Player Discipline, Bookings and Suspension

[Exeter 77]

I've never watched Rugby League but it was mentioned it was to be like that ?
I think Rugby Union it's decided by ref but goes to TMO to check
It can even get upgraded to a red card.

Do Rugby League also use video tech ?

Rugby League does have a video official but I'm not sure if it is used for foul play.

[Brazilian Villain]

It's a load of bollocks, the team will just time waste as much time as they can get away with during that 10 minutes trying not to concede. Just fuck off messing up football.

Sums it up nicely for me.

[colin69]

Footballs gone to shit…

[Footy-Vill]

In the whole league there has been an increase and has seen more yellow cards for dissent and time-wasting this season than in any other previous Premier League campaign, already surpassing the whole of 2022-23 season.

Time Wasting
In 2022-23, Aston Villa were the team punished most often for time-wasting.  We picked up 19 cards for the offence, which was far more than the second worst team Fulham on nine.

2023-24
Villa are joint-top of this on par with 11 cards for time-wasting already this season, alongside Chelsea and Wolves.


This time wasting isn't a good look for us but it obviously been helping our results.

Though the refs seem to not be consistent as there are other games where players aren't booked when our players are.

[Footy-Vill]

Bookings for Dissent stats 2023-24

Chelsea – 22
Manchester United – 18
Brighton and Hove Albion – 16
Fulham – 16
Newcastle United – 15
Wolverhampton Wanderers – 15
Tottenham Hotspur – 13
Bournemouth – 12
Nottingham Forest – 12
Sheffield United – 12
Aston Villa – 11
Manchester City – 11
West Ham United – 11
Crystal Palace – 10
Everton – 9
Liverpool – 9
Brentford – 8
Arsenal – 5
Burnley – 5
Luton Town – 3

[Footy-Vill]

Our players have been caught offside the fewest times in the Premier League this season—just 21 times, or less than one per game on average—and we have demonstrated excellent discipline in our use of the high line and catching the opposition offsides, making us the most productive and well-organized squad for this facet of the game by a significant margin. In this respect that's great discipline.

[edgysatsuma89]

Our players have been caught offside the fewest times in the Premier League this season—just 21 times, or less than one per game on average—and we have demonstrated excellent discipline in our use of the high line and catching the opposition offsides, making us the most productive and well-organized squad for this facet of the game by a significant margin. In this respect that's great discipline.

I'd say we're not caught offside much because we slow the game down quite a bit.

[Footy-Vill]

Emery would be livid if our players were getting caught offside often though.

[Footy-Vill]

The referee vs Luton:
Michael Oliver and it's the first time he is officiating a Villa match this season.

23/24 season:
17 Prem matches his record is 69 yellow and 4 red.
Awarded 4 penalties.
Away teams have a 47 % win ratio this season.
(Home 35% Draw 17)
Awarded 4 penalties.

In 35 matches he's never ever awarded us a penalty
He's given 7 against us

[Footy-Vill]

By the way, did you know Aston Villa has not conceded a penalty this season? I think that's excellent discipline from the players.

[Bad English]

Have

[Footy-Vill]

No have not!

Have

[OCD]

By the way, did you know Aston Villa has not conceded a penalty this season? I think that's excellent discipline from the players.

Why do you have to tempt fate like this?!

[kippaxvilla2]

The referee vs Luton:
Michael Oliver and it's the first time he is officiating a Villa match this season.

23/24 season:
17 Prem matches his record is 69 yellow and 4 red.
Awarded 4 penalties.
Away teams have a 47 % win ratio this season.
(Home 35% Draw 17)
Awarded 4 penalties.

In 35 matches he's never ever awarded us a penalty
He's given 7 against us

What about the other 1 percent?

[Footy-Vill]

 4 yellow cards today v Luton Bailey, Luiz, Zaniolo, Rogers.
Means we have join second most yellow cards of 73 with Sheffield Utd Chelsea only team more with 79.
I wonder if it's the concentration and demands that means we get so many Yellow Cards as petulance and silly fouls creep in possible as a psychological release.

There's also the factor in of Martinez getting cards for time wasting luckily not booked today and will avoid 2 match suspension through yellow cards . Only a sending off would mean any suspension now. But he does overdo it at times and is most booked keeper for antics.