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February 24 2023, 18:18 · Alex Sarwar

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

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.

PLAYERTEAMYELLOW CARDS
Joao PalhinhaFulham14
JoelintonNewcastle12
Ruben NevesWolves12
Nelson SemedoWolves11
FabinhoLiverpool11
Adam SmithBournemouth11
James MaddisonLeicester10
Cheick DoucoureCrystal Palace10
Cristian RomeroTottenham10
Conor GallagherChelsea10
Moises CaicedoBrighton10
Romeo LaviaSouthampton9
Amadou OnanaEverton9
Boubakary SoumareLeicester9
Ivan ToneyBrentford9
Alexis Mac AllisterBrighton8
Joachim AndersenCrystal Palace8
Rodrigo BentancurTottenham8
Bobby Decordova-ReidFulham8
Marc GuehiCrystal Palace8

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.