| Matches | Red | Yellow | Average |
| 11 | 3 | 41 | 4.00 |
| 13 Sep | Fulham 2-1 Bolton Wanderers | M1 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 1 | Ki-Hyeon | Nolan | 1 |
| 21 Sep | Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Wigan Ath | M2 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 2 | Corluka, O'Hara | Boyce, Palacios | 2 |
| 27 Sep | Newcastle Utd 1-2 Blackburn Rvs | M3 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 2 | Griffin, Cresswell | Malouda | 1 |
| 26 Oct | Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City | M4 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 1 | Kompany | 0 |
| 29 Oct | Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth | M5 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 0 | Diarra, Diop | 2 |
| 15 Nov | Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sunderland | M6 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 3 | Warnock, Khizanishvili, Mokoena | Tainio, Ferdinand, Collins, Jones | 4 |
| 6 Dec | Hull City 2-1 Middlesbrough | M7 |
| R | 0 | Wheater (PRO) | 1 | |
| Y | 1 | Ashbee | Sanli | 1 |
| 28 Dec | West Bromwich A 2-0 Tottenham H | M8 |
| R | 0 | Assou-Ekotto (SFP) | 1 | |
| Y | 3 | Morrison, Brunt, Zuiverloon | Dawson, Jenas | 2 |
| 21 Feb | Bolton Wands 2-1 West Ham Utd | M9 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 0 | Upson, Noble | 2 |
| 3 Mar | West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Arsenal | M10 |
| R | 0 | 0 | ||
| Y | 4 | Koren, Brunt, Meite, Donk | 0 |
| 22 Mar | Manchester City 1-0 Sunderland | M11 |
| R | 0 | McCartney (PRO) | 1 | |
| Y | 3 | Bojinov, Fernandes, Wright-Phillips | Bardsley, Davenport, Leadbitter, Ferdinand, Reid | 5 |
Key:
M - Match
* card later rescinded
(DH) - Deliberate Handball
(F&A L) - Foul and Abusive Language
covering:-
Using Offensive Language or Gesture
(PRO) - Professional Foul
covering:-
Denying a goal scoring opportunity by committing a foul
Denying a goal scoring opportunity by handball
(SBO) - Second Bookable Offence
(SFP) - Serious Foul Play
(VC) - Violent Conduct
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