A key point of frustration from Leeds United's November defeat at Manchester City is also being discussed.
Leeds United will see the reach of VAR extended next season should they remain in the Premier League - while discussions are ongoing to combat an issue that frustrated Daniel Farke earlier this season.
Farke’s side have had to get used to VAR again this season after two years in the Championship where the technology is not in use. The Whites have been on either side of some controversial decisions over the course of the campaign, as have all Premier League teams.
According to Sky Sports, VAR will have a wider reach from this summer onwards after being given extended powers by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). Among the major changes will be the ability to review corners and second yellow cards.
Leeds might have avoided a major scare during last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Aston Villa had the extended powers been in place, with Karl Darlow forced to deny Amadou Onana with a great save following a corner. That set-piece was awarded after a ball over the top to the offside Ollie Watkins was headed out.
In theory, VAR would have been able to review that incident and deem Watkins offside, which would have seen Leeds awarded a free-kick instead of conceding a corner. VAR will also have the ability to overturn second yellow cards as they are deemed a major incident, given a player would subsequently be sent off.
Another key point from the report that will be of interest to Farke surrounds tactical goalkeeper injury delays. During last year’s 3-2 defeat at Manchester City, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma went down as his teammates ran to Pep Guardiola for a tactical teamtalk following a game-changing tweak in the Leeds formation.
"Everyone knows why he went down, right?" Farke said at the time. "The elephant in the room. You can speak about it. Why he went down, I think it was obvious. It's within the rules, it's smart. If I like it, if it's in the sense of fair play, if it should be like this, I keep it to myself. I leave it with the authorities. It's within the rules.”
What other rules will change next season?
During the IFAB meeting in Wales on Saturday, new powers were also given to referees to stamp out time-wasting and keep matches flowing. Among them is an ability to start a five-second countdown if players are adjudged to be taking too long over throw-ins.
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Another rule mentioned by Sky Sports suggests substitutions must be completed in 10 seconds, otherwise the substitute coming on must stay off for at least one minute. Furthermore, a player whose injury stops play could be forced to wait on the sidelines for one minute.
Currently, players who receive on-pitch treatment must leave the field-of-play for 30 seconds but that looks set to be doubled. The rule does not apply if a player receives treatment as a result of a challenge which is worthy of a yellow or red card.
According to the report, aforementioned rule changes will be introduced from July 1, meaning they will come into force within Premier League games from next season. Fans will get a chance to see the new laws when they are adopted at the World Cup this summer.
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