JOHN LYONS LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF FIVE SUBSTITUTES NOW BEING ALLOWED IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE...

ONE of the most interesting
things to watch out for in the
coming months is how the
new five substitutes rule will
affect EFL matches.
Whether there should be that many
allowed in English football this season had
been a topic of heated debate in recent
weeks.
Top-flight managers like Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola had expressed their belief that five replacements should be allowed, as they were when last season resumed.
They fear a glut of injuries wi...