Fifteen matches down, four to go.
The cut-off point is in sight for the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players who are trying to avoid picking up their fifth booking of the campaign.
In this weekly article, we detail the 29-strong group who are just one booking away from a suspension.
There is also a round-up of who is already banned for this weekend and beyond.
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.
The one we’re concerned about right now is the five-caution mark, an unwanted target that Premier League players will have to avoid for their team’s first 19 league matches of the season.
That’ll be Gameweek 19 in most cases. Manchester City and Brentford, who contest their 19th fixture in Gameweek 20, are the exceptions.
Of course, any postponements, whether they be weather-related or otherwise, would change that situation.
Punishments for yellow card accumulation are competition-specific, whereas suspensions for dismissals cover all competitive matches.
ON FOUR/THREE YELLOW CARDS
There are 29 players who are sitting on four yellow cards.
They include Kieren Trippier (£7.0m), Matty Cash (£4.9m), Douglas Luiz (£5.6m), Bruno Fernandes (£8.3m) and Raheem Sterling (£7.0m), who all have double-digit ownerships in FPL.
Budget defenders Jarrad Branthwaite (£4.1m), Charlie Taylor (£4.0m) and Issa Kabore (£4.0m), plus Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan (£5.7m), are among the other players precariously placed on four bookings.
There are 48 other players one caution further back.
Kaoru Mitoma (£6.5m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.0m), Ollie Watkins (£8.4m), Darwin Nunez (£7.7m), Pedro Porro (£5.3m), Cole Palmer (£5.3m) and Andre Onana (£4.8m) are among the most significant names on three yellow cards, all of them with FPL ownerships of 10%+.
WHO IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED – AND WHO WILL RETURN FROM A BAN IN GAMEWEEK 16?
Jack Grealish (£7.2m), Rodri (£5.6m), Christian Norgaard (£5.4m), Jordan Beyer (£4.0m), Lewis Dunk (£5.0m), Fabio Vieira (£5.4m), Mahmoud Dahoud (£4.8m) and Conor Gallagher (£5.4m) all return from suspensions in Gameweek 16.
Oli McBurnie (£5.4m) still has one game to go of his two-match ban, however.
McBurnie’s team-mate, Oliver Norwood (£4.8m), was the only player to reach five yellow cards in the Gameweek just gone, so will be unavailable this weekend.
Ivan Toney (£7.9m) and Sandro Tonali (£5.2m) are out until January and August respectively.
Keep your eyes peeled on our Suspension Tightrope widget over the coming weeks and months, as we’ll be updating that after every Gameweek to keep you informed on the latest disciplinary developments.
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6 months, 14 days agoMy watchlist:
Defenders: Taylor Porro James Trippier
Midfielders: Mcatee Gordon Bowen Son
Forwards: Semenyo Solanke Isak
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