Bruno Guimaraes may gain advantage from a bonkers Premier League loophole if he’s despatched off in opposition to Tottenham on Saturday.
The Newcastle midfielder goes into Saturday’s St James’ Park conflict on 9 yellow playing cards and is vulnerable to a two-match suspension.
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High-flight guidelines stipulate that any participant will obtain a two-game ban if they’re booked ten instances within the opening 32 matches.
And with Newcastle set to participate of their thirty second league match, it represents the ultimate likelihood for Guimaraes to obtain an undesirable ban.
However extremely, ought to the Brazilian be despatched off courtesy of two cautions, he would solely be out for one recreation.
It’s a loophole that just lately noticed Anthony Gordon escape an prolonged suspension following his sending off late on within the Magpies’ 4-3 win over West Ham final month.
The England worldwide acquired his ninth and tenth yellow playing cards of the marketing campaign, however resulting from his dismissal, he stayed on eight bookings.
Ought to Guimaraes be proven two yellows in opposition to Spurs, he would stay on 9 and keep away from an extended ban.
Relying on the severity of a suspension, he may very well be dominated out of the video games with Crystal Palace and Sheffield United.
However the ex-Lyon star has proven nice restraint in previous couple of months having gone ten matches with out discovering himself within the referee’s pocket book.
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Following the 32-game cut-off for ten yellow playing cards, the following threshold is 15 yellows from 38 fixtures.
This is able to end in a three-match ban, although nobody in Premier League historical past has racked up as many cautions.
Guimaraes has been a key participant for the Magpies this season – chipping in with 4 targets and 7 assists from 43 outings in all competitions.
He introduced up 100 appearances for the Toon in final weekend’s journey to Fulham, the place he scored the one objective of the sport.
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