Referee abuse hell revealed with 61 Prem players booked for dissent this season and shock team named as worst offenders
THE worst offending teams and players for picking up cautions for dissent have been revealed.
An unsavoury facet of modern football, thanks in part to some questionable calls, is the number of players and managers who protest against referee decisions.
As we exit the final international break of 2023 and head into game week 13 in the Premier League season, the extent of this has been revealed.
A total of 61 different players have been shown a yellow card for dissent after FA chiefs introduced new rules to try and tackle the issue.
Further changes are being considered by football lawmakers as well following successful trials with two rugby-style rules.
The “Hall of Shame” table reveals Fulham are the single worse team for this, with their players receiving 11 yellow cards for dissent.
Newcastle and Tottenham rank joint second with eight with West Ham and Wolves on seven apiece.
Meanwhile, Everton and Manchester City are the two best sides on this metric with only one player being carded for dissent.
Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are all firmly mid-table with four each, while Arsenal have two to their name.
When accounting for the overall number of cards brandished for this issue the figure goes up to 88.
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Chelsea can feel particularly aggrieved with their position due Nicolas Jackson – who also has the most yellow cards in the division – picking up three cards for dissent.
Although, he is joined by West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta and Newcastle’s Sean Longstaff on three cautions.
Nine different players, including Man Utd captain Bruno Fernandes and Spurs creator James Maddison, have received two bookings.
On the manager front, Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag is the joint-worst offender in the division alongside Fulham’s Marco Silva, who both have three each.
Ten Hag will not be present on the touchline when Man Utd face Everton at the weekend.
Five bosses, including Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Mauricio Pochettino, have all been shown two cards.
Jurgen Klopp and Ange Postecoglou have both received one caution for challenging referees.
Peter Bankes has also been revealed as the biggest disciplinarian for these cards, showing 16 cards for dissent.
This figure is more than double the next highest official, Rob Jones, who has issued eight cards.