Arsenal oppose Crystal Palace’s ‘unfair’ request to play Carabao Cup tie on 23 December

<ul><li><p>Original 16 December date could change to 23 December</p></li><li><p>Palace set to play three games in five days if tie not moved</p></li></ul><p>Arsenal have voiced strong opposition to Crystal Palace’s request that their Carabao Cup quarter-final be played on 23 December, with Mikel Arteta insisting it would not be fair to make both teams play two matches in little more than 48 hours.</p><p>The tie is scheduled for Tuesday 16 December in a gruelling run of three matches in five days for Palace, who have a Premier League game at home to Manchester City two days earlier and a Conference League fixture against KuPS on 18 December.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/31/arsenal-oppose-crystal-palaces-unfair-request-to-play-carabao-cup-tie-on-23-december">Continue reading...</a>