Our Suspension Tightrope article takes a look at the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players who are nearing a two-match ban for the accumulation of 10 yellow cards.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF A PLAYER GETS 10 YELLOW CARDS?
Any Fantasy asset who collects 10 cautions in the Premier League before their team has completed 32 fixtures will serve a two-match ban in the same competition.
Beyond that point, the threshold moves up from 10 to 15 bookings. Anyone reaching that tally will be banned for three matches.
Punishments for yellow card accumulation are competition-specific, whereas suspensions for dismissals cover all competitive matches.
PLAYERS ON 8/9 YELLOW CARDS
There isn’t a great deal to worry most Fantasy managers just yet, as all of the above players bar Conor Gallagher (£6.1m) have ownerships of under 10% in FPL.
Ruben Neves (£5.3m) and Junior Firpo (£4.7m) are two of the three players on nine cautions although are both currently flagged with injury anyway.
Tyrone Mings (£5.0m) joined them on the precipice in Gameweek 30 and has matches against Wolves and Spurs to negotiate before he is on safe ground.
Matthew Cash (£5.3m), the second-most-bought defender of the previous Gameweek, is among the cluster of FPL assets who are two cautions away from the unwanted target.
Bench fodder options like Josh Brownhill (£4.3m), Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) and Yves Bissouma (£4.4m) are also part of this group on eight bookings, along with Crystal Palace’s Gallagher.
WHEN ARE THE CUT-OFF POINTS FOR SUSPENSIONS?
As we mentioned in the introduction, the yellow card threshold is raised to 15 after a team’s 32nd league fixture.
That doesn’t necessarily mean Gameweek 32, however. In fact, for many clubs, this will mean Gameweek 33 or later due to the backlog of postponed fixtures:
| Team | Matches played | 32nd league fixture |
|---|---|---|
| BRE | 30 | GW32 |
| LEE | 30 | GW32 |
| WHU | 30 | GW32 |
| WOL | 30 | GW32 |
| AVL | 29 | GW34 |
| BHA | 29 | GW33 (first fixture of the double) |
| CRY | 29 | GW33 |
| LIV | 29 | GW33 |
| MCI | 29 | GW33 |
| MUN | 29 | GW33 (first fixture of the double) |
| NEW | 29 | GW33 (first fixture of the double) |
| NOR | 29 | GW33 |
| SOU | 29 | GW33 (first fixture of the double) |
| TOT | 29 | GW33 |
| WAT | 29 | GW33 |
| ARS | 28 | GW33 (second fixture of the double) |
| CHE | 28 | GW34 |
| BUR | 27 | GW33 (second fixture of the double) |
| EVE | 27 | GW34 |
| LEI | 27 | GW34 |
Keep your eyes peeled on our Suspension Tightrope widget on our home page over the coming weeks and months, as we’ll be updating that after every Gameweek to keep you informed on the latest disciplinary developments.
2 years, 10 months agoBetter option for the next 3 only?
A) Sancho (LEI, eve, NOR+liv)
B) Havertz (BRE, sou, ARS)
Chelsea’s games with Madrid & FA Cup Semi sandwiched between GW31-33 worries me about rotation for Havertz.
If I get Sancho now can captain him for DGW33 while keeping Salah & Kane.