Which Southampton players are nearing a one-game suspension?

Saints will be missing manager Russell Martin for Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup clash against Championship side Stoke City.

Martin will miss the fourth-round Carabao Cup tie due to a one-match touchline ban after receiving three yellow cards.

For players, the suspension threshold is higher, with a one-game ban enforced only after five yellow cards within the first 19 games.

Here’s a look at how close Southampton’s players are to a one-game suspension:

Four Yellow Cards
– Flynn Downes

Three Yellow Cards
– Adam Lallana, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tyler Dibling

Two Yellow Cards
– Mateus Fernandes, Yukinari Sugawara, Adam Armstrong, Jan Bednarek

One Yellow Card
– Jack Stephens, Ben Brereton Diaz, Charlie Taylor, Kyle Walker-Peters, Maxwel Cornet, Ross Stewart, Ryan Manning, Sam Edozie (on loan at Anderlecht)