Premier League groups agree to five subs beginning 2022-23

Premier League groups will have the ability to use 5 substitutions per recreation starting subsequent season in a change introduced following Thursday’s shareholders assembly.

The change to 5 subs — up from three — brings the Premier League in keeping with different main competitions in Europe.

The league had used 5 subs as a brief measure when play resumed in 2020 following the league’s mid-season suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Football Association Board had prolonged the adjustments earlier than a everlasting determination was made in October to maintain the choice of utilizing 5 substitutes in place.

The Premier League, nonetheless, had determined towards utilizing the IFAB suggestions for the 2020-21 season and as an alternative reverted again to a few substitutions.

“Clubs agreed to change the rules relating to substitute players,” the league mentioned Thursday. “From next season, clubs will be permitted to use five substitutions, to be made on three occasions during a match, with an additional opportunity at halftime. A total of nine substitutes can be named on the team sheet.”