Concussion substitutes will not be used in the FA Cup third round, the PA news agency understands. The Football Association announced last month its intention to trial the use of up to two additional permanent concussion substitutes per team in its flagship competition at “the earliest possible stage”. [2/3] The FA will support the IFAB FAP-TAP’s proposal at the forthcoming IFAB Annual Business Meeting on 16 December 2020 with a view to implementing the trials at the earliest possible stages of the 2020/21 Emirates FA Cup and Vitality Women’s FA Cup. — FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) November 23, 2020That means the trial will not begin until the fourth round at the earliest. “If we’re talking about the FA Cup, it will either be the third round or fourth round depending on how quickly we can process everything.”Under the protocol, the opposition is allowed to make a change to compensate for each concussion substitute used.

Source: Express January 07, 2021 12:33 UTC