Referees England

Robert Jones Referee Stats

Cards per game, cards by half and over/under cards · Premier League 2019/20 - 2026/27
112matches with card data
254matches refereed

Card profile

112 matches · last 2026/27
4.11
Cards per game
2026/27: 3.00 · avg 3.85
4.01
Yellows per game
449 yellow cards
11
Red cards
1 every 10.2 matches
42.5
Booking points
per game · yellow 10, red 25
3%
No-card matches
3 of 112 · avg 4%

Cards by half

yellow + red cards · both teams
1.481st half 2.632nd half
36% of cards 64% of cards
Per match 1st half 2nd half
Cards per game 1.48 avg 1.27 2.63 avg 2.58
Half without a card 22% avg 31% 8% avg 11%
Over 1.5 cards 41% avg 35% 75% avg 70%
Home side cards 0.57 avg 0.58 1.21 avg 1.23
Away side cards 0.91 avg 0.69 1.41 avg 1.36

When the cards come

Cards per game League average

First card before the 30th minute in 55% of matches (avg 40%). 29% of all cards come after the 75th minute.

Over / under cards

% of matches · league avg below
Line Full match 1st half 2nd half
Over 0.5 97% 96 78% 69 92% 89
Over 1.5 91% 87 41% 35 75% 70
Over 2.5 79% 71 21% 14 52% 47
Over 3.5 61% 53 7% 6 29% 27
Over 4.5 40% 35 1% 2 9% 14
Over 5.5 25% 21 0% 0 4% 7
Booking points (yellow 10, red 25)
Over 30 63% 54 8% 8 30% 28
Over 40 42% 37 3% 3 12% 17
Over 50 27% 24 1% 2 7% 10

Home vs away

cards per game
1.79
Home side
avg 1.80
2.32
Away side
avg 2.05

Against the league average for the same seasons, Robert Jones shows home sides 0.01 fewer cards per game and away sides 0.27 more.

Competitions

matches refereed
Premier League112 Championship102 FA Cup20 EFL Cup8 UEFA Conference League8 UEFA Champions League2 UEFA Europa League2

Card stats cover Premier League from 2019/20. Other competitions count here, not in the averages.

Season by season

Premier League
Season MP Cards/g 1H 2H O4.5
2026/27 4 3.00 1.25 1.75 25%
2025/26 18 4.17 1.83 2.33 39%
2024/25 22 4.68 1.68 3.00 50%
2023/24 22 4.91 1.95 2.95 68%
2022/23 25 4.16 1.24 2.92 40%
2021/22 11 2.82 0.91 1.91 9%
2020/21 9 2.56 0.78 1.78 0%
2019/20 1 4.00 0.00 4.00 0%
League average 3.85 1.27 2.58 35%

Recent matches

last 10
Date Match 1H-2H H-A Cards
18 Oct 2026 Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace Premier League 1-2 2-1 3
20 Sep 2026 Man City 5-3 Sunderland Premier League 1-0 0-1 1
13 Sep 2026 Sheffield Utd 0-1 Wolves Championship - - no data
5 Sep 2026 Newcastle 2-2 Bournemouth Premier League 1-4 2-3 5
28 Aug 2026 Wrexham 1-2 Birmingham Championship - - no data
22 Aug 2026 Forest 0-1 Leeds Premier League 2-1 2-1 3
24 May 2026 Fulham 2-0 Newcastle Premier League 0-4 2-2 4
3 May 2026 Bournemouth 3-0 Crystal Palace Premier League 2-0 0-2 2
25 Apr 2026 Birmingham 2-1 Bristol City Championship - - no data
12 Apr 2026 Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham Premier League 4-2 3-3 6

H-A = home side cards - away side cards.

Source: match statistics per half (yellow + red cards, both teams). Averages divide by matches with card data, not all matches. "avg" = the league average over the same seasons. Updated nightly.