The top flight has always been very competitive with few players shirking tackles and many putting their bodies on the line for their team. But it isn’t always the hardest players who receive the most red and yellow red cards, as our top 20 shows. Yellow cards count as 1 point, a second yellow card as 3 points and a red card as 5 points. This table, using date compiled by by transfermarkt.co.uk, runs from seasons 1999/2000 to now.
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