EFL Trophy 2024/25: Group Stage Confirmed
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The 16 invited U21 teams have been placed in the 16 EFL groups. Exeter City’s group of Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town will be joined by Tottenham Hotspur U21. Exeter City will play two of their three games at home, including Spurs. First matches will be played in September, all the games will be available in the UK via Sky Sports.
The groups will be as follows:
Southern Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Birmingham City | AFC Wimbledon | Bromley | Gillingham |
| Shrewsbury Town | Crawley Town | Cambridge United | Peterborough United |
| Walsall | Wycombe Wanderers | Charlton Athletic | Stevenage |
| Fulham U21 | Brighton U21 | Chelsea U21 | Crystal Palace U21 |
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| Colchester United | Burton Albion | Bristol Rovers | Cheltenham Town |
| Leyton Orient | Northampton Town | Exeter City | Newport County |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Notts County | Swindon Town | Reading |
| Arsenal U21 | Leicester U21 | Spurs U21 | West Ham U21 |
Northern Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Accrington Stanley | Port Vale | Carlisle United | Barrow |
| Stockport County | Salford City | Morecambe | Bolton Wanderers |
| Tranmere Rovers | Wrexham | Wigan Athletic | Fleetwood Town |
| Everton U21 | Wolves U21 | Nottm Forest U21 | Aston Villa U21 |
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| Blackpool | Barnsley | Chesterfield | Bradford City |
| Crewe Alexandra | Doncaster Rovers | Grimsby Town | Mansfield Town |
| Harrogate Town | Huddersfield Town | Lincoln City | Rotherham United |
| Liverpool U21 | Man Utd U21 | Man City U21 | Newcastle Utd U21 |