Why Tottenham, Chelsea Can Make Six Substitutions Against Each Other

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League conflict pinch Chelsea will spot some sides capable to make six substitutions alternatively than nan accustomed five, should they wish to do so.

The 2 kicked disconnected Saturday’s precocious crippled successful northbound London bidding to travel distant pinch section bragging rights. Spurs started nan time successful third, owing to a beardown opening nether Thomas Frank’s management, while Chelsea were languishing successful nan bottommost half successful nan aftermath of an indifferent tally of shape nether Enzo Maresca.

Ordinarily, some teams would beryllium capable to sanction 9 players connected their substitutes bench, pinch 5 players capable to travel connected and power nan game. But that business changed successful nan early stages aft Spurs midfielder Lucas Bergvall took a rustle to nan head.

Lucas Bergvall initially wanted to proceed playing. / Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images

The Premier League introduced concussion substitutions successful 2021, pursuing a play of consultation pinch aesculapian experts and nationalist associations. Those changes, on pinch others, are past continually reviewed by nan International Football Association Board (IFAB) who uphold nan laws of nan game.

Currently, nan pursuing protocols are successful place:

IFAB Concussion Substitution Protocols

With Spurs’ aesculapian squad suspecting Bergvall whitethorn person suffered a concussion, he was withdrawn by Frank to beryllium replaced by summertime signing Xavi Simons. As a consequence of nan Swede’s substitution, Chelsea are now capable to make six changes and tin instrumentality that if Maresca wants to make further tactical tweaks—something supporters whitethorn deem to beryllium somewhat of an advantage.