Referees will now consider the intention of defenders as well as the degree and consequence of contact when considering if a penalty should be awarded
The Premier League hopes to discourage players exaggerating contact for penalties and cut out controversial offside calls by changing rules ahead of the new season.
Referees and VAR officials are being told to consider how much contact has been made by a defender, the consequences of it and also the intention.
As a result, players will not need to go down in the box in order to be given a spot kick and referees will cease stopping the game for "trivial offences".