Premier League: Clubs Get Five Players Substitute Approval

Starting from the remaining part of the season, clubs in the Premier League have been the approval to increase the number of substitutions to five players in a single game. 

Premier League is set to restart on June 17 after the government gave the green light that professional sports can return from the lockdown from June 1. The changes made will allow clubs to have nine players on the bench instead of seven that was the previous requirement.

The decision was reached on Thursday after the 20-member clubs met to deliberate on introducing new measures to the game by increasing the number of substitutes teams can make and players they can have on the bench. 

They also agreed that clubs will be playing the remaining part of the league behind closed doors with considerations to impact having the spectators in their facilities will have on health and safety of staff and fans while the coronavirus pandemic is gradually easing off. 

Liverpool, who are the table leaders, need Manchester City to lose their first game against Arsenal and they will emerge as the 2019/20 champions as they lead by a 25-point margin en route their first league title in 30 years and Reds' first under Jurgen Klopp. The German manager led the team to win the first Champions League title last season for the first time since 2004/05.