Premier League replacement slots increased to “5” from next season
On the 31st, the Premier League announced changes to the new corona measures, as well as next season’s replacement quota, this summer’s transfer period, and changes made in response to the shareholders’ meeting held on the same day.
In recent years, the European League has increased the number of substitutes for one game to “5” due to the effects of the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the overcrowded schedule, but the Premier League has adopted the “3” substitute. .. However, this time, each Premier League club has agreed to increase the number of substitutions to “5”. As a result, it has been decided that the replacement slot will be “5” from next season, and that there will be three replacement opportunities during the match and one replacement opportunity during half-time.
It was also confirmed that the transfer market this summer will be from June 10th to September 1st at 23:00 (7 o’clock on the 2nd of Japan time), as in other European leagues.
In addition, measures for the new coronavirus have also been updated. From April 4th, the twice-weekly examinations that have been conducted on athletes and staff have been abolished, and only symptom-specific examinations have been made. The idea is to gradually return to normal operation. On the other hand, it also intends to continue to monitor the domestic infection situation and adapt the league-wide protocol as needed, following the latest guidance from the government and experts.