2018–19 EFL Trophy

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2018–19 EFL Trophy
Checkatrade Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams64
Defending championsLincoln City
Final positions
ChampionsPortsmouth (1st title)
Runner-upSunderland
Tournament statistics
Matches played97
Goals scored313 (3.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dom Telford (7 goals)

The 2018–19 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 37th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status.

Lincoln City were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the second round by Accrington Stanley. Portsmouth won the competition for the first time, defeating Sunderland in front of an EFL Trophy record attendance in the final.

Participating clubs[edit]

Of the sixteen invited Category One academies, fourteen competed in the 2017–18 competition; only Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers did not participate. Arsenal rejected an invitation to compete in each of the previous two tournaments,[1] while Wolves were not invited to compete in 2017–18 competition after fielding a side in the 2016–17 edition.

Reading and Sunderland's academy sides missed out after participation in the previous two years; Sunderland's first team competed for the first time since the 1987–88 competition, however, following their relegation to League One. Barnsley and Burton Albion both returned to the competition after relegation; they last competed in the 2015–16 season, when Barnsley won the trophy.

Macclesfield Town competed for the first time since the 2011–12 edition, following their promotion from the National League. Fellow promoted side Tranmere Rovers returned after a four year hiatus.

Liverpool and Manchester United both rejected an invitation to compete for the third successive season.[2]

League One League Two Academies[3]
Clubs
Total 24 24 16

Eligibility criteria for players[edit]

For EFL Clubs[4]
  • Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player will be one who meets any of the following requirements:
    • Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture
    • Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club, who have made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions that season
    • Any player with 40 or more first-team appearances in their career
    • Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
  • A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition
For invited teams
  • Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who played at under-21 level, as at 30 June 2018.
  • Teams may only include two players on the team sheet, aged over 21, who have made forty or more senior appearances, as at 30 June 2018.
    • A senior appearance will be defined as having played in a professional first-team fixture. A non-playing substitute does not count.

Competition format[edit]

Group stage
  • Sixteen groups of 4 teams would be organised on a regionalised basis.
  • All groups would include one invited club.
  • All clubs would play each other once, either home or away (Academies play all group matches away from home).
  • Clubs would be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
  • In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shootout would be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
  • The top two teams would progress to the Knockout Stage.
Knockout stage
  • Round 2 and 3 of the competition would be drawn on a regionalised basis.
  • In Round 2, the group winners should be seeded and the group runners-up shall be unseeded in the draw.
  • In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage would be kept apart from each other.

Group stage and Knockout rounds[edit]

Northern Section[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA Stoke City U21 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Morecambe 3 0 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Carlisle United 3–2 Morecambe Carlisle
19:45 BST Glendon 13'
Gillesphey 38'
Yates 76'		 Report Oliver 6'
Piggott 24'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: Andy Haines
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Sunderland 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Stoke City U21 Sunderland
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Morecambe 1–2 Stoke City U21 Morecambe
19:45 BST Oswell 26' Report Shenton 9'
Campbell 57'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 512
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Sunderland 3–1 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:45 BST Kimpioka 3'
Robson 34'
Honeyman 63'		 Report Nadesan 22' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ben Toner
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Carlisle United 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Stoke City U21 Carlisle
19:45 BST Sowerby 23' Report Campbell 34' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 882
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
19:45 BST Report Maja 90+1' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,377
Referee: Paul Marsden

Group B[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rochdale 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round 2
2 L2 Bury 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 ACA Leicester City U21 3 0 2 0 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rochdale
19:45 Clough 16'
Matty Gillam 19'		 Report Lavery 70' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Carl Boyeson
11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) Fleetwood Town 2–2
(6–7 p)		 Leicester City U21 Fleetwood
19:45 Long 33'
McAleny 49'		 Report Loft 81', 90+6' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 504
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Fleetwood Town 0–2 Rochdale Fleetwood
19:45 Report Williams 16'
Cannon 16'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 669
Referee: Ross Joyce
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) Bury 2–1 Leicester City U21 Bury, Greater Manchester
19:45 Telford 4', 67' Report Shade 21' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 454
Referee: Ollie Yates
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) Rochdale 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Leicester City U21 Rochdale
19:45 Andrew 6'
McNulty 17'		 Report Pașcanu 28'
Loft 66'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 615
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Bury 3–1 Fleetwood Town Bury, Greater Manchester
19:45 Telford 21' (pen.)
Dagnall 32'
Adams 37'		 Report Dempsey 11' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 554
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Group C[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6 Round 2
2 L2 Macclesfield Town 3 1 1 0 1 6 8 −2 5
3 L1 Blackpool 3 1 0 1 1 7 7 0 4
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Macclesfield Town 3–3
(5–3 p)		 Blackpool Macclesfield
19:45 Blissett 14'
Rose 35', 78' (pen.)		 Report 31' Guy
90' O'Sullivan
90+4' O'Connor		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 639
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Accrington Stanley 4–1 Macclesfield Town Accrington
19:45 Finley 35'
Zanzala 63'
Fitzpatrick 82' (o.g.)
Barlaser 90+5'		 Report Vincenti 58' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 900
Referee: Thomas Bramall
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Blackpool 1–2 West Bromwich Albion U21 Blackpool
19:45 Davies 45' Report Azaz 3'
Bradley 76'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 717
Referee: Paul Marsden
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Accrington Stanley 2–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Accrington
19:45 Clark 49'
Sykes 90+2'		 Report Leko 62' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 772
Referee: Peter Wright
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Blackpool 3–2 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
19:45 Dodoo 30', 41'
Gnanduillet 67'		 Report Hall 17', 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 781
Referee: Oliver Yates
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Macclesfield Town 2–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Macclesfield
19:45 Stephens 19'
Arthur 24'		 Report Tulloch 14' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 411
Referee: Scott Oldham

Group D[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 1 0 0 9 2 +7 8 Round 2
2 ACA Manchester City U21 3 2 0 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 0 2 6 9 −3 3
4 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 0 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: EFL.com
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Shrewsbury Town 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Manchester City U21 Shrewsbury
19:00 Angol 51' Report Touaizi 90+2' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,838
Referee: Paul Marsden
Penalties
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Tranmere Rovers 3–4 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
19:45 Harris 45+4'
Stockton 45+10'
Mullin 46'		 Report Porter 20', 85'
Nicholls 73'
Jones 86'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Crewe Alexandra 1–4 Manchester City U21 Crewe
19:30 Nicholls 51' Report Dele-Bashiru 2'
Gonzalez 22'
Richards 78' (pen.)
Ogunby 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 810
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Shrewsbury Town 6–0 Tranmere Rovers Shrewsbury
19:00
Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,379
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Manchester City U21 Birkenhead
19:00 Report Matondo 49' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 747
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
19:30 Bowery 79' Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 823

Group E[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Round 2
2 L1 Walsall 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 ACA Middlesbrough U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 L1 Burton Albion 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Burton Albion 1–2 Walsall Burton upon Trent
19:45 Myers-Harness 89' Report Morris 9'
Gordon 28'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: Rob Lewis
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Walsall 3–1 Middlesbrough U21 Walsall
19:00
Report Ward 67' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 702
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Port Vale 1–0 Burton Albion Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 Miller 65' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 601
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) Port Vale 2–0 Middlesbrough U21 Stoke-on-Trent
19:45
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 554
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) Burton Albion 0–1 Middlesbrough U21 Burton upon Trent
19:00 Report Hackney 87' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 202
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Walsall 1–2 Port Vale Walsall
19:00 Johnson 45+1' Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 878

Group F[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Barnsley 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Round 2
2 L2 Oldham Athletic 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 ACA Everton U21 3 0 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 L1 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 3 7 −4 2
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Oldham Athletic 1–2 Barnsley Oldham
19:30 Surridge 31' Report Adeboyejo 44'
Moncur 82'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,786
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Bradford City 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Everton U21 Bradford
19:30 Miller 90+2' Sambou 79' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 902
Referee: Paul Marsden
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Bradford City 1–4 Oldham Athletic Bradford
19:30 Brünker 49' Lang 10'
Maouche 26'
Surridge 57', 77'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Oldham Athletic 3–2 Everton U21 Oldham
19:30 Clarke 53'
Miller 57'
Benteke 80'		 Report Markelo 6'
Lavery 24'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Darren Drysdale
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Barnsley 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Everton U21 Barnsley
19:30 Hedges 40' Report Sambou 53' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Matthew Donohue
Penalties
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Barnsley 2–1 Bradford City Barnsley
19:30 Moncur 28', 64'
Jackson Red card 77'		 Report Ball 8' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,925

Group G[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Round 2
2 L2 Notts County 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
3 L1 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 0 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Newcastle United U21 Keepmoat Stadium
19:00 Marquis 45+7' Report Allan 14'
Roberts 65'
Sørensen 86'		 Attendance: 1,544
Referee: Matt Donohue
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Grimsby Town 2–1 Notts County Blundell Park
19:45 M. Rose 69' (pen.)
Hessenthaler 88'		 Report Alessandra 12' Attendance: 746
Referee: Tom Nield
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Grimsby Town Keepmoat Stadium
19:30 May 23', 57' (pen.) Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Michael Salisbury
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Notts County 0–2 Newcastle United U21 Meadow Lane
19:45 Roberts 10' (pen.)
Sørensen 56'		 Attendance: 1,139
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Grimsby Town 2–3 Newcastle United U21 Blundell Park
19:45 Hooper 9'
Cook 54'		 Roberts 19'
Sørensen 26'
Longstaff 78'		 Attendance: 547
14 November 2018 (2018-11-14) Notts County 4–2 Doncaster Rovers Meadow Lane
19:45 Dennis 15', 40', 64' (pen.)
Boldewijn 26'		 May 50', 70' Attendance: 915

Group H[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Mansfield Town 3 3 0 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Round 2
2 L2 Lincoln City 3 0 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
3 L1 Scunthorpe United 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
4 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Lincoln City 1–2 Mansfield Town Sincil Bank
19:45 Rhead 6' Butcher 8'
Walker 72'		 Attendance: 4,205
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Scunthorpe United 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Glanford Park
19:45 Attendance: 874
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Mansfield Town 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Field Mill
19:45 Mellis 4'
Benning 47'		 Pedro Gonçalves 75' Attendance: 1,112
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Scunthorpe United 1–1
(1–3 p)		 Lincoln City Glanford Park
19:45 Colclough 56' Anderson 84'
Wilson Red card 90+2'		 Attendance: 1,878
Penalties
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Lincoln City 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Sincil Bank
19:45 Green 23', 42' Report Ashley-Seal 42'
Giles 45+3'		 Attendance: 2,723
Penalties
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Mansfield Town 3–2 Scunthorpe United Field Mill
19:45 Blake 21'
Butcher 55'
Elsnik 90'		 El-Mhanni 75'
Dales 90'		 Attendance: 928

Southern Section[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Round 2
2 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 1 0 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4 L2 Crawley Town 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Crawley Town 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Crawley
19:45 N'Gala 59' Report Harrison 49' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Tim Robinson
Penalties
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Portsmouth 4–0 Gillingham Portsmouth
19:45 Clarke 41'
Close 43'
Pitman 55' (pen.)
Wheeler 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Alan Young
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Crawley Town 0–1 Portsmouth Crawley
19:45 Report Donohue 37' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Gillingham 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Charlton, London
19:45 Report Roles 44'
Maghoma 57'
Brown 83'
Duncan 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 308
Referee: Anthony Coggins
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Gillingham 2–1 Crawley Town Gillingham
19:45 List 59'
Stevenson 88'		 Report Poleon 18' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 473
Referee: Darren Drysdale
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Portsmouth 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Portsmouth
19:45 Green 50'
Evans 69'
Hawkins 81'		 Report Patterson 20'
White 90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,138
Referee: James Linington

Group B[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cambridge United 3 2 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Round 2
2 L1 Southend United 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 L2 Colchester United 3 1 0 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Colchester United 0–2 Southampton U21 Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Barnes 26'
Obafemi 90+4'		 Attendance: 532
Referee: Charles Breakspear
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Southend United 3–1 Cambridge United Roots Hall
19:45 McCoulsky 55', 64'
Hutchinson 87'		 Lambe 53' Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Cambridge United 4–0 Southampton U21 Abbey Stadium
19:00 Azeez 16' (pen.), 37', 88'
Brown 50'		 Attendance: 469
Referee: Trevor Kettle
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Colchester United 2–0 Southend United Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Kent 39'
Collins 49'		 Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Roger East
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Cambridge United 3–1 Colchester United Abbey Stadium
19:00 Azeez 32', 81'
Osadebe 90+3'		 Pell 90+2' Attendance: 598
Referee: Anthony Coggins
14 November 2018 (2018-11-14) Southend United 3–0 Southampton U21 Roots Hall
19:45 Bunn 12'
Kyprianou 17'
Bwomono 24'		 Attendance: 983
Referee: John Busby

Group C[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Chelsea U21 3 2 0 0 1 9 3 +6 6 Round 2
2 L2 Newport County 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3 L2 Swindon Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
4 L1 Plymouth Argyle 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: EFL.com
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) Swindon Town 0–4 Chelsea U21 Swindon
19:45 Brown 16', 58'
Musonda 30' (pen.)
Ugbo 89'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Brett Huxtable
11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) Swindon Town 1–0 Newport County Swindon
19:45 Doughty 77' (pen.) Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Anthony Coggins
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Newport County 3–0 Chelsea U21 Newport
19:45 Matt 36', 46'
Semenyo 90+1'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,525
Referee: Kevin Johnson
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Swindon Town Plymouth
19:30 Richards 16'
Anderson 38'
Woolery 82'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1,906
Referee: Brett Huxtable
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Plymouth Argyle 0–5 Chelsea U21 Plymouth
19:30 Brown 20'
Songo'o 37' (o.g.)
Taylor-Crossdale 74'
Anjorin 86'
Redan 89'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Anthony Coggins
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Newport County 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Newport
19:45 Semenyo 35'
Harris 45'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 962
Referee: Brett Huxtable

Group D[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Exeter City 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 +4 8 Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 L2 Yeovil Town 3 1 0 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4 ACA West Ham United U21 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Yeovil Town 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Exeter City Yeovil
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Penalties
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) Bristol Rovers 2–0 West Ham United U21 Bristol
19:45 BST Jakubiak 57'
Lockyer 82'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,021
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Exeter City 2–0 West Ham United U21 Exeter
19:45 BST Forte 20', 30' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Brett Huxtable
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Bristol Rovers 2–0 Yeovil Town Bristol
19:45 BST Jakubiak 50'
Rodman 85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,179
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Yeovil Town 4–0 West Ham United U21 Yeovil
19:45 GMT Johnson 11' (o.g.)
Akinola 48' (o.g.)
James 65'
Mahmoutovic 83'		 Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 720
Referee: Brett Huxtable
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Exeter City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Exeter
19:45 GMT Forte 50'
Randall 81'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 873

Group E[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6 Round 2
2 ACA Arsenal U21 3 2 0 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4 L1 Coventry City 3 0 1 0 2 1 6 −5 2
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Forest Green Rovers 4–0 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
19:30 BST Grubb 14'
Campbell 48'
Williams 85'
Pearce 90'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 September 2018 (2018-09-12) Coventry City 0–3 Arsenal U21 Coventry
19:45 Report Smith Rowe 4'
Nketiah 77'
Willock 90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 2,375
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Coventry City 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Forest Green Rovers Coventry
19:45 Hiwula 3' Report Pearce 68' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,341
Penalties
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Cheltenham Town 6–2 Arsenal U21 Cheltenham
19:45 Clements 8'
Boyle 32'
Maddox 48', 50'
Mooney 84'
Broom 90'		 Report Burton Red card 7'
John-Jules 35'
Gilmour 62' (pen.)		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,431
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Arsenal U21 Nailsworth
19:00 Grubb 62' Report Willock 39' (pen.), 42'
John-Jules 85'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,602
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Cheltenham Town 2–0 Coventry City Cheltenham
19:45 Maddox 33'
Boyle 48'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,296

Group F[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Oxford United (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Round 2
2 L2 Northampton Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 L1 Wycombe Wanderers (E) 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 −1 6
4 ACA Fulham U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Northampton Town 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Sixfields Stadium
19:45 Report Kashket 11' Attendance: 1,053
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Oxford United 3–0 Fulham U21 Kassam Stadium
19:45 Smith 31'
Holmes 58'
Spasov 58' (pen)		 Stahl Red card 50' Attendance: 1,116
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Fulham U21 High Wycombe
19:45 Samuel 3'
Kashket 90+4'		 Report Thompson 54' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 595
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Oxford United 1–2 Northampton Town Kassam Stadium
19:45 Henry 24' Van Veen 55'
Pierre 65'
O'Toole Red card 90'		 Attendance: 929
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Northampton Town 2–0 Fulham U21 Sixfields Stadium
19:45 Pierre 17'
Hoskins 20'		 Attendance: 1,059
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Oxford United High Wycombe
19:45 Report Brannagan 1'
Browne 31'
Smith 53'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,313

Group G[edit]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Swansea City U21 (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 2 5 −3 6 Round 2
2 L1 AFC Wimbledon (Q) 3 1 1 0 1 6 3 +3 5
3 L1 Charlton Athletic (E) 3 1 0 1 1 10 3 +7 4
4 L2 Stevenage (E) 3 1 0 0 2 5 12 −7 3
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Stevenage 5–0 Swansea City U21 Stevenage
19:45 Kennedy 44' (pen.), 45+1'
Guthrie 69' (pen.), 81', 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 470
Referee: Kevin Johnson