English League Increases Number Of Substitutes Ahead Of Season Restart

English Premier League clubs have agreed to increase the number of permissible substitutes during a match to five instead of tye usual three.

The league management announced this on Thursday, adding that the new rule will take effect when the season resumes on June 17.

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The changes will be temporary, so as to cushion the effects of the avalanche of schedule clubs will have after a three-month suspension to the season occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are 92 outstanding fixtures with the majority of teams facing nine matches in a six-week period.

“For the remainder of the 2019/2020 season, the number of substitutes that can be used during a match will increase from three to five players,” a Premier League statement said after a meeting of shareholders on Thursday.

“This is in line with the temporary law amendment made by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) last month.”

Clubs will be able to have nine substitutes on the bench, up from the usual seven.

(Reuters/NAN)

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