New season, new rules! The Premier League 2025/26 brings big changes: goalkeepers face an 8-second rule, VAR calls announced in stadiums, and only captains can speak to referees

The Premier League is back and so are the controversies as Liverpool had an early handball appeal turned down by Anthony Taylor despite Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi appearing to deliberately palm the ball away from Hugo Ekitike as he looked to break through on goal.

Football is a constantly evolving sport, with the rules changing and adapting to the modern game. This season, the Premier League will adopt a number of changes already put into place during the FIFA Club World Cup.

Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb has suggested the video assistant referee system could be expanded to include yellow cards and corners.

With the Premiership season kicking off this weekend I thought now would be a good time to point out some rule changes that some fans might not be aware of.

The officials have been confirmed for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

The Premier League gets started on Friday, and with it comes a series of tweaks to the laws and how the games will look.

More Premier League games will be shown on TV than ever before as the league’s new broadcast deal, agreed back in December 2023 and worth £6.7bn, takes effect.

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