After sitting on top of the table all season, Arsenal have finally dropped down a place as referees move Bournemouth to the top of the yellow card table.

Referee Stuart Attwell shows Richarlison of Everton a yellow card during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Everton FC at Emirates Stadium on February 23, 2020 in London, United Kingdom.

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: Referee Stuart Attwell shows Richarlison of Everton a yellow card during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Everton FC at Emirates Stadium on February 23, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

For what I think is the first time this season, Arsenal are no longer top of the yellow card table, nor are they receiving more yellows per foul than other sides.

	games	fouls	yellow	FPY	YPG
Bournemouth	28	257	60	4.283	2.14
Arsenal	27	296	64	4.625	2.37
Tottenham	28	285	61	4.672	2.18
Norwich	28	271	53	5.113	1.89
Newcastle	28	261	49	5.327	1.75
Man City	27	274	51	5.373	1.89
Chelsea	28	283	52	5.442	1.86
Watford	28	334	61	5.475	2.18
West Ham	28	291	53	5.491	1.89
Sheffield United	27	291	51	5.706	1.89
Man United	28	309	54	5.722	1.93
Burnley	28	307	53	5.792	1.89
Aston Villa	27	315	54	5.833	2.00
Everton	28	336	57	5.895	2.04
Brighton	28	281	44	6.386	1.57
Wolves	28	312	48	6.500	1.71
Crystal Palace	28	305	44	6.932	1.57
Southampton	28	341	44	7.750	1.57
Liverpool	28	232	26	8.923	0.93
Leicester	28	293	31	9.452	1.11

		FPY = fouls per yellow		YPG – yellows per game

With Martin Atkinson in charge of Arsenal’s game against West Ham on Saturday, this could all change again.

Look out for a post I have coming later about how badly referees are distributed for Arsenal’s game and why that is a really bad thing.

Arsenal replaced by Bournemouth as side with most yellow cards

After sitting on top of the table all season, Arsenal have finally dropped down a place as referees move Bournemouth to the top of the yellow card table.