Three Tottenham Hotspur players may need to be careful against Fulham as they are not far away from a suspension.
Cristian Romero is suspended for Tottenham’s clash against Fulham after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season in the North London derby.
The Premier League rules say that those who pick up five cautions on or before gameweek 19 (the halfway point of the season) will have to serve a one-match ban.
Frustrating for Tottenham, Romero got his booking for dissent, which will be extra frustrating for Thomas Frank, and some pundits even suggested that the Spurs boss should fine his captain.
Three more Tottenham players are on three yellow cards
Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha could come back into the starting eleven against the Cottagers after being benched for Tottenham’s 5-3 loss at PSG on Wednesday.
Kevin Danso is also expected to start due to Romero’s suspension, with the Austrian performing admirably whenever called upon this season.
Danso, Kudus and Palhinha will all have to be careful as all three of them are currently on three bookings each.
That means that if any of them pick up two bookings across the next seven league matches, they will be required to serve a one-match suspension.
Spurs will be happy to know who is refereeing their clash against Fulham
Stuart Attwell has been confirmed as the referee in charge of Tottenham’s clash against Fulham.
That is good news for the Lilywhites as Spurs have an excellent record when in matches officiated by Attwell.
Additionally, the 43-year-old referee has only shown 40 yellow cards to Tottenham players across the 23 matches he has presided over and has not sent off a single Spurs player in his career.
That will be good news for Danso, Palhinha and Kudus, who will be walking a disciplinary tightrope for the next six matches if they enter the referee’s notebook against Fulham.