Preston North End's Alan Browne battles with Sunderland's Luke O'NienPreston North End's Alan Browne battles with Sunderland's Luke O'Nien
Preston North End's Alan Browne battles with Sunderland's Luke O'Nien

The 11 Championship players at risk of two-match bans amid play-off race - from Norwich City, Hull and Preston

A look at the Championship players walking the suspension tightrope - who are at play-off chasing sides

Preston North End defender Liam Lindsay will be desperate to win on Saturday - but coming through the Hull City clash without a booking would be a boost too.

There is no major issue if he does; the Lilywhites' centre-back just needs to avoid picking up a yellow card in each of his next three matches. Preston have played 34 games so far, with the 37-match mark the cut-off point for an automatic two-match suspension - for receiving 10 yellows.

With PNE back in the play-off race, we look at those players who are walking the suspension tightrope - ahead of passing that 37 game checkpoint. We've kept it to players from teams also in the top six hunt: Hull, Norwich, West Brom and Sunderland, as things stand. The top four of Leicester City, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Southampton are well clear of the rest.

Note: Any player who picks up 15 bookings before the end of the season automatically picks up a three-match suspension.

Those players who have already reached 10 bookings for the season include Sam Morsy (Ipswich - 12), Ben Pearson (Stoke - 11), Jack Colback and Sam Field (QPR - 10), Jordan Thompson (Stoke - 10), Dan Ballard (Sunderland - 10), Ryan Porteous (Watford - 10) and Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester - 10)

With PNE back in the play-off race, we look at those players who are walking the suspension tightrope - ahead of passing that 37 game checkpoint. We've kept it to players from teams also in the top six hunt: Hull, Norwich, West Brom and Sunderland, as things stand. The top four of Leicester City, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Southampton are well clear of the rest.

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