Where West Brom, Sheffield United and Leeds rank among the 'dirtiest' Championship teams this season

West Brom are battling to secure a place in the play-offs this season after a four-year hiatus from England’s top-flight.

The Baggies are currently sixth in the table and after a 1-1 draw with Hull City, only goal difference separates them from seventh placed Bristol City who claimed a 2-1 victory against Norwich City on Friday night.

Tony Mowbray’s side have drawn a Championship-high 18 games this season and know that they will need to convert more of those performances into wins in the final furlong of the campaign if they are to achieve their goals.

The Hawthorns faithful know that the smallest of margins could make a huge difference in this year’s race for the play-offs and one factor that could play a key part is discipline and mental strength in key moments.

With that in mind, Birmingham World takes a look at the Championship disciplinary table and just how many bookings West Brom have accumulated over the course of the season so far.

How many bookings have West Brom had this season?

Over the course of the first 38 games, West Brom have had 68 yellow cards and two sendings off. Midfielder Jayson Molumby has been the most susceptible to cards this season and the 25-year-old currently has nine yellow cards.

He is followed closely behind by midfielder Callum Styles with eight bookings and former Leeds United star Alex Mowatt and defender Darnell Furlong with six yellows each.

Furlong received a red card in their 1-0 win against QPR earlier this month and the club's appeal against the dismissal was rejected, resulting in a three-match ban for the player. The other red card of the season went to Kyle Bartley after the game had already finished during a post-match fracas against Sheffield Wednesday in February.

The full Championship disciplinary table

Preston North End have the worst disciplinary record in the division with a league-high 97 yellow cards and five red cards. The Lancashire side have received 29 more yellows than West Brom this term and have also had three more players sent off the field over the course of the campaign.

Here is the full Championship disciplinary table, according to ESPN.

1. Preston North End: 97 yellow cards, 5 red cards: 112 points
2. Blackburn Rovers: 84 yellow cards, 4 red cards: 96 points
3. Portsmouth: 92 yellow cards, 1 red card: 95 points
4. Watford: 84 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 93 points
5. Luton Town: 75 yellow cards, 6 red cards: 93 points
6. Sheffield United: 86 yellow cards, 2 red cards: 92 points
7. Sunderland: 79 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 88 points
8. Stoke City: 88 yellow cards, 0 red cards: 88 points
9. Sheffield Wednesday: 75 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 84 points
10. QPR: 75 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 84 points
11. Burnley: 73 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 82 points
12. Cardiff City: 71 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 80 points
13. Norwich City: 72 yellow cards, 2 red cards: 78 points
14. Bristol City: 68 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 77 points
15. Hull City: 70 yellow cards, 2 red cards: 76 points
16. West Brom: 68 yellow cards, 2 red cards: 74 points
17. Derby County: 74 yellow cards, 0 red cards: 74 points
18. Millwall: 67 yellow cards, 1 red cards: 70 points
19. Middlesbrough: 64 yellow cards, 2 red cards: 70 points
20. Plymouth: 60 yellow cards, 3 red cards: 69 points
21. Coventry City: 63 yellow cards, 0 red cards: 63 points
22. Oxford United: 62 yellow cards, 0 red cards: 62 points
23. Swansea City: 56 yellow cards, 1 red cards: 59 points
24. Leeds United: 56 yellow cards, 0 red cards: 56 points

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