Premier League clubs have suggested two key changes to the FA and League Cups for the coming seasons, according to a report published in the Times. The proposals of new changes comes as clubs look to reduce the chaos caused by fixture scheduling throughout the season.
One of those relates to the FA Cup, with a suggestion that third and fourth round replays could be scrapped altogether, meaning the tie will be finished on the night. This was implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic, however this season looks set to return to the old format of a replay after the first game ends in a draw for those two rounds.
While that adds yet more fixtures for these sides, there is also the added weight of income trickling further down the ladder for smaller sides that are able to force a second match against higher league opposition. Then there's the addition of the League Cup, currently called the Carabao Cup.
