Ipswich Town players are still basking in the glory of their promotion from the Championship, and why not? But behind the scenes, work has already begun ahead of the club's return to the Premier League - and there will be a lot of big changes. Alex Jones takes a look at eight new things we can expect in the Premier League next season..

. Ipswich took on Premier League sides Wolves and Fulham in last season's Carabao Cup (Image: Ross Halls) A huge step up Let’s start with the obvious one – the Premier League and the Championship are two different worlds. It’s something that you perhaps don’t appreciate until your team plays in it.

The pace is tough to match and the intensity is higher than anywhere else in Europe, You often see big names arriving from abroad and needing quite a while to adapt because they simply don’t expect it. Those who watched the YouTube video of Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans playing with a bodycam during a pre-season friendly against Newcastle United will have had a taste of what it’s like, but even then, it’s hard to truly understand until you see it in the flesh. Will the players be up for the challenge? If there’s one thing Ipswich have been good at, it’s having sky-high fitness levels, and they’ll need to maintain those to stand a chance.

Town will be facing some of the best players in world football next season (Image: PA) Big names up close It’s funny to think that Ipswich were playing Forest Green Rovers and Fleetwood Town ju.