EPL Approves Daniel Levy's Proposal: Seven Substitutes Per Matchday

Beginning next season, Premiership managers will finally be allowed to name seven substitutes to their bench for league games.

This long overdue move finally brings the Premiership in line with most other major leagues such as Spain's La Liga, Italy's Calcio, and the Scottish Premier League as well as European competitions.

It has not yet been made clear if the seven-sub rule will apply for domestic cup matches or lower leagues, but it is surely a welcome addition to the Premiership game.  Managers will benefit from an increased choice of possible changes and the opportunity to include more youngsters in a matchday squad.

Tottenham's Daniel Levy put forward the proposal and a number of high-profile clubs—Liverpool and Manchester United among them—were known to be in favor of the move.

A minimum of 14 of the 20 Premiership clubs must vote favorably to back any changes to the laws of the league.

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