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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13. 8th - Arsenal - 68 points
The Gunners picked up 45 yellows and five red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Pool
14. 7th - Everton - 69 points
The Toffees picked up 59 yellows and two red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Pool
15. 6th - Brighton and Hove Albion - 69 points
The Seagulls picked up 43 yellows and a league high of six red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Mike Hewitt
16. 5th - Aston Villa - 70 points
Villa picked up 58 yellows and four red cards during the 2020/21 Premier League campaign. Photo: Pool