The officials have been confirmed for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

The Premier League is back and so are the controversies as Liverpool had an early handball appeal turned down by Anthony Taylor despite Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi appearing to deliberately palm the ball away from Hugo Ekitike as he looked to break through on goal.

Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb has suggested the video assistant referee system could be expanded to include yellow cards and corners.

By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) -Premier League referees are likely to award more penalties this season in a tougher response to players who grapple and hold opponents in the penalty area. Howard Webb,

The Premier League announced several rule changes for the 2025-26 season, including updated regulations for VAR.

Football is a constantly evolving sport, with the rules changing and adapting to the modern game. This season, the Premier League will adopt a number of changes already put into place during the FIFA Club World Cup.

The Premier League gets started on Friday, and with it comes a series of tweaks to the laws and how the games will look.

More Premier League games will be shown on TV than ever before as the league’s new broadcast deal, agreed back in December 2023 and worth £6.7bn, takes effect.