Which team has received the most yellow cards in the English Premier League this season?
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In this article, we're highlighting team discipline and fair play related to yellow cards. We cast an eye on which teams in the English Premier League are notorious for their players picking up numerous yellow cards. Whilst 'tactical fouling' is a vital part of the modern game, whether it be to break up a passage of play, or to prevent a potentially score-changing counter-attack which often leads to bookings, we also look at the opposite end of the yellow card table and those sides who are less known for their players entering the referee's notebook.
Below, we've compiled the teams with the most yellow cards currently accrued in the Premier League across the 2022-23 season. These clubs are ranked from top to bottom in order of most cards to least.
TEAM | CARDS |
Leeds Utd | 87 |
Wolves | 85 |
Nottingham Forest | 84 |
Crystal Palace | 83 |
Chelsea | 80 |
Aston Villa | 80 |
Fulham | 80 |
Everton | 79 |
Man Utd | 78 |
Tottenham | 77 |
Southampton | 73 |
Bournemouth | 68 |
Leicester | 63 |
Newcastle | 59 |
Brighton | 58 |
Liverpool | 57 |
Brentford | 56 |
Arsenal | 51 |
Man City | 44 |
West Ham | 44 |
In the Premier League five yellow cards for a player across the first 19 games of the season constitutes a suspension of one match, whilst ten yellow cards at any point of the season triggers a two-match suspension.