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Which players are suspended or close to a ban?

2 Mar 2025
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We list the players serving a suspension or close to a ban from Premier League matches because of yellow or red cards

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See which players are unavailable for Premier League matches because they are suspended by The FA, or are close to a ban, due to their accumulation of yellow cards or for receiving red cards.

The FA oversees disciplinary matters in the Premier League. For more information, click here

Who is suspended?

Matheus Cunha received a straight red card for violent conduct in Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round tie at AFC Bournemouth. If the usual three-match ban for such sendings-off is applied by The FA to Cunha, he is set to miss Wolverhampton Wanderers' next three Premier League matches.

If the same is true for Anthony Gordon's straight red in Newcastle United's 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion, the winger would miss two Premier League matches as well as the EFL Cup final. His head coach Eddie Howe, however, indicated that the club could appeal against the card. 

Tariq Lamptey was also sent off at St James' Park, for receiving two yellow cards. As a result, the FA's one-match ban will mean he is set to miss Brighton's home match with Fulham on Saturday.

Player (club) PL matches set to miss
Illia Zabarnyi (BOU) TOT (A)
Sasa Lukic (FUL) BHA (A), TOT (H)
Patrick Dorgu (MUN) ARS (H), LEI (A)
Will Hughes (CRY) IPS (H), SOU (A)
Matheus Cunha (WOL) EVE (H), SOU (A), WHU (H)
Anthony Gordon (NEW) WHU (A), BRE (H)
Tariq Lamptey (BHA) FUL (H)

Under The FA's rules, players who receive a total of 10 yellow cards in their side's first 32 Premier League matches receive a two-match suspension.

Will Hughes and Sasa Lukic have become the first players to reach 10 bookings this season.

Players close to suspension
Player (club) Yellow cards
Ryan Christie (BOU) 9
Moises Caicedo (CHE) 9
Liam Delap (IPS) 9
Joelinton (NEW) 9
Flynn Downes (SOU) 9
Morgan Rogers (AVL) 8
Sam Morsy (IPS) 8
Boubakary Soumare (LEI) 8
Manuel Ugarte (MUN) 8
Tomas Soucek (WHU) 8
Jurrien Timber (ARS) 7
Antoine Semenyo (BOU) 7
Daniel Munoz (CRY) 7
Andreas Pereira (FUL) 7
Facundo Buonanotte (LEI) 7
Harry Maguire (MUN) 7
Lisandro Martinez (MUN) 7
Dan Burn (NEW) 7
Nicolas Dominguez (NFO) 7
Ryan Yates (NFO) 7
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (SOU) 7
Mateus Fernandes (SOU) 7
Joao Gomes (WOL) 7
Nelson Semedo (WOL) 7

*updated 1 March

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