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  • EFL re-introduces five substitutions rule

    EFL re-introduces five substitutions rule

    Clubs in the English Football League (EFL) will be permitted to make five substitutions in matches from Nov. 20 to combat the congested schedule brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Clubs were allowed to increase the number of substitutes from three per match when the 2019-20 campaign resumed after a prolonged hiatus due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

    Soccer’s rule-making body IFAB, gave leagues the option of continuing to use up to five substitutes this season, but left it up to individual federations and leagues to decide.

    “Following consultation with Clubs, the EFL Board has agreed to increase the permitted number of substitutes to five in all EFL fixtures taking place from noon on Nov. 20,“ the EFL, said in a statement.

    The EFL said Championship clubs will be allowed to name up to nine substitutes in their match day squad, while League One and League Two clubs can name up to seven.

    The Premier League remains the only major European League not to use five substitutes and has faced criticism from a chorus of club managers, including Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola.

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  • EFL to allow teams five substitutions from Friday

    EFL to allow teams five substitutions from Friday

    In August, Premier League clubs voted against allowing teams to make five substitutions per game in the 2020/21 season.

    The English top flight is the only major European league that decided against continuing with the system this season, used towards the end of the last term after the coronavirus pandemic truncated the length of the 2019/20 campaign.

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    The Premier League is not expected to reintroduce the five-substitute rule this season despite some strong support from at least half of its clubs, following a survey of the clubs by Sky Sports News earlier this month.

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola have both complained the decision to reduce substitutes to three despite difficulties brought on by the pandemic is partly responsible for a spate of muscular injuries across the top flight.

    Klopp said earlier this month it is a “necessity” for clubs to have five substitutes per match in the Premier League, while Guardiola labelled the current three subs limit a “disaster”.