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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5. 16th - West Ham United - 57 points
The Hammers picked up 44 yellows and three red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Pool
6. 15th - Tottenham Hotspur - 57 points
Spurs picked up 51 yellows and two red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Shaun Botterill
7. 14th - Leicester City - 57 points
The Foxes picked up 57 yellows but no red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Laurence Griffiths
8. 13th - Chelsea - 61 points
The Blues picked up 48 yellows and three red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: SUSANA VERA