Sadio Mane and Ollie Watkins have been caught offside the most this season – but who is the Premier League's most flagged player of all-time?

Liverpool and Aston Villa attackers have fallen foul of the linesman – and VAR – the highest amount so far this season

PREMIER LEAGUE MOST OFFSIDES 2020/21: =9) Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) 5 offsides in 8 games. PA

=9) Chris Wood (Burnley) 5 offsides in 7 games. Getty

=9) Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) 5 offsides in 7 games. Getty

=9) Aaron Connolly (Brighton) 5 offsides in 6 games. AFP

=9) Ashley Barnes (Burnley) 5 offsides in 5 games. AP

=9) Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) 5 offsides in 4 games. AFP

=6) Timo Werner (Chelsea) 6 offsides in 8 games. EPA

=6) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 6 offsides in 8 games. Getty

=6) Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) 6 offsides in 7 games. AFP

3) Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 7 offsides in 8 games. PA

=3) Che Adams (Southampton) 7 offsides in 8 games. PA

=3) Michail Antonio (West Ham United) 7 offsides in 6 games. Reuters

=1) Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) 8 offsides in 7 games. PA

=1) Sadio Mane (Liverpool) 8 offsides in 7 games. EPA

PREMIER LEAGUE MOST OFFSIDES OF ALL-TIME: 10) Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Manchester United) 192 offsides in 252 games. Getty

9) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 194 offsides in 265 games. Getty

8) Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) 195 offsides in 322 games. Getty

7) Robin van Persie (Arsenal, Manchester United) 198 offsides in 289 games. Reuters

6) Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 199 offsides in 218 games. AP

5) Christian Benteke (Aston Villa, Liverpool, Crystal Palace) 203 offsides in 229 games. Reuters

4) Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Fulham) 238 offsides in 229 games. Agency

3) Darren Bent (Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Fulham). 276 offsides in 276 games. Getty

2) Jermain Defoe (West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bournemouth). 314 offsides in 496 games. Getty

1) Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace) 328 offsides in 242 games. AFP

Avoiding the offside flag is a vital string to every attacker's bow and one that has become trickier since the introduction of VAR.

Premier League players are finding their precious goals are being disallowed by the finest of margins once those pesky officials at Stockley Park in west London get involved.

At the weekend, Leeds United attacker Patrick Bamford was left furious after his fine finish was ruled out when it was deemed his arm was in an offside position.

Bamford, who has started the season in fine form with seven goals in eight games, also finds himself one of top victims of the linesman – and VAR – being flagged six times. He sits two behind early-season pace-setters Sadio Mane of Liverpool and Aston Villa's OIlie Watkins.

Last season, Burnley's Chris Wood (with 35 offsides) and Callum Wilson (32) of Bournemouth led the way, with Leicester's Jamie Vardy (28) third. All three feature again this time round, although Wilson now plies his trade with Newcastle United.

In the picture gallery above, we take a look at who has been caught offside the most this season and the Premier League's all-time most flagged player. To view the next image, click on the arrows or just swipe.