Champions Arsenal finish top of EPL Fair Play table with zero red cards; Chelsea bottom with eight

Arsenal has officially claimed the top spot in the Premier League’s disciplinary rankings for the season, according to the latest data published by football statistics website Transfermarkt.

The Gunners anchored their successful campaign with an unprecedented defensive discipline, finishing the year with just 51 yellow cards and becoming the only team in the top flight to avoid a single red card.

The North London club’s flawless record of zero ejections and zero penalties conceded played a pivotal role in their competitive edge this year.

In stark contrast, their London rivals Chelsea anchored the opposite end of the spectrum, finishing dead last at 20th in the official Fair Play standings.

The statistics reveal that Chelsea accumulated a staggering 122 negative points under Transfermarkt’s tracking system, which penalizes teams heavily for dismissals.

Chelsea’s disciplinary breakdown consisted of 90 yellow cards, four indirect red cards resulting from two bookings, and four straight red cards.

While Tottenham Hotspur pushed their rivals closely by picking up seven more yellow cards than the Blues for a total of 97, Chelsea’s total of eight dismissals was exactly double that of Spurs.

This high volume of red cards mathematically cemented Chelsea at the absolute bottom of the Fair Play league, confirming the widespread media narrative surrounding the squad’s persistent on-pitch disciplinary struggles.