Reading are 12th (or equal 10th) in the current disciplinary/fair play standings….
Team - Points Amassed
- Luton Town - 7
- Coventry City - 8
- Huddersfield Town - 10
- Rotherham United - 10
- West Bromwich Albion - 12
- Queens Park Rangers - 13
- Norwich City - 13
- Hull City - 15
- Stoke City - 16
- Burnley FC - 17
- Millwall FC - 17
- Reading FC - 17
- Sheffield United - 17
- Blackburn Rovers - 18
- Birmingham City - 18
- Cardiff City - 18
- Wigan Athletic - 18
- Blackpool FC - 20
- Swansea City - 20
- Bristol City - 22
- Middlesbrough FC - 22
- Watford FC - 22
- Preston North End - 23
- Sunderland AFC - 26
Current Reading player disciplinary status:
Name - Points
- Mamadou Loum - 2
- Junior Hoilett - 2
- Joe Lumley - 2
- Tom Holmes - 2
- Andy Yiadom - 2
- Tyrese Fornah - 1
- Sam Hutchinson - 1
- Nesta Guinness-Walker - 1
- Tom McIntyre - 1
- Kelvin Abrefa - 1
- Dean Bouzanis - 1
- Shane Long - 1
- Collecting 5 points in the first 19 league games entitles the player concerned to a free 1 match suspension
- Collecting 10 points in the first 37 league games entitles the player concerned to a free 2 match suspension
- FA Cup, collecting 2 bookings between rounds 3 and 6 results in 1 game ban
In all competitions a red card means one of the following (bans are immediate, unless appealed by the club, and applied across all first team competitions):
1 game ban
- Denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a handball offence
- Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent whose overall movement is towards the offender’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick
- Receiving two yellow cards in the same game
2 game ban
- Using abusive or offensive language and/or gestures
3 game ban
- Serious foul play (generally deemed to be a challenge or tackle that threatens an opponent's safety)
- Violent conduct
6 game ban
- Spitting at an opposing player or any other person