Premier League clubs will be sweating over the Christmas period as a number of their players walk the disciplinary tightrope with four yellow cards.

Repeat offenders will be handed a one-match suspension if they accrue five bookings before January 1.

In total, 27 Premier League players are walking a fine line with four bookings, including the likes of Diego Costa, Kyle Walker and Robert Huth.

Diego Costa is one of 27 Premier League players at serious risk of a one-match suspension

PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS WITH PLAYERS ON FOUR YELLOWS CHELSEA (5) – David Luiz, Diego Costa, N'Golo Kante, Nemanja Matic, Pedro TOTTENHAM (3) – Kyle Walker, Jan Vertonghen, Victor Wanyama SUNDERLAND (3) – Billy Jones, Steven Pienaar, Lynden Gooch SWANSEA (2) – Jordi Amat, Kyle Naughton WEST HAM (2) – Michail Antonio, Pedro Obiang LEICESTER (2) – Christian Fuchs, Robert Huth BURNLEY (2) – Matthew Lowton, Dean Marney BOURNEMOUTH (2) – Harry Arter, Dan Gosling WATFORD (2) – Troy Deeney, Miguel Britos STOKE (1) – Ryan Shawcross MANCHESTER CITY (1) – Aleksander Kolarov CRYSTAL PALACE (1) – James McArthur MIDDLESBROUGH (1) – Antonio Barragan ARSENAL, EVERTON, HULL, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER UNITED, SOUTHAMPTON and WEST BROM (0) Advertisement

Chelsea have the most players at risk of a suspension, with Costa, N'Golo Kante, David Luiz, Nemanja Matic and Pedro all on four yellow cards.

Meanwhile, London rivals Tottenham are close behind with three players at risk - Walker, Victor Wanyama and Jan Vertonghen.

Relegation candidates Sunderland also find themselves in trouble with Billy Jones, Steven Pienaar and Lynden Gooch close to a ban.

Kyle Walker is one of three Tottenham players who have picked up four yellow cards this term

Sunderland also have three players at risk of picking up a one-match ban before the New Year

Seven Premier League clubs - including the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal - do not have a single player on four bookings and will be hopeful of avoiding any suspensions come the start of January.

However, some of the division's biggest names have been booked three times this season and will receive a one-match ban if they pick up two yellow cards in the final two games before the turn of the year.

Leicester duo Robert Huth (left) and Christian Fuchs have also picked up four bookings

While those players will not receive a ban if they pick up a fifth yellow card after the New Year, the slate is not wiped clean.

Instead, they will be slapped with a two-match suspension if they pick up ten yellow cards over the course of the whole season.

With just six points currently separating the bottom seven clubs and five teams still involved in the title race, managers will be desperate to avoid any potential suspensions as the season reaches its conclusion.