Sunderland 2–1 Crystal Palace
2026-01-17 · Matchweek 22
· Referee: Robert Jones · VAR: Peter Bankes
Crystal Palace were booked 3 times — 1.6× their usual 1.9 — to Sunderland's 3.
How Robert Jones refereed it
Jones showed 6 yellow cards against a career average of 3.8, and awarded 23 fouls against an average of 22.5.
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 8 | 15 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Chris Richards | 0-0 |
| 30' | Normal Goal | Crystal Palace | Y. Pino | 0-1 |
| 33' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | E. Le Fee | 1-1 |
| 36' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Adam Wharton | 1-1 |
| 48' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Trai Hume | 1-1 |
| 63' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Nordi Mukiele | 1-1 |
| 63' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Tyrick Mitchell | 1-1 |
| 66' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Omar Alderete | 1-1 |
| 71' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | B. Brobbey | 2-1 |