STOP CRYING FOUL AND LOOK AT THE STATS
ASK any fan and they’ll insist their team never get decisions whi le the opposition routinely get away with murder.
You only have to look at social media to see jokes about penalties for Rangers, or complaints that Scott Brown only gets booked when it’s too late to matter.
What do the numbers actually say about the dirtiest and most fouled players in the Scottish Premiership though?
Boffins CIES crunched the numbers to see how often players are fouled or commit a foul and here are their findings...
MOST FOULED
Minutes per foul 1 – Liam Polworth (Motherwell) 29’12’’
2 – Marvin Bartley (Livingston) 33’40’’
3 – David Templeton (Hamilton) 34’40’’
4 – Al a n Power (Kilmarnock) 39’34’’
5 – Harry Paton (Ross County) 39’41’’
6 – Craig Conway (St Johnstone) 39’49’’
7 – Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) 39’51’’
8 – Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) 40’23’’
9 – David Wotherspoon (St Johnstone) 40’34’’
10 – Jordan White (Motherwell) 41’07’’
11 – Martin Boyle (Hibs) 41’10’’
12 – Lewis Smith (Hamilton) 41’26’’
13 – Ross Stewart (Ross County) 42’33’’
14 – Greg Ki l t i e (Kilmarnock) 44’49’’
15 – Jamie Robson (Dundee United) 44’53’’
16 – Ianis Hagi (Rangers) 45’04’’
17 – Ryan Kent (Rangers) 45’06’’
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19 – Callum Lang (Motherwell) 46’38’’
20 – Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 46’55’’
MOST FOULS
Minutes per foul 1 – Regan Charles-Cooke (Ross County) 26’05’’
2 – Jordan Whi te (Motherwell) 26’26’’
3 – Iain Vigurs (Ross County) 27’04’’
4 – Ross Draper (Ross County) 29’56’’
5 – Marley Wakins (Aberdeen) 31’38’’
6 – Callum Lang (Motherwell) 33’55’’
7 – Nicke Kabamba (Kilmarnock) 33’57’’
8 – Brandon Barker (Rangers) 34’53’’
9 – Calum Butcher (Dundee United) 35’09’’
10 – Michael O’Halloran (St Johnstone) 36’19’’
11 – Christian Doidge (Hibs) 37’57’’
12 – Craig Sibbald (Livingston) 40’51’’
13 – Peter Pawlett (Dundee United) 41’15’’
14 – Sam Foley ( St Mirren) 41’32’’
15 – Aaron Tshibola (Kilmarnock) 41’51’’
16 – Adrian Sporle (Dundee United) 42’55’’
17 – Scott Tiffoney (Livingston) 43’00’’
18 – Jason Hol t (Livingston) 44’26’’
19 – Reegan Mimnaugh (Hamilton) 44’53’
20 – Ethan Erahon (St Mirren) 45’24’’