All competing teams will be allowed to make up to five substitutions in the Carabao Cup fourth round later this month, the EFL has confirmed, in a rule change backed by Manchester City.
City last month moved one step closer to defending their Carabao Cup crown for a fifth successive season with a thumping 6-1 victory over League One side Wycombe Wanderers at the Etihad Stadium.
Their reward for coming from behind to beat Gareth Ainsworth's side is a fourth-round clash with fellow Premier League outfit West Ham, who knocked out Manchester United in the previous round.
The London Stadium test which will be City's fourth of five matches they must play between now and the end of October, highlighting just how big a strain that is going to be
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