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Five substitutes per team, multi-ball systems and water breaks... the Premier League are planning a host of rule changes but what does the new normal really look like and will it only benefit the bigger sides?

The Premier League's much-anticipated return is just over two weeks away now.

After a near three-month absence, the world has changed beyond recognition since Leicester beat Aston Villa on March 9 in the last top-flight game played in England.

And so the Premier League is making its own plans to fit in with what is quickly being referred to as 'the new normal' following the coronavirus pandemic.

Premier League clubs could be able to make five substitutions when football returns

Sportsmail revealed on Monday that there are plans to increase the number of substitutes from three to five, to allow clubs to re-register players not named in their 25-man squads in January and to introduce a multi-ball system.