FA Cup replays to be completely scrapped

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FA Cup replays to be completely scrapped

The Football Association, FA, are set to scrap FA Cup replays from the third round next season.

This comes despite the collapse of the New Deal for Football, in what is another blow for EFL clubs.

The EFL are now likely to withdraw their offer to scrap two-legged Carabao Cup semi-finals next season.

But Mail Sport reports that the FA are still looking to remove replays to ease fixture congestion.

Replays have not been played from the fifth-round of the competition from the 2018/2019 season.

However, those in the third and fourth rounds provide revenue for lower division clubs.

Televised third and fourth-round replays are worth £40,000 and £55,000 respectively to each club, who also receive an equal 45 per cent share of gate receipts irrespective of where the tie is played.