The Premier League has a reputation across Europe for being a physical division and controversies concerning fouls and cards whip up plenty of debate in the era of VAR. 1,273 yellow cards have been dished out so far in the 2022/23 campaign and there have also been 30 dismissals.
Using data sourced by Transfermarkt, The Yorkshire Post has assembled a list of the top tier’s ‘dirtiest’ teams. The table has been compiled using a points system – a yellow card counts as one point, a sending off because of two yellow cards counts as three and a straight red counts as five.
1. Premier League teams ranked
Here is the Premier League table based on cards received. Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
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