Anthony Gordon discovered himself within the thick of the motion on Saturday.
The Newcastle United star profitable two penalties after which taking part in a key position within the transfer that led to Harvey Barnes’ gorgeous end.
The one damaging the place Anthony Gordon was involved, is that he was despatched off for kicking the ball away, choosing up a second yellow card.
The previous Everton participant had gone into the West Ham match on 8 yellow playing cards, one lower than Bruno on 9.
Anthony Gordon will now serve a one match suspension for choosing up the 2 yellow playing cards, BUT on the subject of constructing in direction of a attainable two match Premier League ban if accumulating 10 yellow playing cards within the first 32 PL matches of the season, is Anthony Gordon now on 8, 9, or 10 yellow playing cards???
That is now the 2023/24 Premier League leaderboard for Newcastle United gamers and yellow playing cards, following that West Ham match:
9 Bruno Guimaraes
8 Gordon
5 Joelinton, Longstaff, Trippier
4 Lascelles, Schar
3 Burn
2 Tonali, Wilson, Botman
1 Barnes, Targett, Ritchie, Livramento, Almiron, Corridor, Miley, Dubravka, White, Isak, Murphy
So… Anthony Gordon has now really been proven 10 yellow playing cards in Premier League matches this season… BUT because of the two yellows on Saturday equalling an immediate one match PL suspension, the 2 newest playing cards DO NOT get added to the working complete, as they was a pink!
As for Bruno Guimaraes one other suspension appeared assured, when he moved to 9 PL yellow playing cards in opposition to Man Metropolis on 13 January 2024, within the 3-2 dwelling defeat. Nonetheless, remarkably since then, not a single yellow card in these final 11 NUFC matches which have included eight PL video games. Satirically, Bruno did get a yellow within the recreation instantly earlier than this West Ham match BUT that was for Brazil of their 3-3 draw with Spain.
So, with 29 matches gone, Bruno has to keep away from a yellow in opposition to Everton at dwelling, Fulham away and Spurs at dwelling, to get to the top of 32 NUFC Premier League matches gone and keep away from a two recreation suspension.
While for Anthony Gordon he’s suspended in opposition to Everton (because of the West Ham pink card) on Tuesday evening and solely yellows in opposition to Fulham and Spurs would get him to 10 yellows and a two recreation ban.
At one time it appeared like Bruno and doubtlessly different Newcastle United gamers might have been in peril of reaching 15 yellows on this PL season, which might then convey an additional three recreation ban. Nonetheless, issues have comparatively calmed down after 36 yellow playing cards within the opening 13 NUFC Premier League matches. With 23 (not together with Gordon’s two on Saturday) within the subsequent 16 PL video games.
