The English Football League (EFL) has voted to reinstate the five-substitute rule across all divisions from this Friday, with the Premier League under pressure to follow suit.
The game’s law-making body, the International Football Association Board announced in July that the temporary regulation would be extended into 2020/21 – but that it would be up to individual competitions whether or not they adopted it.
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A statement from the EFL read: “Following consultation with clubs, the EFL board has agreed to increase the permitted number of substitutes to five in all Sky Bet EFL fixtures taking place from 12 noon on Friday 20 November for the remainder of the 2020/21 season.
“Regulation 33.4 has been amended to permit Championship clubs to name up to nine substitutes in their matchday squad, with five permitted to take to the pitch in any fixture.
“League One and League Two clubs can name up to seven substitutes in their match day squad, again with five permitted to take to the pitch.”
The English top flight is the only major European league that decided against continuing with the system this season.
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Pep Guardiola and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have both expressed concerns over player safety amid growing numbers of injuries.
England manager Gareth Southgate has also called on the Premier League to revisit their rules regarding substitutions.
“We were able to make five changes against Belgium – we made four in the end – and clubs don’t have that option,” Southgate said.
“What will it take for that to change? There were a couple of less serious injuries against Belgium but what do we do? Wait until we get a load of really nasty ones?”
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