NEW EPL RULES FOR YELLOW CARD AND RED CARDS OFFENCES



Premier League, EFL & FA introduce new player behaviour rules, they are:

Offences which could earn players a yellow card:

• Visibly disrespectful behaviour to any match official.

• An aggressive response to decisions.

• Confronting an official face to face.

• Running towards an official to contest a decision.

• Offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards match officials.

• Physical contact with any match official in a non-aggressive manner.

• A yellow card for at least one player when two or more from a team surround a match official.
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New red card offences:

• If a player confronts match officials and uses offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards them.

• Physical contact with match officials in an aggressive or confrontational manner