Arsenal and Crystal Palace have been granted permission to rearrange December games away to Everton and Leeds United respectively after the Premier League cited "player welfare" for the decision to green-light the clubs' requests to ease a fixture pile-up.

Premier League leaders Arsenal and FA Cup holders Palace are due to meet in a Carabao Cup quarterfinal at the Emirates Stadium on Dec. 23 after the tie was rescheduled from the previous week due to Palace's UEFA Conference League clash against Finnish team KuPS on Dec. 18.

That fixture change has impacted the Premier League commitments of both teams, however, with Arsenal and Palace scheduled to play crucial league games just two days before the Carabao Cup tie.

But after the two clubs lodged an appeal to the Premier Leag

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