Premier League referees have brandished just four red cards this season, a fraction of the number of what their European counterparts have been showing in their respective leagues.
It is a tiny total when compared to across the Channel, where French referees have been almost constantly delving into their pockets.
In Ligue 1, there have already been 34 red cards and in Ligue 2 there have been 45 - making it an astonishing 79 sending-offs this season already in France's top two divisions. READ MORE: Premier League clubs plot downsize of FA Cup and revamp of League Cup in radical proposals They also earned an unwanted record this week when Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo was given his marching orders just eight seconds after kick-off.
That became the fastest red card ever received in Ligue 1 history. Across Europe, though, they are still more offensive than the Premier League with La Liga next on the list of most red cards.
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