Which players are suspended or close to a ban in Premier League?

See which players are unavailable for Premier League matches because they are serving a ban or are close to suspension due to their accumulation of yellow cards. 

Who is suspended?

After Declan Rice was sent off after a second yellow card against Brighton & Hove Albion in Matchweek 3, he will serve a one-match ban for Arsenal, ruling him out of the north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 15 September.

Southampton defender Jack Stephens is suspended until Matchweek 7 after receiving a straight red card in the 3-0 loss to Manchester United. He will miss two Premier League matches, against Ipswich Town and AFC Bournemouth, as well as an EFL Cup meeting with Everton, before returning to availability for a trip to Arsenal on 5 October.

Newcastle United defender Fabian Schar is available to return this weekend against Wolverhampton Wanderers, after a straight red card against Southampton in Matchweek 1 resulted in a three-match ban that included the EFL Cup win at Nottingham Forest.

Players serving bans

Player	Next available
Declan Rice (ARS)	MW5
Jack Stephens (SOU)	MW7

Who is close to a ban?

Players who receive a total of five yellow cards in their first 19 fixtures will be given a one-match suspension. Currently there are 10 players on two yellow cards. 

Should a player be booked 10 times across their first 32 matches in the competition, they will be suspended for two matches. Yellow cards are not carried over to the EFL Cup or FA Cup.

Players with most yellow cards

Player (club)	Yellow cards
Kobbie Mainoo (MUN)	3
Ali Al-Hamadi (IPS)	2
Dan Burn (NEW)	2
Rodrigo Bentancur (TOT)	2
Tom Cairney (FUL)	2
Joao Gomes (WOL)	2
Toti Gomes (WOL)	2
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (SOU)	2
Joelinton (NEW)	2
Bryan Mbeumo (BRE)	2

*updated 14 September

See: Latest Premier League player injuries