Is there extra time in the FA Cup third round? Competition rules after major change

Big changes have been made to the FA Cup this season (Image: PA)

All FA Cup third round ties will be settled on the day after major changes to the world’s oldest cup competition. Replays from the first round proper – when League One and League Two sides enter the competition – have been scrapped after the Football Association struck agreed a deal with the Premier League. to ease fixture congestion.

The arrangement, which will be in place for at least six years, will see funding to the grassroots game increase by up to an extra £33million per season but it didn't go down well with many clubs outside the top-flight. Following the announcement, which was made last April, EFL and non-league clubs claimed they had not been properly consulted and insisted ditching replay further harm tradition of the competition.

Replays had already been dropped from the fifth round onwards. Now, in the third round – as Premier League and Championship clubs enter the fray – drawn matches after 90 minutes will go to extra-time and, if necessary, penalties.

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Under the new arrangement ties in the fourth and fifth rounds and the quarter-finals all will be exclusive of Premier League fixtures. Meanwhile, the final will take place on the penultimate weekend of the season with no Premier League fixtures to take place on the same day.

FA chief executive Mark Bullingham claimed the changes would “strengthen” the competition. He said: “The Emirates FA Cup is our biggest asset and generates over 60 per cent of our revenue to invest in the game, so it is critical to secure a strong format for the future.

"This new agreement between the FA and the Premier League strengthens the Emirates FA Cup and gives this very special tournament exclusive weekends in an increasingly busy calendar.

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"The new schedule ensures the magic of the Cup is protected and enhanced, while working for the whole of the English game. The longer summer period also allows a much-needed player break before the start of the next season.”

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters added: "Throughout our discussions, both parties have been committed to enhancing the scheduling of the Emirates FA Cup, a hugely important domestic competition with a storied history.

"The FA and the Premier League have worked in partnership to deliver more exclusive weekends without compromising the excitement of knockout football and this has been achieved at the same time as allowing us to ease fixture congestion generally."