Harry Kane was called out in the morning Mailbox for his apparent immunity from punishment for persistent fouls. But the Tottenham striker doesn’t feature in the top 20 serial offenders in Premier League.
The most prolific sinner is a Jose Mourinho player – perhaps the most Mourinho player in the Spurs squad – while the likes of Jack Grealish, Sadio Mane, Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount seem to be giving as good as they are getting.
And how did Scott McTominay make it up until last night before getting his first booking for the season?
Monday mailbox: How does Harry Kane get away with it? And other mails….
Top 20 players for fouls committed in the Premier League this season
Ties decided by fouls per 90 minutes.
20) Harry Maguire (Manchester United) – 35
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.2
Yellow cards: 8
Red cards: –
19) Ademola Lookman (Fulham) – 35
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.4
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: –
18) Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) – 35
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.6
Yellow cards: 5
Red cards: 1
17) David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) – 35
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.9
Yellow cards: 5
Red cards: –
16) Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 36
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.3
Yellow cards: 5
Red cards: –
15) Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) – 36
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.6
Yellow cards: 6
Red cards: 1
14) Joao Moutinho (Wolves) – 36
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.7
Yellow cards: 3
Red cards: 1
13) Fred (Manchester United) – 36
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.8
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: –
12) Scott McTominay (Manchester United) – 36
Fouls per 90 minutes: 2
Yellow cards: 1
Red cards: –
11) James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) – 37
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.3
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: –
10) George Baldock (Sheffield United) – 38
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.6
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: –
9) Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – 38
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.6
Yellow cards: 3
Red cards: –
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8) Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) – 38
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.7
Yellow cards: 6
Red cards: –
7) Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) – 38
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.8
Yellow cards: 8
Red cards: –
6) Mason Mount (Chelsea) – 43
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.7
Yellow cards: 2
Red cards: –
5) Ashley Barnes (Burnley) – 43
Fouls per 90 minutes: 3
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: –
4) Yves Bissouma (Brighton) – 44
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.8
Yellow cards: 6
Red cards: 1
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3) Mateusz Klich (Leeds) – 44
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.9
Yellow cards: 6
Red cards: –
2) Tomas Soucek (West Ham) – 50 fouls
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.8
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: 1 (overturned on appeal)
1) Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham) – 51 fouls
Fouls per 90 minutes: 1.8
Yellow cards: 6
Red cards: –
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