Oldham Athletic will take on Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers and Wolves in the group stage of the 2020/21 EFL Trophy.
Conducted on talkSPORT2 this afternoon, Wolverhampton Wanderers are the invited team after they were drawn in North Group F alongside Latics, Bradford and Doncaster.
Group Stage Match Dates
Match 1 – w/c 7th September 2020
Alternative Dates – w/e 29th August 2020 / w/c 14th September 2020* / w/c 21st September 2020*
*Subject to Carabao Cup progress
Match 2 – w/c 5th October 2020
Alternative Dates – w/c 28th September 2020* / w/c 12th October 2020
*Subject to Carabao Cup progress
Match 3 – w/c 9th November 2020
Alternative Dates – w/c 16th November 2020
Confirmed fixture details will be communicated in due course, with the Premier League U21 side always playing away.
EFL Trophy
The EFL Trophy has been split into northern and southern sections with invited clubs joining Sky Bet League One and Two Clubs in one of eight groups.
The invited clubs include the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United.
The EFL Trophy will officially get underway in Matchday One during week commencing 7 September, and culminating at Wembley Stadium for the Final on Sunday 14 March 2021.
The competition format remains unchanged, however, the title sponsorship with Leasing.com has come to an end so the competition will revert back to the EFL Trophy.
The 2020/21 Sky Bet EFL fixture schedule will be released on Friday 21 August at 9am.