When it comes to yellow cards this season, Newcastle United are well on course to smash last season’s total. In 2017/18, Newcastle players picked up (in all competitions) 57 yellow…

Breakdown of Newcastle United’s 32 yellow cards (and 1 red), two key stars facing a ban if they get one more,

This is how Newcastle United’s 26 yellow cards (and 1 red) are divided, with one player on the verge of a suspension.

Worst disciplinary records features 2 Newcastle players: Whether Jack Colback is trying too hard for the club he supports, or asked to do a job that has taken him out of his comfort zone…

In 26 of the first 27 games, there were yellow cards for Newcastle players but just have a look at what has happened recently…

I can see a nightmare scenario where Jonjo Shelvey picks up a yellow card against either Stoke or Bournemouth, then a 10th against Leicester…meaning he would miss the games against both Sunderland and Norwich!

Steve McClaren needs to tackle the severe (lack of) discipline problem that has built up at Newcastle United in recent seasons.

Mathieu Debuchy misses the Norwich match through suspension but he has promised not to give up what makes him a special player at Newcastle United.

Debuchy pretty much played to our script as well in other ways as he got stuck in throughout the match and got a fifth yellow card of the season when he cleaned out Paulinho on the edge of our box, which incidentally led to that brilliant save by Krul from the deflected free-kick followed by Mapou’s sensational clearance off the line. It would have spoilt our script if that had gone in…

The style Debuchy employs means that to be successful and get his foot in quickly he is sure to pick up bookings, in fact the total opposite of Santon who when at his best will always back himself to match the pace of any opponent.