England’s ‘biggest divers’ of the season crowned … as shocking record revealed

Relegating League one -side Bristol Rovers have awarded one table this season – as the most productive divers in the top departments of England.

The West Country Team Recorded eight yellow cards for simulation, most of each team in the course of the past three seasons.

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Premier League Giant Chelsea Followed with seven bookings for taking a tumbling – the same song as Burton Albion.

Manchester CityNewcastle United, Crawley Town, Accrington Stanley and Barrow are reprimanded six times after they have been caught an attempt to the ref.

Football statistician Statman Dave ran out the figures as part of Snickers’ wider of your game campaign, with the deep dive audit that offers a data-conducted look at diving throughout English football.

Dave O’Brien, who about match images, referee reports and extensive game insights to reveal all the dramatic diving information, said: “Diving has always been a part of the game, but if you look at the numbers, as I have done for Snickers’ deep diving audit, it is clear how things are really interesting.

“Whether it is tactical, instinctive or perhaps even hungry, one thing is certain when players are out of their play, shows it.

“And sometimes it’s not just the ball that starts rolling.”

Almost all cases of diving took place in the second half, with a certain increase during the 90th minute – and 70 percent of the dives took place in the penalty area.

With Brighton & Hove Albion that is mentioned as the club players, the most dived in the Premier League.

Strikers are responsible for 26 percent of all dives in the last three seasonsWhile in the defense only one center-back was carded for a diving attack.

Looking at the 2024/25 campaign specifically, 75 percent of the dives took place when the players’ team did not win, with the average dive of nine seconds last season.

Moreover, the average diving age is 22, they usually wear the white boots – and are also English, with these players 42 percent of the dives in the season disappeared.

Diving in the men’s game is considerably more prominent compared to the ladies – with only one diving booking recorded from the last three seasons in the Ladies Super League.

Snickers has engaged Statman Dave and Nada Allali from football experts to make a video that discovers the most exaggerated tumbling about the best competitions in England.

Delia Lendais-Metral of the chocolate brand said: “Let’s be honest, if you are hungry, you are not entirely yourself.

“The Snickers Deep Diving -Audit uses those moments when things go off something, on or next to the field.”

“Whether it is a MIS-Timed Dia or a full flop, this is a nice memory that will remain fueled to keep you in your game.”