Premier League leaders face two matches in three days
EFL blames schedule for ‘undermining’ Carabao Cup
Arsenal have called on the Premier League to rearrange their game against Everton after they were ordered to face Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on 23 December.
In a strongly worded statement that blamed the expanded European schedules for “undermining” the reputation of the competition, the EFL confirmed on Monday that it had accepted Palace’s request to push the game back a week from its original date of 16 December that would have left Oliver Glasner’s side facing three matches in five days.
The FA Cup winners argued that it meant they would have 24 hours fewer to prepare for the tie because of their Conference League commitments, although Arsenal opposed the request and wanted the game to be played on its original date.
