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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Crystal Palace ask Premier League to move Leeds game as Carabao Cup row rumbles on

Ismaïla Sarr (left) and Yeremy Pino scored the goals as Crystal Palace won 3-0 at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup to set up the now problematic quarter-final with Arsenal.
Ismaïla Sarr (left) and Yeremy Pino scored the goals as Crystal Palace won 3-0 at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup to set up the now problematic quarter-final with Arsenal. Photograph: Koby Abbott/Sports Press Photo/Shutterstock

Crystal Palace have asked the Premier League to move their fixture at Leeds on Sunday 21 December to the previous day to allow them more time to prepare for their rescheduled Carabao Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta revealed on Monday that Arsenal had requested their game at Everton on that Sunday be moved to Saturday 20 December after the EFL pushed back the last‑eight tie at the Emirates Stadium to two days before Christmas.

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