Bruno Fernandes, Kieran Trippier and other Dream Team assets one yellow card away from suspension

DREAM TEAM managers have enough on their plate at this time of the year without having to worry about suspensions.

Unfortunately, there are a host of Premier League names one yellow card away from a one-game suspension, some of them among the most-popular assets in Dream Team right now.

It’s not that these players necessarily need to be replaced as soon as possible but gaffers should be aware of which individuals are walking the tightrope as it may influence their strategy.

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Walking the tightrope[/caption]

PLAYERS ONE YELLOW CARD AWAY FROM A DOMESTIC SUSPENSION:

• Kai Havertz (£3m)
• Matty Cash (£3.2m)
• Lucas Digne (£2.8m)
• Douglas Luiz (£3.4m)
• Kristoffer Ajer (£1.9m)
• Christian Norgaard (£2.4m)
• Jordan Beyer (£1.6m)
• Raheem Sterling (£3.9m)
• Jordan Ayew (£3.1m)
• Jarrad Branthwaite (£1.8m)
• Ashley Young (£1.8m)
• Abdoulaye Doucoure (£3m)
• Antonee Robinson (£2.1m)
• Tom Lockyer (£1.5m)
• Issa Kabore (£1.8m)
• Marvelous Nakamba (£1.7m)
• Bruno Fernandes (£5.7m)
• Rodri (£4.1m)
• Kieran Trippier (£5.2m)
• Sean Longstaff (£3m)
• Orel Mangala (£1.7m)
• Ibrahim Sangare (£2.1m)
• Jack Robinson (£1m)
• Oliver Norwood (£2.2m)
• Rayan Ait-Nouri (£2.3m)

The inclusion of Trippier’s name in this list will have set a few alarm bells off.

Newcastle’s reliable right-back is Dream Team’s outright best defender having amassed 109 points and he’s the sixth-most popular player in the game with an ownership of 32.4%.

Cash is the seventh-best asset in his position and the ninth-most selected player in the game.

Aston Villa’s No2 is among the most transferred-out players ahead of Gameweek 14 having registered a goose egg against Tottenham at the weekend.

Digne is also one yellow card away from an unscheduled rest meaning the Villains’ could conceivably be without both their first-choice full-backs sometime soon.

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Fernandes is comfortably Manchester United’s best performer this season, the Portuguese playmaker has racked up 105 points, and his ownership of 17.6% makes him the sixth-most selected midfielder.

The 29-year-old would be a huge miss for his owners if he incurred a suspension but at £5.7m there is plenty of cash available for a replacement if gaffers decide to get rid, if only until after his inevitable fifth yellow card.

Similarly, Rodri’s precarious status is a headache for the 14.5% of Dream Team bosses currently backing him.

Manchester City’s linchpin is adept at avoiding bookings but he’s also instructed to make tactical fouls when necessary, meaning a yellow card is always a possibility.

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City’s record without Rodri is dismal this season[/caption]

There are bound to be plenty of XIs out there containing Trippier, Cash, Fernandes and Rodri – if all four were to be suspended at the same time it would be nothing short of a disaster.

Many gaffers will feel they have to act as soon as possible to remove even the slightest chance of such a fate.

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