All the extra funding for the FA Cup is concentrated on the first three rounds in a financial boost to lower-league clubs.

An extra £2.44million in prize money is being awarded in the first three rounds of this season’s FA Cup to help compensate clubs for the loss of replays, the PA news agency has discovered. The Football Association announced in April it was scrapping replays from the first round proper in the current season onwards as the domestic game seeks to tackle fixture congestion created by the expansion of international tournaments such as UEFA’s competitions.

The Football Association announced in April it was scrapping replays from the first round proper in the current campaign onwards as the domestic game seeks to tackle fixture congestion

Nearly £2.5m extra will be handed out in prize money for this season’s FA Cup in the first year without replays. The Football Association announced last season that the 2024-25 edition of the competition would scrap replays from the first round onwards,

The governing body announced in April that replays were being scrapped from the first round proper in the current campaign onwards as the domestic game seeks to tackle fixture congestion

An extra £2.44million in prize money is being awarded in the first three rounds of this season's FA Cup to help compensate clubs for the loss of replays.