Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has criticised Newcastle United this week.
The ex-Anfield star believes that clubs such as the Magpies, who often employ time wasting and other tactics to see out games, are taking the fun out of football.
Magpies boss Eddie Howe, a disciple of Diego Simeone of Atletico Madrid, has always denied those accusations.
Lawrenson told Off The Ball: "It is [planned] 100%. It's very, very frustrating. It's difficult for the referee.
"All of a sudden if they go down and stay down, then the ref has no other option. He might go over and say 'are you alright' to the player who's injured and they'll respond 'no I've done this, or that.'
"That's crept into football and, for me, it takes some of the fun away from it. All of a sudden, teams now realize and I'll tell you who the worst are, I think, is Newcastle.
"Newcastle do it all the time now. In regards to next season, not wanting to wish away this season, in regards to the next season I think the Premier League are going to have a little bit of a look at this.
"Maybe even say 'I tell you what, if you can walk, off you go', and the game will go on and I think that would quickly stop it. It's genuinely here all the time now."