The role went to Ken Kirzinger, a Canadian stuntman who worked on Jason Takes Manhattan. Yu said that Kirzinger was hired because he was taller than Robert Englund, who played Freddy Krueger.
The two slasher icons likely won't meet because of actor Robert Englund's reluctance to reprise his role as Freddy Krueger, as he feels physically unable to handle fight scenes. However, an animated project featuring their voices could be a possibility.
Twenty teams are competing in the league the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Burnley, Sheffield United, and Luton Town, who returned to the top flight after respective absences of one, two and thirty-one years.