Devil s schedule! BBC: To advance to the top 8 of the League Cup, Crystal Palace will face a situation of 4 games in 8 days

October 31st According to the "BBC" report, due to defeating Liverpool and reaching the top 8 of the League Cup, Crystal Palace will face a very intensive schedule, which includes 4 games in 8 days.

Crystal Palace will face Arsenal away from home in the quarter-finals of the League Cup in the week starting on December 15th. However, this victory also brought schedule pressure to the team. In the eight days from December 14th to 21st, Crystal Palace will play four games: a home game against Manchester City in the Premier League on December 14th, a home game against Kups in the UEFA Europa League on December 18th, an away game against Leeds United in the Premier League on December 21st, and a League Cup match expected to be played on December 16th.

The English Football League (EFL) is discussing the schedule with relevant parties and clubs, but there is no other suitable date for this match other than December 23 (i.e. 48 hours after the two teams play in the Premier League). Arsenal have one more day off than Crystal Palace as they will face Wolves at home on December 13.

Crystal Palace, coached by Glasner, lost 0-1 to Arsenal last Sunday. They have Premier League and UEFA Champions League fixtures in each of the weeks leading up to Christmas, and no free dates in January. Until January 6, there are still mid-week matches in the Premier League; the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals will be played in the week of January 13; followed by the last two rounds of the Champions League league stage, and the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals in the first week of February.

As Arsenal also participates in the Champions League in mid-week in January, this makes the schedule more complicated. The Premier League is unlikely to change weekend match dates for Carabao Cup fixtures. In 2019, Liverpool sent different lineups to participate in the League Cup and Club World Cup within 24 hours. In 2020, Tottenham was supposed to participate in the League Cup and Europa League qualifying rounds within 48 hours. However, due to multiple players from their opponent Leyton Orient being infected with the new coronavirus, the League Cup match was canceled and Tottenham was sentenced to advance directly.