2020-21 EFL Trophy

The 2020-21 English Football League Trophy, currently without a sponsor, is the fifth 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 202`.

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, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Southampton, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Charlton Athletic, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Milton Keynes, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland, Swindon Town, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon

League Two teams

Barrow, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Exeter City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Morecambe, Newport County, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Salford City, Scunthorpe United, Southend United, Stevenage, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall

Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Carlisle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town

1 September 2020

Carlisle United	1-3	Fleetwood Town

Brunton Park

Sunderland v Aston Villa

8 September 2020

Sunderland	8-1	Aston Villa
Wyke '15, '50 Feeney '21 Scowen '75 Power '77 Graham '82 Dobson '84 O'Brien '90		Vassilev '47 (pen)

Stadium of Light

Sunderland v Carlisle United

6 October 2020

Sunderland	5-3	Carlisle United

Stadium of Light

Fleetwood Town v Aston Villa

6 October 2020

Fleetwood Town	v	Aston Villa

Highbury Stadium

Carlisle United v Aston Villa

10 November 2020

Carlisle United	v	Aston Villa

Brunton Park

Fleetwood Town v Sunderland

10 November 2020

Fleetwood Town	v	Sunderland

Highbury Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Morecambe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Rochdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Salford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Morecambe v Rochdale

8 September 2020

Morecambe	1-2	Rochdale

Globe Arena

Salford City v Manchester United

9 September 2020

Salford City	0-6	Manchester United
		Mejbri '8 Puigmal '29 Helm '46, '73 McCann '70 Elanga '74

Peninsula Stadium

Rochdale v Manchester United

29 September 2020

Rochdale	0-0	Manchester United
	Penalties
	4-5

Salford City v Morecambe

29 September 2020

Salford City	2-0	Morecambe

Peninsula Stadium

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Shrewsbury Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

8 September 2020

Bolton Wanderers	2-3	Crewe Alexandra

University of Bolton Stadium

Shrewsbury Town v Newcastle United

22 September 2020

Shrewsbury Town	3-0	Newcastle United
High '11 Barnett '18 Cummings '55

Montgomery Waters Stadium

Crewe Alexandra v Newcastle United

29 September 2020

Crewe Alexandra	1-0	Newcastle United
Pickering '66

Gresty Road

Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers

6 October 2020

Shrewsbury Town	2-1	Bolton Wanderers

Montgomery Waters Stadium

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Tranmere Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wigan Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers

8 September 2020

Port Vale	0-0	Tranmere Rovers

Wigan Athletic v Liverpool

22 September 2020

Wigan Athletic	6-1	Liverpool
Naismith '47 Jolley '59, '66 Crankshaw '79, '90+2 Garner '81 (pen)		Clarkson '44

DW Stadium

Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool

29 September 2020

Tranmere Rovers	3-2	Liverpool
Vaughan '74, '75, '90		Cain '50 Longstaff '83

Prenton Park

Wigan Athletic v Port Vale

6 October 2020

Wigan Athletic	1-3	Port Vale

DW Stadium

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Group E

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

Mansfield Town v Manchester City

8 September 2020

Mansfield Town	0-3	Manchester City
		Bernabe '25 Delap '89, '90+1

One Call Stadium

Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United

8 September 2020

Lincoln City	1-1	Scunthorpe United

Sincil Bank

Scunthorpe United v Manchester City

29 September 2020

Scunthorpe United	0-4	Manchester City
		Knight '17, '63 Edozie '58, '66

Glanford Park

Mansfield Town v Lincoln City

6 October 2020

Mansfield Town	1-3	Lincoln City

One Call Stadium

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bradford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doncaster Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Oldham Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City

8 September 2020

Doncaster Rovers	0-0	Bradford City
	Penalties
	4-1

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 September 2020

Oldham Athletic	4-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rowe '42 Grant '85 McAleny '88, '90+1

Boundary Park

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Barrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Blackpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Blackpool v Barrow

8 September 2020

Blackpool	0-0	Barrow
	Penalties
	5-3

Bloomfield Road

Accrington Stanley v Leeds United

8 September 2020

Accrington Stanley	7-0	Leeds United
Uwakwe '5, '22, '72 Burgess '14 Charles '30 Cassidy '38, '55

Wham Stadium

Barrow v Leeds United

5 October 2020

Barrow	2-2	Leeds United
Angus '62 Taylor '82		Dean '11, '38
	Penalties
	4-3

Progression Solicitors Stadium

Accrington Stanley v Blackpool

6 October

Accrington Stanley	1-1	Blackpool
	Penalties
	4-3

Wham Stadium

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Harrogate Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Grimsby Town v Harrogate Town

8 September 2020

Grimsby Town	2-2	Harrogate Town
	Penalties
	5-4

Blundell Park

Hull City v Leicester City

8 September 2020

Hull City	1-2	Leicester City
Lewis-Potter '66		Wright '50 Hirst '90+5 (pen)

KCOM Stadium

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South

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Colchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Southend United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Portsmouth v Colchester United

8 September 2020

Portsmouth	2-0	Colchester United

Fratton Park

Southend United v West Ham United

8 September 2020

Southend United	1-3	West Ham United
Humphrys '13		Odubeko '2, '84 Coventry '90

Roots Hall

Colchester United v West Ham United

29 September 2020

Colchester United	0-1	West Ham United
		Coventry '61

Jobserve Community Stadium

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Crawley Town	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	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Gillingham v Crawley Town

8 September 2020

Gillingham	2-1	Crawley Town

MEMS Priestfield Stadium

Ipswich Town v Arsenal

8 September 2020

Ipswich Town	1-2	Arsenal
Nolan '26		Lewis '45 Balogun '54

Portman Road

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Milton Keynes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Northampton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stevenage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Milton Keynes v Northampton Town

8 September 2020

Milton Keynes	3-1	Northampton Town

Stevenage v Southampton

22 September 2020

Stevenage	2-1	Southampton
Dinanga '45+3 Marsh '90+2		Slattery '37

Lamex Stadium

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Oxford United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Walsall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bristol Rovers v Walsall

8 September 2020

Bristol Rovers	2-2	Walsall
	Penalties
	2-4

Oxford United v Chelsea

8 September 2020

Oxford United	2-1	Chelsea
Agyei '17 Osei Yaw '45+2		Russell '53

Kassam Stadium

Walsall v Chelsea

29 September 2020

Walsall	1-1	Chelsea
McDonald '53		Simeu '69
	Penalties
	3-5

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Exeter City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Forest Green Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Bromwich Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Exeter City v Forest Green Rovers

8 September 2020

Exeter City	3-2	Forest Green Rovers

St James Park

Swindon Town v West Bromwich Albion

8 September 2020

Swindon Town	2-3	West Bromwich Albion
Smith '72 Caddis '75		Dyce '27 Windsor '47 Gardner-Hickman '74

County Ground

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Group F

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	Plymouth Argyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Norwich City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Newport County v Cheltenham Town

8 September 2020

Newport County	0-1	Cheltenham Town

Rodney Parade

Plymouth Argyle v Norwich City

8 September 2020

Plymouth Argyle	2-3	Norwich City
Lolos '39 (pen) Telford '63		Hondermarck '26 Omotoye '54 Dennis '67

Home Park

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	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	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic

1 September 2020

Wimbledon	2-1	Charlton Athletic

Loftus Road

Leyton Orient v Brighton & Hove Albion

8 September 2020

Leyton Orient	3-2	Brighton & Hove Albion
Ling '36 Johnson '55 Wilkinson '90		Wilson '84, '88

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cambridge United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Peterborough United v Burton Albion

8 September 2020

Peterborough United	3-3	Burton Albion
	Penalties
	5-4

Cambridge United v Fulham

8 September 2020

Cambridge United	2-0	Fulham
Knowles '24 Mullin '84

Abbey 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.

Quarter-Finals

The eight winners from Round 3 advance to this stage of the competition, where the draw is non-regionalised for the first time.

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