Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - football Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailThe Premier League is back! Premier League clubs have followed the lead of Germany’s Bundesliga and agreed that five substitutes can be used for the remainder of the season. (Image: PA)They can also name nine substitutes instead of the usual seven, meaning a match day squad will have 20 players. Medical staff and the fourth official will wear face masks, while players and coaching staff are forbidden to encroach on the referee or assistants. If it is more practical to travel by road, players and coaching staff are likely to travel using several coaches to ensure social distancing can be observed onboard.

Source: Daily Mirror June 17, 2020 16:30 UTC