Premier League matches could be shorter than 90 minutes- PFA Chief

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has revealed Premier League matches could be played over less than 90 minutes when the season resumes. 

The Premier League is still suspended but top-flight officials are considering a number of measures to improve the safety of players, including neutral venues and extra substitutes in every game. And Taylor has revealed that there is another proposal to see each half shortened ahead of showdown talks on Project Restart this week. 

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“We’ll have to wait and see. I’m talking about the protocol that’s coming out, I’m talking about the future,” he said when asked about scrapping the current season on BBC Radio.

“We don’t know the future, what we do know is what propositions have been put forward and ideas. More subs games possibly not being full 45 minutes each way, neutral stadiums, there are lots of things put forward. We’re trying to wait to see what the proposals are and have the courtesy to let the managers and coaches and players assimilate all those and come to a considered view.”

Taylor was also asked if the idea of having more subs would nullify the need to shorten matches, he said, “There’s a lot of possibilities. Ideally, you want to keep the integrity of the competition and of course, that was about playing home and away, that’s about having the same squad of players before it was suspended.

“There are lots of points to be made, but above all can the seasons be completed as long as it takes and above all can it be completed safely.”