FA Cup replays are being CANCELED to make way for an expanded Champions League, but Premier League matches will not be played on Cup weekends in a major shake-up.

FA Cup replays will be scrapped from next season in a major shake-up of the world’s oldest knockout competition – but each round will again be played on a weekend.

The expansion of the Champions League means additional midweek slots are needed, so the fifth round – played midweek for the past five seasons – will return to one weekend.

The FA Cup weekends of the fourth and fifth rounds, as well as the quarter-finals, will also now be completely free of Premier League matches. This also applies to the FA Cup final weekend.

More soon.