The English Football League has summarised the changes to the Laws of the Game that will be implemented during the 2026/27 season. They are designed to maintain the pace and flow of the game, apply a high threshold for penalising challenges, and take a robust approach to participant behaviour. Please click here for more details.

Changes that we will see relate to:-

• substitutions
• goalkeeper injury trial
• pace and flow of the game
• goal kicks and throw-ins
• goalkeeper eight second rule
• accurate calculation of additional time
• injury process
• challenges on goalkeepers
• hairpulling
• simulation
• high threshold
• handball
• holding
• participant behaviour