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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9. 12th - Crystal Palace - 61 points
Palace picked up 53 yellows and two red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Henry Browne
10. 11th - Leeds United - 66 points
The Whites picked up 61 yellows and one red card during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Stu Forster
11. 10th - Southampton - 67 points
The Saints picked up 52 yellows and three red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Pool
12. 9th - Manchester United - 68 points
The Red Devils picked up 63 yellows and one red card during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: GARETH COPLEY