Major changes to FA Cup with replays completely SCRAPPED in controversial move but more games on TV

FA CUP replays are set to be scrapped in new plans unveiled by the FA.

There are several changes to be brought in from next season that will stay in place for at least six years.

FA Cup replays are set to be scrapped for every round
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FA Cup replays are set to be scrapped for every roundCredit: AP

Replays were scrapped from the fifth round onwards in the 2018/19 campaign.

A year later the fifth round was moved to mid-week but the new FA changes mean every round will now be played on the weekend.

And there will be no more replays from the first round proper onwards.

Another change will see no Premier League games played on the same weekend as the fourth and fifth rounds as well as quarter-final the quarter-final.

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That will make them exclusive FA Cup only weekends as the FA bid to restore the competition's previous importance.

For similar reasons the final will also be played on a Saturday with no Premier League fixtures to take place on the same day.

But it will take place on the penultimate day of the season - marking a change from the current set-up.

There is also a move to focus on the build-up to the final by forbidding any Prem games being played on the Friday before.

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Further changes include more TV coverage, with the fourth round including matches played from Saturday - Wednesday to allow for consecutive games of football.

Elsewhere the Prem will also undergo a huge change from next season as the winter break has been scrapped.

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