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Villa Matches Refereed by

Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-

Game #5762

🟨 15 Feb 2025, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

Scorer(s): Ollie Watkins | 69’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
🕒 19 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 10 | 🆘 : 4
Matches Officiated: 19
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 6 Oct 2024, Villa 0-0 United, Villa Park
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Stuart Burt, Neil Davies
Fourth official: Darren Bond
VAR: Michael Oliver
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart

Villa Cards

None

Ipswich Town

🟥 Axel Tuanzebe
🟨 Axel Tuanzebe
🟨 Axel Tuanzebe
🟨 Jacob Greaves
🟨 Kalvin Phillips
🟨 Omari Hutchinson

Game #5735

🟨 6 Oct 2024, Villa 0-0 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s): None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 18
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 10
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 May 2024, Villa 0-1 Brighton, AMEX Stadium
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Neil Davies, Akil Howson
Fourth official: Simon Hooper
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick

Villa Cards

🟨 Ross Barkley

Manchester United

🟨 Christian Eriksen
🟨 Harry Maguire
🟨 Kobbie Mainoo
🟨 Marcus Rashford
🟨 Victor Lindelöf

Game #5722

🟥 5 May 2024, Villa 0-1 Brighton, AMEX Stadium

Scorer(s): None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 10
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 11 February 2024, Villa 1-2 United, Villa Park
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Wade Smith.
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell.
VAR: Michael Oliver.
Assistant VAR: Dan Cook.

Villa Cards

🟨 Matty Cash

Brighton & Hove Albion

🟨 Pascal Groß
🟨 Simon Adingra

Game #5705

🟥 11 Feb 2024, Villa 1-2 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s): Douglas Luiz | 67’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 16
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 9
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 26 January 2024, Villa 0-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Richard West.
Fourth official: Tony Harrington.
VAR: David Coote.
Assistant VAR: Tim Wood.

Villa Cards

🟨 Clément Lenglet
🟨 Matty Cash, Bad foul
🟨 Moussa Diaby, Bad foul

Manchester United

🟨 Casemiro

Game #5701

🟨 26 Jan 2024, Villa 0-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s): None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 15
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 January 2024, Villa 1-0 Boro, Riverside 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Villa Cards

🟨 Youri Tielemans, Bad foul

Chelsea

🟨 Thiago Silva

Game #5699

🟩 6 Jan 2024, Villa 1-0 Boro, Riverside

Scorer(s): Matty Cash | 87’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016- 🆘
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 4
🆘 A totally inadquate performance from Robert Jones left Villa waiting until the last for a fair chance to win.
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 November 2023, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Tottenham Stadium
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Villa Cards

🟨 Ezri Konsa
🟨 Leon Bailey
🟨 Matty Cash, Bad foul
🟨 Nicolò Zaniolo, Bad foul
🟨 Clement Lenglet, Bad foul

Middlesbrough

🟨 Isaiah Jones

Game #5689

🟩 26 November 2023, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Tottenham Stadium

Scorer(s) | Pau Torres | 45'+7 | Ollie Watkins | 61’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 13
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟨 8 October 2023, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Tim Wood, Wade Smith.
Fourth official: Tim Robinson.
VAR: Jarred Gillett.
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring.

Villa Cards

🟨 Matty Cash, Bad foul
🟨 Boubacar Kamara, Bad foul
🟨 John McGinn, Bad foul
🟨 Ollie Watkins

Tottenham Hotspur

None

Game #5682

🟨 8 October 2023, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s): Pau Torres | 55' |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016- 🆘
Matches Officiated: 12
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 18 Mar 23, Villa 3-0 Bournemouth (h) 🆘
Cards: None
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Wade Smith.
Fourth official: Paul Tierney. 
VAR: David Coote. 
Assistant VAR: Tim Wood.

Villa have lost eight of the eleven games that Robert Jones has officiated dating back to the FA Cup third round loss to Peterborough in January 2018.

Two of Jones’ last three matches officiating Villa have been rated as poor. 🆘.

Villa Cards

🟨 Boubacar Kamara, Bad foul
🟨 John McGinn, Bad foul

Wolverhampton Wanderers

🟥 Mario Lemina
🟨 Mario Lemina
🟨 Mario Lemina
🟨 Craig Dawson
🟨 Tote António Gomes

Game #5658

🟩 18 March 2023, Villa 3-0 Bournemouth, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Douglas Luiz | 7’ | Jacob Ramsey | 80' | Emiliano Buendía | 89’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016- 🆘
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 12 Feb 23, Villa 1-3 Abu Dhabi (a)
Incidents: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Wade Smith.
Fourth official: Tim Robinson.
VAR: Stuart Attwell.
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring.

Villa have never won a top-flight or Cup match refereed by Robert Jones, losing all eight.

Villa Cards

🟨 John McGinn, Bad foul

AFC Bournemouth

🟨 Jack Stephens
🟨 Marcos Senesi
🟨 Jefferson Lerma
🟨 Phillip Billing

Game #5653

🟥 12 Feb 2023, Villa 1-3 Abu Dhabi, Etihad Stadium

Scorer(s) | Ollie Watkins | 61' |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 Oct 22, Villa 0-2 Chelsea (h) 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Lee Betts, Ian Hussin
Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh.
VAR: Jarred Gillett.
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart.

Villa have never won a top flight game officiated by Robert Jones and have just two wins in nine games refereed by Merseyside referee.

Villa Cards

🟨 Lucas Digne
🟨 Ezri Konsa, Bad foul

Manchester City

🟨 Rúben Dias

Game #5639

🟥 16 October 2022, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016- 🆘
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 31 Aug 22, Villa 1-2 Arsenal (a)
Incidents: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Lee Betts, Ian Hussin.
Fourth official: Michael Salisbury.
VAR: Stuart Attwell.
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring.

Villa Cards

None

Chelsea

🟨 Ben Chilwell
🟨 Mason Mount
🟨

Game #5634

🟥 31 August 2022, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Emirates Stadium

Scorer(s) | Douglas Luiz | 74' |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 19 Feb 22, Villa 0-1 Watford (h)
Incidents: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Lee Betts, Ian Hussin.
Fourth official: Craig Pawson.
VAR: Darren England.
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring.

Villa Cards

🟨 Jacob Ramsey, Bad foul
🟨 Ezri Konsa, Shirt pull
🟨 John McGinn, Bad foul

Arsenal

🟨 William Saliba
🟨 Martin Ødegaard

Game #5614

🟥 19 Feb 2022, Villa 0-1 Watford, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 3 Mar 21, Villa 0-1 Sheffield United (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Simon Long, Scott Ledger.
Fourth official: Martin Atkinson.
VAR: Paul Tierney.
Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.

Villa Cards

🟨 Matty Cash, Bad foul

Watford

🟨 Hassane Kamara
🟨 Ismaïla Sarr

Game #5574

🟥 3 Mar 2021, Villa 0-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 1 Oct 20, Villa 0-1 Stoke (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨
Assistants: Darren Cann, Derek Eaton

Villa Cards

None

Sheffield United

🟥 Phil Jagielka
🟨 David McGoldrick

Game #5550

🟥 1 October 2020, Villa 0-1 Stoke City, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟩 30 Mar 19, Villa 2-1 Blackburn (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Darren Cann, Scott Ledger

Villa Cards

🟨 Keinan Davis, Bad foul
🟨 Jacob Ramsey, Bad foul

Stoke

None

Game #5489

🟩 30 March 2019, Villa 2-1 Blackburn, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Tammy Abraham | 8’ | Tyrone Mings | 61’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 Nov 18, Villa 4-2 Birmingham (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Nicholas Hopton, Adam Matthews

Villa Cards

🟨 John McGinn, Bad foul

Blackburn Rovers

🟨 Elliott Bennett

Game #5467

🟩 25 November 2018, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Jonathan Kodija | 37’ | Jack Grealish | 39’ | Tammy Abraham | 51’ (pen) | Alan Hutton | 76’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 17 Mar 18, Villa 0-1 Bolton (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Adam Matthews, Mike George

Villa Cards

🟨 Albert Adomah, Bad foul
🟨 Alan Hutton, Over-celebration

Birmingham City

🟨 Wes Harding
🟨 Maikel Kieftenbeld
🟨 Lukas Jutkiewicz

Game #5436

🟥 17 March 2018, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Macron Stadium.

Scorer(s) | None

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 6 Jan 18, Villa 1-3 Peterborough (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Akil Howson, Jonathan Hunt

Villa Cards

🟨 James Chester
🟨 Robert Snodgrass

Bolton Wanderers

🟨 Karl Henry

Game #5424

🟥 6 Jan 2018, Villa 1-3 Peterborough, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Keinan Davis | 8’ |

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Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Merseyside, 2016-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
Assistants: Philip Dermott, Steven Meredith

Villa Cards

None

Peterborough United

🟨 Leonardo Lopes

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