2021-22 EFL Trophy
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.
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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, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Wolves
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
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
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 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Carlisle United | 3-3 | Hartlepool United |
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Penalties | ||
4-3 |
Brunton Park
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5 October 2021
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Hartlepool United | 2-2 | Morecambe |
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Penalties | ||
4-2 |
Victoria Park
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9 November 2021
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Morecambe | 0-2 | Carlisle United |
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Mazuma Stadium
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Group B
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Oldham Athletic | 1-0 | Salford City |
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Boundary Park
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14 September 2021
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Tranmere Rovers | 4-1 | Leeds United |
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Maynard '7, '41 Foley '34, '87 |
Miller '63 |
Prenton Park
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28 September 2021
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Oldham Athletic | 2-3 | Leeds United |
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Dearnley 78' Keillor-Dunn 90 +3' |
Summerville 42' (pen) McGahey 58' (og) Jameson 80' (og) |
Boundary Park
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5 October 2021
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Salford City | 0-2 | Tranmere Rovers |
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Peninsula Stadium
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2 November 2021
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Salford City | 5-3 | Leeds United |
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Thomas-Asante 26', 59' Touray 32' Oteh 39' Turnbull 70' |
Dean 9' Greenwood 35' Bate 68' |
Peninsula Stadium
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9 November 2021
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Tranmere Rovers | 3-2 | Salford City |
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Prenton Park
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Group C
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Shrewsbury Town | 0-1 | Crewe Alexandra |
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New Meadow
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5 October 2021
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Shrewsbury Town | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Bloxham 72' Lloyd 78' Pyke 90 +2' |
Hesketh 31' |
Montgomery Waters Meadow
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5 October 2021
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Crewe Alexandra | 2-0 | Wigan Athletic |
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Gresty Road
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Group D
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Port Vale |
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University of Bolton Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Bolton Wanderers | 4-1 | Liverpool |
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Delfouneso 28' Bakayoko 58', 81' (pen) Quansah 66' (og) |
Dixon-Bonner 72' |
University of Bolton Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Port Vale | 1-0 | Rochdale |
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Vale Park
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2 November 2021
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Rochdale | 0-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Spotland
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9 November 2021
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Port Vale | 5-0 | Liverpool |
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Lloyd 15' Politic 26' Benning 51' Martin 63' Taylor 77' |
Vale Park
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Group E
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 September 2021
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Doncaster Rovers | 0-6 | Rotherham United |
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Keepmoat Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Rotherham United | 4-1 | Scunthorpe United |
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New York Stadium
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26 October 2021
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Rotherham United | 5-0 | Manchester City |
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Grigg 51' Sadlier 63' (pen), 81', 90' Hull 66' |
New York Stadium
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9 November 2021
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Scunthorpe United | 2-3 | Doncaster Rovers |
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Sands Venue 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 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Man Utd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 August 2021
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Lincoln City | 3-2 | Manchester United |
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Scully '23, '32, '57 | McNeill '68 Hardley '89 |
Sincil Bank
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31 August 2021
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Bradford City | 0-3 | Lincoln City |
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Valley Parade
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21 September 2021
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Bradford City | 0-3 | Manchester United |
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Songo'o '47 og Hugill '57 Hoogewerf '82 |
Valley Parade
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5 October 2021
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Lincoln City | 1-3 | Sunderland |
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Sincil Bank
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9 November 2021
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Sunderland | 1-1 | Bradford City |
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Penalties | ||
2-4 |
Stadium of Light
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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 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Accrington Stanley | 2-2 | Barrow |
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Penalties | ||
5-4 |
Wham Stadium
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31 August 2021
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Fleetwood Town | 4-1 | Leicester City |
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Morton '6, '42, '48 Edmondson '60 |
Wakeling '75 |
Highbury
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5 October 2021
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Accrington Stanley | 5-0 | Leicester City |
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Leigh 24' Nottingham 31' Nolan 51' O'Sullivan 53' Malcolm 62' |
Wham Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Barrow | 1-3 | Fleetwood Town |
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Dunes Hotel Stadium
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9 November 2021
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Fleetwood Town | 1-4 | Accrington Stanley |
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Highbury
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Group H
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Harrogate Town | 3-1 | Mansfield Town |
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EnviroVent Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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One Call Stadium
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9 November 2021
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Sheffield Wednesday | 4-0 | Harrogate Town |
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Hillsborough
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9 November 2021
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Mansfield Town Town | 6-3 | Newcastle United |
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Johnson 16', 53', 70' (pen) O'Toole 45 +2' Sinclair 78' (pen) Caine 90 +2' |
Stephenson 5' White 23' Ndiweni 90' |
One Call 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 | Gillingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 September 2021
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Colchester United | 0-1 | Gillingham |
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Jobserve Community Stadium
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14 September 2021
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Ipswich Town | 1-2 | West Ham United |
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Norwood '2 | Appiah-Forson '12 Okoflex '89 (pen) |
Portman Road
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5 October 2021
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Gillingham | 0-2 | Ipswich Town |
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Priestfield Stadium
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9 November 2021
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Ipswich Town | 0-0 | Colchester United |
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Penalties | ||
4-3 |
Portman Road
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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 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Sutton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 September 2021
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Wimbledon | 5-3 | Portsmouth |
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Plough Lane
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12 October 2021
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Portsmouth | 0-2 | Sutton United |
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Fratton Park
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9 November 2021
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Sutton United | 1-0 | Wimbledon |
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Gander Green Lane
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Group C
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Burton Albion | 1-2 | Milton Keynes |
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Pirelli Stadium
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31 August 2021
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Wycombe Wanderers | 1-3 | Aston Villa |
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Parsons '11 | Archer '42 Philogene-Bidace '68, '90 |
Adams Park
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5 October 2021
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Burton Albion | 2-4 | Aston Villa |
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Jebbison 20' Hemmings 23' |
Archer 35', 61', 71' Goodridge 51' |
Pirelli Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Milton Keynes | 2-1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
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Stadium MK
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26 October 2021
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Milton Keynes | 2-4 | Aston Villa |
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Parrott 16' Watters 25' |
Davis 13' Archer 45 +1', 90 +1' Ramsey 58' |
Stadium MK
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9 November 2021
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Wycombe Wanderers | 0-5 | Burton Albion |
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Adams Park
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Group D
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Forest Green Rovers | 1-1 | Northampton Town |
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Penalties | ||
2-4 |
New Lawn
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5 October 2021
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Northampton Town | 1-1 | Walsall |
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Penalties | ||
2-4 |
PTS Academy Stadium
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12 October 2021
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Forest Green Rovers | 2-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Stevens 27' (pen), 56' | Miller 34' Tolaj 63' | |
Penalties | ||
5-3 |
The New Lawn
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2 November 2021
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Northampton Town | 1-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Kabamba 37' | Ferguson 71' Tolaj 90 +3' |
PTS Academy Stadium
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Group E
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Bristol Rovers | 2-0 | Cheltenham Town |
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Jonny-Rocks Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Cheltenham Town | 2-2 | Exeter City |
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Penalties | ||
2-3 |
Jonny-Rocks Stadium
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Group F
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Newport County | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
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Rodney Parade
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12 October 2021
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Newport County | 3-4 | Arsenal |
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Greenidge '19 Abraham '62 Fisher '68 |
Hutchinson '34 Oulad '53 Olayinka '86 Sagoe '90+4 |
Rodney Parade
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12 October 2021
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Plymouth Argyle | 1-3 | Swindon Town |
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Home Park
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9 November 2021
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Swindon Town | 1-0 | Newport County |
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County Ground
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Group G
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Charlton Athletic | 6-1 | Crawley Town |
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The Valley
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5 October 2021
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Charlton Athletic | 4-1 | Southampton |
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Stockley 28', 34' (pen), 90 +2' Purrington 45 +2' |
Lancashire 75' |
The Valley
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5 October 2021
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Crawley Town | 0-4 | Leyton Orient |
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Olaigbe 28', 58' Mitchell 41' Small 89' |
People's Pension Stadium
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9 November 2021
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Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic |
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Brisbane Road
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Group H
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | 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 Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 August 2021
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Cambridge United | 4-1 | Oxford United |
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Abbey Stadium
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31 August 2021
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Stevenage | 3-4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Daly '42 Marshall '63 Omole '88 og |
White '8, '80 Alonso '24 Lyons-Foster '73 |
Lamex Stadium
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5 October 2021
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Oxford United | 1-2 | Stevenage |
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Kassam Stadium
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26 October 2021
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Oxford United | 3-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Cooper 2', 28' Gorrin 65 |
Scarlett 24' (pen) Clarke 90' |
Kassam Stadium
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9 November 2021
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Stevenage | 1-0 | Cambridge United |
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Lamex 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.
North
30 November 2021
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Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Fleetwood Town |
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University of Bolton Stadium
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30 November 2021
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Carlisle United | 1-1 | Lincoln City |
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Penalties | ||
4-3 |
Brunton Park
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30 November 2021
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Rotherham United | 1-1 | Port Vale |
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Penalties | ||
5-3 |
New York Stadium
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30 November 2021
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Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Wigan Athletic |
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Penalties | ||
4-5 |
Wham Stadium
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1 December 2021
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Sheffield Wednesday | 0-3 | Hartlepool United |
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Hillsborough
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1 December 2021
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Sunderland | 0-1 | Oldham Athletic |
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1 December 2021
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Crewe Alexandra | 2-0 | Doncaster Rovers |
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Gresty Road
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21 December 2021
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Tranmere Rovers | v | Harrogate Town |
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South
30 November 2021
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Cambridge United | 2-0 | Walsall |
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Abbey Stadium
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30 November 2021
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Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Aston Villa |
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Burstow 15' Stockley 43' (pen) |
Thorndike 40' |
Villa Park
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30 November 2021
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Leyton Orient | 0-0 | Milton Keynes |
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Penalties | ||
4-5 |
Brisbane Road
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30 November 2021
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Sutton United | 0-0 | Stevenage |
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Penalties | ||
4-3 |
Gander Green Lane
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30 November 2021
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Swindon Town | 1-2 | Colchester United |
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County Ground
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1 December 2021
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Ipswich Town | 2-2 | Arsenal |
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Jackson 31', 43' | Vincent-Young 68' (og) Balogun 71' | |
Penalties | ||
3-4 |
Portman Road
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14 December 2021
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Exeter City | v | Portsmouth |
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St James Park
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Round Three
The 16 winners from the previous knockout round advance to the final regionalised round of the competition.
North
South
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Top Goalscorers
Player | Club | Goals |