The match officials have now been confirmed for the Premier League encounter between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal on Saturday 19th October (17:30), live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
Referee: Robert Jones.
Assistant Referee: Neil Davies.
Assistant Referee: Simon Long.
Fourth Official: Tim Robinson.
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett.
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Harry Lennard.
Robert Jones oversaw one match involving AFC Bournemouth last season and two matches involving Arsenal.
AFC Bournemouth:
Nottingham Forest 2-3 AFC Bournemouth (Premier League) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, including bookings for Ryan Christie, Antoine Semenyo and Alex Scott.
Arsenal:
Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) – 7 yellow cards, including bookings for Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah.
Arsenal 2-1 Brentford (Premier League) – 6 yellow cards, including bookings for Gabriel Magalhaes and Kai Havertz.
So far this season, he has refereed 8 matches, showing 44 yellow cards (5.50) and 3 red cards. He was most card-happy in the Premier League encounter between Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest (2-2) when he showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck.
Robert Jones was the man in the middle for 36 matches during the 2023/24 season, showing 159 yellow cards (4.42) and 5 red cards. He brandished 9 yellow cards in the Championship match between Sunderland and Hull City, including a booking for former AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Ryan Allsop.
Sources: Premier League and Soccerbase.