Sky Bet Championship fixtures are becoming tougher and tougher to predict every matchday, with so much desire, intensity and physicality displayed by players.
The tension often rises in hotly contested fixtures, causing match officials to intervene. Whether it be for something as light as dissent or as dangerous as a crunching challenge, plenty of cards are brandished as a result.
As we reflect on the start of the season, we take a look at the sides in the Championship for their discipline – or rather their lack of it.
Based on five points for a straight red card, three for a second yellow and one for each individual yellow, here’s how the discipline table looks after 11 matches.

21. 4th: Blackburn Rovers
29 points (24 yellows, 0 second yellows, 1 straight red) | Getty Images

22. 3rd: Stoke City
30 points (30 yellows, 0 second yellows, 0 straight reds) | Getty Images

23. 2nd: Queens Park Rangers
35 points (25 yellows, 0 second yellows, 2 straight reds) | Getty Images

24. 1st: Southampton
37 points (32 yellows, 0 second yellows, 1 straight red) | Getty Images