Overview
- Everton v Arsenal and Leeds v Crystal Palace have been brought forward to Saturday 20 December at 20:00, with both games live on Sky Sports.
- The change follows formal requests from Arsenal and Crystal Palace, with the Premier League thanking Everton and Leeds for cooperating.
- Arsenal and Palace are scheduled to meet in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at the Emirates on Tuesday 23 December, a different midweek from the other ties.
- UEFA turned down Crystal Palace’s bid to move their Conference League game with KuPS on Thursday 18 December, leaving Palace facing two matches in three days.
- Managers Mikel Arteta and Oliver Glasner had publicly challenged the original timetable on player welfare grounds, while the EFL and Premier League highlighted the strain of expanded UEFA competitions on the domestic calendar.