West Ham look to have been too nice this season!

The 22/23 Premier League fair play table often  reveals some interesting truths about each club.

Sometimes we have the notion that a side can actually be too nice and that has perhaps been the case for the Irons this year. Under David Moyes, they have accumulated the fewest cards over the season.

The Hammers haven’t hit the heights of previous seasons as we currently sit 14^th but we are one of only four sides to commit less than 10 fouls per game.

On the other end of the spectrum, Manchester United and Tottenham have racked up plenty of bookings this year. Both sides rank in the bottom five of the fair play table.

The biggest offenders in terms of cards have been Leeds United (surprise, surprise!) and Wolves. Both sides commit an average of over 12 fouls per game, which is the most in the league.

Using data from Transfermarkt,  CandH have compiled the 2022-23 Premier League fair play table. Note: a yellow card is worth one point, a second yellow is worth three points and a straight red card is worth five points.

1. West Ham – 41 yellow cards, 0 red cards, 41 points
   2. Brighton – 46 yellow cards, 0 red cards, 46 points
   3. Manchester City – 42 yellow cards, 1 red card, 47 points
   4. Arsenal – 49 yellow cards, 0 red cards, 49 points
   5. Brentford – 48 yellow cards, 1 red card, 51 points
   6. Liverpool – 52 yellow cards, 1 red card, 57 points
   7. Leicester – 56 yellow cards, 2 red cards, 62 points
   8. Newcastle – 58 yellow cards, 1 red card, 63 points
   9. Bournemouth – 64 yellow cards, 0 red cards, 64 points
   10. Southampton – 68 yellow cards, 0 red cards, 68 points
   11. Aston Villa – 71 yellow cards, 1 red card, 76 points
   12. Nottingham Forest – 79 yellow cards, 0 red cards, 79 points
   13. Fulham – 75 yellow cards, 1 red card, 80 points
   14. Everton – 75 yellow cards, 2 red cards, 83 points
   15. Chelsea – 73 yellow cards, 3 red cards, 84 points
   =16. Crystal Palace – 75 yellow cards, 3 red cards, 86 points
   =16. Manchester United – 76 yellow cards, 2 red cards, 86 points
   =16. Tottenham – 73 yellow cards, 3 red cards, 86 points
   19. Leeds – 76 yellow cards, 3 red cards, 87 points
   20. Wolves – 77 yellow cards, 6 red cards, 105 points