The Premier League yellow cards table tracks every booking in the 2025-26 season, ranking the most disciplined and most cautioned players across the division.
Yellow card accumulation matters. Five bookings before matchday 19 triggers a one-game suspension, with thresholds rising as the season progresses. The table below shows every player’s booking record this season. With the run-in underway, every booking matters, as title, top-four, and relegation sides cannot afford to lose key players to suspension.
The all-time Premier League record for the most yellow cards is held by Gareth Barry, with 123 cautions.
Other notable players with high yellow card counts include Wayne Rooney (101) and Paul Scholes (99). The single-season record for the most yellow cards by a player is 14, a mark shared by seven players, including João Palhinha (2022-23) and Cheick Tioté (2010-11).
The Premier League yellow card rules state that a player who accumulates five yellow cards before the halfway point of the season will receive a one-match ban, with the Premier League yellow card suspension rules becoming more stringent as the season progresses.
The record for the most yellow cards in a single season by a team is held by Chelsea, who received 105 yellow cards in the 2023-24 season.
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