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NEW ERA STARTS: PREMIER LEAGUE FINANCIAL RULES ADOPTED FOR 2026/27

Premier League clubs vote to scrap PSR, introducing new Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) rules for 2026/27. The 85% spending cap replaces old loss limits, while a controversial salary anchor was rejected.

NEW ERA STARTS: Premier League Financial Rules Adopted For 2026/27
Exceed 85%? Fines & Points Deductions Confirmed By PL

Premier League teams agreed to the biggest change to money rules in a while, and these new rules will begin in 2026–2027.

The league says that teams have chosen to change from the current Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) to the Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainability and Systematic Resilience (SSR) for next season.

Only seven teams were in favour of the top-to-bottom anchoring (TBA) salary limit, which would have limited how much teams could spend on salaries and transfer costs (including agent fees) to five times the money and TV income given to the team that came in last place. Players saw it as a limit on what they could earn, and both of Manchester's best teams were very much against the most debated of the topics being voted on.

The SCR, which was agreed to by the required 14 teams, will limit teams' "on-field spending" to "85 per cent of their football income and net profit/loss on player sales" starting next season. This new rule will take the place of PSR, which limits club losses to £105 million ($137 million) over three years.

Teams will also have a "multi-year allowance of 30%" under SCR, which they can use to spend more than the 85%. Teams must stick to their allowed 85%, or they could face a sports-related penalty. There will be a cost for using this allowance.

The League will now follow UEFA's current SCR rules, which are now set at a limit of 70%. In 2024, UEFA penalised Chelsea and Aston Villa for not following the SCR rules.

The Premier League said that the new rules "are meant to help all teams have a chance to achieve greater success," as well as "clear tracking and penalties during the season, protection from poor performance, the chance to spend before earning money, a stronger ability to invest off the field, and less complication by focusing on football costs."

The league's statement says that SSR, the other change that was approved, is meant to "assess a club's financial health in the short, medium, and long term." Three tests—the Working Capital Test, the Liquidity Test, and the Positive Equity Test—will check if teams can handle short-term costs while also considering their balance sheet and long-term financial health.

VAR REVIEW: CHELSEA 2-2 BOURNEMOUTH, ESTêVãO PENALTY DRAMA EXPLAINED! WAS IT A FOUL OR A DIVE

Explaining the VAR: How an 11th-minute penalty check at Stamford Bridge saved a point for Chelsea against a resilient Bournemouth.

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Antoine Semenyo’s clumsy challenge handed Chelsea a vital lifeline

Every week, the Video Assistant Referee stirs up drama in the Premier League. Let's break down how these calls are made and if they're actually right.

This season, we're digging into the big moments to explain the VAR process and the rules of the game.

What went down: Chelsea's Estêvão was moving into the Bournemouth box, with Antoine Semenyo on his tail. Estêvão went down after some contact with Semenyo. The ref, Barrott, waved off Chelsea's penalty shouts, saying there wasn't a foul. He thought both players made contact naturally as they were running, and Estêvão basically tripped himself.

VAR said, "After looking at it, VAR Pawson suggested Barrott take another look at the monitor for a possible penalty because Semenyo might have tripped Estêvão."

VAR's take: Pawson had to figure out if the contact was just part of the play, like the ref thought, or if Semenyo fouled Estêvão. It was clear Estêvão tripped, but the question was how the contact started.

At first glance, it would be hard for Pawson to disagree with the ref because the main TV angle wasn't clear. But after checking out the sideline and behind views, Pawson saw that Semenyo stepped into Estêvão's path, making enough contact with his leg to cause him to trip.

Pawson told Barrott to check the monitor for a possible penalty. Barrott watched the replays, agreed, and gave Chelsea the penalty.

The call: It was a reasonable VAR call based on today's standards. But it's a borderline case.

Barrott seemed unsure of the monitor and needed some convincing from different angles.

A lot of the time, this kind of contact is just from players running normally, and someone goes down. To give a penalty, there really needs to be a clear foul by the defender. You could say that happened here, but it's a pretty low standard for VAR to get involved.

Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth

Referee: Sam Barrott

VAR: Craig Pawson

What: VAR check for a foul in the box

When: 11th minute

BREAKING: UNAI EMERY REVEALS THE REAL REASON BEHIND HIS COLD ARTETA HANDSHAKE SNUB NOW

Unai Emery explains why he skipped the post-match handshake as Arsenal’s 4-1 win ends Aston Villa’s 11-game streak at the Emirates.

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Emery snubs Arteta's handshake

Unai Emery said he didn't shake Mikel Arteta's hand right after Aston Villa lost at the Emirates Stadium since the Arsenal manager kept him waiting.

This loss stopped Villa's winning streak at 11 games, their first in almost two months.

Villa held their own in the first half, but Arsenal scored early in the second when Gabriel got to the ball before Emi Martinez on a corner.

Martin Zubimendi quickly made it 2-0, and Leandro Trossard scored a third goal a little after an hour had passed.

Soon after entering the pitch, Gabriel Jesus scored, making it 4-0. Ollie Watkins was able to respond by tapping in a goal late in the game after Donyell Malen's nice play.

After the game, Emery waited to shake Arteta's hand, but he went to the locker room since Arteta was still celebrating with his team.

It’s easy to see. I like to do things fast,” Emery said when asked about why he didn’t shake Arteta’s hand.

“I shake hands, then I go to the dressing room with my players and coaches. I was waiting.

“Arteta was busy with his coaches, so I went inside. It’s not a big deal for me.”

About the match, Emery commented, “We played great in the first half, and things were going our way. We had corners and defended well. We didn’t let them get a corner in the first half.

“We felt good, but we let in the first goal in the second half. Onana getting hurt didn’t help since he’s important for set pieces and in the midfield.

“We didn’t quit, and we kept playing hard. We scored one goal and almost scored more. Arsenal is the best team in the league and should win the title.

“I’m not sure which day it is since we’ve played Arsenal twice already, and we still have to play Nottingham. But I’m happy with our goals and how we're trying to attain them.

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