What's New In The Premier League This Season?

The Premier League returns this play arsenic reigning champions Liverpool entertain Bournemouth astatine Anfield connected Friday.

A thrilling opening play besides includes Manchester United hosting Arsenal, earlier Leeds make their return to nan apical formation erstwhile they invited Everton connected Monday.

It has been a engaged summertime connected and disconnected nan field, pinch Chelsea winning nan Club World Cup successful nan United States aft Manchester City went retired successful nan past 16.

We person taken a look astatine immoderate of nan caller things you tin expect to spot complete nan 2025-26 campaign.

Ange Postecoglou said he ever won a trophy successful his 2nd play successful complaint of a nine and that prediction came existent arsenic he guided Tottenham to nan Europa League acknowledgment to a 1-0 triumph complete Manchester United successful Bilbao, Spain.

That came connected 21 May, but it was not capable to support nan Australian successful a occupation arsenic he was sacked 16 days later - pinch Thomas Frank moving crossed London from Brentford to switch him.

The Bees past promoted Keith Andrews from set-piece coach to go their caller boss.

Liverpool won nan Premier League title successful 2024-25 to go English champions for a record-equalling 20th time.

However, Arne Slot's broadside person been nan biggest spenders successful nan summertime pinch Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz joining for an first interest of £100m from Bayer Leverkusen, successful a woody that could beryllium worthy £116m.

The Reds whitethorn beryllium group to hit that nine grounds transportation if they are capable to motion striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle. Liverpool person besides signed striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth and right-back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen.

Arsenal and Manchester United person some signed strikers arsenic nan Gunners bought Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting successful a move worthy a imaginable £64m, while United's interest for Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig could scope £73.7m.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, runners-up successful each of nan past 3 seasons, person besides purchased protect midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and winger Noni Madueke from Chelsea.

Other awesome moves person seen Manchester United bolster their attacking options pinch nan signings of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford and Matheus Cunha from Wolves. Chelsea person signed 2 strikers, Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, from Brighton and Ipswich Town respectively, and winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.

Newcastle bought winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest for an first £52m, Manchester City signed AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders for a interest of £46.5m and Tottenham paid £55m to bargain Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.

Leeds United and Burnley some reached 100 points successful nan Championship to decorativeness successful nan apical 2 and unafraid returns to nan Premier League.

For nan Clarets, they were only retired of nan apical formation for 1 season, but will beryllium hoping to enactment successful nan section for much than 1 run aft being relegated successful 2021-22, promoted nan pursuing year, relegated successful 2023-24 and past promoted again.

Leeds had been successful nan Championship for 2 seasons earlier winning nan title successful 2024-25. The 3rd squad to travel up was Sunderland arsenic they clinched a melodramatic 2-1 play-off last triumph complete Sheffield United astatine Wembley successful May to return to nan apical tier for nan first clip since 2016-17.

Tom Watson, who scored nan Black Cats' 95th-minute winner, has since moved to Brighton while midfielder Jobe Bellingham has joined Borussia Dortmund.

However, nan recently promoted trio person each spent large successful an effort to enactment successful nan Premier League.

They will beryllium hoping to person much luck than nan 3 sides that came up successful 2023-24 arsenic Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City were each relegated 12 months later.

The biggest alteration intends a goalkeeper holding nan shot for much than 8 seconds will beryllium punished pinch a area for nan opposition.

It is hoped this will clamp down connected time-wasting.

Until now nan rule had been six seconds and nan reward of an indirect free-kick - but it was hardly ever applied.

Referees will pass nan goalkeepers pinch a five-second countdown.

The caller rule applies crossed shot arsenic a full and was seen successful action astatine nan Club World Cup.

Another alteration intends only captains will beryllium allowed to attack referees during Premier League matches this season.

Yellow cards tin beryllium shown to players who attack officials without support and behave successful a disrespectful manner.

If nan skipper is simply a goalkeeper, a squad tin supply an alternate subordinate earlier kick-off.

Players will beryllium allowed to retake a punishment if they accidental touch it doubly while kicking it... truthful agelong arsenic nan effort went in.

The caller rule has already been utilized this summertime successful nan Women's European Championship last punishment shootout. England's Beth Mead slipped pinch a double touch arsenic she scored a punishment successful nan shootout against Spain - and had to retake it, pinch her 2nd effort saved by keeper Cata Coll.

But nether nan aged laws she would not moreover person been allowed to retake it, pinch a miss recorded instead.

In December 2023, nan Premier League agreed a caller grounds £6.7bn home tv woody for Sky and TNT to show up to 270 unrecorded games a season, pinch nan BBC continuing to show highlights connected Match of nan Day.

The woody originates successful 2025-26 and covers 4 years and was described arsenic nan "largest sports media authorities woody ever concluded successful nan UK".

The Saturday 3pm blackout will stay successful place, but each 2pm Sunday kick-off will beryllium televised.

Sky were awarded 4 of nan 5 packages and will show a minimum of 215 matches a season, up from 128 games successful 2024-25. That will see Saturday 5.30pm kick-offs, Sunday 2pm and 4.30pm kick-offs, positive evening games connected Mondays and Fridays and 3 midweek rounds.

TNT will show a minimum of 52 matches a play including each 12.30pm kick-offs connected Saturdays and 2 midweek lucifer rounds.

Sky Sports will besides broadcast each 10 matches connected nan last time of each season.

This article is nan latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.

The Premier League will trial retired referee cameras successful selected matches this season.

It is group to beryllium trialled complete six to 8 weeks, pinch nan thought to make nan exertion a imperishable characteristic for nan remainder of nan season. It is improbable to beryllium successful spot for nan first lucifer of nan season.

Referees will deterioration cameras connected their shirts during matches and person an ear-piece and microphone attached.

The thought of RefCam is to connection TV viewers a unsocial position of shot action, but nary arguable incidents will beryllium shown.

RefCams will not connection unrecorded footage but will beryllium utilized successful replays of lucifer incidents from a different perspective.

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