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Kyle Newbould

EFL to introduce five substitute rule as Sunderland prepare for return to the Championship

Sunderland will be allowed to make five substitutions per game next season after the EFL announced it will introduce the rule throughout the football league.

The rules were changed temporarily during the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic but the EFL and Premier League reverted to three subs last season.

The majority of European leagues kept the rule in place and now the Premier League and EFL have both re-adopted the sub rule.

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