{"id":152610,"date":"2018-05-29T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soulcentralmagazine.com\/revealed-the-dirtiest-players-in-the-premier-league-from-the-2017-18-season\/"},"modified":"2018-05-29T22:20:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T22:20:00","slug":"revealed-the-dirtiest-players-in-the-premier-league-from-the-2017-18-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulcentralmagazine.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/29\/revealed-the-dirtiest-players-in-the-premier-league-from-the-2017-18-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: The dirtiest players in the Premier League from the 2017\/18 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"football\" target=\"_blank\">football<\/a> is undoubtedly the beautiful game, there are enough moments to make us wince and recoil in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p>For every overhead kick in a <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/champions-league\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"champions-league\">Champions League<\/a> Final for example, there are disastrous goalkeeping clangers (not pointing any fingers here whatsoever).<\/p>\n<p>One such example is the dark art of the cynical foul.<\/p>\n<p>You know the one, the mercurial opposition player breaks away with a deft piece of skill only to be hauled down before they can cause serious damage.<\/p>\n<p>For every sublime goal or piece of skill we saw in the <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/premier-league\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> in the 2017\/18 season, there were undoubtedly thousands more fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Some players are guiltier than others and talkSPORT have decided to name them and shame them!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to data gather from the official Premier League website, you can scroll down to see the dirtiest players from the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n<p>= 17. Cheikhou Kouyate (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/west-ham-united\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"West Ham United\">West Ham United<\/a>) \u2013 45 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460176 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-943412724_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 17. Joshua King (AFC <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Bournemouth\">Bournemouth<\/a>) \u2013 45 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460178 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-948227970_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 17. Mathias Zanka (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/huddersfield-town\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Huddersfield Town\">Huddersfield Town<\/a>) \u2013 45 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460181 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-913715976_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>16. Dusan Tadic (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/southampton\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Southampton\">Southampton<\/a>) \u2013 46 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460183 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-889355402_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 14. Mousa Demebele (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Tottenham Hotspur\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>) \u2013 48 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460185 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-949708874_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 14. Christian Benteke (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/crystal-palace\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Crystal Palace\">Crystal Palace<\/a>) \u2013 48 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460188 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-940550102_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13. Joe Allen (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/stoke-city\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Stoke City\">Stoke City<\/a>) \u2013 49 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460191 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-923720562_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 10. Dale Stephens (Brighton &amp; Hove Albion) &#8211; 50 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460193 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-946202872_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 10. Idrissa Gueye (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/everton\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Everton\">Everton<\/a>) \u2013 50 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460194 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-894971626_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 10. Tiemoue Bakayoko (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/chelsea\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a>) \u2013 50 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460196 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-914614494_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 8. <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/oriol-romeu\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Oriol Romeu\">Oriol Romeu<\/a> (Southampton) \u2013 53 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460197 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-949962260_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 8. Ashley Barnes (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/burnley\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Burnley\">Burnley<\/a>) \u2013 53 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460199 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-930105708_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 6. Granit Xhaka (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/arsenal\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a>) \u2013 57 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460200 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-875720384_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 6. Roberto Firmino (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/liverpool\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a>) \u2013 57 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460201 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-904843164_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5. Erik Pieters (Stoke City) \u2013 58 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460203 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-942999182_1_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 3. Wilfred Ndidi (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/leicester-city\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Leicester City\">Leicester City<\/a>) \u2013 60 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460206 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-893820532_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>= 3 Glenn Murray (Brighton &amp; Hove Albion) \u2013 60 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460207 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-927102386_0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2. Jordan Ayew (<a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/swansea-city\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Swansea City\">Swansea City<\/a>) \u2013 63 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460208 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-952442012.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) \u2013 69 fouls<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__460211 img__view_mode__media_original media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/gettyimages-949579532.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '342874752723455');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/revealed-dirtiest-players-premier-league-201718-season-180529284498\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While football is undoubtedly the beautiful game, there are enough moments to make us wince and recoil in equal measure. 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