The Premier League is reportedly set to introduce concussion substitutes next month.
The 20 top-flight clubs will vote in favour of the new rule, which will be confirmed on Thursday.
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The Sun claim there is ‘unanimous support’ to have concussion substitutes from January 1.
It will see Premier League managers able to bring on a substitute if a player has potentially suffered a concussion – even if they have already used their three normal subs.
Calls for concussion substitutes increased when Raul Jimenez suffered a fractured skull after colliding with David Luiz in Wolves’ clash with Arsenal last month.
There was a ten-minute stoppage in play as the Wolves striker was stretchered off in the early stages of the contest.
David Luiz had his head bandaged up and continued to play on, but he was substituted at half-time following advice from Arsenal’s medical team.
Former Gunners and England physio Gary Lewin is surprised it has taken so long to bring in the new concussion substitute rule – although he does fear for the possible misuse of the new law.
He told talkSPORT: “The problem is it’s not clear-cut.
“If it was a medical question then yes, you would be surprised it hasn’t come in earlier in football.
“But it’s not as simple as that because of the laws of the game; it’s not like rugby, they’re completely different.
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“Any laws like this that are brought in, you have to see how it affects how the game is played and that is obviously medically, as well as tactically.
“And there is always this underlying question that any rule that gets brought in for the welfare of the player could actually be misused.
“You’ve got to maintain the integrity of the sport with any law changes.”
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