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Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez is close to being banned - in the Premier League.(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Liverpool star Darwin Nunez will be walking a disciplinary tightrope going into their next run of games.

However, the Reds striker has a chance to avoid a suspension ahead of the Premier League clash against Fulham on Sunday afternoon (2pm).

Arne Slot's side go to Craven Cottage to meet Fulham as they aim to continue their winning form.



Liverpool's 1-0 win over Everton on Wednesday night was their fourth in a row in the top-flight - and saw them maintain their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League table after the midweek round of fixtures.

There are now just eight Premier League matches left to play for Liverpool this season, and the Reds will hope to clinch the league title over the next few weeks.

Going into the game against Fulham, though, Nunez is one player who is getting closer to being handed a suspension.

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The Uruguay regular was shown a yellow card by referee Sam Barrott during the win over Everton.

It was Nunez's eighth booking in the top-flight, so far this season, meaning that he's two cautions away from serving a ban in the Premier League.

Players who receive 10 yellow cards in the Premier League will serve a two-match ban.

What will give Liverpool some optimism, though, is the looming deadline for the threshold, as that two-game ban can only be handed to players who pick up 10 bookings across a team's first 32 top-flight matches.

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With Liverpool having already played 30 fixtures, should Nunez avoid a yellow card against Fulham, he would no longer be at risk of serving a suspension from an accumulation of cautions.

It will still be possible for Nunez to be handed a suspension, though, if he was to get a red card - as would be the case for every other player in the Premier League.
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