[3] As the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is part of Merseyside, Jones is not permitted to referee matches involving Liverpool or Everton.

The latter club's manager, Paul Hurst, criticised the selection as Jones had sent off Shrewsbury captain Abu Ogogo in an earlier match between the two teams.

[6] Jones made his Premier League debut on 21 December 2019 in a game between Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield United.

[10] On 27 December 2020, in his third top-flight game of the season and fourth overall, Jones officiated in Leeds United's 1–0 home win over Burnley.

Keith Hackett, former chief of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) wrote in The Daily Telegraph that Jones made two errors that he should not have with his experience, and that he was not sprinting enough to keep a view on Leeds, a team who played a fast style of football.

Forest manager Steve Cooper said he was surprised by how quickly the decisions were reached, and the club launched a formal complaint against PGMOL.

[18] Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo also criticised Jones for not awarding his club a penalty for handball after a VAR review: "I have seen it many times and I cannot understand it.