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Portsmouth disciplinary latest with key duo close to suspension threshold – EFL rules explained

Pompey have picked up 18 yellow cards in their opening 12 Championship matches this season.

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Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 10:35 AM

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Portsmouth's Ebou Adams and Marko Milovanovic are two bookings away from a one-match EFL suspension.
EFL rules state players who receive five yellow cards before game-week 19 serve an automatic one-game ban.
Portsmouth have accumulated 18 yellow cards across their first 12 Championship fixtures this season.

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Portsmouth players Ebou Adams and Marko Milovanovic are nearing the EFL's disciplinary suspension threshold after receiving three yellow cards each in the opening 12 Championship matches. Under EFL rules, any player accumulating five bookings before game-week 19 receives an automatic one-match ban. Head coach John Mousinho will look to avoid suspensions as Pompey prepare to face Burnley.

Pompey have accumulated 18 yellow cards overall this season, which is the fourth lowest tally in the Championship. Adams and Milovanovic must avoid receiving two additional bookings across the club's next seven matches before their 19th fixture against West Bromwich Albion on December 5.

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