shown a lot of cards in his European and international game.