PL clubs vote to allow five subs per game

Ahead of 'Project Restart', Premier League clubs have voted to permit five substitutions when games restart on June 17.

The agreement was reached by the 20 clubs on Thursday during the latest league meeting, according to Sky Sports.

The Sun reports that the stakeholders also gave approval the proposal for teams to put nine players instead of seven on the bench for the final part of the campaign.

FIFA proposed the substitutions rule change to IFAB, which is responsible for the laws of the game, as players are likely to be asked to play matches in a condensed period of time during the summer months.

Teams will be limited to three opportunities during matches to make their substitutions - as well as half-time - in a bid to prevent unnecessary stoppages.

Meanwhile, 13 positive tests have been recorded from 5079 samples over the past three weeks with the last case coming from Tottenham after the fifth round of testing.

The fifth batch of tests took place on Monday and Tuesday this week.

A statement from Tottenham read: "We have been informed by the Premier League that we have received one positive test for COVID-19 following the latest round of testing at our Training Centre.

"Due to medical confidentiality, the individual's name will not be disclosed

Previous test results
Round 1: 17-18 May - 748 tested, with six testing positive from three clubs.
Round 2: 19-22 May - 996 tested, with two testing positive from two clubs.
Round 3: 25-26 May - 1,008 tested, with four testing positive from two clubs.
Round 4: 28-29 May - 1,130 tested, with zero testing positive.