5 Premier League ties with the most combined cards

#2 Everton vs Liverpool - 221 cards

Dirk Kuyt's horrendous challenge during the derby

Everton vs Liverpool, popularly referred as the Merseyside derby finds itself second in the list of number of bookings and first in terms of red cards alone. A total of 200 yellow cards and 21 red cards have been produced during this fierce fixture which shows the level of aggressiveness during the derbies.

Everton's home game against their neighbours in the 2006/07 season was one of the dirtiest games recorded in the Merseyside derby. Everton saw two of their players getting sent-off which helped Liverpool register a crucial away victory at Goodison Park.

Everton had a shout for a penalty turned down when Jamie Carragher brought down Joleon Lescott late on in the game and the fans subsequently gave referee Mark Clattenburg so much abuse at the stadium, after the game and online that he did not officiate at Goodison Park for six years after.

Liverpool have dominated the Merseyside derby by winning 22 games while Everton have managed to win only nine. An interesting fact involving this derby is that Everton have never won a penalty in this fixture while Liverpool have got so five times!