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The 2021-22 English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the Papa John's Trophy, is the sixth season that the competition has invited Category One development teams to participate following a successful trial period. Sixteen development teams will join the 48 club sides from League One and League Two, split into sixteen regionalised groups of four. Development teams are required to field a minimum of six Under-21 players in their starting eleven, while Football League clubs must field a certain number of first team players.

In the event of a group game ending in a draw, there will be a penalty shootout whereby the victors can earn an additional point. Each team will face each other once, either at home or away. Development teams will play all group games away from home. The top two from each group then progress to Round 2, a last-32 knockout round, which remains regionalised with group winners and runners-up meeting. Round 3 is also regionalised before the quarter-final becomes a 'free draw'. The final is due to take place at Wembley Stadium in April 2022.

==Teams==
There is a minimum of one development team, one club side from League One and one club side from League Two in each group. <br>

===Development teams===
There are sixteen Category One development teams participating in this season's competition: [[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]], [[Aston Villa Under-23s|Aston Villa]], [[Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s|Brighton & Hove Albion]], [[Chelsea Under-23s|Chelsea]], [[Crystal Palace Under-23s|Crystal Palace]], [[Everton Under-23s|Everton]], [[Leeds United Under-23s|Leeds United]], [[Leicester City Under-23s|Leicester City]], [[Liverpool Under-23s|Liverpool]], [[Manchester City Under-23s|Manchester City]], [[Manchester United Under-23s|Manchester United]], [[Newcastle United Under-23s|Newcastle United]], [[Southampton Under-23s|Southampton]], [[Tottenham Under-23s|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[West Ham Under-23s|West Ham]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s|Wolves]] <br> <br>

===League One teams===
Accrington Stanley, Bolton Wanderers, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland, Wigan Athletic, Wycombe Wanderers, Wimbledon<br> <br>

===League Two teams===
Barrow, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Exeter City, Forest Green Rovers, Harrogate Town, Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Newport County, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Rochdale, Salford City, Scunthorpe United, Sutton United, Stevenage, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall<br> <br>

==Group Stage==
===North===
====Group A====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
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|-
|1||Carlisle United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Hartlepool United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Morecambe||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Everton Under-23s|Everton]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
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|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Carlisle United
|score        = '''3-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Hartlepool United
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|penalties1 = 
|penalties2 = 
|penaltyscore     = 4-3
|stadium      = Brunton Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
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|date         = 14 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Morecambe
|score        = [[Morecambe 0-1 Everton (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Everton Under-23s|Everton]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       = [[Sean McAllister|McAllister]] '64
|stadium      = Mazuma Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
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|date         = 28 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Carlisle United
|score        = [[Carlisle United 2-0 Everton (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Everton Under-23s|Everton]]
|goals1       = [[Brad Young|Young]] 44', 67'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Brunton Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
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|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Hartlepool United
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|team2        = Morecambe
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|goals2       =
|penalties1 = 
|penalties2 = 
|penaltyscore     = 4-2
|stadium      = Victoria Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
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|date         = 2 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Hartlepool United
|score        = [[Hartlepool United 1-0 Everton (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Everton Under-23s|Everton]]
|goals1       = Daly '71
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Victoria Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
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|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Morecambe
|score        = '''0-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Carlisle United
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|goals2       =
|stadium      = Mazuma Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group B====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Oldham Athletic||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Tranmere Rovers||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Salford City||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Leeds United Under-23s|Leeds United]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Oldham Athletic
|score        = '''1-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Salford City
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Boundary Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 14 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Tranmere Rovers
|score        = [[Tranmere Rovers 4-1 Leeds United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|4-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Leeds United Under-23s|Leeds United]]
|goals1       = Maynard '7, '41<br>Foley '34, '87
|goals2       = [[Amari Miller|Miller]] '63
|stadium      = Prenton Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
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|date         = 28 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Oldham Athletic
|score        = [[Oldham Athletic 2-3 Leeds United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-3]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Leeds United Under-23s|Leeds United]]
|goals1       = Dearnley 78'<br>Keillor-Dunn 90 +3'
|goals2       = [[Crysencio Summerville|Summerville]] 42' (pen)<br>McGahey 58' (og)<br>Jameson 80' (og)
|stadium      = Boundary Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
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|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Salford City
|score        = '''0-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Tranmere Rovers
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Peninsula Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 2 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Salford City
|score        = [[Salford City 5-3 Leeds United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|5-3]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Leeds United Under-23s|Leeds United]]
|goals1       = Thomas-Asante 26', 59'<br>Touray 32'<br>Oteh 39'<br>Turnbull 70'
|goals2       = [[Max Dean|Dean]] 9'<br>[[Sam Greenwood|Greenwood]] 35'<br>[[Lewis Bate|Bate]] 68'
|stadium      = Peninsula Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Tranmere Rovers
|score        = '''3-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Salford City
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Prenton Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group C====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Crewe Alexandra||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Shrewsbury Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Wigan Athletic||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s|Wolves]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Shrewsbury Town
|score        = '''0-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Crewe Alexandra
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = New Meadow
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Wigan Athletic
|score        = [[Wigan Athletic 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
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|goals2       =
|penalties1 = 
|penaltyscore = 2-4
|penalties2 = 
|stadium      = DW Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Shrewsbury Town
|score        = [[Shrewsbury Town 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|goals1       = Bloxham 72'<br>Lloyd 78'<br>Pyke 90 +2'
|goals2       = [[Owen Hesketh|Hesketh]] 31'
|stadium      = Montgomery Waters Meadow
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Crewe Alexandra
|score        = '''2-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Wigan Athletic
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Gresty Road
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Crewe Alexandra
|score        = [[Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|goals1       = Mandron 12', 36'<br>Robbins 79'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Gresty Road
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group D====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Bolton Wanderers||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Port Vale||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Rochdale||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Liverpool Under-23s|Liverpool]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Bolton Wanderers
|score        = '''3-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Port Vale
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = University of Bolton Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Rochdale
|score        = [[Rochdale 4-0 Liverpool (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|4-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Liverpool Under-23s|Liverpool]]
|goals1       = Kelly '33<br>O'Keeffe '50 (pen), 72<br>Andrews '78
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Spotland
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Bolton Wanderers
|score        = [[Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Liverpool (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|4-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Liverpool Under-23s|Liverpool]]
|goals1       = Delfouneso 28'<br>Bakayoko 58', 81' (pen)<br>[[Jarell Quansah|Quansah]] 66' (og)
|goals2       = [[Elijah Dixon-Bonner|Dixon-Bonner]] 72'
|stadium      = University of Bolton Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Port Vale
|score        = '''1-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Rochdale
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Vale Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 2 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Rochdale
|score        = '''0-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Bolton Wanderers
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Spotland
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Port Vale
|score        = [[Port Vale 5-0 Liverpool (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|5-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Liverpool Under-23s|Liverpool]]
|goals1       = Lloyd 15'<br>Politic 26'<br>Benning 51'<br>Martin 63'<br>Taylor 77'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Vale Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group E====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Doncaster Rovers||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Rotherham United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Scunthorpe United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Manchester City Under-23s|Manchester City]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 24 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Scunthorpe United
|score        = [[Scunthorpe United 0-3 Manchester City (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-3]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Manchester City Under-23s|Manchester City]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       = [[Cole Palmer|Palmer]] '6<br>[[Luke Bolton|Bolton]] '24<br>[[James McAtee|McAtee]] '84
|stadium      = Glanford Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 7 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Doncaster Rovers
|score        = '''0-6'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Rotherham United
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Keepmoat Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 21 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Doncaster Rovers
|score        = [[Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Manchester City (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Manchester City Under-23s|Manchester City]]
|goals1       = Dodoo '14, '58
|goals2       = [[Sam Edozie|Edozie]] '8
|stadium      = Keepmoat Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Rotherham United
|score        = '''4-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Scunthorpe United
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = New York Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 26 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Rotherham United
|score        = [[Rotherham United 5-0 Manchester City (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|5-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Manchester City Under-23s|Manchester City]]
|goals1       = Grigg 51'<br>Sadlier 63' (pen), 81', 90'<br>Hull 66'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = New York Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Scunthorpe United
|score        = '''2-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Doncaster Rovers
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Sands Venue Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group F====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Bradford City||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Lincoln City||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Sunderland||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Manchester United Under-23s|Man Utd]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 24 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Lincoln City
|score        = [[Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Manchester United Under-23s|Manchester United]]
|goals1       = Scully '23, '32, '57
|goals2       = [[Charlie McNeill|McNeill]] '68<br>[[Bjorn Hardley|Hardley]] '89
|stadium      = Sincil Bank
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Bradford City
|score        = '''0-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Lincoln City
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Valley Parade
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 21 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Bradford City
|score        = [[Bradford City 0-3 Manchester United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-3]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Manchester United Under-23s|Manchester United]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       = Songo'o '47 og<br>[[Joe Hugill|Hugill]] '57<br>[[Dillon Hoogewerf|Hoogewerf]] '82
|stadium      = Valley Parade
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Lincoln City
|score        = '''1-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Sunderland
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Sincil Bank
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 13 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Sunderland
|score        = [[Sunderland 2-1 Manchester United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Manchester United Under-23s|Manchester United]]
|goals1       = Dyce 50'<br>Wearne 66'
|goals2       = [[Zidane Iqbal|Iqbal]] 57'
|stadium      = Stadium of Light
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Sunderland
|score        = '''1-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Bradford City
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|penalties1 = 
|penaltyscore = 2-4
|penalties2 = 
|stadium      = Stadium of Light
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group G====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Accrington Stanley||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Barrow||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Fleetwood Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Leicester City Under-23s|Leicester City]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Accrington Stanley
|score        = '''2-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Barrow
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 5-4
|penalties2 = 
|stadium      = Wham Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Fleetwood Town
|score        = [[Fleetwood Town 4-1 Leicester City (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|4-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Leicester City Under-23s|Leicester City]]
|goals1       = Morton '6, '42, '48<br>Edmondson '60
|goals2       = [[Jacob Wakeling|Wakeling]] '75
|stadium      = Highbury
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Accrington Stanley
|score        = [[Accrington Stanley 5-0 Leicester City (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|5-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Leicester City Under-23s|Leicester City]]
|goals1       = Leigh 24'<br>Nottingham 31'<br>Nolan 51'<br>O'Sullivan 53'<br>Malcolm 62'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Wham Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Barrow
|score        = '''1-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Fleetwood Town
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Dunes Hotel Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Fleetwood Town
|score        = '''1-4'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Accrington Stanley
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Highbury
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Barrow
|score        = [[Barrow 1-0 Leicester City (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Leicester City Under-23s|Leicester City]]
|goals1       = Stevens 90 +1'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Dunes Hotel Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group H====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Harrogate Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Mansfield Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Sheffield Wednesday||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Newcastle United Under-23s|Newcastle United]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Harrogate Town
|score        = '''3-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Mansfield Town
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = EnviroVent Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Sheffield Wednesday
|score        = [[Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Newcastle United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Newcastle United Under-23s|Newcastle United]]
|goals1       = Sow '41<br>Johnson '52<br>Palmer '54
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Hillsborough
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Harrogate Town
|score        = [[Harrogate Town 2-0 Newcastle United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Newcastle United Under-23s|Newcastle United]]
|goals1       = Kerry 6'<br>Orsi 45'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = EnviroVent Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Mansfield Town
|score        = '''1-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Sheffield Wednesday
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = One Call Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Sheffield Wednesday
|score        = '''4-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Harrogate Town
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Hillsborough
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Mansfield Town Town
|score        = [[Mansfield Town 6-3 Newcastle United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|6-3]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Newcastle United Under-23s|Newcastle United]]
|goals1       = Johnson 16', 53', 70' (pen)<br>O'Toole 45 +2'<br>Sinclair 78' (pen)<br>Caine 90 +2'
|goals2       = [[Dylan Stephenson|Stephenson]] 5'<br>[[Joe White (13/09/2002)|White]] 23'<br>[[Michael Ndiweni|Ndiweni]] 90'
|stadium      = One Call Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

===South===
====Group A====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Colchester United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Gillingham||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Ipswich Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[West Ham Under-23s|West Ham United]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 7 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Colchester United
|score        = '''0-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Gillingham
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Jobserve Community Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 14 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Ipswich Town
|score        = [[Ipswich Town 1-2 West Ham United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[West Ham Under-23s|West Ham United]]
|goals1       = Norwood '2
|goals2       = [[Keenan Appiah-Forson|Appiah-Forson]] '12<br>[[Armstrong Okoflex|Okoflex]] '89 (pen)
|stadium      = Portman Road
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 28 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Colchester United
|score        = [[Colchester United 1-0 West Ham United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[West Ham Under-23s|West Ham United]]
|goals1       = Dobra '7
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Jobserve Community Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Gillingham
|score        = '''0-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Ipswich Town
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Priestfield Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 26 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Gillingham
|score        = [[Gillingham 0-2 West Ham United (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[West Ham Under-23s|West Ham United]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       = [[Harrison Ashby|Ashby]] 22'<br>[[Thierry Nevers|Nevers]] 33'
|stadium      = Priestfield Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Ipswich Town
|score        = '''0-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Colchester United
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|penalties1 = 
|penaltyscore = 4-3
|penalties2 = 
|stadium      = Portman Road
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group B====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Wimbledon||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Portsmouth||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Sutton United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Crystal Palace Under-23s|Crystal Palace]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Sutton United
|score        = [[Sutton United 3-0 Crystal Palace (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Crystal Palace Under-23s|Crystal Palace]]
|goals1       = Sho-Silva '31<br>Smith '52<br>Korboa '81
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Gander Green Lane
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 7 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Wimbledon
|score        = '''5-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Portsmouth
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Plough Lane
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 12 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Portsmouth
|score        = '''0-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Sutton United
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Fratton Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 26 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Wimbledon
|score        = [[Wimbledon 0-2 Crystal Palace (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Crystal Palace Under-23s|Crystal Palace]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       = [[Jesurun Rak-Sakyi|Rak-Sakyi]] 57'<br>[[Rob Street|Street]] 83'
|stadium      = Plough Lane
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Sutton United
|score        = '''1-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Wimbledon
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Gander Green Lane
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}

{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Portsmouth
|score        = [[Portsmouth 3-0 Crystal Palace (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Crystal Palace Under-23s|Crystal Palace]]
|goals1       = Azeez 32'<br>Ahadme 54'<br>Hirst 90 +3'
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Fratton Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group C====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Burton Albion||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Milton Keynes||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Wycombe Wanderers||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Aston Villa Under-23s|Aston Villa]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Burton Albion
|score        = '''1-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Milton Keynes
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Pirelli Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Wycombe Wanderers
|score        = [[Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Aston Villa (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-3]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Aston Villa Under-23s|Aston Villa]]
|goals1       = Parsons '11
|goals2       = [[Cameron Archer|Archer]] '42<br>[[Jaden Philogene-Bidace|Philogene-Bidace]] '68, '90
|stadium      = Adams Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Burton Albion
|score        = [[Burton Albion 2-4 Aston Villa (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-4]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Aston Villa Under-23s|Aston Villa]]
|goals1       = [[Daniel Jebbison|Jebbison]] 20'<br>Hemmings 23'
|goals2       = [[Cameron Archer|Archer]] 35', 61', 71'<br>[[Tristan Goodridge|Goodridge]] 51'
|stadium      = Pirelli Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Milton Keynes
|score        = '''2-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Wycombe Wanderers
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Stadium MK
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 26 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Milton Keynes
|score        = [[Milton Keynes 2-4 Aston Villa (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-4]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Aston Villa Under-23s|Aston Villa]]
|goals1       = Parrott 16'<br>Watters 25'
|goals2       = [[Keinan Davis|Davis]] 13'<br>[[Cameron Archer|Archer]] 45 +1', 90 +1'<br>[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] 58'
|stadium      = Stadium MK
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Wycombe Wanderers
|score        = '''0-5'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Burton Albion
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Adams Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group D====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Forest Green Rovers||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Northampton Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Walsall||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s|Brighton]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Forest Green Rovers
|score        = '''1-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Northampton Town
|penalties1 = 
|penaltyscore = 2-4
|penalties2 = 
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = New Lawn
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 14 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Walsall
|score        = [[Walsall 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|goals1       = Phillips '44
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Bescot Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Northampton Town
|score        = '''1-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Walsall
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|penalties1 = 
|penalties2 = 
|penaltyscore     = 2-4
|stadium      = PTS Academy Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 12 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Forest Green Rovers
|score        = [[Forest Green Rovers 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|goals1       = Stevens 27' (pen), 56'
|goals2       = [[Todd Miller|Miller]] 34'<br>[[Lorent Tolaj|Tolaj]] 63'
|penalties1 = 
|penalties2 = 
|penaltyscore     = 5-3
|stadium      = The New Lawn
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 2 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Northampton Town
|score        = [[Northampton Town 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|goals1       = Kabamba 37'
|goals2       = [[Evan Ferguson|Ferguson]] 71'<br>[[Lorent Tolaj|Tolaj]] 90 +3'
|stadium      = PTS Academy Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group E====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Bristol Rovers||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Cheltenham Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Exeter City||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Chelsea Under-23s|Chelsea]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 24 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Exeter City
|score        = [[Exeter City 1-1 Chelsea (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Chelsea Under-23s|Chelsea]]
|goals1       = Jay '90+2 (pen)
|goals2       = [[Bryan Fiabema|Fiabema]] '45
|penalties1   =
|penaltyscore = 3-4
|penalties2   = 
|stadium      = St James Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Bristol Rovers
|score        = '''2-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Cheltenham Town
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Jonny-Rocks Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Cheltenham Town
|score        = '''2-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Exeter City
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|penalties1 = 
|penalties2 = 
|penaltyscore     = 2-3
|stadium      = Jonny-Rocks Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 13 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Bristol Rovers
|score        = [[Bristol Rovers 1-2 Chelsea (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Chelsea Under-23s|Chelsea]]
|goals1       = Thomas 17'
|goals2       = Lovelock 39' (og)<br>[[wikipedia:Lewis Baker|Baker]] 48'
|stadium      = Memorial Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 26 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Cheltenham Town
|score        = [[Cheltenham Town 0-0 Chelsea (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Chelsea Under-23s|Chelsea]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       = 
|penalties1   =
|penaltyscore = 5-4
|penalties2   = 
|stadium      = Jonny-Rocks Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group F====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Swindon Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Newport County||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Plymouth Argyle||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Newport County
|score        = '''2-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Plymouth Argyle
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Rodney Parade
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 7 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Swindon Town
|score        = [[Swindon Town 2-1 Arsenal (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]]
|goals1       = Dabre '17<br>[[Kido Taylor-Hart|Taylor-Hart]] '69 og
|goals2       = [[Joel Ideho|Ideho]] '34
|stadium      = County Ground
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 12 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Newport County
|score        = [[Newport County 3-4 Arsenal (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-4]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]]
|goals1       = Greenidge '19<br>Abraham '62<br>Fisher '68
|goals2       = [[Omari Hutchinson|Hutchinson]] '34<br>[[Salah-Eddine Oulad|Oulad]] '53<br>[[James Olayinka|Olayinka]] '86<br>[[Charles Sagoe|Sagoe]] '90+4
|stadium      = Rodney Parade
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 12 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Plymouth Argyle
|score        = '''1-3'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Swindon Town
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Home Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 2 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Plymouth Argyle
|score        = [[Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Arsenal (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]]
|goals1       = Agard 24'
|goals2       = [[Folarin Balogun|Balogun]] 56'
|penalties1   =
|penaltyscore = 5-4
|penalties2   = 
|stadium      = Home Park
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Swindon Town
|score        = '''1-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Newport County
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = County Ground
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group G====
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Crawley Town||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Charlton Athletic||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Leyton Orient||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Southampton Under-23s|Southampton]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Charlton Athletic
|score        = '''6-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Crawley Town
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = The Valley
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 14 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Leyton Orient
|score        = [[Leyton Orient 1-0 Southampton (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Southampton Under-23s|Southampton]]
|goals1       = Papadopoulos '82
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Brisbane Road
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Charlton Athletic
|score        = [[Charlton Athletic 4-1 Southampton (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|4-1]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Southampton Under-23s|Southampton]]
|goals1       = Stockley 28', 34' (pen), 90 +2'<br>Purrington 45 +2'
|goals2       = [[wikipedia:Oliver Lancashire|Lancashire]] 75'
|stadium      = The Valley
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Crawley Town
|score        = '''0-4'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Leyton Orient
|goals1       =
|goals2       = [[Kazeem Olaigbe|Olaigbe]] 28', 58'<br>[[Ramello Mitchell|Mitchell]] 41'<br>[[Thierry Small|Small]] 89'
|stadium      = People's Pension Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Crawley Town
|score        = [[Crawley Town 0-4 Southampton (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|0-4]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Southampton Under-23s|Southampton]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = People's Pension Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Leyton Orient
|score        = '''1-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Charlton Athletic
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Brisbane Road
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

====Group H====
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Team'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''P'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''W'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''D'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''L'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''F'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''A'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GD'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Pts'''
|-
|1||Oxford United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|2||Cambridge United||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|3||Stevenage||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|-
|4||[[Tottenham Under-23s|Tottenham Hotspur]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Cambridge United
|score        = '''4-1'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Oxford United
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Abbey Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 31 August 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Stevenage
|score        = [[Stevenage 3-4 Tottenham Hotspur (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-4]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Tottenham Under-23s|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|goals1       = Daly '42<br>Marshall '63<br>[[Tobi Omole|Omole]] '88 og
|goals2       = [[Harvey White (19/09/2001)|White]] '8, '80<br>[[Yago Alonso|Alonso]] '24<br>[[Brooklyn Lyons-Foster|Lyons-Foster]] '73
|stadium      = Lamex Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 21 September 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Cambridge United
|score        = [[Cambridge United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-0]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Tottenham Under-23s|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|goals1       = Smith '72
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Abbey Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 5 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Oxford United
|score        = '''1-2'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Stevenage
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Kassam Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 26 October 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Oxford United
|score        = [[Oxford United 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|3-2]]
|report       = 
|team2        = [[Tottenham Under-23s|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|goals1       = Cooper 2', 28'<br>Gorrin 65
|goals2       = [[Dane Scarlett|Scarlett]] 24' (pen)<br>[[Jack Clarke (Leeds United)|Clarke]] 90'
|stadium      = Kassam Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
{{FootballBox
|date         = 9 November 2021
|time         = 
|team1        = Stevenage
|score        = '''1-0'''
|report       = 
|team2        = Cambridge United
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Lamex Stadium
|attendance   = 
|referee      = 
}}
<br> <br>

==Round Two==
The last-32 knockout round remains regionalised and pits group winners against runners-up in a one-off tie, with the group winners afforded home advantage. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout determines the winner. <br> <br>

===North===
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Bolton Wanderers
 | score      = 1-0
 | team2      = Fleetwood Town
 | goals1     =
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 | stadium    = University of Bolton Stadium
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Carlisle United
 | score      = 1-1
 | team2      = Lincoln City
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 4-3
 | stadium    = Brunton Park
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Rotherham United
 | score      = 1-1
 | team2      = Port Vale
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 5-3
 | stadium    = New York Stadium
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Accrington Stanley
 | score      = 1-1
 | team2      = Wigan Athletic
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 4-5
 | stadium    = Wham Stadium
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 1 December 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Sheffield Wednesday
 | score      = 0-3
 | team2      = Hartlepool United
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Hillsborough
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 1 December 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Sunderland
 | score      = 0-1
 | team2      = Oldham Athletic
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    =
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 1 December 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Crewe Alexandra
 | score      = 2-0
 | team2      = Doncaster Rovers
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Gresty Road
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 21 December 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Tranmere Rovers
 | score      =
 | team2      = Harrogate Town
 | goals1     =
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 | stadium    =
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}
<br>

===South===
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Cambridge United
 | score      = 2-0
 | team2      = Walsall
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Abbey Stadium
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Charlton Athletic
 | score      = [[Charlton Athletic 2-1 Aston Villa (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-1]]
 | team2      = [[Aston Villa Under-23s|Aston Villa]]
 | goals1     = Burstow 15'<br>Stockley 43' (pen)
 | goals2     = [[Finley Thorndike|Thorndike]] 40'
 | stadium    = Villa Park
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Forest Green Rovers
 | score      = [[Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Chelsea (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-1]]
 | team2      = [[Chelsea Under-23s|Chelsea]]
 | goals1     = March 64'
 | goals2     = [[Tariq Uwakwe|Uwakwe]] 65'
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 1-4
 | stadium    = The New Lawn
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Leyton Orient
 | score      = 0-0
 | team2      = Milton Keynes
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 4-5
 | stadium    = Brisbane Road
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Sutton United
 | score      = 0-0
 | team2      = Stevenage
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 4-3
 | stadium    = Gander Green Lane
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 30 November 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Swindon Town
 | score      = 1-2
 | team2      = Colchester United
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = County Ground
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 1 December 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Ipswich Town
 | score      = [[Ipswich Town 2-2 Arsenal (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|2-2]]
 | team2      = [[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]]
 | goals1     = Jackson 31', 43'
 | goals2     = Vincent-Young 68' (og)<br>[[Folarin Balogun|Balogun]] 71'
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 3-4
 | stadium    = Portman Road
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}{{FootballBox
 | date       = 21 December 2021
 | time       =
 | team1      = Exeter City
 | score      = 
 | team2      = Portsmouth
 | goals1     =
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 | stadium    = St James Park
 | attendance =
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 | report     = 
}}
<br>

==Round Three==
The 16 winners from the previous knockout round advance to the final regionalised round of the competition. <br> <br>

===North===
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 4 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Crewe Alexandra
 | score      = 2-4
 | team2      = Rotherham United
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Gresty Road
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 4 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Harrogate Town
 | score      = 1-0
 | team2      = Carlisle United
 | goals1     =
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 | stadium    = Wetherby Road
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 4 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Hartlepool Town
 | score      = 1-0
 | team2      = Bolton Wanderers
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Victoria Park
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 4 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Oldham Athletic
 | score      = 0-6
 | team2      = Wigan Athletic
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Boundary Park
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
<br>

===South===
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 4 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Charlton Athletic
 | score      = 1-0
 | team2      = Milton Keynes
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = The Valley
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 4 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Sutton United
 | score      = 2-1
 | team2      = Colchester United
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Gander Green Lane
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 11 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Cambridge United
 | score      = 2-1
 | team2      = Portsmouth
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Abbey Stadium
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 11 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = [[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]]
 | score      = [[Arsenal 4-1 Chelsea (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|4-1]]
 | team2      = [[Chelsea Under-23s|Chelsea]]
 | goals1     = [[James Olayinka|Olayinka]] 10'<br>[[Mika Biereth|Biereth]] 42'<br>[[Omari Hutchinson|Hutchinson]] 61'<br>[[Marcelo Flores|Flores]] 67'
 | goals2     = [[Jayden Wareham|Wareham]] 38'
 | stadium    = Emirates Stadium
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
<br>

==Quarter-Finals==
<br>
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 25 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Hartlepool United
 | score      = 2-2
 | team2      = Charlton Athletic
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 5-4
 | stadium    = Victoria Park
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 25 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Rotherham United
 | score      = 1-1
 | team2      = Cambridge United
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 7-6
 | stadium    = New York Stadium
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 25 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Wigan Athletic
 | score      = [[Wigan Athletic 1-0 Arsenal (2021-22 EFL Trophy)|1-0]]
 | team2      = [[Arsenal Under-23s|Arsenal]]
 | goals1     = Baningime '83
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = DW Stadium
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 25 January 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = SuttonUnited
 | score      = 1-0
 | team2      = Harrogate Town
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | stadium    = Gander Green Lane
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}

==Semi-Finals==
<br>
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 8 March 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Wigan Athletic
 | score      = 1-1
 | team2      = Sutton United
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 6-7
 | stadium    = DW Stadium
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 8 March 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Hartlepool United
 | score      = 2-2
 | team2      = Rotherham United
 | goals1     =
 | goals2     =
 | penalties1 = 
 | penalties2 = 
 | penaltyscore = 4-5
 | stadium    = Victoria Park
 | attendance =
 | referee    = 
 | report     = 
}}

==Final==
<br>
{{FootballBox
 | date       = 3 April 2022
 | time       =
 | team1      = Rotherham United
 | score      = 4-2
 | team2      = Sutton United
 | goals1     = Wiles '42<br>Osei-Tutu '90+6<br>Ogbene '96<br>Ihiekwe '112
 | goals2     = Wilson '30<br>Eastmond '48
 | stadium    = Wembley
 | attendance = 30,688
 | referee    = 
 | report     = (AET)
}}

==Top Goalscorers==
{|class="sortable" border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #c8ccd1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center" 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Player'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Club'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Goals'''
|-
|}
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