Who can still receive a yellow card suspension in the Premier League?

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ByJonty Colman
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Brighton's Lewis Dunk is now the only player who could mathematically achieve a three-match yellow card suspension, and would need to be booked in every remaining game of the Premier League season.

Yerson Mosquera and Joelinton were the final players to receive a two-match ban for accumulating 10 yellow cards in the 2025-26 campaign.

Gameweek 32 in the Premier League was the last weekend for which the threshold for an automatic ban was 10 yellow cards, as the number required reset to 15 for game weeks 33-38.

Should a player reach a total of 15 yellow cards for the season in the remaining games, they will be handed a three-match ban that can carry over into the 2026-27 campaign.

Wolves defender Mosquera was booked during his side's 4-0 loss at West Ham, meaning he reached the 32-match 10-card threshold for disciplinary action.

Newcastle midfielder Joelinton received his 10th yellow of the season during the 2-1 loss at Crystal Palace, also triggering an automatic two-match ban.

Dunk had already been issued a one-match ban for receiving five yellows before 3 January.

Until that date, players received a one-match ban for being shown five yellow cards, but after 19 games, the ban moved to 10 yellow cards - albeit with a harsher punishment.

Total yellow cards received before 3 January were carried into the next phase of games, and the same applies now.

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Lewis Dunk is now the only Premier League player that could reach a yellow card three-game suspension this season

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Who is close to a three-match suspension?

There is only one player who can mathematically reach 15 yellow cards in their remaining games of the Premier League season:

  • Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) - 10 yellows (five matches remaining)

Who is currently suspended?

Three players will now miss the next round of Premier League matches because of yellow or red card suspensions:

  • Yerson Mosquera (Wolves) - 10 yellows (one match remaining of two-match ban)

  • Joelinton (Newcastle) - 10 yellows (one match remaining of two-match ban)

  • Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) - red card suspension for violent conduct (two matches remaining of three-match ban)

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