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 have ownerships of under 10% in FPL.
The in-form Ruben Neves (£5.3m), whose Wolverhampton Wanderers side are one of just eight clubs in action in Blank Gameweek 30, is just one booking away from a ban, as is the injured Leeds United full-back Junior Firpo (£4.7m).
Matthew Cash (£5.2m), the most-bought defender of Gameweek 30, 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.
WHEN ARE THE CUT-OFF POINTS FOR SUSPENSIONS?
| Team | Games played (after the Monday/Wednesday/Thursday matches are completed) |
| BRE | 29 |
| LEE | 29 |
| MUN | 29 |
| NOR | 29 |
| SOU | 29 |
| WAT | 29 |
| WHU | 29 |
| WOL | 29 |
| BHA | 29 |
| CRY | 29 |
| LIV | 29 |
| MCI | 29 |
| NEW | 29 |
| AVL | 28 |
| CHE | 28 |
| TOT | 28 |
| BUR | 27 |
| ARS | 27 |
| EVE | 27 |
| LEI | 26 |
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.
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.
