REVEALED: The dirtiest player in Premier League history

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Davies is joint sixth in the list of Barclays Premier League bad boys - level with Blackburn boss Hughes and one ahead of Sunderland manager Keane in the table of yellow cards received.

• POLL: Who do you think is the dirtiest player in Premier League history?

But Davies has a long way to go before he can dislodge Derby devil Robbie Savage from his perch as statistically the dirtiest player in the Premier League's history.

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Leap of faith: Bolton's Kevin Davies is beaten in the air by Boro's Chris Riggot

The fiery Welshman has received 87 yellow cards during his top-flight career with Leicester, Birmingham, Blackburn and Derby and can add to his tally when the Rams travel to Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Davies, who has been booked on 70 occasions, will have to be at his tough-guy best tonight when he leads the line for Bolton at Manchester United.

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Cautionary tale: Robbie Savage

Yellow peril: Steve Bennet books Roy Keane

Here's the list of Premier League players booked most since the competition's inception:

1. Robbie Savage 87

2. Lee Bowyer 82

3. George Boateng 75

4. Paul Ince 74

5. Patrick Vieira 72

6= Kevin Davies 70

6= Mark Hughes 70