Bruno Guimaraes & Anthony Gordon at risk of Premier League ban after Newcastle United incidents

Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon are facing their second Premier League suspensions of the season.

Guimaraes was shown his ninth booking of the league season in Newcastle's previous home match against Manchester City, meaning he is just one yellow card away from a two-match ban. The Brazilian was booked for a foul on Mateo Kovacic in the 21st minute of The Magpies' 3-2 defeat against City.

And on Tuesday night, Gordon was shown his eighth booking of the Premier League season during Newcastle's 3-1 win at Aston Villa. The 22-year-old was booked in stoppage time for a foul on Jacob Ramsey, meaning he is a further two bookings away from a two-match ban.

Gordon and Guimaraes have already been handed one-match suspensions earlier this season after accumulating five yellow cards in Newcastle's first 19 Premier League matches. Kieran Trippier was also handed such a suspension.

Now Newcastle have played 22 Premier League matches, the suspension threshold has moved to 10 yellow cards with a 32-match cut-off point. So any player shown 10 yellow cards up to and including a club's 32nd match of the Premier League season will be handed a two-match ban.

As a result, Guimaraes has to avoid picking up another booking in each of Newcastle's next 10 league matches or else he will be handed a two-game suspension with Gordon having to avoid another two bookings over the same period.

“The last thing we need, to be honest at this moment in time is to lose anyone through suspension, but well have to cross that bridge when it comes," Howe told The Gazette.

The Magpies will be hoping Guimaraes manages to avoid suspension given their record without him in the side. In all seven matches the midfielder has missed since his arrival at the club almost two years ago, Newcastle have failed to win any.

Elsewhere in Newcastle's squad, Trippier, Sean Longstaff and Joelinton have been booked five times.

Jamaal Lascelles has four bookings while Fabian Schar has three so far this season. Dan Burn and Sandro Tonali have been booked twice while Miguel Almiron, Harvey Barnes, Sven Botman, Tino Livramento, Matt Ritchie, Matt Targett, Callum Wilson, Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley and Martin Dubravka all have one Premier League booking each.