Live Premier League games will feature touchline interviews with substituted players for the first time next season.

The new approach is one of several US-style innovations to the league’s TV coverage, with camera operators also set to be allowed onto the pitch to capture close-up footage of goal celebrations.

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According to the Telegraph, TV cameras will be able to enter changing rooms, with the English top-flight having asked for even greater access for broadcasters this summer.

This comes as the new domestic rights deal gets underway, which is worth over £6.7billion over four years, and sees Sky Sports and TNT Sports share coverage of live Premier League football.

Fans have already had the chance to see some of these innovations at play, with Sky Sports trialling half-time interviews last season.

Last October, Bournemouth‘s Marcus Tavernier spoke to the broadcaster after being substituted in a 3-1 win over Southampton.

The increased proximity to the action comes in response to demands from broadcasters to keep up with American rivals, but will feature some restrictions.

While viewers will be brought even closer to matchday events, it is not expected that all three innovations will be used at the same time at all games.

Further to this, though cameras will be allowed in changing rooms, they will not have access when the manager is giving team talks.

Goal celebrations will be the only stoppages where camera operators are able to enter the pitch using Steadicams, a clear difference from US sports coverage.

Roving cameras have long been used by the likes of ESPN in the NFL, with operators permitted to come onto the field during any breaks in play.

But inside sources insist that such camera access will only be granted “for a matter of seconds” for goal celebrations in the Premier League.

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One new-look feature which fans can be sure to see is interviews with substituted players.

Once the top-flight stars have sufficiently cooled down, they will speak to the media near the touchline while the match action continues.

The increased access sees broadcasters receive more for their money after agreeing a record total value deal.

Next season, Sky Sports will broadcast a minimum of 215 live Premier League games, a step up from their 128 last term, with the outlet looking to offer viewers more for their subscription.

However it remains to be seen just how many of these new features TV audiences will be able to enjoy in each game, with innovations largely dependant on club cooperation.

Despite this, dressing-room access and player interviews are expected at two home games for each of the sides involved.

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And the increased coverage of previously behind-the-scenes affairs has not been welcomed by everyone.

Some managers have reportedly been resistant to allowing cameras into changing rooms, while Arsenal and Manchester City, who have both featured in long-running Amazon docuseries, may be against the move due to contractual pressures.

Nonethless, a number of clubs have previously appeared open to the broadcasting innovations.

Brentford, Brighton, Wolves and Nottingham Forest have all run trials with cameras in their dressing rooms over the past couple of years. 

Meanwhile, the Premier League champions are obliged to allow crews to film celebrations in their dressing rooms after winning a trophy.