10. Joey Barton - 3 Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9AfwVuttS4 Joey Barton was in the midst of his best run of form in the black and white shirt when the red mist that never strays too far away from him descended once again. In a nothing game against Blackburn Rovers at St James Park during The Magpies' first season back in the big time, he punched Rovers' Morten Gamst Pedersen in the gut. The Norwegian brushed past the current QPR captain. That's if brushed is the right word to use, the pair barely touched. Barton was handed a three game ban after The FA took retrospective action due to referee Mike Jones missing the incident.