The big guns of the Premier League were re-invited to next season’s EFL Trophy.
Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City are among the clubs that entered the U21 academy to compete against seniors from across the Football League.
The draw is divided into northern and southern sections as 15 Premier League teams and one championship team were split into groups of eight based on their location prior to the draw.
Three of the four teams in each group had already been selected. At the last draw it was determined which of the top clubs would join the opening round.
Here is the full EFL Trophy draw.
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North
Group A
Aston Villa
Carlisle United
Fleetwood Town
Sunderland
Group B.
Man Utd
Morecambe
Rochdale
Salford City
Group C.
Newcastle United
Bolton Wanderers
Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town
Group D.
Liverpool
Port Vale
Tranmere Rover
Wigan Athletic
Group E.
Man City
Mansfield Town
Lincoln City
Scunthorpe United
Group F.
Wolves
Bradford City
Doncaster Rovers
Oldham Athletic
Group G.
Leeds United
Accrington Stanley
Carts
Blackpool
Group H.
Leicester City
Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town
Hull City
south
Group A
West Ham
Colchester United
Portsmouth
Southend United
Group B.
arsenal
Crawley Town
Gillingham
Ipswich Town
Group C.
Southampton
MK Dons
Northampton Town
Stevenage
Group D.
Chelsea
Bristol Rovers
Oxford United
Walsall
Group E.
West Brom
Exeter City
Forest green rover
Swindon Town
Group F.
Norwich City
Cheltenham Town
Newport County
Plymouth Argyle
Group G.
Brighton
AFC Wimbledon
Charlton Athletic
Leyton Orient
Group H.
Fulham
Burton Albion
Cambridge United
Peterborough United
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