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Daily Mirror
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John Cross

EFL outline financial demands to Premier League clubs to scrap FA Cup replays

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EFL clubs will “resist” Premier League attempts to scrap FA Cup replays - unless they get financial guarantees.

Premier League clubs will meet on Wednesday and also discuss big changes to the Carabao Cup as part of the “New Deal for Football” negotiations. It is designed to ease the overcrowded fixture list for Premier League clubs with an expanded 36 team new-look Champions League format starting in 2024.

But Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has insisted EFL clubs will be against scrapping FA Cup replays permanently because they can provide a cash windfall for League One and Two clubs. Scally even suggested the cash from third and fourth round replays can be enough to keep some hard-up clubs from going bust.

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