"Arsenal and Crystal Palace have succeeded with requests to the Premier League to move their fixtures the weekend before they meet in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. The teams play in the cup at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 23 December and had been due to play at 2pm GMT on Sunday 21 December. Instead Arsenal's game at Everton and Palace's at Leeds will take place at 8pm the previous day."
"Player welfare is a priority for the Premier League, and we have therefore granted requests from Arsenal and Crystal Palace to move their respective fixtures. This comes after the scheduling of matches from other competitions around Premier League fixtures without adequate player recovery time. This is also further evidence of the impact the expanded Uefa competitions have on the domestic fixture calendar."
"Palace host KuPS in the Conference League on Thursday 18 December but preferred to squeeze the time between that game and their fixture at Leeds rather than face Arsenal so soon after their Elland Road trip. The Carabao Cup tie was initially scheduled for Tuesday 16 December in what would have been a run of three matches in five days for Palace."
Arsenal and Crystal Palace obtained permission to move their Premier League fixtures the weekend before their Carabao Cup quarter-final. The cup tie is at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 23 December; both clubs had been due to play on Sunday 21 December. Arsenal's match at Everton and Palace's at Leeds were moved to 8pm on the previous day to allow longer recovery. Palace host KuPS in the Conference League on Thursday 18 December and opted for the extra gap rather than face Arsenal soon after Elland Road. The Premier League approved the changes citing player welfare and the impact of expanded Uefa competitions on the domestic calendar. Leeds United and Everton cooperated, and both rescheduled matches will remain live on Sky Sports.
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