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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ed Aarons

Arsenal hope to move Everton fixture after Palace match set for 23 December

Arsenal and Crystal Palace players compete during the league meeting between both sides at the Emirates Stadium last month
Arsenal and Crystal Palace players compete during the last month’s league meeting. They will meet again at the Emirates in the Carabao Cup two days before Christmas. Photograph: Matt Impey/Shutterstock

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.

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