“ EFL Cup to scrap extra time “

BBC


The Carabao Cup is to scrap extra time for the 2018-19 season, while all games at Premier League grounds will use VAR.

EFL Cup matches will now go straight to penalty kicks if the scores are level after 90 minutes to reduce "additional fatigue issues" following a vote by English Football League clubs.

Extra time will now only be played in the final at Wembley, while the ABBA penalty format is also to be scrapped.

Seeding will be removed for the first two rounds of the competition.

But round one will remain regionalised into North and South sections.

A "statistical analysis" demonstrated that almost 85% of matches played in the Carabao Cup were decided after 90 minutes, leading to clubs opting to stop the extra 30 minutes before a penalty shootout.

The decision to revert back to a Team A, Team B penalty system after a one-season trial with the ABBA format will be applied to all EFL competitions.

Good I hate extra time

Pathetic. One of the reasons given was fatigue issues! Clubs have never had such big squads, played less games or played on more pristine pitches than ever before. Don't know why they bother playing the 90 mins. Just have a penalty shoot out and have done with it. Everyone will be fresh for the next penalty shoot out.

Don't they realise that this is even more of an incentive for the lesser side to park the bus. What odds the number of 0-0 games will rise substantially

FA cup 5th round will go to extra time and pens no replays