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PA understands there was also no specific discussion on changes top-flight clubs would like to see to domestic cup competitions at Wednesday’s meeting.
Third and fourth-round replays have not taken place in either of the last two seasons due to Covid-related fixture congestion, and PA understands scrapping them for a third straight season is an option that could be looked at if there is a backlog of matches, with some teams having had two fixtures postponed earlier this month following the death of the Queen.
Changes to the domestic cups are just one part of a package Premier League clubs are looking at known as the ‘New Deal For Football’ which at its heart would change how money is distributed from the top flight down the pyramid. Nigel Huddleston, who left his role as Sports Minister earlier this week, had warned that a proposed new independent regulator for football would be given backstop powers to impose a settlement on the Premier League and the EFL if they could not agree one themselves.
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