Tottenham's Eric Dier was penalised for handball under the new interpretation of the laws against Newcastle on SundayThe new handball ruling has already caused plenty of controversy in the Premier League this season. A Premier League graphic showing the handball ruleHas it resulted in more penalties? There were 19 penalties for handball under the old rules in the Premier League last season, and at this stage last term there had been no penalties awarded for handball in the top flight. Already this season there have been 20 penalties in the Premier League, 30% (six) of which have been for handball. Since the start of the 2006-07 season the highest percentage of handball penalties was 21.1% in 2008-09.

Source: BBC September 28, 2020 16:07 UTC