Officials are clamping down on time-wasting and dissent this season, with the new season marking the introduction of various new measures applicable to clubs across the EFL pyramid.
The new measures made themselves known at the weekend as referees wasted no time enforcing them. But who fell foul of these rules the most?
Using Transfermarkt data, here are the dirtiest teams from the opening weekend of the Championship season. A yellow card counts as one point, while a second yellow is three points and a straight red is five.
. The Championship's dirtiest teams
Here are the disciplinary points tallies of every Championship club. Photo: Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images
. 24. Huddersfield Town
0 points Photo: Ashley Allen/Getty Images
. 23. Bristol City
0 points Photo: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
. 22. Watford
1 point Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images
. 21. Cardiff City
1 point Photo: Alex Caparros/Getty Images
. 20. Preston North End
1 point Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
. 19. Middlesbrough
1 point Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images
. 18. Swansea City
1 point Photo: Pete Norton/Getty Image
. 17. Plymouth Argyle
1 point Photo: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
. 16. Norwich City
2 points Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images
1. The Championship's dirtiest teams
Here are the disciplinary points tallies of every Championship club. Photo: Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images
2. 24. Huddersfield Town
0 points Photo: Ashley Allen/Getty Images
3. 23. Bristol City
0 points Photo: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
4. 22. Watford
1 point Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images