
New Heroes and familiar facesĪt the time of writing, a total of 56 new faces have been brought to the Premier League this summer across the 20 teams. Yep, common sense is returning! /70wUCP5RTB- Dale Johnson J2. This has changed, however, after several controversies including in the Nations League final, when Eric Garcia’s faint touch played Kylian Mbappe onside to net the winner, despite the Frenchman beginning from an offside position (see 40 seconds onwards).Īfter years of controversy over a "deliberate play" by a defender making an offside player onside, the IFAB has updated the wording and interpretation of the law. Previously, any attempt to play the ball, or ricochet off a defender, could play a forward onside. There has been a slight tweak to the offside rule, namely when a player is deemed to be offside following a defensive intervention. No, not the Dua Lipa song (Sorry Dua if you are reading!). You can read about how 101 see the season going and more outlandish predictions here.īut, before the season begins, here are five things that you need to keep an eye out for on the opening weekend of the mammoth season. There have been plenty of changes over the summer, and extortionate spending up and down the division, with only Leicester City not having made a signing since the end of the 21/22 season.


With a World Cup in November, the 2022-23 Premier League season is shaping up to be like no other in its 30-year history.
