RJ
Robert Jones
Referee · Premier League · 113 games on file, 21 Dec 19 to 20 Sep 26
3.9
Cards / game
3.8
Yellow / game
0.10
Red / game
10.3
Corners / game
2.82
Goals / game
Home / away card split
Cards aren’t entirely a referee’s own doing, since different teams sit either side every match, but a persistent lean here is a genuine pattern in how this official is appointed and how they officiate.
Home cards/game
1.66
Away cards/game
2.27
Leans 0.6 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 113 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · Premier League3 games
Games
3
Cards / game
3.0
League avg: 4.02
Goals / game
4.33
League avg: 2.95
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 26 | Man City vs Sunderland | 5–3 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 05 Sep 26 | Newcastle vs Bournemouth | 2–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 22 Aug 26 | Nott'm Forest vs Leeds | 0–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
2025/26 · Premier League18 games
Games
18
Cards / game
4.2
League avg: 3.85
Goals / game
2.89
League avg: 2.75
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 26 | Fulham vs Newcastle | 2–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 May 26 | Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Apr 26 | Sunderland vs Tottenham | 1–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 10 Feb 26 | Chelsea vs Leeds | 2–2 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 01 Feb 26 | Tottenham vs Man City | 2–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 17 Jan 26 | Sunderland vs Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Dec 25 | Burnley vs Newcastle | 1–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Dec 25 | Nott'm Forest vs Man City | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Dec 25 | Arsenal vs Wolves | 2–1 | 0/0 | 4/0 |
| 06 Dec 25 | Tottenham vs Brentford | 2–0 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 30 Nov 25 | Crystal Palace vs Man United | 1–2 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Nov 25 | Leeds vs Aston Villa | 1–2 | 5/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 Nov 25 | West Ham vs Newcastle | 3–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 18 Oct 25 | Sunderland vs Wolves | 2–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Man City vs Burnley | 5–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 21 Sep 25 | Bournemouth vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 30 Aug 25 | Chelsea vs Fulham | 2–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 Aug 25 | Sunderland vs West Ham | 3–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
2024/25 · Premier League22 games
Games
22
Cards / game
4.4
League avg: 4.19
Goals / game
2.64
League avg: 2.93
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 25 | Tottenham vs Brighton | 1–4 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 May 25 | Aston Villa vs Fulham | 1–0 | 0/0 | 5/0 |
| 20 Apr 25 | Man United vs Wolves | 0–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Apr 25 | Leicester vs Newcastle | 0–3 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 02 Apr 25 | Bournemouth vs Ipswich | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Mar 25 | Southampton vs Wolves | 1–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Feb 25 | Fulham vs Crystal Palace | 0–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 15 Feb 25 | Aston Villa vs Ipswich | 1–1 | 0/0 | 3/1 |
| 26 Jan 25 | Tottenham vs Leicester | 1–2 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 14 Jan 25 | Chelsea vs Bournemouth | 2–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 29 Dec 24 | Fulham vs Bournemouth | 2–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 21 Dec 24 | West Ham vs Brighton | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 Dec 24 | Crystal Palace vs Man City | 2–2 | 1/0 | 0/1 |
| 29 Nov 24 | Brighton vs Southampton | 1–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 23 Nov 24 | Fulham vs Wolves | 1–4 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 03 Nov 24 | Man United vs Chelsea | 1–1 | 6/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 Oct 24 | Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 2–0 | 1/0 | 1/1 |
| 06 Oct 24 | Aston Villa vs Man United | 0–0 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 22 Sep 24 | Brighton vs Nott'm Forest | 2–2 | 3/0 | 4/1 |
| 01 Sep 24 | Newcastle vs Tottenham | 2–1 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 24 Aug 24 | Crystal Palace vs West Ham | 0–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Aug 24 | Man United vs Fulham | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
2023/24 · Premier League22 games
Games
22
Cards / game
4.5
League avg: 4.32
Goals / game
3.27
League avg: 3.28
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 24 | Man United vs Newcastle | 3–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 05 May 24 | Brighton vs Aston Villa | 1–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 May 24 | Chelsea vs Tottenham | 2–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 07 Apr 24 | Sheffield United vs Chelsea | 2–2 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Mar 24 | Newcastle vs West Ham | 4–3 | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| 16 Mar 24 | Fulham vs Tottenham | 3–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 09 Mar 24 | Arsenal vs Brentford | 2–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 11 Feb 24 | Aston Villa vs Man United | 1–2 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Jan 24 | Luton vs Brighton | 4–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Dec 23 | Crystal Palace vs Brentford | 3–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Dec 23 | Nott'm Forest vs Bournemouth | 2–3 | 0/1 | 3/0 |
| 02 Dec 23 | Newcastle vs Man United | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Nov 23 | Tottenham vs Aston Villa | 1–2 | 0/0 | 4/0 |
| 04 Nov 23 | Sheffield United vs Wolves | 2–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 21 Oct 23 | Man City vs Brighton | 2–1 | 2/1 | 2/0 |
| 08 Oct 23 | Wolves vs Aston Villa | 1–1 | 2/1 | 2/0 |
| 24 Sep 23 | Arsenal vs Tottenham | 2–2 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 18 Sep 23 | Nott'm Forest vs Burnley | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/1 |
| 03 Sep 23 | Crystal Palace vs Wolves | 3–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 25 Aug 23 | Chelsea vs Luton | 3–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 19 Aug 23 | Man City vs Newcastle | 1–0 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 13 Aug 23 | Brentford vs Tottenham | 2–2 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
2022/23 · Premier League26 games
Games
26
Cards / game
4.0
League avg: 3.66
Goals / game
2.88
League avg: 2.85
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 23 | Man United vs Fulham | 2–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 18 May 23 | Newcastle vs Brighton | 4–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 08 May 23 | Fulham vs Leicester | 5–3 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 02 May 23 | Arsenal vs Chelsea | 3–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 25 Apr 23 | Wolves vs Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 5/0 | 4/0 |
| 15 Apr 23 | Chelsea vs Brighton | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 08 Apr 23 | Southampton vs Man City | 1–4 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 04 Apr 23 | Leeds vs Nott'm Forest | 2–1 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 18 Mar 23 | Aston Villa vs Bournemouth | 3–0 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 11 Mar 23 | Crystal Palace vs Man City | 0–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 04 Mar 23 | Southampton vs Leicester | 1–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Feb 23 | Man City vs Aston Villa | 3–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 05 Feb 23 | Nott'm Forest vs Leeds | 1–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 18 Jan 23 | Crystal Palace vs Man United | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Jan 23 | Newcastle vs Fulham | 1–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | Wolves vs Man United | 0–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Dec 22 | Southampton vs Brighton | 1–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Nov 22 | Newcastle vs Chelsea | 1–0 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Oct 22 | Leicester vs Man City | 0–1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 23 Oct 22 | Southampton vs Arsenal | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Oct 22 | Aston Villa vs Chelsea | 0–2 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Oct 22 | Leicester vs Nott'm Forest | 4–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 03 Sep 22 | Brentford vs Leeds | 5–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 31 Aug 22 | Arsenal vs Aston Villa | 2–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Aug 22 | Nott'm Forest vs West Ham | 1–0 | 4/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Aug 22 | Leeds vs Wolves | 2–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
2021/22 · Premier League12 games
Games
12
Cards / game
2.8
League avg: 3.51
Goals / game
3.00
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May 22 | Norwich vs West Ham | 0–4 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 24 Apr 22 | Brighton vs Southampton | 2–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 10 Apr 22 | Leicester vs Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Mar 22 | Brighton vs Tottenham | 0–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 Feb 22 | Aston Villa vs Watford | 0–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Jan 22 | Brighton vs Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Jan 22 | Watford vs Tottenham | 0–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 01 Dec 21 | Southampton vs Leicester | 2–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Nov 21 | Newcastle vs Brentford | 3–3 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Oct 21 | Leeds vs Wolves | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 18 Sep 21 | Norwich vs Watford | 1–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 28 Aug 21 | Norwich vs Leicester | 1–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
2020/21 · Premier League9 games
Games
9
Cards / game
2.6
League avg: 2.99
Goals / game
1.33
League avg: 2.69
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 21 | Newcastle vs Sheffield United | 1–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Apr 21 | Southampton vs Leicester | 1–1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| 17 Apr 21 | Wolves vs Sheffield United | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 Mar 21 | Sheffield United vs Aston Villa | 1–0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| 03 Feb 21 | Fulham vs Leicester | 0–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 Jan 21 | Newcastle vs Leicester | 1–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Dec 20 | Leeds vs Burnley | 1–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 16 Dec 20 | Fulham vs Brighton | 0–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 07 Nov 20 | West Ham vs Fulham | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
2019/20 · Premier League1 game
Games
1
Cards / game
4.0
League avg: 3.47
Goals / game
1.00
League avg: 2.72
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 19 | Brighton vs Sheffield United | 0–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.