Arsenal and Palace league games moved for League Cup quarter-final

Sport

The Premier League has agreed to rejig the calendar to avoid league leaders Arsenal and Crystal Palace playing two games in three days including their League Cup quarter-final clash. With both London clubs also juggling European commitments - Arsenal in the Champions League and Palace in the Conference League - fixture congestion created a player welfare headache. Last week, the English Football League said the League Cup was being undermined by fixture congestion due to expanded European cup

astăzi