With a quarter of the 2021/22 Championship campaign played, we are taking at look (via WhoScored stats) at this season's disciplinary figures including fouls, bookings and red cards to examine which teams are the 'dirtiest’ in the second tier of English football and where each side ranks in the league table.
We've awarded half a point for a foul, one point for a yellow, three for two yellows followed by a red, and five for a straight red. We have also included each team's most ill-disciplined player:
5. Reading - Total score: 76.5
Fouls: 117. Yellow cards: 18. Second yellow then red: 0. Straight red cards: 0. Worst disciplined player: Josh Laurent, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Michael Morrison, Baba Rahman. Photo: Ryan Pierse
6. Queens Park Rangers - Total score: 80
Fouls: 118. Yellow cards: 18. Second yellow then red: 1. Straight red cards: 0. Worst disciplined player: Moses Odubajo. Photo: Jacques Feeney
7. Hull City - Total score: 81.5
Fouls: 117. Yellow cards: 15. Second yellow then red: 1. Straight red cards: 1. Worst disciplined player: Di'Shon Bernard, Richard Smallwood. Photo: Alex Livesey
8. Blackburn Rovers - Total score: 82.5
Fouls: 119. Yellow cards: 20. Second yellow then red: 1. Straight red cards: 0. Worst disciplined player: Hayden Carter. Photo: Alex Livesey