Arsenal set for row with Crystal Palace over date of Carabao Cup quarter-final

Arsenal are set for a collision course with Crystal Palace after manager Mikel Arteta claimed it would not be “fair” if the Carabao Cup quarter-final between the two sides is moved.

The Gunners are set to face Palace on December 16th which would leave Oliver Glasner’s team – who host Manchester City in the Premier League on December 14th and then KuPS in the Conference League, also at home, on December 18th – facing three matches in just five days.

Palace want to move the contest at the Emirates to the following week, possibly on December 23rd, while Christmas Eve is also under consideration.

But it is understood Arsenal’s preferred option is for the last-eight clash to remain on December 16th.

The #CarabaoCup Quarter-Final draw has now been confirmed