Newcastle currently hover perilously above the relegation zone having taken 22 points from the 24 games played thus far.
The bottom seven sides are separated by just seven points, meaning this relegation battle is likely to head to the wire.
And in tight relegation battles, it is often small margins that are the difference between success and failure.
Having good discipline and not seeing some of your key players suspended for key games is just one of these factors - and some sides have fared better in this department than others.
With that in mind, here, using data from Transfermarkt, we take a look at what the current Premier League disciplinary table looks like:
Note: To calculate the ‘total disciplinary points’, straight red-cards are awarded five points, second-booking red cards are awarded three points whilst yellow cards are awarded one point.
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17. Aston Villa = 58 points
Total yellow cards = 50, straight-red cards = 1 (Ezri Konsa), second-booking red cards = 1 (Ezri Konsa), discipline points total = 58 Photo: OLI SCARFF
18. Manchester United = 62 points
Total yellow cards = 54, straight-red cards = 1 (Paul Pogba), second-booking red cards = 1 (Harry Maguire), discipline points total = 62 Photo: Michael Regan
19. Newcastle United = 66 points
Total yellow cards = 58, straight-red cards = 1 (Ciaran Clark), second-booking red cards = 1 (Jonjo Shelvey), discipline points total = 66 Photo: OLI SCARFF
20. Leeds United = 72 points
Total yellow cards = 67, straight-red cards = 1 (Pascal Struijk), second-booking red cards = 0, discipline points total = 72 Photo: Shaun Botterill