New Substitution Rule To Be Introduced Next Week By EPL

• The Premier League adjusted five-man substitute rule by FIFA
• The new substitute rule is introduced amid coronavirus outbreak
• Also to help handle the health effect of the hectic schedule

The Premier League is set to introduce what it called concussion substitutes from next week, report Matt Slater and Dan Sheldon.

Since the coronavirus outbreak halted the 2019/20 season, new rules as regards substitute have emerged over time.

Previously, football govering body, FIFA introduced a five-man substitute to help cushion the effect of the virus on players health.

However, after the Premier league followed the five-man substitute rule placed by FIFA for the remainder of the 2019/20 season, they have since reverted back to the normal three-man substitute for the current season.

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Now to help handle the health effect of the hectic schedule due to congestion of matches, the EPL will be introducing a new rule from next week,  EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

The new rule will allow players to be taken off the pitch and substituted if they have suffered a suspected concussion but the substitution will not count towards one of the three substitutes normally allowed in a game.

In other words, a team can make substitution for a player who suffers head concussion even if they have exhausted all their substitutions.