Following consultation with clubs, the EFL Board has agreed to increase the permitted number of substitutes to five in all Sky Bet EFL fixtures taking place over the remainder of the 2020/21 season - from 12.00pm on Friday November 20.
Regulation 33.4 has been amended to permit the following:
- Championship clubs to name up to nine substitutes in their matchday squad, with five permitted to take to the pitch in any fixture.
- League One and League Two clubs can name up to seven substitutes in their matchday squad, again with five permitted to take to the pitch.