All 39 Premier League players one caution away from a Boxing Day ban, including Liverpool's in-form pair and Chelsea's key star.
Almost 40 Premier League stars are about to have a Christmas break due to the looming threat of a one-match suspension.
boxing day football It's an iconic part of the English top-flight calendar, but not for the players who have to end the festivities early.
A full week of Premier League matches begins on December 26, meaning Clubs will need to train and/or travel at Christmas.
However, that may not be the case for the uninjured few who receive a yellow card in this weekend's Week 17 matches.
Any player who accumulates five cautions within the first 19 games of the Premier League season will be suspended for one match.
Seven stars will be available again for GW17 after serving that type of sanction, including Alexis Mac Allister, Pedro Neto, emerson, Yves BissoumaCalvin Bassey, Boubakary Soumare and Joao Gomes.
The next milestone that justifies a suspension is 10 yellow cards, so all of the players mentioned above will not miss Boxing Day if their fitness allows.
Similarly, Brazilians Andreas Pereira and Joelinton They lead the absences in the last Premier League games before Christmas.
He Fulham and the Newcastle duo are ruled out for GW17 due to five cautions, in addition Crystal PalaceIt's Daniel Muñoz.
As things stand, 39 men remain one yellow card away from also reaching that threshold, which would now rule them out for Boxing Day.
This still includes Rayan Ait-Nouri, despite his Post-match sending off in Wolves' 2-1 defeat to Ipswich last weekend, as neither his second yellow card nor the resulting red card count towards the suspension threshold.
Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka are safe with three yellow cards, but both England stars have Chelsea and Arsenal teammates in four.
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blues duo Nicholas Jackson and Robert Sánchez are just one caution away from being sanctioned, as is the Arsenal striker. Gabriel Jesus.
League leaders Liverpool They are also sweating over possible absences, which may lead them to be very careful with Ibrahima Konate.
The Frenchman was hailed as the best defender in the Premier League before his injury against real madrid and would have to serve a suspension if he receives his fifth yellow card before the Boxing Day restart.
Ryan Gravenberg has been One of the most outstanding midfielders of this season.but similarly, he and Darwin Núñez also have four yellow cards.
Only two Premier League clubs can rest easy this weekend, neither of them Brentford Not even Fulham runs the risk of losing a player for five warnings.
Here is the full list of the 39 players who currently have four yellow cards…
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Who is close to a ban?
- Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) 4
- Morgan Rogers (Villa Aston) 4
- Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) 4
- Justin KluivertBournemouth) 4
- Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) 4
- Matt Lewis (Brighton) 4
- Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) 4
- Nicholas Jackson (Chelsea) 4
- Roberto Sánchez (Chelsea) 4
- jefferson lerma (Crystal Palace) 4
- Michael KeaneEverton) 4
- ashley young (Everton) 4
- Liam Delap (ipswich) 4
- Sam Morsi (ipswich) 4
- Jordan Ayew (leicester) 4
- Wilfred Ndidi (leicester) 4
- Oliver Skippleicester) 4
- Jamie Vardyleicester) 4
- Ryan Gravenberg (Liverpool) 4
- Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool) 4
- Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) 4
- Bernardo Silva (city of manchester) 4
- Harry Maguire (Manchester United) 4
- Fabián Schar (Newcastle) 4
- Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) 4
- Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) 4
- Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) 4
- Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) 4
- Adam Armstrong (Southampton) 4
- Mateus Fernandez (Southampton) 4
- Adam Lallana (Southampton) 4
- Micky van de Ven (Tottenham) 4
- Lucas Paqueta (western ham) 4
- Guido Rodríguez (western ham) 4
- Carlos Soler (western ham) 4
- Tomas Soucek (western ham) 4
- Rayan Ait Nouri (wolves) 4
- Toti Gomes (wolves) 4
- Mario Lemina (wolves) 4
