The Chelsea and England captain, who scored at the weekend, paid tribute to the Trinidadian by saying: "Jones was fantastic against us and I have played against him twice now.
"He is a very good player, very hard-working and probably the best in the air in the entire Premier League. He really is that good.
"All the lads were talking about him afterwards in the dressing room, saying how well he did and how impressive he was.
"If Sunderland can stay up and keep hold of him, they have a fantastic chance of kicking on."