In this regular article, we look at the latest Fantasy Premier League (FPL) disciplinary situation.
The initial focus is on who is nearing a ban for yellow card accumulation but we also round up which FPL assets are already suspended ahead of Gameweek 31.
A reminder: punishments for yellow card accumulation are competition-specific, whereas suspensions for dismissals cover all competitive matches.
WHEN ARE THE CUT-OFF POINTS FOR SUSPENSIONS?
The table above is taken from the Football Association website and details the cut-off points for the various yellow card thresholds.
We have long since passed the cut-off point for five yellow cards, so now the target to avoid is 10 cautions.
WHEN IS EVERY CLUB’S 32ND FIXTURE?
| Team | 32nd fixture falls in… |
| Arsenal | Gameweek 32 |
| Aston Villa | Gameweek 32 |
| Bournemouth | Gameweek 32 |
| Brentford | Gameweek 32 |
| Brighton | Gameweek 34 (2nd fixture) |
| Chelsea | Gameweek 33 |
| Crystal Palace | Gameweek 32 |
| Everton | Gameweek 32 |
| Fulham | Gameweek 33 |
| Leeds | Gameweek 32 |
| Leicester | Gameweek 32 |
| Liverpool | Gameweek 33 |
| Man City | Gameweek 34 (1st fixture) |
| Man Utd | Gameweek 34 (1st fixture) |
| Newcastle | Gameweek 33 |
| Nottm Forest | Gameweek 32 |
| Southampton | Gameweek 32 |
| Spurs | Gameweek 32 |
| West Ham | Gameweek 33 |
| Wolves | Gameweek 32 |
THE RACE TO (AVOID) 10 BOOKINGS
There are four players at immediate risk of a suspension – and they still include Ivan Toney (£7.8m)!
He picked up his ninth booking of the season in Brentford’s win over Southampton in Gameweek 27, so is now one caution away from a two-match ban.
But he’s managed to escape a yellow card in his four subsequent appearances and now only has to get through the Bees’ next two games without a caution in order to avoid that fate.
Nelson Semedo (£5.0m) and Cheick Doucoure (£5.0m) remain on nine bookings, while Adam Smith (£4.3m) joined them at the weekend.
James Maddison (£8.3m) and Andreas Pereira (£4.3m) are among the cluster of players on eight cautions, meanwhile.
CURRENTLY SUSPENDED
Ruben Neves (£5.2m) is one match through his own two-game ban, having already reached the unwanted 10 yellow card mark.
The other players red-flagged through suspension are unavailable because of red cards.
Jonny (£4.3m) – like Neves – won’t be back until Gameweek 32, while Lucas Moura (£5.8m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.3m) are out until Gameweek 33.
Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.6m), however, won’t be available until Gameweek 36.
The Serb was sent off for shoving referee Chris Kavanagh in an FA Cup tie against Manchester United before the international break and, after intervention from the Football Association, had his ban increased from three matches to eight (including the two he’s already served).
Casemiro (£4.9m) and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£4.9m) return from their bans in Gameweek 31, meanwhile.
