EPL: 7 Subs at Last

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Starting from next season; Premiership managers will finally be allowed to name 7 substitutes on their bench for league games.

This long overdue move finally brings the Premiership in line with most other major leagues such as Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Calcio and the Scottish Premier League, as well as European competitions.

It has not yet been made clear if the 7-sub rule will apply for domestic cup matches or lower leagues, but it is for sure a welcome addition to the Premiership game and managers will benefit from an increased choice of possible changes and the opportunity to include more youngsters in a matchday squad.

Tottenham’s Daniel Levy put forward the proposal and a number of high profile clubs, Liverpool and Manchester United amongst them, were known to be in favour of the move.

A minimum of 14 out of the 20 Premiership clubs must vote favourably to back any changes to the laws of the league.

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