The English football calendar may be set to receive sweeping changes to the competition landscape starting in 2024 as Premier League clubs look to revamp both the FA Cup and League Cup formats as reported by The Times. Excl: Premier League clubs consider plans to scrap FA Cup replays and revamp League Cuphttps://t.co/Ie6QjCXGS0 — Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) September 19, 2022As mentioned by Martyn Ziegler, “The calendar proposals from 2024 would scrap third and fourth-round FA Cup replays entirely, sources with knowledge of the plan have told The Times, although the FA would have to agree to this. Clubs involved in European competitions would either not compete in the League Cup or would field under-21 sides. The Premier League wants to free up space in the congested fixture calendar but it is understood that the top-flight clubs will not push for the League Cup to be scrapped, nor for all FA Cup games to be played in midweek. The EFL has yet to be approached over the plan but it would welcome talks on the future of the League Cup — called the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons – and FA Cup replays.

Source: The Times September 20, 2022 02:29 UTC