Saliva test to diagnose concussion set to be trialled in Premier League

A concussion detection tool which uses a saliva swab is set to be trialled in the Premier League later this season (Lindsey Parnaby/PA)

A saliva test designed to diagnose concussion is set to be trialled in the Premier League.

A joint action plan on brain health published by the league, along with the Football Association, the EFL and the Professional Footballers’ Association, sets out details of work being done to protect current footballers from concussion and sub-concussive impacts, and to understand why there is an increased risk of neurodegenerative disease among professional footballers compared to the general population.