Are Arsenal set for record red-card haul? - Yahoo Sports

William Saliba's straight red for hauling back Bournemouth's Evanlison when clean through on goal means Arsenal have had three players sent off in the opening eight matches of a season for the first time since 2011-12

It follows Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard being dismissed for second bookable offences against Brighton and Manchester City respectively. All three have come in the games the Gunners have not won.

The three red cards are already more than the two Mikel Arteta's side were given across both 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons combined.

Arsenal's most in a complete Premier League season was in 1998-99, when they received seven across their 38 games.

That is not the Premier League record though - the dubious honour of most red cards in a season is nine shared by 2011-12 QPR and 2009-10 Sunderland.

Of course, it is early days but on current pace Arsenal would not only shatter their personal record but also take the overall competition by being handed 14 red cards.

Despite the flurry to start the season, the Gunners' three red cards through eight games are not a Premier League record. Both Liverpool in 2023-24 and Leicester in 1994-95 were shown four inside their opening eight games of the campaign.

There have also been 19 other instances of a team being shown three red cards in their opening eight matches of a Premier League season - including Wolves in 2023-24.