2024-25 EFL Trophy

The 2024-25 English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, is the ninth 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 2025.

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.

Development teams

There are sixteen Category One development teams participating in this season's competition: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town, Exeter City, Huddersfield Town, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Northampton Town, Peterborough United, Reading, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic, Wrexham, Wycombe Wanderers

League Two teams

Accrington Stanley, Barrow, Bradford City, Bromley, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Newport County, Notts County, Port Vale, Salford City, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Wimbledon

Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Stockport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tranmere Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tranmere Rovers v Everton

20 August 2024

Tranmere Rovers	1-3	Everton
Davison 11’		Beto 86', 90 +2' Sherif 90 +5’

Prenton Park

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Salford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wrexham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Salford City v Port Vale

20 August 2024

Salford City	0-2	Port Vale

Peninsula Stadium

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Carlisle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Morecambe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wigan Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fleetwood Town v Aston Villa

27 August 2024

Fleetwood Town	v	Aston Villa

Highbury Stadium

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Harrogate Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Harrogate Town v Liverpool

27 August 2024

Harrogate Town	v	Liverpool

Exercise Stadium

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doncaster Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Huddersfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chesterfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lincoln City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chesterfield v Manchester City

20 August 2024

Chesterfield	1-1	Manchester City
Oldaker 79’		Wright 52’
	Penalties
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SMH Group Stadium

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bradford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mansfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Rotherham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rotherham United v Mansfield Town

20 August 2024

Rotherham United	v	Mansfield Town

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South

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Shrewsbury Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Walsall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Shrewsbury Town v Fulham

20 August 2024

Shrewsbury Town	1-2	Fulham
Nsiala 51’		Osmand 60’ Gordon 88’

Croud Meadow

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crawley Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wycombe Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brighton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers

20 August 2024

Wimbledon	v	Wycombe Wanderers

Plough Lane

Crawley Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 August 2024

Crawley Town	2-2	Brighton & Hove Albion
Barker 13’ Papadopoulos 55’		Peupion 10’ Duffus 84’
	Penalties
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Broadfield Stadium

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cambridge United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Gillingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stevenage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stevenage v Crystal Palace

20 August 2024

Stevenage	v	Crystal Palace

Lamex Stadium

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Colchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Leyton Orient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Milton Keynes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Northampton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Notts County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burton Albion v Leicester City

20 August 2024

Burton Albion	3-1	Leicester City
Bennett 68’ Sweeney 83’ Orsi 84’		Richards 57’

Pirelli Stadium

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Exeter City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur

20 August 2024

Bristol Rovers	3-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Hutchinson 08’ Shaw 56’ McCormick 76’		Lankshear 27’ Moore 50’ Ajayi 70’
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Memorial Stadium

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Newport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Reading	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Reading v West Ham United

20 August 2024

Reading	v	West Ham United

Select Car Leasing Stadium

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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.

Round Three

The 16 winners from the previous knockout round advance to the final regionalised round of the competition.