By John Lyons

JOY: Bristol City’s Tommy Conway scored their FA Cup third round replay winner against West Ham

THE EFL and their clubs have hit out at the decision to scrap FA Cup replays from the first round onwards next season.
It was announced on Thursday the FA and Premier League had reached a new agreement – for a minimum of six years – which will ‘strengthen’ the Cup format.
The current arrangement, which has no replays from the fifth round onwards, has been extended throughout the ‘Competition Proper’ due to changes to the ca...