TeamPercentage of time three out of five subs usedPercentage of time five out of nine subs usedChangeBournemouth8084+4Brighton9896-2Arsenal9390-3Liverpool9893-5Norwich9791-6Newcastle9284-8Man City9482-12Man Utd9482-12Aston Villa8976-13Chelsea9380-13Leicester9076-14Everton9780-17Wolves7962-17Crystal Palace8060-20Watford9371-22Tottenham9567-28Sheff Utd9364-29Burnley6736-31West Ham9260-32Southampton9562-33Īs can be seen, despite having more players to choose from, many teams still only used a fraction of the available players. Here is a comparison of the substitutions made before (three subs out of five) and during (five subs out of nine) Project Restart: Only five teams (Manchester United, Liverpool, Brighton, Bournemouth and Norwich) used five subs in the majority of their games, while nine clubs did so either once or not at all. Southampton performed better than Liverpool despite using only 28 subs compared with Liverpool's 42. The first thing to notice is that the number of subs used had little bearing on performance, at least over this relatively short sample period. How subs were used during Project RestartTeamPlayedPointsNumber of times five subs made% of available subs usedMan City1024582Man Utd921582Chelsea918280Southampton918162Liverpool917793Wolves916162Arsenal1016590Burnley915036Leicester914376Tottenham912067Everton1012480Brighton912896West Ham912160Sheff Utd1011064Aston Villa910176Newcastle Utd99484Watford97171Bournemouth97684Crystal Palace94060Norwich90691
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The fact the new system was briefly in place during Project Restart in 2020 gives some insight into how different managers might operate.įirstly, how often do teams use all three substitutes and how many used all five during that period?
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The impact of allowing more substitutes to be used has been hotly debated, but does it really give an advantage to the richer teams who potentially have stronger squads? How substitutions have evolvedSeasonsSubs allowed1888-1965None1965-87One1987-92Two1992-94Choose two from three1994-96Three1996-2019Choose three from five2019-20Choose three from seven (August to March)2019-20Choose five from nine (June to July)2020-22Choose three from seven (from nine from Dec 2020)2022-23Choose five from nine The permanent move to five substitutes is just the latest tweak to this particular part of the game's laws, which has been subject to continued change in recent years. The Premier League did allow five changes when the 2019-20 season resumed after its Covid-19 suspension, but reverted after complaints were raised that the change favoured clubs with greater squad depth. Their manager Jurgen Klopp was one of several powerful voices calling for an increase from three to five substitutes, as he and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola both said the Premier League's failure to fall in line with Europe's other top leagues was leading to a spate of muscle injuries. Last season Liverpool played the maximum number of fixtures possible for them, 63 in total, as they reached three cup finals.
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Premier League clubs voted to increase their allocation this season to five substitutions from nine players availableįootball managers have often bemoaned the number of games played in the English top flight, so the law change allowing them to make five substitutions in a match this season should be well received by many clubs.