The Premier League is considering imposing punishments on players whose goal celebrations it feels are damaging the reputation of the game or could provoke opposition fans or players.

This comes after some players were criticized for their celebrations, which many felt crossed the line by mocking opponents.

Iliman Ndiaye was shown a yellow card for flapping his arms like a seagull after he scored Everton’s winner against Brighton.

Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly then mimicked Erling Haaland's zen goal celebration as they beat Manchester City 5-1 at the Emirates, but he received no punishment.

In the past, Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has mimicked an eagle when scoring against Crystal Palace and taunted Tottenham supporters at the end of last month, when Leicester beat Tottenham 2-1. He received no caution for either action.

This season, Phil Foden (Manchester City) and Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) have pretended to fire guns towards the crowd after scoring goals but received no punishment.

“There’s a balance. I think we all like to see celebrations. Some of the celebrations have been very funny, entertaining, but there’s a line.

“Once it crosses over into mockery or criticism then we would need to deal with it,” the Premier League’s chief football officer, Tony Scholes, said.