Seeing red is always on the cards

13 April 2012

An incredible 43 players have received their marching orders during Arsene Wenger's six-year reign at Higbury. Patrick Vieira has been dismissed seven times with fiery Martin Keown just behind on six.

Three red cards in Arsenal's last two games takes their tally to 11 this campaign, their worst single season under the Frenchman - and there are still four months left before the summer break.

COMPETITION
Premiership 29
FA Cup 5
League Cup 4
Champions League 4
UEFA Cup 1
   
WHAT FOR
Two bookings 21
Violent conduct 10
Fouls 4
Professional fouls 4
Dissent 3
Pushing referee 1
   
SEASON
1996-97 6
1997-98 6
1998-99 10
1999-00 7
2000-01 3
2001-02 11
   
THE VILLAINS
Patrick Vieira 7
Martin Keown 6
Emmanuel Petit
Gilles Grimandi
 4
Dennis Bergkamp
Ray Parlour
Oleg Luzhny
 3
Tony Adams 2
Steve Bould
Ian Wright
John Hartson
Jason Crowe
Lee Dixon
Nelson Vivas
Freddie Ljungberg
Thierry Henry
Ashley Cole
John Halls
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
 1

Our statistics show that Arsenal are the biggest sinners in the Premiership and the third worst in Europe. But, they are also the most fouled against side in the top flight.

EUROPE'S WORST
 Red CardsYellow Cards
Piacenza841
Chievo Verona658
Arsenal652
   
PERMIERSHIP'S WORST
 Fouls committedRed cards
Arsenal4136
Leicester4085
Leeds4124
   
IN ARSENAL'S DEFENCE
 Fouls wonOpponent's reds
Arsenal5168
Newcastle4115
Fulham4102