Man City could be in for a bit of a scrap here in this early kick-off FA Cup tie, Leyton Orient are averaging 12.0 fouls committed per 90 in their League One matches this season, collecting 67 yellow cards in the process – which is the 3rd highest total in League One, only behind Crawley Town and Bolton.

Kovacic has won 18 fouls across his 20 Premier League appearances this season (1.05 per 90), he’s trusted as the deepest of the midfield setup which Pep Guardiola is expected to tinker with here, but with few other players that fit the profile to play in this role, Kovacic should continue to be trusted with this task.

He’ll be up against Jamie Donley who has committed 16 fouls across his 21 League One appearances this season (0.97 per 90). This is a total we can expect to rise against the increased speed and intensity of City, who should be comfortable in victory here.

Kerkez has been a massive part of Bournemouth’s incredible run of form of late, the left back is aggressive on his opposition winger and also likes to get forward, which can lead to the Hungarian having to make recovery fouls as a result.

He’s averaging 0.90 fouls committed per 90 across his 24 Premier League appearances this season and contested 9 duels in the league meeting between these sides, which ended in a 1-0 Bournemouth win.

Bournemouth commit more fouls than anyone else in the Premier League (13.5 per game) so it’s no surprise to see some of their more regular offenders such as Adams, Cook and Christie priced quite short to commit a foul in this one – which is where backing Kerkez to commit a foul offers some value. Kerkez also committed a foul in his most recent Premier League appearance against Liverpool.

Tarkowski has pretty much been an ever present for Everton this season, even since the change of manager he’s been trusted as a crucial part of Everton’s backline and his foul record really stands out.

He’s committed 25 fouls across his 23 Premier League appearances this season (1.09 per 90), this record suggests that Tarkowski is often the centre back to engage with the opposition attackers with the speed of Jarrad Branthwaite covering him.

Tarkowski committed 2 fouls in the league meeting between these sides, contesting 10 duels in total, further underlining how involved he can be in a physical contest with the opposition.

Levi Colwill has been an important player for Enzo Maresca this season, particularly since the injury to Wesley Fofana which has massively impacted the way that Chelsea play. He’s instructed to be very patient when on the ball in an attempt to draw in the press from the opposition.

This role has informed his fouls won record this season, Colwill has been hauled down 16 times across his 22 Premier League appearances this campaign (0.73 per 90), these numbers might not jump off the page but are supported by the fact that he’s in the 90th percentile for centre backs when it comes to winning fouls.

This selection has landed in 4 of Colwill’s last 5 Premier League games with the exception coming against Man City who don’t commit many fouls (7.3 per game – lowest in the Premier League). Brighton are averaging 11.9 fouls committed per 90 in the Premier League, only 4 sides are fouling more frequently than Fabian Hurzeler’s side. Colwill was fouled once in the league meeting between these two earlier in the season.

Baleba has committed 26 fouls across his 20 Premier League appearances this season (1.53 per 90). He’s instructed to be the ‘destroyer’ in this Brighton side with the 21-year-old also having the ability to push up and effect play at the other end of the pitch, which has made him catch the eye of some of the bigger clubs in the Premier League.

He’ll be up against Cole Palmer who has won 48 fouls across his 24 Premier League appearances this season (2.05 per 90), so he will be a tough player to control. Palmer was fouled once in the league meeting between these sides, Baleba didn’t commit a foul but did have a few occasions in which the referee played advantage on his challenges, he contested 10 duels in the game.

Brighton are averaging 11.9 fouls committed per 90 across their 24 Premier League games this season, they’ve committed at least 11 fouls in 4 of their last 5 top flight encounters.