Who has the most yellow cards in the English Premier League this season?

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In this article, we're highlighting discipline, specifically yellow cards. Focusing on those players in the Premier League, who more often than not find themselves in the referees notebook. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as '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.
Below, we've compiled the players with the most yellow cards currently accrued in the Premier League across the 2022-23 season. These players are ranked from top to bottom in order of most cards to least.
PLAYER | TEAM | YELLOW CARDS |
Joao Palhinha | Fulham | 14 |
Joelinton | Newcastle | 12 |
Ruben Neves | Wolves | 12 |
Nelson Semedo | Wolves | 11 |
Fabinho | Liverpool | 11 |
Adam Smith | Bournemouth | 11 |
James Maddison | Leicester | 10 |
Cheick Doucoure | Crystal Palace | 10 |
Cristian Romero | Tottenham | 10 |
Conor Gallagher | Chelsea | 10 |
Moises Caicedo | Brighton | 10 |
Romeo Lavia | Southampton | 9 |
Amadou Onana | Everton | 9 |
Boubakary Soumare | Leicester | 9 |
Ivan Toney | Brentford | 9 |
Alexis Mac Allister | Brighton | 8 |
Joachim Andersen | Crystal Palace | 8 |
Rodrigo Bentancur | Tottenham | 8 |
Bobby Decordova-Reid | Fulham | 8 |
Marc Guehi | Crystal Palace | 8 |
In the Premier League five yellow cards 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.