Brighton chief exec Paul Barber has confirmed Premier League discussions involving a 22 team competiition next season.

The season has been suspended for three weeks due to the coronavirus scare in the UK.

Asked if the Premier League be expanded to 22 teams next season, with Leeds and West Brom promoted, he told BBC Sport: “I think that is a possible option.

"To leave the 20 teams in the Premier League as it is would obviously help us and would help others, but to bring the top two teams from the Championship up, give us a larger league for next season, perhaps four relegation spots next season, and then two up again to get the league back to 20 for the following season... it has some merit.

“Clearly there's a number of details in there that would have to be worked through and a number of issues that would have to be worked through, not least the qualification for European competition places.

"But we are in an unprecedented time and we may need an unprecedented solution for this particular problem."