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Which Premier League player has been fouled the most this season?

Only a couple of weeks of the 2023/24 campaign remain.

An interesting top 10 listed below from the five big European leagues.

So the players most fouled in the Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League and Serie A.

These are the stats collated by sportingpedia so far, the number of fouls committed against players in the big five European leagues, who the most popular ones are…

94 Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United)

93 Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)

88 Hugo Duro (Valencia)

78 Tiago Santos (Lille)

77 Teji Savanier (Montpellier)

74 Isco (Betis)

74 Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)

72 Lewis Ferguson (Bologna)

71 Dilane Bakwa (Starsbourg)

70 Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

As you can see, Bruno Guimaraes clear at the very top, having been fouled 94 times, Jordan Ayew next on 93, then the next highest over in La Liga, with Valencia’s Hugo Duro fouled 88 times.

Sportingpedia commenting:

‘Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle stands out as the most fouled footballer, suffering 94 fouls across 33 matches.

This suggests that the Brazilian midfielder is a key player for Newcastle, frequently involved in crucial playmaking situations where fouls are more likely.

His rate of drawing fouls averages to about one every 30.95 minutes, indicating high engagement in play where physical contact is quite often.’

I think the bottom line is that usually the most fouled players, are those willing to hang onto the ball.

Playing in the centre of midfield this is particularly impressive, as Bruno Guimaraes knows that if you lose possession in that area, the chances of it turning into something worse are very high, compared to say losing possession on the wing.