2017–18 EFL Trophy
Checkatrade Trophy | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 64 |
Defending champions | Coventry City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Lincoln City (1st title) |
Runner-up | Shrewsbury Town |
The 2017–18 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 "B teams" with Category One status after the previous season's trial format was extended.[1]
Following the new format introduced in 2016–17, 64 teams entered the competition, including first time entries from the academy teams of Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, who all declined to enter in the previous season.[1] Coventry City were the reigning champions,[1] but were eliminated in the group stage on 7 November.
Participating clubs[edit]
- 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
- 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
- Category One teams relegated to League One missed out on having academies participate in the following tournament.
- Notes
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United declined to participate.[1]
Eligibility criteria for players[edit]
- For EFL clubs; a minimum of 5 'First Team' players in the starting 11 as defined under the competition's existing rules.
- For invited clubs – 6 of the starting 11 to be U21 (as at 30 June 2016).
Competition format[edit]
Group stage[edit]
- Sixteen groups of 4 teams will be organised on a regionalised basis.
- All groups will include one invited club.
- All clubs will play each other once, either home or away (Academies play all group matches away from home).
- Clubs will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
- In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shootout will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
- The top two teams will progress to the Knockout Stage.
Northern Section[edit]
Group A[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Fleetwood Town (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Leicester City U21 (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | L2 | Carlisle United (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Morecambe (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Fleetwood Town | 3–0 | Leicester City U21 | Highbury Stadium |
19:45 BST | Ekpolo ![]() Cargill ![]() Burns ![]() | Report | Attendance: 517 Referee: Martin Coy |
29 August 2017 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Globe Arena |
19:45 BST | Report | Hope ![]() Kennedy ![]() | Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
3 October 2017 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Leicester City U21 | Brunton Park |
19:45 BST | Report | Ndukwu ![]() | Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Ben Toner |
3 October 2017 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Morecambe | Highbury Stadium |
19:45 BST | Burns ![]() McGowan ![]() | Report | Ekpolo ![]() | Attendance: 768 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
7 November 2017 | Morecambe | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Leicester City U21 | Globe Arena |
19:45 GMT | Thompson ![]() Osborne ![]() | Report | Ndukwu ![]() Knight ![]() | Attendance: 432 Referee: Robert Jones |
Penalties | ||||
8 November 2017 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Fleetwood Town | Brunton Park |
19:45 GMT | T. Miller ![]() | Report | Sowerby ![]() Burns ![]() | Attendance: 909 (42 away fans) Referee: Martin Coy |
Group B[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Blackpool (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Accrington Stanley (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Blackpool | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Wigan Athletic | Bloomfield Road |
19:00 BST | D'Almeida ![]() Sinclair-Smith ![]() | Report | Merrie ![]() Gilbey ![]() | Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Penalties | ||||
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19 September 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Middlesbrough U21 | Crown Ground |
19:00 BST | Brown ![]() Wilks ![]() Johnson ![]() Nolan ![]() | Report | Reading ![]() ![]() Armstrong ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 587 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
3 October 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Blackpool | Crown Ground |
19:30 BST | Sousa ![]() | Report | Philliskirk ![]() Clayton ![]() | Attendance: 975 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
24 October 2017 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Middlesbrough U21 | DW Stadium |
19:45 BST | Evans ![]() Maffeo ![]() Hunt ![]() Colclough ![]() | Report | Armstrong ![]() | Attendance: 876 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
1 November 2017 | Blackpool | 4–1 | Middlesbrough U21 | Bloomfield Road |
19:00 GMT | Philliskirk ![]() Longstaff ![]() D'Almeida ![]() Richards ![]() | Report | Armstrong ![]() Brewitt ![]() | Attendance: 691 Referee: Martin Coy |
7 November 2017 | Wigan Athletic | 0–4 | Accrington Stanley | DW Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Golden ![]() McGuffie ![]() | Report | Edwards ![]() Sousa ![]() Wilks ![]() Leacock-McLeod ![]() | Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Group C[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Rochdale (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Bury (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Blackburn Rovers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Stoke City U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Stoke City U21 | Ewood Park |
19:45 BST | Nuttall ![]() | Report | Banks ![]() Souttar ![]() Adam ![]() | Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Darren Handley |
19 September 2017 | Bury | 0–4 | Rochdale | Gigg Lane |
19:45 BST | Danns ![]() Shotton ![]() | Report | Bunney ![]() Inman ![]() Henderson ![]() Rafferty ![]() | Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Mark Heywood |
3 October 2017 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Bury | Ewood Park |
19:45 BST | Platt ![]() Hart ![]() | Report | Skarz ![]() Williams ![]() Bunn ![]() | Attendance: 2,025 Referee: Scott Oldham |
3 October 2017 | Rochdale | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Stoke City U21 | Spotland Stadium |
19:45 BST | Ntlhe ![]() | Report | Edwards ![]() Waddington ![]() | Attendance: 731 Referee: Martin Coy |
Penalties | ||||
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7 November 2017 | Rochdale | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Blackburn Rovers | Spotland Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Slew ![]() | Report | Wharton ![]() Hart ![]() Nuttall ![]() | Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Penalties | ||||
8 November 2017 | Bury | 3–1 | Stoke City U21 | Gigg Lane |
19:45 GMT | Ajose ![]() Leigh ![]() Reilly ![]() | Report | Afellay ![]() | Attendance: 686 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Group D[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Port Vale (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Oldham Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Newcastle United U21 | Gresty Road |
19:30 BST | Bowery ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Charman ![]() | Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Robert Jones |
29 August 2017 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Port Vale | Boundary Park |
19:30 BST | Report | Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Michael Salisbury | ||
Penalties | ||||
3 October 2017 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Gresty Road |
19:30 BST | Porter ![]() Stubbs ![]() | Report | Byrne ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 976 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
3 October 2017 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Newcastle United U21 | Vale Park |
19:45 BST | Barnett ![]() | Report | Attendance: 824 Referee: David Coote |
7 November 2017 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Newcastle United U21 | Boundary Park |
19:30 GMT | Byrne ![]() Doyle ![]() | Report | Aarons ![]() | Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
7 November 2017 | Port Vale | 4–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Vale Park |
19:45 GMT | Regis ![]() Forrester ![]() Reeves ![]() Montaño ![]() | Report | Reilly ![]() | Attendance: 1,322 Referee: John Brooks |
Group E[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Walsall (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Coventry City (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | West Bromwich Albion U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Coventry City | 2–3 | Shrewsbury Town | Ricoh Arena |
19:45 BST | Andreu ![]() ![]() McNulty ![]() | Report | Payne ![]() Gnahoua ![]() Bolton ![]() Godfrey ![]() Adams ![]() Riley ![]() | Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Tom Nield |
19 September 2017 | Walsall | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | Bescot Stadium |
19:45 BST | Flanagan ![]() Ismail ![]() Leahy ![]() | Report | Tulloch ![]() Azaz ![]() Bradley ![]() | Attendance: 1,055 Referee: Darren Handley |
3 October 2017 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | New Meadow |
19:45 BST | John-Lewis ![]() Morris ![]() Beckles ![]() Dodds ![]() | Report | Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
3 October 2017 | Walsall | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Coventry City | Bescot Stadium |
19:45 BST | Ismail ![]() Bakayoko ![]() Edwards ![]() Agyei ![]() | Report | McNulty ![]() Ponticelli ![]() | Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Penalties | ||||
7 November 2017 | Coventry City | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | Coventry |
19:45 GMT | Stevenson ![]() Biamou ![]() | Report | Burke ![]() | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 1,429 Referee: John Busby |
7 November 2017 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Shrewsbury |
19:45 GMT | Godfrey ![]() | Report | Bakayoko ![]() | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,701 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Group F[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Bradford City (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Chesterfield (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | L1 | Rotherham United (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Manchester City EDS (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Rotherham United | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Manchester City EDS | New York Stadium |
19:00 BST | Vaulks ![]() Ball ![]() | Report | Latibeaudiere ![]() Garre ![]() | Attendance: 2,562 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Chesterfield | 2–4 | Bradford City | Proact Stadium |
19:00 BST | Dennis ![]() ![]() Sinnott ![]() Evatt ![]() | Report | Patrick ![]() Jones ![]() ![]() Hanson ![]() | Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
3 October 2017 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Chesterfield | New York Stadium |
19:00 BST | Vaulks ![]() | Report | De Girolamo ![]() McCourt ![]() | Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Darren Handley |
24 October 2017 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Manchester City EDS | Valley Parade |
19:30 BST | Thompson ![]() Jones ![]() | Report | Francis ![]() Matondo ![]() Richards ![]() Pozo ![]() | Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Scott Oldham |
7 November 2017 | Bradford City | 0–3 | Rotherham United | Valley Parade |
19:30 GMT | Report | Yates ![]() Clarke-Harris ![]() Towell ![]() | Attendance: 931 Referee: Rob Lewis |
29 November 2017 | Chesterfield | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Manchester City EDS | Proact Stadium |
19:00 GMT | Rowley ![]() O'Grady ![]() | Report | Oliver ![]() Francis ![]() Nmecha ![]() | Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Penalties | ||||
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Group G[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Lincoln City (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Mansfield Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Notts County (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Everton U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Notts County | 2–1 | Everton U21 | Meadow Lane |
19:45 BST | Forte ![]() Hollis ![]() | Report | Donkor ![]() | Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Scott Oldham |
29 August 2017 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Lincoln City | Field Mill |
19:45 BST | Potter ![]() MacDonald ![]() Digby ![]() | Report | Whitehouse ![]() Palmer ![]() Eardley ![]() Waterfall ![]() Green ![]() | Attendance: 2,495 Referee: David Webb |
24 October 2017 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Everton U21 | Sincil Bank |
19:45 BST | Maguire-Drew ![]() ![]() Farman ![]() | Report | Baxter ![]() Adeniran ![]() Lavery ![]() | Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
24 October 2017 | Notts County | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Meadow Lane |
19:45 BST | Smith ![]() ![]() | Report | Angol ![]() ![]() Mellis ![]() Hamilton ![]() | Attendance: 2,290 Referee: Graham Horwood |
31 October 2017 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Everton U21 | Field Mill |
19:45 GMT | Butcher ![]() Spencer ![]() Diamond ![]() Potter ![]() | Report | Adeniran ![]() | Attendance: 964 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
7 November 2017 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Notts County | Sincil Bank |
19:45 GMT | Bird ![]() Ginnelly ![]() | Report | Forte ![]() Hollis ![]() Smith ![]() | Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Tom Nield |
Group H[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Scunthorpe United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | L2 | Grimsby Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ACA | Sunderland U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Doncaster Rovers | Blundell Park |
19:45 BST | Report |
| Attendance: 862 Referee: Mike Jones | |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Sunderland U21 | Glanford Park |
19:45 BST | Report | Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
3 October 2017 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Sunderland U21 | Keepmoat Stadium |
19:30 BST | Ben Khémis ![]() | Report | Love ![]() | Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Ross Joyce |
3 October 2017 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Glanford Park |
19:45 BST | Report | Jaiyesimi ![]() | Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Tom Nield |
31 October 2017 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Scunthorpe United | Keepmoat Stadium |
19:30 GMT | Mandeville ![]() | Report | Lewis ![]() Goode ![]() Adelakun ![]() | Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Ben Toner |
Penalties | ||||
Mason ![]() Beestin ![]() Fletcher ![]() Mandeville ![]() Ben Khémis ![]() | van Veen ![]() Madden ![]() Lewis ![]() Adelakun ![]() Goode ![]() |
8 November 2017 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Sunderland U21 | Blundell Park |
19:45 GMT | Hooper ![]() | Report | Love ![]() Bale ![]() | Attendance: 248 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Penalties | ||||
Southern Section[edit]
Group A[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Portsmouth (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ACA | Fulham U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | L2 | Crawley Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
16 August 2017 | Portsmouth | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Fulham U21 | Fratton Park |
19:45 BST | Lowe ![]() ![]() Naismith ![]() | Report | Humphrys ![]() Williams ![]() Adebayo ![]() | Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Antony Coggins |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Broadfield Stadium |
19:45 BST | Kaby ![]() Yorwerth ![]() Sanoh ![]() | Report | Reeves ![]() Lapslie ![]() | Attendance: 1,666 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
3 October 2017 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Fratton Park |
19:45 BST | May ![]() Clarke ![]() Hawkins ![]() O’Keefe ![]() | Report | Kaby ![]() Sanoh ![]() | Attendance: 1,527 Referee: Tim Robinson |
1 November 2017 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Fulham U21 | The Valley |
19:45 GMT | Reeves ![]() Dodoo ![]() Aribo ![]() | Report | Þorsteinsson ![]() Thompson ![]() | Attendance: 741 Referee: Craig Hicks |
7 November 2017 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Portsmouth | The Valley |
19:45 GMT | Report | Main ![]() | Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley |
29 November 2017 | Crawley Town | 1–3 | Fulham U21 | Broadfield Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Meite ![]() | Report | Adebayo ![]() Graham ![]() | Attendance: 435 Referee: John Busby |
Group B[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Gillingham (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Southend United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Colchester United (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | ACA | Reading U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Colchester United | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Reading U21 | Colchester Community Stadium |
19:30 BST | Szmodics ![]() McKeown ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() | Report | Andrésson ![]() Barrett ![]() Medford-Smith ![]() House ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 572 Referee: Gavin Ward |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Southend United | Priestfield Stadium |
19:45 BST | Parker ![]() ![]() Ferdinand ![]() Ogilvie ![]() Wilkinson ![]() | Report | McLaughlin ![]() White ![]() Ba ![]() McGlashan ![]() Oxley ![]() | Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Andy Haines |
3 October 2017 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Gillingham | Colchester Community Stadium |
19:45 BST | Kent ![]() | Report | Hessenthaler ![]() Ehmer ![]() ![]() Bingham ![]() | Attendance: 684 Referee: John Brooks |
3 October 2017 | Southend United | 1–0 | Reading U21 | Roots Hall |
19:45 BST | Fortuné ![]() Robinson ![]() | Report | Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Andy Haines |
7 November 2017 | Gillingham | 7–5 | Reading U21 | Gillingham |
19:45 GMT | Cundle ![]() Wilkinson ![]() Wagstaff ![]() ![]() O'Neill ![]() Mbo ![]() ![]() Oldaker ![]() | Report | Rollinson ![]() Popa ![]() Holmes ![]() Medford-Smith ![]() Sheppard ![]() | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Craig Hicks |
7 November 2017 | Southend United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 GMT | Wright ![]() Robinson ![]() Cox ![]() | Report | Kent ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Group C[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Swindon Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | West Ham United U21 (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Bristol Rovers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Wycombe Wanderers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | West Ham United U21 | County Ground |
19:45 BST | Report | Attendance: 2,082 Referee: John Busby |
29 August 2017 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–5 | Bristol Rovers | Adams Park |
19:45 BST | Southwell ![]() | Report | Attendance: 1,132 Referee: James Linington |
31 October 2017 | Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | West Ham United U21 | Memorial Stadium |
19:45 BST | Nichols ![]() Burn ![]() | Report | Martinez ![]() Samuelsen ![]() | Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Robert Jones |
31 October 2017 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | County Ground |
19:45 BST | Preston ![]() Smith ![]() | Report | Cowan-Hall ![]() Bean ![]() | Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
8 November 2017 | Bristol Rovers | 2–4 | Swindon Town | Memorial Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Sweeney ![]() Sercombe ![]() | Report | Goddard ![]() Mullin ![]() Gordon ![]() McDermott ![]() Woolery ![]() | Attendance: 1,657 Referee: Andre Marriner |
28 November 2017 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–0 | West Ham United U21 | Adams Park |
19:45 GMT | de Havilland ![]() Scarr ![]() Jombati ![]() | Report | Neufville ![]() Makasi ![]() | Attendance: 699 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Group D[edit]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Yeovil Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Chelsea U21 (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle (E) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | L2 | Exeter City (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated