Premier League reject five substitutions proposal for next season as Manchester United, City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal fail in push for it to be reinstated
The Premier League has voted in favour of reinstating the norm of three substitutions per team per match on Thursday, as opposed to the five changes brought in post-lockdown.
The league’s last vote fell in favour of traditional rules as 13 clubs voted against the additional subs, compared to the seven clubs who voted for.
In the last vote, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Premier League champions Liverpool were among those pushing for five subs, but the big clubs were disappointed again today and the 2020-21 season will see the number of substitutions revert back to three.
Premier League clubs voted to revert to three substitutions per team per game next season
Big clubs such as Liverpool previously voted in favour of keeping the five subs per game rule
Those that are opposed to the additional subs claim that rule will favour the top clubs who have an abundance of talent in reserve.
Newly-promoted West Brom, Leeds and Fulham were, for example, for the decision in the last round of voting.
In addition, The Times report it is looking positive for games to be played behind closed doors to be featured on live television, when the season starts on September 12.
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