The Premier League sides who have received the most bookings for diving this season including Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea

Acts of simulation in football have, unfortunately, become institutionalised as teams seek any possible method to get ahead.

In particular, diving in the Premier League has become so common, officials within the organisation introduced retrospective bans for offenders.

Arsenal have received a staggering number of bookings this season

Last season, Everton striker Oumar Niasse became the first player in Premier League history to be charged with ‘successful deception of a match official’ after an independent panel decided the forward had conned referee Anthony Taylor.

Taylor was again involved in more penalty controversy this season at the Emirates on Sunday when he awarded Arsenal a penalty after Nacho Monreal went down in the box.

However, the contact on the Spaniard appeared to be minimal at best and the accusations of diving began to reverberate around the Emirates and beyond.

This season has seen Mohamed Salah become embroiled in several ‘diving’ controversies, with fellow Liverpool teammate Fabinho also accused of play-acting by Mark Halsey.

The Brazil international went down in the build up to the Reds’ goal against Newcastle on Saturday night to earn them a vital three points.

But which team has received the most bookings for simulation so far this season? Scroll down to see the worst offenders, from lowest to highest number of yellow cards.

Manchester United – 0

Paul Pogba celebrates after converting a penalty

Liverpool – 0

Salah hits the deck against Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1

Diogo Jota picked up a booking earlier in the season

West Ham United – 1

Manchester City – 1

Leicester City – 1

Fulham – 1

Fulham will be playing in the Championship next season

Everton – 1

Theo Walcott reacts after picking up a yellow card

Crystal Palace – 1

Wilfried Zaha has faced his face share of diving accusations

Chelsea – 1

The Blues will be playing Champions League football next season

Burnley – 1

Ashley Barnes reacts in horror after being booked for diving

Southampton – 2

The Saints survived this season, but will have to cut out the play-acting

Huddersfield Town – 2

Huddersfield’s two-year stint in the top-flight is over

Tottenham Hotspur – 4

Harry Maguire explains to Hueng-min Son how he feels about divers

Arsenal – 6

Arsenal have picked up an astonishing SIX bookings for simulation this season

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