Match Officials and Substitutions: Teams are now allowed to have five substitutes warming up on the perimeter of the pitch during a match, up from three players.
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Correspondingly, teams can make up to five substitutions during a game. Image: AP
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Multiball System: The Premier League will continue using the multiball system for the 2024/25 season, employing 15 balls to hasten gameplay.
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Players are required to fetch replacement balls from cones when the match ball is out of play, with ball assistants returning it to vacant cones.
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An exception is made for ball assistants behind the goals to return the ball directly to the goalkeeper for a quicker restart.
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Calculation of Added Time: Match officials will commence adding extra time to a match only if the delay between a goal and subsequent kick-off surpasses 30 seconds.
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The change aims to allow natural restarts after goals and may lead to a reduction in stoppage time, considering an average of 3.28 goals per match last season.
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