Most Red Cards in Premier League History
The most sent-off players in the Premier League era, from Vieira and Dunne down.
Patrick Vieira, Richard Dunne and Duncan Ferguson are tied on eight Premier League dismissals — a record that has stood since 2008 and survived the 2025-26 season intact. Below the seven-card group a larger pool of players share six red cards, so the bottom of this list is a cut rather than a clean cutoff; ties follow Opta's ordering.
| Rank | Player | Club | League | Red Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | PV 🇫🇷 Patrick Vieira | Arsenal | Premier League | 8 |
| 🥈 | RD 🇮🇪 Richard Dunne | Everton, Man City, Aston Villa | Premier League | 8 |
| 🥉 | DF 🏴 Duncan Ferguson | Everton, Newcastle | Premier League | 8 |
| 4 | LC 🏴 Lee Cattermole | Middlesbrough, Sunderland | Premier League | 7 |
| 5 | RK 🇮🇪 Roy Keane | Nottingham Forest, Man United | Premier League | 7 |
| 6 | VJ 🏴 Vinnie Jones | Wimbledon, Chelsea, QPR | Premier League | 7 |
| 7 | AS 🏴 Alan Smith | Leeds, Man United, Newcastle | Premier League | 7 |
| 8 | LB 🇵🇹 Luís Boa Morte | Arsenal, Fulham, West Ham | Premier League | 6 |
| 9 | GB 🏴 Gareth Barry | Aston Villa, Man City, Everton | Premier League | 6 |
| 10 | JT 🏴 John Terry | Chelsea | Premier League | 6 |
| 11 | JH 🏴 John Hartson | Arsenal, West Ham, Wimbledon | Premier League | 6 |
| 12 | AC 🏴 Andrew Cole | Newcastle, Man United, Blackburn | Premier League | 6 |
| 13 | NB 🏴 Nicky Butt | Man United, Newcastle | Premier League | 6 |
| 14 | YK 🇫🇷 Younes Kaboul | Tottenham, Portsmouth, Sunderland | Premier League | 6 |
| 15 | NV 🇷🇸 Nemanja Vidić | Man United | Premier League | 6 |
| 16 | SG 🏴 Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | Premier League | 6 |
| 17 | MK 🏴 Martin Keown | Arsenal, Everton | Premier League | 6 |
| 18 | FQ 🇫🇷 Franck Queudrue | Middlesbrough, Fulham, Birmingham | Premier League | 6 |
| 19 | JB 🏴 Joey Barton | Man City, Newcastle, QPR | Premier League | 6 |
| 20 | TK 🇹🇷 Tugay Kerimoğlu | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | 6 |
Red card totals per Opta, Premier League and Guinness World Records. Ties on six dismissals are shared by more players than this list shows.
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