According to a statement on the EPL website, significant changes will be implemented in how match officials apply the rules. Key updates include:
-Substitutes and Warm-up: Teams are allowed five substitutes per match, a continuation from the previous season. However, only three substitute players from each team may warm up at the same time.
All Retrieval: When the match ball goes out of play and is not quickly retrievable, players must collect a replacement ball from the nearest cone. Ball assistants are not permitted to return the ball directly to players but must place it on a vacant cone. An exception allows ball assistants behind the goals to return the ball to the goalkeeper for a restart.
