The table (via TransferMarkt) awards one point for every yellow card, three for a second yellow that leads to a red and five for a straight red.
Here is where the Magpies and their top-flight rivals rank – starting lowest to highest:
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1. 20th - Liverpool - 40 points
The Reds picked up 40 yellows but no red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: PAUL ELLIS
2. 19th - Burnley - 48 points
The Clarets picked up 48 yellows but no red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Catherine Ivill
3. 18th - Wolverhampton Wanderers - 54 points
Wolves picked up 51 yellows and one red card during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Pool
4. 17th - Manchester City - 56 points
City picked up 46 yellows and two red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Michael Regan