Tottenham Hotspur are the dirtiest team in the Barclays Premier League, according to Opta data, with QPR the fairest.

Opta measure discipline by attributing one point to each team for a foul, three for a yellow card and six for a red.

The team with the most points are therefore the side with the worst disciplinary record.

Spurs' Kyle Naughton (head in hands) is shown a red card on the opening day of the season at West Ham

QPR - seen here training on Monday - have the best disciplinary record in the Premier League

West Ham's Morgan Amalfitano flies in on Newcastle's Massadio Haidara on Saturday

HOW DISCIPLINE IS MEASURED Fouls = 1 point. Yellow card = 3 points. Red card = 6 points. Advertisement

As things stand, Spurs - who have had three players sent off this season - have the worst record and are closely followed by Crystal Palace and Manchester City in third.

Liverpool in 17th are the fourth-fairest team while Everton and Southampton are the second and third-fairest teams.

Despite their players picking up three red cards this season, Manchester United only have the eighth-worst disciplinary record.

TABLE TITLE Rank Team Name Total Fouls Conceded Yellow Cards Red Cards Disciplinary Points 1 Tottenham Hotspur 166 27 3 265 2 Crystal Palace 183 20 3 261 3 Manchester City 157 29 2 256 4 Stoke City 165 30 0 255 5 Sunderland 155 31 0 248 6 Hull City 149 27 2 242 7 Chelsea 141 28 2 237 8 Manchester United 149 23 3 236 9 Newcastle United 148 24 2 232 10 Arsenal 134 32 0 230 11 Swansea City 146 22 3 230 12 West Ham United 145 26 1 229 13 Aston Villa 139 27 1 226 14 Leicester City 169 19 0 226 15 Burnley 133 28 0 217 16 West Bromwich Albion 144 21 1 213 17 Liverpool 131 26 0 209 18 Southampton 157 17 0 208 19 Everton 121 23 0 190 20 Queens Park Rangers 125 20 0 185

Tottenham's Erik Lamela is shown a yellow card in the 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday

Opta's stats also reveal the players who are responsible for the most disciplinary points at each club.

Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak with 46 has more than any other player in the Premier League, while QPR's dirtiest player Leroy Fer has just 22 points.

Perhaps surprisingly, Spurs winger Erik Lamela is their dirtiest player having accrued 32 points.

Palace captain Mile Jedinak (centre) has the worst disciplinary record in the league