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Sandro Tonali missed a lot of 2024 by way of suspension following a breach in soccer’s playing guidelines, however he’s now liable to lacking considered one of our closing video games of the yr for a really totally different motive.
Throughout Wednesday evening’s 3-3 draw with Liverpool at St James’ Park, the Italian picked up his fourth yellow card of the season, leaving him a single reserving away from a one-game ban.
The previous AC Milan begin has began simply six occasions this season, however bookings towards Man Metropolis, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool imply he goes into tomorrow’s journey to Brentford one reserving away from suspension.
Tonali was excellent in midweek and can hopefully be match sufficient to go once more on Saturday, with Eddie Howe revealing in right this moment’s pre-match press convention that he was struggling with cramp earlier than he was subbed off.
Two different Mags in danger
Two others liable to suspension embody Fabian Schar and Joelinton, who’re additionally on 4 yellows and left strolling a tightrope over our subsequent 5 video games.
Premier League guidelines state that any participant who receives 5 yellows over the primary 19 video games of the season will probably be suspended for one sport, which means Tonali, Schar and Joelinton will probably be hoping to keep away from yellows over the next fixtures:
Brentford vs Newcastle – Saturday seventh December
Newcastle vs Leicester – Saturday 14th December
Ipswich vs Newcastle – Saturday twenty first December
Newcastle vs Aston Villa – Thursday twenty sixth December
Man Utd vs Newcastle – Monday thirtieth December
As soon as these 5 video games are out of the best way and we head into 2025, we’ll have handed the 19 sport cut-off and entered the 10-yellow rule the place gamers danger a two-match ban earlier than the thirty third sport of the season.
After Dan Burn’s yellow card at Nottingham Forest final month noticed him transfer to 5 and miss our residence defeat to West Ham, we’ll should hope most – if not all – of Tonali, Schar and Joelinton keep out of the referee’s e book; though there’s each probability we lose no less than one at some stage over the busy festive interval.
As you could keep in mind, Bruno Guimaraes flirted with the prospect of a two-game ban for giant components of final season, being on 9 yellow playing cards for what felt like an age. Hopefully the three at present in danger can obtain the same feat this month!
