The Independent Premier League
Arsenal and Crystal Palace have seen their Premier League matches on the weekend before Christmas moved forward a day to allow “adequate player recovery time” for their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash three days later.
Arsenal and Palace were due to face away trips on Sunday 21 December at Everton and Leeds respectively, which meant their Carabao Cup tie on Tuesday 23 December would be a second game within 48 hours for both.
They will now play both fixtures on Saturday…