Premier League

Football is played with eleven players per side on a pitch between 100 and 110 metres long. The objective is to score by putting the ball into the opposing team's goal. Matches consist of two 45-minute halves with stoppage time added by the referee. Players may not use their hands or arms (except the goalkeeper within the penalty area). Each team may make five substitutions across three windows plus half-time. Fouls in the penalty area result in penalty kicks from 12 yards. Yellow cards serve as warnings; two yellows or a straight red card result in ejection, with subsequent suspensions for accumulated bookings. The offside rule prevents attackers from gaining an unfair positional advantage. VAR (Video Assistant Referee) reviews key match-changing decisions including goals, penalties, red cards, and mistaken identity. The league operates a promotion and relegation system: the bottom three clubs are relegated to the EFL Championship, replaced by the top two Championship finishers and the winner of the Championship play-offs.