Liverpool’s Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham rescheduled to avoid fixture conflict
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The fixture headaches are piling up on Merseyside. Liverpool have been forced into an awkward calendar reshuffle, with their blockbuster Carabao Cup third-round showdown against Tottenham Hotspur pushed back following an unavoidable scheduling collision with neighbours Everton.Following the recent Champions League draw, the Reds are set to welcome Atletico Madrid to Anfield on September 9th.
The problem is, Everton were also due to play their Carabao Cup third-round tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on the very same day.The two Merseyside clubs haven’t played at home on the same day in almost 50 years, leaving the EFL with no choice but to step in and rearrange the fixtures.in January 1981 have both Merseyside teams played at home on the same night, when Liverpool beat Altrincham and Everton defeated Arsenal.They have since released a statement regarding the issue:"The EFL has been left with no option than to rearrange a number of its fixtures following the announcement of fixture details for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League."On 28 August, we confirmed that the Carabao Cup Round Three tie between Everton and Wolves had been scheduled for Wednesday 9 September. This was confirmed with local stakeholders as per usual practice ahead of announcement.
On Saturday, UEFA announced that it had scheduled Liverpool v Atletico Madrid for the same date, despite it being clear that Everton and Liverpool cannot play home fixtures on the same evening.The EFL met with UEFA officials on Monday morning to explore available options, however in those discussions it was made clear that they were unwilling to consider rescheduling the Liverpool v Atletico Madrid fixture, and avoiding the consequences for other fixtures as a result."Andoni Iraola’s side will now face Tottenham on Tuesday, September 15th, with kick-off set for 8pm and It will still be broadcasted live on ITV and Sky Sports.This means the Toffees can now play their Carabao Cup third-round tie against Wolves a week later than originally planned, on Wednesday, September 16th, avoiding a clash with Liverpool’s Champions League meeting with Spanish giants Atletico Madrid at Anfield on September 9th.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow