Overview
- The tie will be played at the Emirates on Tuesday 23 December with an 20:00 GMT kick-off.
- Crystal Palace face KuPS in Finland on Thursday 18 December, and the league judged an earlier date would have forced them into three games in five days.
- In a statement, the EFL blamed the expansion of European competitions and exclusive match nights for creating unavoidable scheduling conflicts and warned that repeated concessions damage the cup’s standing.
- Both Arsenal and Crystal Palace will be included in the semi-final draw expected after Newcastle vs Fulham on Wednesday, with the other quarter-finals going ahead on 16–17 December.
- Quarter-final ties go straight to penalties if level after 90 minutes, with two-legged semi-finals in January and February and the final on 22 March at Wembley.