Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has denied Chelsea have a discipline problem despite racking up the most yellow cards in the Premier League this season.

Chelsea have had 56 yellow cards in the league this season, not including three to members of the coaching staff, the highest number in the Premier League so far this season.

In the 2-1 defeat to Wolves, Sterling was cautioned for allegedly diving , and Palmer, Malo Gusto and Nicolas Jackson were booked for dissent in the space of six minutes shortly after Mario Lemina put Wolves 1-0 ahead.

However, Pochettino doesn’t believe the number of yellow cards received by Chelsea this season is representative of a lack of discipline. 

“No – it’s representative of the fact that we play for Chelsea, we are a big club and you feel the pressure,” Pochettino said. “When you are frustrated and lack a bit of experience, it’s [something on] we can improve.

“It’s Palmer’s first season in the Premier League and it is normal. He is playing for Chelsea. Of course, it’s frustrating. But the players care, the players want to win. It’s not about a lack of discipline, it’s about having the ability to read the situation of the game.”