Adjusted from 10pm on Sunday, December 21st to 4am on Sunday, December 21st. Arsenal was originally scheduled to play the League Cup quarter-finals against Crystal Palace in the early morning of December 24. The reason why this cup match was adjusted...
Arsenal was originally scheduled to play the League Cup quarter-finals against Crystal Palace in the early morning of December 24. The reason why this cup match was adjusted by the EFL from the original schedule of December 16 is because if it goes according to the original plan, Crystal Palace, which is participating in the UEFA Europa League, will face an intensive schedule of three games in five days.
Arsenal hopes to move up their game against Everton a day to give Arteta's players more recovery time before facing Crystal Palace.
Although Arsenal have made it clear that they hope their away game against Everton can be adjusted to Saturday, it is understood that this is not the only possible option being considered by the Premier League.
After the EFL adjusted the dates of the League Cup quarter-finals of the two London teams, Arteta once said: "I hope they can also adjust our Premier League schedule, because it is really illogical to play games two days apart. Now that the cup date has been determined, I believe they will also change the Premier League schedule accordingly."
