Howl’s that for a stat? More players are sent off in the Prem when it’s a FULL MOON

(and there’s one tonight)

WILL Premier League referees be making more howlers than usual this weekend?

Don’t bet against it – red cards start to fly like bats whenever a full moon comes out. So far, 59 Premier League stars have been sent off on the 89 times when there was a full moon on a game day (66 per cent).

That’s a far higher rate than normal, with 1,402 players sent off in the 2,451 game days since 1992 (57 per cent). Stoke’s Marko Arnautovic was

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BAD MOON RISING Anthony Taylor sent off Marko Arnautovic after just 24 minutes the last time a full moon fell on a Premier League matchday