Premier League clubs are considering plans to scrap FA Cup replays and make radical changes to the Carabao Cup.
As part of a ‘New Deal for Football’, top-flight shareholders will meet on Wednesday to discuss changes to the calendar.
Liverpool edged out Chelsea on penalties in last season’s FA Cup final.
The Premier League wants to ease fixture congestion, while there are calls at government level to distribute more funds to the EFL and reform parachute payments.
According to The Times, proposals include scrapping third and fourth-round replays entirely from the start of the 2024/25 campaign.
The report also claims clubs in European competition would either sit out or field Under-21 sides in the Carabao Cup – which looks set to avoid being canned completely.
Clubs will also consider proposals to limit spending to a fixed percentage of their revenue, in line with UEFA’s new financial rules.
While lower league clubs may miss out on the gate receipts created by Cup replays, there is a view they stand a better chance of progressing on penalties, rather than another 90 minutes.
Rangers legend Ally McCoist would welcome the end of replays, but shares no sympathy for elite clubs being asked to compete in the Carabao Cup.
