2024–25 EFL Trophy#Quarter-finals
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{{infobox football tournament season
| title = EFL Trophy
| year = 2024–25
| country = England
Wales
| num_teams = 64
| matches =
| goals =
| scoring_leader =
| winners = Peterborough United
| count = 3
| second = Birmingham City
| prev_season = 2023–24
| next_season = 2025–26
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The 2024–25 EFL Trophy, known as the Vertu Trophy{{efn|Known as the Bristol Street Motors Trophy during the group stage.}} for sponsorship reasons, was the 44th season in the history of the competition, and was a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 16 Premier League teams.{{Cite web|title=About The Competition|url=https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/|access-date=22 June 2023|website=EFL.com}}
The defending champions were Peterborough United, who defeated Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 in the previous season's final. They successfully defended their title by beating Birmingham City, 2–0 in the final, and by doing so, they become the first team to retain the trophy.
Participating clubs
- 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
- 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
Eligibility criteria for players
- Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met 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 has made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions this season.
- Any player with forty or more first-team starting appearances in their career, including International matches.
- 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.
- Any player out on a long loan term at a National League, National League North, or National League South team can play as long as the loaning team agree to allow the player to return for the match.
- Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who are aged under 21 on 30 June 2024.
- Maximum of two players on the team sheet who are aged over 21 and have also made forty or more senior appearances.
Competition format
;Group stage
- Sixteen groups of four 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 (academy sides will play all group matches away from home).
- Clubs will 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 shoot-out will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
- Clubs expelled from the EFL will be knocked out of the tournament automatically.
- The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage.
- In an Event of which group stage match has been postponed, the Postponed Group stage match will be rescheduled to no further date than the second Tuesday of November 2024.
;Knockout stage
- Rounds 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis.
- In Round 2, the group winners will be seeded and the group runners-up will be unseeded in the draw.
- In Round 3, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage will be kept apart.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/60510|title=EFL Trophy explained|website=premierleague.com|date=31 May 2019|accessdate=24 June 2024}}
Group stage
The group stage draw was announced on 24 June 2024, with the Academy teams being drawn on 27 June 2024 on Sky Sports News.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy |url=https://efl.com/news/2024/june/24/under-21-teams-and-group-stage-draw-confirmed-for-2024-25-bristol-street-motors-trophy/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=EFL |language=en}}
=Northern section=
==Group A==
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|OTloss_header=PL
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|teamwidth=220
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|team_order=STO, TRA, EVE, ACC
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_ACC=1 |OTwin_ACC=0 |OTloss_ACC=0 |loss_ACC=2 |gf_ACC=4 |ga_ACC=7
|win_EVE=1 |OTwin_EVE=0 |OTloss_EVE=0 |loss_EVE=2 |gf_EVE=5 |ga_EVE=7
|win_STO=2 |OTwin_STO=0 |OTloss_STO=0 |loss_STO=1 |gf_STO=8 |ga_STO=4
|win_TRA=2 |OTwin_TRA=0 |OTloss_TRA=0 |loss_TRA=1 |gf_TRA=5 |ga_TRA=4
|group_ACC=L2 |name_ACC=Accrington Stanley
|group_EVE=ACA |name_EVE=Everton U21
|group_STO=L1 |name_STO=Stockport County
|group_TRA=L2 |name_TRA=Tranmere Rovers
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Tranmere Rovers
|score= 1–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/tranmere-rovers-vs-everton-u21/510890
|team2= Everton U21
|goals1=
- Davison {{goal|11}}
|goals2=
- Beto {{goal|86||90+2}}
- Sherif {{goal|90+5}}
|penalties1=
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|stadium= Prenton Park
|location= Birkenhead
|referee=Richie Watkins
|attendance= 1,296
|result=
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Accrington Stanley
|score= 1–4
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/accrington-stanley-vs-stockport-county/510862
|team2= Stockport County
|goals1=
- Hunter {{goal|7}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Crown Ground
|location= Accrington
|referee=Scott Jackson
|attendance= 791
|result=
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|date = 17 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Stockport County
|score= 4–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =
|team2= Everton U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Benjamin {{goal|83}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Edgeley Park
|location= Stockport
|referee=Paul Marsden
|attendance= 1,299
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Tranmere Rovers
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/tranmere-rovers-vs-accrington-stanley/510921
|team2= Accrington Stanley
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Popoola {{goal|90}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Prenton Park
|location= Birkenhead
|referee=Zac Kennard-Kettle
|attendance= 919
|result=
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|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Accrington Stanley
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/accrington-stanley-vs-everton-u21/510926
|team2= Everton U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Armstrong {{goal|28}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Crown Ground
|location= Accrington
|referee=John Mulligan
|attendance=450
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Stockport County
|score= 0–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/stockport-county-vs-tranmere-rovers/510952
|team2= Tranmere Rovers
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Edgeley Park
|location= Stockport
|referee=Jamie O'Connor
|attendance= 1,236
|result=
}}
==Group B==
|section=North Group B
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=WRE, PVL, SAL, WOL,
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_PVL=1 |OTwin_PVL=2 |OTloss_PVL=0 |loss_PVL=0 |gf_PVL=5 |ga_PVL=3
|win_SAL=1 |OTwin_SAL=0 |OTloss_SAL=0 |loss_SAL=2 |gf_SAL=4 |ga_SAL=6
|win_WOL=0 |OTwin_WOL=0 |OTloss_WOL=1 |loss_WOL=2 |gf_WOL=4 |ga_WOL=8
|win_WRE=2 |OTwin_WRE=0 |OTloss_WRE=1 |loss_WRE=0 |gf_WRE=6 |ga_WRE=2
|group_PVL=L2 |name_PVL=Port Vale
|group_SAL=L2 |name_SAL=Salford City
|group_WOL=ACA |name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
|group_WRE=L1 |name_WRE=Wrexham
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Salford City
|score= 0–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/salford-city-vs-port-vale/510917
|team2= Port Vale
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Moor Lane
|location= Salford
|referee=Ruebyn Ricards
|attendance= 693
|result=
}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Port Vale
|score= 2–2
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/port-vale-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-u21/510885
|team2= Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
- Tolaj {{pengoal}}
- Curtis {{pengoal}}
- Sang {{pengoal}}
- Richards {{pengoal}}
- Lowe {{penmiss}}
- Plant {{pengoal}}
|penalties2=
- {{pengoal}} Barnett
- {{pengoal}} Holman
- {{pengoal}} Keto-Diyawa
- {{penmiss}} Whittingham
- {{pengoal}} Esen
- {{penmiss}} Farmer
|stadium= Vale Park
|location= Stoke-on-Trent
|referee=Aaron Bannister
|attendance= 851
|result=
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|date = 10 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Wrexham
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/wrexham-vs-salford-city/510892
|team2= Salford City
|goals1=
- Mullin {{goal|18}}
- Austerfield {{goal|83|o.g.}}
|goals2=
- McAleny {{goal|52}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Racecourse Ground
|location= Wrexham
|referee=Dale Baines
|attendance= 6,640
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Wrexham
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/wrexham-vs-wolves-u21/510923
|team2= Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Racecourse Ground
|location= Wrexham
|referee=Elliot Bell
|attendance= 3,987
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Port Vale
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore = 3–1
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/port-vale-vs-wrexham/510948
|team2= Wrexham
|goals1=
- Richards {{goal|82}}
|goals2=
- Cleworth {{goal|51}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Vale Park
|location= Stoke-on-Trent
|referee=Steven Copeland
|attendance= 1,837
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Salford City
|score= 3–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/salford-city-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-u21/510950
|team2= Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Moor Lane
|location= Salford
|referee=Stuart Morland
|attendance= 503
|result=
}}
==Group C==
|section=North Group C
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=MOR, WIG, NFO, CAR
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_CAR=1 |OTwin_CAR=0 |OTloss_CAR=0 |loss_CAR=2 |gf_CAR=3 |ga_CAR=5
|win_MOR=2 |OTwin_MOR=0 |OTloss_MOR=0 |loss_MOR=1 |gf_MOR=7 |ga_MOR=5
|win_NFO=1 |OTwin_NFO=0 |OTloss_NFO=1 |loss_NFO=1 |gf_NFO=4 |ga_NFO=5
|win_WIG=1 |OTwin_WIG=1 |OTloss_WIG=0 |loss_WIG=1 |gf_WIG=3 |ga_WIG=2
|group_CAR=L2 |name_CAR=Carlisle United
|group_MOR=L2 |name_MOR=Morecambe
|group_NFO=ACA |name_NFO=Nottingham Forest U21
|group_WIG=L1 |name_WIG=Wigan Athletic
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Carlisle United
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/carlisle-united-vs-nottingham-forest-u21/510871
|team2= Nottingham Forest U21
|goals1=
- Allan {{goal|88}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Brunton Park
|location= Carlisle
|referee=James Westgate
|attendance= 1,102
|result=
}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Wigan Athletic
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/wigan-athletic-vs-morecambe/510891
|team2= Morecambe
|goals1=
- Hugill {{goal|63|pen.}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= DW Stadium
|location= Wigan
|referee=Jacob Miles
|attendance= 1,702
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Carlisle United
|score= 0–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/carlisle-united-vs-wigan-athletic/510898
|team2= Wigan Athletic
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Brunton Park
|location= Carlisle
|referee=Steven Copeland
|attendance= 1,117
|result=
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Morecambe
|score= 4–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/morecambe-vs-nottingham-forest-u21/510912
|team2= Nottingham Forest U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Mazuma Mobile Stadium
|location= Morecambe
|referee=John Mulligan
|attendance=621
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Morecambe
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/morecambe-vs-carlisle-united/510944
|team2= Carlisle United
|goals1=
- Hope {{goal|16}}
|goals2=
- O'Donoghue {{goal|75}}
- Williams {{goal|78}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Mazuma Mobile Stadium
|location= Morecambe
|referee=Edward Duckworth
|attendance= 788
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Wigan Athletic
|score= 0–0
|penaltyscore = 3–0
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/wigan-athletic-vs-nottingham-forest-u21/510955
|team2= Nottingham Forest U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= DW Stadium
|location= Wigan
|referee=Scott Tallis
|attendance=1,449
|result=
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==Group D==
|section=North Group D
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=BOL, AVL, FLE, BAR
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_AVL=1 |OTwin_AVL=1 |OTloss_AVL=0 |loss_AVL=1 |gf_AVL=4 |ga_AVL=6
|win_BAR=1 |OTwin_BAR=0 |OTloss_BAR=0 |loss_BAR=2 |gf_BAR=5 |ga_BAR=6
|win_BOL=2 |OTwin_BOL=0 |OTloss_BOL=1 |loss_BOL=0 |gf_BOL=6 |ga_BOL=4
|win_FLE=1 |OTwin_FLE=0 |OTloss_FLE=0 |loss_FLE=2 |gf_FLE=6 |ga_FLE=5
|group_AVL=ACA |name_AVL=Aston Villa U21
|group_BAR=L2 |name_BAR=Barrow
|group_BOL=L1 |name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers
|group_FLE=L2 |name_FLE=Fleetwood Town
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Fleetwood Town
|score= 2–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/fleetwood-town-vs-aston-villa-u21/teams/510877
|team2= Aston Villa U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Highbury Stadium
|location= Fleetwood
|referee=Zac Kennard-Kettle
|attendance= 726
|result=
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Barrow
|score= 2–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/barrow-vs-bolton-wanderers/510864
|team2= Bolton Wanderers
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Holker Street
|location= Barrow-in-Furness
|referee=Thomas Parsons
|attendance= 2,005
|result=
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Fleetwood Town
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/fleetwood-town-vs-barrow/510905
|team2= Barrow
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Highbury Stadium
|location= Fleetwood
|referee=James Westgate
|attendance= 734
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Bolton Wanderers
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore =1–4
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-wanderers-vs-aston-villa-u21/510894
|team2= Aston Villa U21
|goals1=
- Adeboyejo {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
- Mulley {{goal|33}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
- {{pengoal}} Borland
- {{pengoal}} Amundsen-Day
- {{pengoal}} Brannigan
- {{pengoal}} Burrowes
|stadium= Toughsheet Community Stadium
|location= Horwich
|referee=Aaron Bannister
|attendance= 1,767
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Barrow
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/barrow-vs-aston-villa-u21/510928
|team2= Aston Villa U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Holker Street
|location= Barrow-in-Furness
|referee=Martin Woods
|attendance=539
|result=
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Bolton Wanderers
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-wanderers-vs-fleetwood-town/510930
|team2= Fleetwood Town
|goals1=
- Collins {{goal|26||90+1}}
|goals2=
- Graydon {{goal|52}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Toughsheet Community Stadium
|location= Horwich
|referee=Elliot Bell
|attendance= 1,607
|result=
}}
==Group E==
|section=North Group E
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=BLA, CRE, LIV, HAR
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_BLA=1 |OTwin_BLA=1 |OTloss_BLA=1 |loss_BLA=0 |gf_BLA=6 |ga_BLA=3
|win_CRE=2 |OTwin_CRE=0 |OTloss_CRE=0 |loss_CRE=1 |gf_CRE=7 |ga_CRE=5
|win_HAR=0 |OTwin_HAR=1 |OTloss_HAR=1 |loss_HAR=1 |gf_HAR=3 |ga_HAR=4
|win_LIV=0 |OTwin_LIV=1 |OTloss_LIV=1 |loss_LIV=1 |gf_LIV=2 |ga_LIV=6
|group_BLA=L1 |name_BLA=Blackpool
|group_CRE=L2 |name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra
|group_HAR=L2 |name_HAR=Harrogate Town
|group_LIV=ACA |name_LIV=Liverpool U21
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 27 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Crewe Alexandra
|score= 5–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/crewe-alexandra-vs-liverpool-u21/510938
|team2= Liverpool U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Corness {{goal|10|pen.}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Gresty Road
|location= Crewe
|referee=Neil Hair
|attendance=1,445
|result=
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Blackpool
|score= 4–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/blackpool-vs-crewe-alexandra/510866
|team2= Crewe Alexandra
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Bogle {{goal|65}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Bloomfield Road
|location= Blackpool
|referee=Martin Woods
|attendance= 1,474
|result=
}}
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|date = 24 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Harrogate Town
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore = 4–2
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/Harrogate-T-vs-Liverpool-U21/510880
|team2= Liverpool U21
|goals1=
- Muldoon {{goal|44}}
|goals2=
- Norris {{goal|75}}
|penalties1=
- Taylor {{pengoal}}
- March {{pengoal}}
- Foulds {{pengoal}}
- Duke-McKenna {{pengoal}}
|penalties2=
- Miles {{penmiss}}
- Pilling {{pengoal}}
- Davidson {{pengoal}}
- Kone-Doherty {{penmiss}}
|stadium= Wetherby Road
|location= Harrogate
|referee=
|attendance= 2,037
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Crewe Alexandra
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/crewe-alexandra-vs-harrogate-town/510902
|team2= Harrogate Town
|goals1=
- Agius {{goal|30}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Gresty Road
|location= Crewe
|referee=James Oldham
|attendance= 780
|result=
}}
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|date = 6 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Blackpool
|score= 0–0
|penaltyscore = 7–8
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/blackpool-vs-liverpool-u21/510893
|team2= Liverpool U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
- Rhodes {{pengoal}}
- Fletcher {{pengoal}}
- Thompson {{pengoal}}
- Bondo {{penmiss}}
- Pennington {{pengoal}}
- Ashworth {{pengoal}}
- Knight {{pengoal}}
- Schluter {{pengoal}}
- Gwanzura {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=
- {{pengoal}} Morton
- {{pengoal}} Hill
- {{pengoal}} Pilling
- {{pengoal}} Figueroa
- {{penmiss}} Corness
- {{pengoal}} Jonas
- {{pengoal}} Norris
- {{pengoal}} Evans
- {{pengoal}} Pitt
|stadium= Bloomfield Road
|location= Blackpool
|referee=Zac Kennard-Kettle
|attendance= 1,958
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Harrogate Town
|score= 2–2
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/harrogate-town-vs-blackpool/510939
|team2= Blackpool
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
- Muldoon {{penmiss}}
- March {{pengoal}}
- Foulds {{pengoal}}
- Duke-McKenna {{pengoal}}
- Cornelius {{pengoal}}
|penalties2=
|stadium= Wetherby Road
|location= Harrogate
|referee=Oliver Mackey
|attendance= 1,343
|result=
}}
==Group F==
|section=North Group F
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order= DON, HUD, MUN, BAR
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_BAR=0 |OTwin_BAR=0 |OTloss_BAR=0 |loss_BAR=3 |gf_BAR=3 |ga_BAR=8
|win_DON=2 |OTwin_DON=0 |OTloss_DON=1 |loss_DON=0 |gf_DON=8 |ga_DON=5
|win_HUD=2 |OTwin_HUD=0 |OTloss_HUD=0 |loss_HUD=1 |gf_HUD=7 |ga_HUD=3
|win_MUN=1 |OTwin_MUN=1 |OTloss_MUN=0 |loss_MUN=1 |gf_MUN=7 |ga_MUN=9
|group_BAR=L1 |name_BAR=Barnsley
|group_DON=L2 |name_DON=Doncaster Rovers
|group_HUD=L1 |name_HUD=Huddersfield Town
|group_MUN=ACA |name_MUN=Manchester United U21
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Barnsley
|score= 2–3
|penaltyscore =
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/barnsley-vs-manchester-united-u21/510863
|team2= Manchester United U21
|goals1=
- Yoganathan {{goal|10||37}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Oakwell
|location= Barnsley
|referee=Michael Barlow
|attendance= 2,638
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Doncaster Rovers
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/doncaster-rovers-vs-huddersfield-town/510875
|team2= Huddersfield Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Ward {{goal|49}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Keepmoat Stadium
|location= Doncaster
|referee=Declan Bourne
|attendance= 2,319
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 24 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Doncaster Rovers
|score= 3–3
|penaltyscore = 3–5
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/doncaster-rovers-vs-manchester-united-u21/510903
|team2= Manchester United U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
- Mather {{pengoal}}
- Wheatley {{pengoal}}
- Fletcher {{pengoal}}
- Amass {{pengoal}}
- Biancheri {{pengoal}}
|stadium= Keepmoat Stadium
|location= Doncaster
|referee=
|attendance= 3,198
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Huddersfield Town
|score= 2–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/huddersfield-town-vs-barnsley/510908
|team2= Barnsley
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Kirklees Stadium
|location= Huddersfield
|referee=Michael Salisbury
|attendance= 2,182
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Barnsley
|score= 1–3
|penaltyscore =
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/barnsley-vs-doncaster-rovers/510927
|team2= Doncaster Rovers
|goals1=
- Marsh {{goal|78}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Oakwell
|location= Barnsley
|referee=Elliot Bell
|attendance= 1,813
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Huddersfield Town
|score= 4–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/huddersfield-town-vs-manchester-united-u21/510940
|team2= Manchester United U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Musa {{goal|42}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Kirklees Stadium
|location= Huddersfield
|referee=Dale Baines
|attendance= 3,021
|result=
}}
==Group G==
|section=North Group G
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=CHE, LIN, MCI, GRI
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_CHE=2 |OTwin_CHE=1 |OTloss_CHE=0 |loss_CHE=0 |gf_CHE=5 |ga_CHE=3
|win_GRI=0 |OTwin_GRI=0 |OTloss_GRI=1 |loss_GRI=2 |gf_GRI=4 |ga_GRI=6
|win_LIN=2 |OTwin_LIN=0 |OTloss_LIN=0 |loss_LIN=1 |gf_LIN=7 |ga_LIN=2
|win_MCI=0 |OTwin_MCI=1 |OTloss_MCI=1 |loss_MCI=1 |gf_MCI=2 |ga_MCI=7
|group_CHE=L2 |name_CHE=Chesterfield
|group_GRI=L2 |name_GRI=Grimsby Town
|group_LIN=L1 |name_LIN=Lincoln City
|group_MCI=ACA |name_MCI=Manchester City U21
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Chesterfield
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore =4–2
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/chesterfield-vs-manchester-city-u21/510900
|team2= Manchester City U21
|goals1=
- Oldaker {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
- Wright {{goal|52}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= SMH Group Stadium
|location= Chesterfield
|referee=Elliot Bell
|attendance= 2,446
|result=
}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Lincoln City
|score= 0–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/lincoln-city-vs-chesterfield/live/510882
|team2= Chesterfield
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Cook {{goal|55}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Sincil Bank
|location= Lincoln
|referee=Ruebyn Ricardo
|attendance= 2,208
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Grimsby Town
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/grimsby-town-vs-lincoln-city/510907
|team2= Lincoln City
|goals1=
- Svanþórsson {{goal|58}}
|goals2=
- Cadamarteri {{goal|66}}
- Moylan {{goal|90+4}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Blundell Park
|location= Cleethorpes
|referee=Oliver Mackey
|attendance= 1,270
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Grimsby Town
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/grimsby-town-vs-manchester-city-u21/510879
|team2= Manchester City U21
|goals1=
- Rose {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=
- R. Heskey {{goal|89}}
|penalties1=
- Cass {{pengoal}}
- Carson {{pengoal}}
- Green {{pengoal}}
- Hume {{penmiss}}
- Rose {{pengoal}}
- Gardner {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=
- {{pengoal}} Mukasa
- {{penmiss}} Gray
- {{pengoal}} Dickson
- {{pengoal}} R. Heskey
- {{pengoal}} Whatmuff
- {{pengoal}} J. Heskey
|stadium= Blundell Park
|location= Cleethorpes
|referee=Zac Kennard-Kettle
|attendance= 927
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Chesterfield
|score= 3–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/chesterfield-vs-grimsby-town/510936
|team2= Grimsby Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= SMH Group Stadium
|location= Chesterfield
|referee=Michael Barlow
|attendance= 1,538
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|round =
|team1= Lincoln City
|score= 5–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/lincoln-city-vs-manchester-city-u21/510941
|team2= Manchester City U21
|goals1=
- Draper {{goal|6}}
- Cadamarteri {{goal|41}}
- Street {{goal|49}}
- Okoro {{goal|60}}
- McKiernan {{goal|65}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Sincil Bank
|location= Lincoln
|referee=Aaron Bannister
|attendance= 3,055
|result=
}}
==Group H==
|section=North Group H
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=ROT, BRA, MAN, NEW
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_BRA=1 |OTwin_BRA=0 |OTloss_BRA=1 |loss_BRA=1 |gf_BRA=5 |ga_BRA=3 |status_BRA=
|win_MAN=1 |OTwin_MAN=0 |OTloss_MAN=0 |loss_MAN=2 |gf_MAN=3 |ga_MAN=5 |status_MAN=
|win_NEW=0 |OTwin_NEW=1 |OTloss_NEW=0 |loss_NEW=2 |gf_NEW=3 |ga_NEW=8 |status_NEW=
|win_ROT=3 |OTwin_ROT=0 |OTloss_ROT=0 |loss_ROT=0 |gf_ROT=6 |ga_ROT=1 |status_ROT=
|group_BRA=L2 |name_BRA=Bradford City
|group_MAN=L1 |name_MAN=Mansfield Town
|group_NEW=ACA |name_NEW=Newcastle United U21
|group_ROT=L1 |name_ROT=Rotherham United
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Rotherham United
|score= 2–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/rotherham-united-vs-mansfield-town/510887
|team2= Mansfield Town
|goals1=
- Hugill {{goal|3||54}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= New York Stadium
|location= Rotherham
|referee=Scott Jackson
|attendance= 2,265
|result=
}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Bradford City
|score= 2–2
|penaltyscore =3–4
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/bradford-city-vs-newcastle-united-u21/510867
|team2= Newcastle United U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
- {{pengoal}} Parkinson
- {{penmiss}} Stanton
- {{pengoal}} Turner-Cooke
- {{pengoal}} Huntley
- {{pengoal}} Donaldson
|stadium= Valley Parade
|location= Bradford
|referee=Dale Baines
|attendance= 1,790
|result=
}}
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|date = 17 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Mansfield Town
|score= 0–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/mansfield-town-vs-bradford-city/510911
|team2= Bradford City
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Quarry Lane Field Mill
|location= Mansfield
|referee=James Westgate
|attendance= 1,594
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Rotherham United
|score= 3–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/rotherham-united-vs-newcastle-united-u21/510916
|team2= Newcastle United U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Emerson {{goal|59}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= New York Stadium
|location= Rotherham
|referee=Ruebyn Ricardo
|attendance= 1,613
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Mansfield Town
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/mansfield-town-vs-newcastle-united-u21/510943
|team2= Newcastle United U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Quarry Lane Field Mill
|location= Mansfield
|referee=Thomas Bramall
|attendance= 1,311
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 19 November 2024
|time = 19:30 GMT
|round =
|team1= Bradford City
|score= 0–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/bradford-city-vs-rotherham-united/510931
|team2= Rotherham United
|goals1=
|goals2=
- McWilliams {{goal|5}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Valley Parade
|location= Bradford
|referee=Jacob Miles
|attendance= 1,640
|result=
}}
=Southern section=
==Group A==
|section=South Group A
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order= WAL, BIR, FUL, SHR
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_BIR=2 |OTwin_BIR=0 |OTloss_BIR=1 |loss_BIR=0 |gf_BIR=12 |ga_BIR=2
|win_FUL=1 |OTwin_FUL=0 |OTloss_FUL=0 |loss_FUL=2 |gf_FUL=3 |ga_FUL=9
|win_SHR=0 |OTwin_SHR=0 |OTloss_SHR=0 |loss_SHR=3 |gf_SHR=1 |ga_SHR=9
|win_WAL=2 |OTwin_WAL=1 |OTloss_WAL=0 |loss_WAL=0 |gf_WAL=5 |ga_WAL=1
|group_BIR=L1 |name_BIR=Birmingham City
|group_FUL=ACA |name_FUL=Fulham U21
|group_SHR=L1 |name_SHR=Shrewsbury Town
|group_WAL=L2 |name_WAL=Walsall
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Shrewsbury Town
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/shrewsbury-town-vs-fulham-u21/510888
|team2= Fulham U21
|goals1=
- Nsiala {{goal|51}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= New Meadow
|location= Shrewsbury
|referee=Paul Marsden
|attendance=1,206
|result=
}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Birmingham City
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore =3–4
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/birmingham-city-vs-walsall/510865
|team2= Walsall
|goals1=
- Klarer {{goal|84}}
|goals2=
- Lakin {{goal|48}}
|penalties1=
- Bielik {{pengoal}}
- Jutkiewicz {{pengoal}}
- Paik Seung-ho {{penmiss}}
- Stansfield {{pengoal}}
- May {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=
|stadium= St. Andrew's
|location= Birmingham
|referee=Sam Purkiss
|attendance= 9,752
|result=
}}
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|date = 17 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Walsall
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =
|team2= Fulham U21
|goals1=
- Johnson {{goal|49}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Bescot Stadium
|location= Walsall
|referee=Martin Woods
|attendance= 875
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Shrewsbury Town
|score= 0–4
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/shrewsbury-town-vs-birmingham-city/510918
|team2= Birmingham City
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= New Meadow
|location= Shrewsbury
|referee=Jamie O'Connor
|attendance= 4,847
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Birmingham City
|score= 7–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/birmingham-city-vs-fulham-u21/510929
|team2= Fulham U21
|goals1=
- Stansfield {{goal|17||43}}
- Yokoyama {{goal|54||74}}
- May {{goal|59}}
- Anderson {{goal|90+4}}
- Dykes {{goal|90+6}}
|goals2=
- Godo {{goal|22}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= St. Andrew's
|location= Birmingham
|referee=Dale Baines
|attendance= 6,900
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Walsall
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/walsall-vs-shrewsbury-town/510954
|team2= Shrewsbury Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Bescot Stadium
|location= Walsall
|referee=Zac Kennard-Kettle
|attendance= 1,507
|result=
}}
==Group B==
|section=South Group B
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=WYC, WIM, BHA, CRA
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_WIM=2 |OTwin_WIM=0 |OTloss_WIM=0 |loss_WIM=1 |gf_WIM=5 |ga_WIM=6
|win_BHA=1 |OTwin_BHA=0 |OTloss_BHA=1 |loss_BHA=1 |gf_BHA=8 |ga_BHA=7
|win_CRA=0 |OTwin_CRA=1 |OTloss_CRA=0 |loss_CRA=2 |gf_CRA=6 |ga_CRA=8
|win_WYC=2 |OTwin_WYC=0 |OTloss_WYC=0 |loss_WYC=1 |gf_WYC=7 |ga_WYC=5
|group_WIM=L2 |name_WIM=AFC Wimbledon
|group_BHA=ACA |name_BHA=Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|group_CRA=L1 |name_CRA=Crawley Town
|group_WYC=L1 |name_WYC=Wycombe Wanderers
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= AFC Wimbledon
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/afc-wimbledon-vs-wycombe-wanderers/510861
|team2= Wycombe Wanderers
|goals1=
- Bugiel {{goal|84}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Plough Lane
|location= Wimbledon
|referee=Scott Tallis
|attendance= 1,542
|result=
}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Crawley Town
|score= 2–2
|penaltyscore =4–3
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/crawley-town-vs-brighton-and-hove-albion-u21/510874
|team2= Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|goals1=
- Barker {{goal|13}}
- Papadopoulos {{goal|55}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Broadfield Stadium
|location= Crawley
|referee=Farai Hallam
|attendance= 1,545
|result=
}}
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|date = 17 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Wycombe Wanderers
|score= 5–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/wycombe-wanderers-vs-brighton-and-hove-albion-u21/510924
|team2= Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Adams Park
|location= High Wycombe
|referee=Ben Atkinson
|attendance= 487
|result=
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Crawley Town
|score= 3–4
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/crawley-town-vs-afc-wimbledon/510901
|team2= AFC Wimbledon
|goals1=
- Darcy {{goal|71|pen.}}
- Hepburn-Murphy {{goal|80}}
- Flint {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Broadfield Stadium
|location= Crawley
|referee=Alan Young
|attendance= 1,438
|result=
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|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= AFC Wimbledon
|score= 0–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/afc-wimbledon-vs-brighton-and-hove-albion-u21/510925
|team2= Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Plough Lane
|location= Wimbledon
|referee=Sam Mulhall
|attendance= 1,066
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Wycombe Wanderers
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/wycombe-wanderers-vs-crawley-town/510956
|team2= Crawley Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Showunmi {{goal|14}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Adams Park
|location= High Wycombe
|referee=Scott Jackson
|attendance= 723
|result=
}}
==Group C==
|section=South Group C
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=CHA, CAM, CHE, BRO
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_BRO=0 |OTwin_BRO=1 |OTloss_BRO=0 |loss_BRO=2 |gf_BRO=5 |ga_BRO=7
|win_CAM=1 |OTwin_CAM=0 |OTloss_CAM=1 |loss_CAM=1 |gf_CAM=5 |ga_CAM=5
|win_CHA=3 |OTwin_CHA=0 |OTloss_CHA=0 |loss_CHA=0 |gf_CHA=6 |ga_CHA=1
|win_CHE=1 |OTwin_CHE=0 |OTloss_CHE=0 |loss_CHE=2 |gf_CHE=3 |ga_CHE=6
|group_BRO=L2 |name_BRO=Bromley
|group_CAM=L1 |name_CAM=Cambridge United
|group_CHA=L1 |name_CHA=Charlton Athletic
|group_CHE=ACA |name_CHE=Chelsea U21
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Bromley
|score= 3–3
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/bromley-vs-cambridge-united/510869
|team2= Cambridge United
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
- Arthurs {{pengoal}}
- Charles {{pengoal}}
- Topalloj {{pengoal}}
- Odutayo {{pengoal}}
- Olomola {{pengoal}}
|penalties2=
|stadium= Hayes Lane
|location= Bromley
|referee=James Durkin
|attendance= 1,120
|result=
}}
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|date = 17 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Cambridge United
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/cambridge-united-vs-charlton-athletic/510897
|team2= Charlton Athletic
|goals1=
- Nlundulu {{goal|44|pen.}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Abbey Stadium
|location= Cambridge
|referee=Carl Brook
|attendance= 1,028
|result=
}}
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|date = 24 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Bromley
|score= 2–3
|penaltyscore =
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/bromley-vs-chelsea-u21/510895
|team2= Chelsea U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Hayes Lane
|location= Bromley
|referee=Matthew Russell
|attendance= 1,250
|result=
}}
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|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Charlton Athletic
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/charlton-athletic-vs-chelsea-u21/510872
|team2= Chelsea U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= The Valley
|location= Charlton
|referee=Jamie O'Connor
|attendance= 2,004
|result=
}}
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|date = 5 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Cambridge United
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/cambridge-united-vs-chelsea-u21/510933
|team2= Chelsea U21
|goals1=
- Kaunda {{goal|74}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Abbey Stadium
|location= Cambridge
|referee=Sam Mulhall
|attendance= 1,340
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Charlton Athletic
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/charlton-athletic-vs-bromley/510934
|team2= Bromley
|goals1=
- Leaburn {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= The Valley
|location= Charlton
|referee=Ben Atkinson
|attendance= 2,916
|result=
}}
==Group D==
|section=South Group D
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=PET, STE, CRY, GIL
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_CRY=1 |OTwin_CRY=0 |OTloss_CRY=0 |loss_CRY=2 |gf_CRY=4 |ga_CRY=6
|win_GIL=0 |OTwin_GIL=1 |OTloss_GIL=0 |loss_GIL=2 |gf_GIL=3 |ga_GIL=6
|win_PET=3 |OTwin_PET=0 |OTloss_PET=0 |loss_PET=0 |gf_PET=8 |ga_PET=2
|win_STE=1 |OTwin_STE=0 |OTloss_STE=1 |loss_STE=1 |gf_STE=2 |ga_STE=3
|group_CRY=ACA |name_CRY=Crystal Palace U21
|group_GIL=L2 |name_GIL=Gillingham
|group_PET=L1 |name_PET=Peterborough United
|group_STE=L1 |name_STE=Stevenage
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Stevenage
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/stevenage-vs-crystal-palace-u21/510889
|team2= Crystal Palace U21
|goals1=
- Simpson {{goal|32}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= The Lamex Stadium
|location= Stevenage
|referee=Abigail Byrne
|attendance= 903
|result=
}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Gillingham
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/gillingham-vs-peterborough-united/510878
|team2= Peterborough United
|goals1=
- Nevitt {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Priestfield Stadium
|location= Gillingham
|referee=Craig Hicks
|attendance= 1,657
|result=
}}
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|date = 24 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Gillingham
|score= 1–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =
|team2= Crystal Palace U21
|goals1=
- Wyllie {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
- Umolu {{goal|25}}
- Umeh-Chibueze {{goal|39}}
- Mustapha {{goal|52}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Priestfield Stadium
|location= Gillingham
|referee=
|attendance= 1,223
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Peterborough United
|score= 2–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/peterborough-united-vs-stevenage/510915
|team2= Stevenage
|goals1=
- Mothersille {{goal|12}}
- Sparkes {{goal|43}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= London Road Stadium
|location= Peterborough
|referee=Stephen Parkinson
|attendance= 2,281
|result=
}}
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|date = 5 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Peterborough United
|score= 4–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/peterborough-united-vs-crystal-palace-u21/510947
|team2= Crystal Palace U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Marsh {{goal|62}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= London Road Stadium
|location= Peterborough
|referee=Abigail Byrne
|attendance= 1,630
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Stevenage
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore =4–5
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/stevenage-vs-gillingham/510951
|team2= Gillingham
|goals1=
- Kemp {{goal|68}}
|goals2=
- Andrews {{goal|26}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= The Lamex Stadium
|location= Stevenage
|referee=Scott Simpson
|attendance= 832
|result=
}}
==Group E==
|section=South Group E
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=COL, LEY, ARS, MKD
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_ARS=1 |OTwin_ARS=0 |OTloss_ARS=1 |loss_ARS=1 |gf_ARS=4 |ga_ARS=6
|win_COL=2 |OTwin_COL=0 |OTloss_COL=1 |loss_COL=0 |gf_COL=6 |ga_COL=2
|win_LEY=1 |OTwin_LEY=1 |OTloss_LEY=0 |loss_LEY=1 |gf_LEY=5 |ga_LEY=4
|win_MKD=0 |OTwin_MKD=1 |OTloss_MKD=0 |loss_MKD=2 |gf_MKD=4 |ga_MKD=7
|group_ARS=ACA |name_ARS=Arsenal U21
|group_COL=L2 |name_COL=Colchester United
|group_LEY=L1 |name_LEY=Leyton Orient
|group_MKD=L2 |name_MKD=Milton Keynes Dons
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Leyton Orient
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/leyton-orient-vs-arsenal-u21/510881
|team2= Arsenal U21
|goals1=
- Happe {{goal|26}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Brisbane Road
|location= Leyton
|referee=Stephen Parkinson
|attendance= 2,128
|result=
}}
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|date = 17 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Colchester United
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/colchester-united-vs-milton-keynes-dons/510873
|team2= Milton Keynes Dons
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Wearne {{goal|34}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Colchester Community Stadium
|location= Colchester
|referee= Scott Tallis
|attendance= 1,148
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Leyton Orient
|score= 1–1
|penaltyscore = 4–2
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/leyton-orient-vs-colchester-united/510909
|team2= Colchester United
|goals1=
- Obiero {{goal|30}}
|goals2=
- Goodliffe {{goal|79}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Brisbane Road
|location= Leyton
|referee=Abigail Byrne
|attendance= 1,483
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Milton Keynes Dons
|score= 2–2
|penaltyscore = 3–1
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/milton-keynes-dons-vs-arsenal-u21/510910
|team2= Arsenal U21
|goals1=
- Harrison {{goal|26||32}}
|goals2=
- Annous {{goal|30}}
- Butler-Oyedeji {{goal|36}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
- {{penmiss}} Rosiak
- {{penmiss}} Oulad M'Hand
- {{penmiss}} Dudziak
- {{pengoal}} Kacurri
|stadium= Stadium MK
|location= Milton Keynes
|referee=Matthew Russell
|attendance= 2,427
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Milton Keynes Dons
|score= 1–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/milton-keynes-dons-vs-leyton-orient/510942
|team2= Leyton Orient
|goals1=
- Hendry {{goal|33}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Stadium MK
|location= Milton Keynes
|referee=Thomas Parsons
|attendance= 1,127
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round =
|team1= Colchester United
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/colchester-united-vs-arsenal-u21/510937
|team2= Arsenal U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Colchester Community Stadium
|location= Colchester
|referee=Stephen Parkinson
|attendance= 4,265
|result=
}}
==Group F==
|section=South Group F
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order= BUR, NOR, NOT, LEI
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_BUR=2 |OTwin_BUR=0 |OTloss_BUR=0 |loss_BUR=1 |gf_BUR=9 |ga_BUR=5
|win_LEI=0 |OTwin_LEI=0 |OTloss_LEI=0 |loss_LEI=3 |gf_LEI=1 |ga_LEI=7
|win_NOR=2 |OTwin_NOR=0 |OTloss_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=1 |gf_NOR=7 |ga_NOR=5
|win_NOT=2 |OTwin_NOT=0 |OTloss_NOT=0 |loss_NOT=1 |gf_NOT=3 |ga_NOT=3
|group_BUR=L1 |name_BUR=Burton Albion
|group_LEI=ACA |name_LEI=Leicester City U21
|group_NOR=L1 |name_NOR=Northampton Town
|group_NOT=L2 |name_NOT=Notts County
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Burton Albion
|score= 3–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/burton-albion-vs-leicester-city-u21/510896
|team2= Leicester City U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Richards {{goal|57}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Pirelli Stadium
|location= Burton-on-Trent
|referee=Martin Woods
|attendance= 473
|result=
}}
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|date = 24 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Burton Albion
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/burton-albion-vs-notts-county/510870
|team2= Notts County
|goals1=
- Whitfield {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Pirelli Stadium
|location= Burton-on-Trent
|referee=
|attendance= 1,199
|result=
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Notts County
|score= 0–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/notts-county-vs-northampton-town/510914
|team2= Northampton Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Meadow Lane
|location= Nottingham
|referee=Farai Hallam
|attendance= 1,614
|result=
}}
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|date = 5 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Northampton Town
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/northampton-town-vs-leicester-city-u21/510884
|team2= Leicester City U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Sixfields Stadium
|location= Northampton
|referee=James Oldham
|attendance= 1,018
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Northampton Town
|score= 2–5
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/northampton-town-vs-burton-albion/510945
|team2= Burton Albion
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Akoto {{goal|13}}
- Williams {{goal|36}}
- Webster {{goal|39}}
- Donovan {{goal|49}}
- Whitfield {{goal|66}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Sixfields Stadium
|location= Northampton
|referee= James Durkin
|attendance= 778
|result=
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Notts County
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/notts-county-vs-leicester-city-u21/510946
|team2= Leicester City U21
|goals1=
- Scott {{goal|31}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Meadow Lane
|location= Nottingham
|referee=Gareth Rhodes
|attendance= 1,178
|result=
}}
==Group G==
|section=South Group G
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order= EXE, SWI, TOT, BRI
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_BRI=0 |OTwin_BRI=0 |OTloss_BRI=1 |loss_BRI=2 |gf_BRI=5 |ga_BRI=10
|win_EXE=3 |OTwin_EXE=0 |OTloss_EXE=0 |loss_EXE=0 |gf_EXE=7 |ga_EXE=3
|win_SWI=2 |OTwin_SWI=0 |OTloss_SWI=0 |loss_SWI=1 |gf_SWI=7 |ga_SWI=3
|win_TOT=0 |OTwin_TOT=1 |OTloss_TOT=0 |loss_TOT=2 |gf_TOT=4 |ga_TOT=7
|group_BRI=L1 |name_BRI=Bristol Rovers
|group_EXE=L1 |name_EXE=Exeter City
|group_SWI=L2 |name_SWI=Swindon Town
|group_TOT=ACA |name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur U21
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Bristol Rovers
|score= 3–3
|penaltyscore = 5–6
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/bristol-rovers-vs-tottenham-hotspur-u21/510868
|team2= Tottenham Hotspur U21
|goals1=
- Hutchinson {{goal|8}}
- Shaw {{goal|56}}
- McCormick {{goal|76}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
- Senior {{pengoal}}
- Hutchinson {{pengoal}}
- McCormick {{pengoal}}
- Sotiriou {{pengoal}}
- Taylor {{pengoal}}
- Garrett {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=
- {{pengoal}} Moore
- {{pengoal}} Hall
- {{pengoal}} Williams
- {{pengoal}} Cassanova
- {{pengoal}} Abbott
- {{pengoal}} Irow
|stadium= Memorial Stadium
|location= Bristol
|referee=James Oldham
|attendance= 1,584
|result=
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Exeter City
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/exeter-city-vs-swindon-town/510876
|team2= Swindon Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Cotterill {{goal|68}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= St James Park
|location= Exeter
|referee=Ross Martin
|attendance= 1,485
|result=
}}
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|date = 24 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Exeter City
|score= 2–0
|penaltyscore =
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/exeter-city-vs-tottenham-hotspur-u21/510904
|team2= Tottenham Hotspur U21
|goals1=
- Alli {{goal|56}}
- J. Richards {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= St James Park
|location= Exeter
|referee= Craig Hicks
|attendance= 2,890
|result=
}}
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|date = 8 October 2024
|round =
|team1= Swindon Town
|score= 4–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/swindon-town-vs-bristol-rovers/510920
|team2= Bristol Rovers
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= County Ground
|location= Swindon
|referee=Sam Mulhall
|attendance=1,306
|result=
}}
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|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Bristol Rovers
|score= 2–3
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/bristol-rovers-vs-exeter-city/510932
|team2= Exeter City
|goals1=
- Taylor {{goal|31}}
- Hutchinson {{goal|67}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Memorial Stadium
|location= Bristol
|referee=Matthew Russell
|attendance= 1,257
|result=
}}
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|date = 5 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Swindon Town
|score= 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/swindon-town-vs-tottenham-hotspur-u21/510953
|team2= Tottenham Hotspur U21
|goals1=
- Butterworth {{goal|54}}
- McGurk {{goal|73}}
|goals2=
- Hall {{goal|25}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= County Ground
|location= Swindon
|referee=Matthew Russell
|attendance= 1,816
|result=
}}
==Group H==
|section=South Group H
|OTwin_header=PW
|OTloss_header=PL
|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no
|teamwidth=220
|source=[https://www.efl.com/efl-trophy/the-competition/tables EFL]
|team_order=CHE, REA, NEW, WHU
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Div
|update=complete
|win_CHE=3 |OTwin_CHE=0 |OTloss_CHE=0 |loss_CHE=0 |gf_CHE=6 |ga_CHE=2
|win_NEW=1 |OTwin_NEW=0 |OTloss_NEW=0 |loss_NEW=2 |gf_NEW=2 |ga_NEW=5
|win_REA=2 |OTwin_REA=0 |OTloss_REA=0 |loss_REA=1 |gf_REA=6 |ga_REA=2
|win_WHU=0 |OTwin_WHU=0 |OTloss_WHU=0 |loss_WHU=3 |gf_WHU=2 |ga_WHU=7
|group_CHE=L2 |name_CHE=Cheltenham Town
|group_NEW=L2 |name_NEW=Newport County
|group_REA=L1 |name_REA=Reading
|group_WHU=ACA |name_WHU=West Ham United U21
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2}}
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|date = 20 August 2024
|round =
|team1= Reading
|score= 3–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/reading-vs-west-ham-united-u21/510886
|team2= West Ham United U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Dean {{goal|38|o.g.}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Madejski Stadium
|location= Reading
|referee=Stephen Parkinson
|attendance= 3,022
|result=
}}
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|date = 3 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Newport County
|score= 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/newport-county-afc-vs-cheltenham-town/510883
|team2= Cheltenham Town
|goals1=
- Evans {{goal|33}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Rodney Parade
|location= Newport
|referee=Matthew Russell
|attendance= 1,051
|result=
}}
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|date = 17 September 2024
|round =
|team1= Newport County
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/newport-county-afc-vs-west-ham-united-u21/table/510913
|team2= West Ham United U21
|goals1=
- Greaves {{goal|83}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Rodney Parade
|location= Newport
|referee=Oliver Mackey
|attendance= 638
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 29 October 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Cheltenham Town
|score= 3–1
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/cheltenham-town-vs-west-ham-united-u21/510935
|team2= West Ham United U21
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Simon-Swyer {{goal|60}}
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Whaddon Road
|location= Cheltenham
|referee=Steven Copeland
|attendance= 1,318
|result=
}}
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|bg=
|date = 5 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Cheltenham Town
|score= 1–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/cheltenham-town-vs-reading/510899
|team2= Reading
|goals1=
- Pett {{goal|78}}
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Whaddon Road
|location= Cheltenham
|referee=James Durkin
|attendance= 1,598
|result=
|note = Originally scheduled for 8 October 2024, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Jon |date=2024-10-08 |title=Cheltenham Town v Reading: Match postponed |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cheltenham-town-v-reading-live-9613254 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Gloucestershire Live |language=en}}
}}
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|date = 12 November 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|round =
|team1= Reading
|score= 3–0
|penaltyscore =
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/reading-vs-newport-county-afc/510949
|team2= Newport County
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium= Madejski Stadium
|location= Reading
|referee=Sam Mulhall
|attendance= 1,870
|result=
}}
Round of 32
The draw for the Round of 32 took place on 22 November 2024, on Sky Sports News.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-20 |title=Bristol Street Motors Trophy: Round of 32 draw |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2024/november/20/bristol-street-motors-trophy--round-of-32-draw/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=EFL |language=en}} The 38-penalty shootout between Blackpool and Aston Villa U21s on 17 December was the longest penalty shootout in English professional football history.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-18 |title=Aston Villa Under-21s beat Blackpool in record penalty shootout |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqx8gv9rw35o |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
=Northern section=
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Chesterfield
|score = 3–2
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/chesterfield-vs-wigan-athletic/523567
|team2 = Wigan Athletic
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = SMH Group Stadium
|location = Chesterfield
|attendance = 1,583
|referee =Greg Rollason
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Doncaster Rovers
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/doncaster-rovers-vs-port-vale/523569
|team2 = Port Vale
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Harper {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium = Keepmoat Stadium
|location = Doncaster
|attendance = 1,396
|referee =Paul Marsden
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Morecambe
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/morecambe-vs-lincoln-city/523571
|team2 = Lincoln City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Cadamarteri {{goal|19}}
|stadium = Mazuma Mobile Stadium
|location = Morecambe
|attendance = 496
|referee =Michael Barlow
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Rotherham United
|score = 3–2
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/rotherham-united-vs-tranmere-rovers/523572
|team2 = Tranmere Rovers
|goals1 =
- Clarke-Harris {{goal|24|pen.}}
- Jules {{goal|48}}
- Odoffin {{goal|90}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = New York Stadium
|location = Rotherham
|attendance = 1,093
|referee =Scott Tallis
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Stockport County
|score = 2–3
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/stockport-county-vs-bradford-city/523573
|team2 = Bradford City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Edgeley Park
|location = Stockport
|attendance = 1,433
|referee =Aaron Bannister
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Wrexham
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/wrexham-vs-crewe-alexandra/523575
|team2 = Crewe Alexandra
|goals1 =
- James {{goal|79}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Racecourse Ground
|location = Wrexham
|attendance = 3,119
|referee =Martin Woods
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|team1 = Bolton Wanderers
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-wanderers-vs-huddersfield-town/523563
|team2 = Huddersfield Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Dacres-Cogley {{goal|90|o.g.}}
|stadium = Toughsheet Community Stadium
|location = Horwich
|attendance = 1,802
|referee =Scott Jackson
}}
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|date = 17 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Blackpool
|score = 1–1
|penaltyscore = 17–18
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/blackpool-vs-aston-villa-u21/523577
|team2 = Aston Villa U21
|goals1 =
- Embleton {{goal|46}}
|penalties1 =
- Rhodes {{pengoal}}
- Morgan {{penmiss}}
- Fletcher {{pengoal}}
- Ballard {{pengoal}}
- Ashworth {{pengoal}}
- Coulson {{pengoal}}
- Norburn {{pengoal}}
- Lawrence-Gabriel {{pengoal}}
- Richardson {{pengoal}}
- Sassi {{pengoal}}
- O'Donnell {{pengoal}}
- Rhodes {{pengoal}}
- Morgan {{pengoal}}
- Fletcher {{pengoal}}
- Ballard {{pengoal}}
- Ashworth {{pengoal}}
- Coulson {{pengoal}}
- Norburn {{pengoal}}
- Lawrence-Gabriel {{penmiss}}
|goals2 =
- Jimoh-Aloba {{goal|78}}
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Taylor
- {{pengoal}} Alcock
- {{penmiss}} Borland
- {{pengoal}} Lynch
- {{pengoal}} Smith
- {{pengoal}} Swinkels
- {{pengoal}} Cotcher
- {{pengoal}} Hemmings
- {{pengoal}} Patterson
- {{pengoal}} Rowe
- {{pengoal}} Zych
- {{pengoal}} Taylor
- {{pengoal}} Alcock
- {{pengoal}} Borland
- {{pengoal}} Lynch
- {{pengoal}} Smith
- {{pengoal}} Swinkels
- {{pengoal}} Cotcher
- {{pengoal}} Hemmings
|stadium = Bloomfield Road
|location = Blackpool
|attendance = 1,055
|referee =John Mulligan
}}
=Southern section=
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Burton Albion
|score = 0–4
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/burton-albion-vs-stevenage/523564
|team2 = Stevenage
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pirelli Stadium
|location = Burton-on-Trent
|attendance = 321
|referee =Richard Eley
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Charlton Athletic
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/charlton-athletic-vs-leyton-orient/523565
|team2 = Leyton Orient
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = The Valley
|location = Charlton
|attendance = 1,336
|referee =Stephen Parkinson
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Cheltenham Town
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/cheltenham-town-vs-cambridge-united/523566
|team2 = Cambridge United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Stokes {{goal|45|pen.}}
|stadium = Whaddon Road
|location = Cheltenham
|attendance = 847
|referee =Dale Baines
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/walsall-vs-reading/teams/523574
|team2 = Reading
|goals1 =
- Johnson {{goal|90+7}}
|goals2 =
- Sackey {{goal|72}}
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore=4–2
|penalties2=
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 1,501
|referee =Steven Copeland
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Wycombe Wanderers
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/wycombe-wanderers-vs-swindon-town/teams/523576
|team2 = Swindon Town
|goals1 =
- Lubala {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Adams Park
|location = High Wycombe
|attendance = 611
|referee =Farai Hallam
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/colchester-united-vs-afc-wimbledon/523568
|team2 = AFC Wimbledon
|goals1 =
- Taylor {{goal|6||33}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Colchester Community Stadium
|location = Colchester
|attendance = 1,139
|referee =Oliver Mackey
}}
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|date = 10 December 2024
|time = 19:45 GMT
|team1 = Exeter City
|score = 1–2
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/exeter-city-vs-birmingham-city/523570
|team2 = Birmingham City
|goals1 =
- Sweeney {{goal|32}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = St James Park
|location = Exeter
|attendance = 1,986
|referee =
}}
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|date = 17 December 2024
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Peterborough United
|score = 3–0
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/peterborough-united-vs-northampton-town/523578
|team2 = Northampton Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = London Road Stadium
|location = Peterborough
|attendance = 2,549
|referee =James Oldham
}}
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 14 December 2024, on Sky Sports News.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-20 |title=Vertu Trophy Round of 16 draw - Ties confirmed |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2024/december/14/vertu-trophy-round-of-16-draw/|access-date=2024-12-16 |website=EFL |language=en}}
=Northern section=
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|date = 14 January 2025
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Lincoln City
|score = 0–1
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/lincoln-city-vs-bolton-wanderers/524007
|team2 = Bolton Wanderers
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Collins {{goal|22}}
|stadium = LNER Stadium
|location = Lincoln
|attendance = 2,252
|referee = Thomas Parsons
}}
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|date = 14 January 2025
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Chesterfield
|score = 0–0
|penaltyscore = 3–4
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/chesterfield-vs-rotherham-united/524005
|team2 = Rotherham United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Clarke-Harris
- {{pengoal}} Nombe
- {{pengoal}} Odoffin
- {{penmiss}} Powell
- {{pengoal}} Humphreys
|stadium = SMH Group Stadium
|location = Chesterfield
|attendance =3,517
|referee =Scott Oldham
}}
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|date = 14 January 2025
|time = 19:30 GMT
|team1 = Aston Villa U21
|score = 1–3
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/aston-villa-u21-vs-bradford-city/524011
|team2 = Bradford City
|goals1 =
- Pierre {{goal|24}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Villa Park
|location = Birmingham
|attendance = 1,079
|referee =Ross Joyce
}}
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|date = 4 February 2025
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Port Vale
|score = 1–4
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/port-vale-vs-wrexham/live/524008
|team2 = Wrexham
|goals1 =
- Curtis {{goal|1}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Vale Park
|location = Stoke-on-Trent
|attendance = 1,621
|referee = Ben Toner
|note = Originally scheduled for 7 January 2025, but was postponed due to snow and ice.{{Cite web |title=Match Postponed {{!}} Port Vale vs Wrexham [Vertu Trophy] {{!}} Port Vale FC |url=https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/match-postponed-port-vale-vs-wrexham-vertu-trophy |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.port-vale.co.uk |language=en}}
}}
=Southern section=
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|date = 14 January 2025
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Cheltenham Town
|score = 2–1
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/cheltenham-town-vs-colchester-united/524004
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Taylor {{goal|45+3}}
|stadium = Whaddon Road
|location = Cheltenham
|attendance = 1,084
|referee = David Rock
}}
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|date = 14 January 2025
|time = 19:30 GMT
|team1 = Swindon Town
|score = 1–2
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/swindon-town-vs-birmingham-city/524009
|team2 = Birmingham City
|goals1 =
- Smith {{goal|76}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = The County Ground
|location = Swindon
|attendance = 3,509
|referee =Edward Duckworth
}}
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|date = 14 January 2025
|time = 19:45 GMT
|team1 = Peterborough United
|score = 4–2
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/peterborough-united-vs-walsall/524010
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 =
- Lindgren {{goal|7||31}}
- Mothersille {{goal|15|pen.|74}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = London Road Stadium
|location = Peterborough
|attendance =2,133
|referee =Scott Simpson
}}
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|date = 21 January 2025
|time = 19:00 GMT
|team1 = Leyton Orient
|score = 0–1
|report =https://www.skysports.com/football/leyton-orient-vs-stevenage/524006
|team2 = Stevenage
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Cooper {{goal|25|o.g.}}
|stadium = Gaughan Group Stadium
|location = Leyton
|attendance = 1,558
|referee =Carl Brook
}}
Quarter-finals
= Northern Section =
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|date = 4 February 2025
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Rotherham United
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/rotherham-united-vs-bradford-city/526422
|team2 = Bradford City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Smallwood {{goal|58|pen.}}
|stadium = New York Stadium
|location = Rotherham
|attendance = 3,073
|referee = Adam Herczeg
}}
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|date = 11 February 2025
|time =
|team1 = Wrexham
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/wrexham-vs-bolton/526897
|team2 = Bolton Wanderers
|goals1 =
- Cannon {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Racecourse Ground
|location = Wrexham
|attendance = 7,591
|referee = Ross Joyce
}}
= Southern Section =
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|date = 4 February 2025
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Stevenage
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/stevenage-vs-birmingham-city/526423
|team2 = Birmingham City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Stansfield {{goal|83}}
|stadium = Broadhall Way
|location = Stevenage
|attendance = 2,812
|referee = Declan Bourne
}}
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|date = 5 February 2025
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Peterborough United
|score = 3–2
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/peterborough-united-vs-cheltenham-town/teams/526421
|team2 = Cheltenham Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = London Road Stadium
|location = Peterborough
|attendance = 2,587
|referee = Scott Oldham
}}
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was made on 8 February.{{cite news |title=EFL Trophy semi-final draw: Birmingham v Bradford; Wrexham v Peterborough |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce8ypez1ynvo |access-date=8 February 2025 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 February 2025}}
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|date = 18 February 2025
|time = 20:00
|team1 = Birmingham City
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/birmingham-city-vs-bradford-city/528593
|team2 = Bradford City
|goals1 =
- Stansfield {{goal|45+3}}
- Dykes {{goal|88}}
|goals2 =
- Pointon {{goal|52}}
|stadium = St Andrew's
|location = Birmingham
|attendance = 27,066
|referee = Scott Oldham
}}
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|date = 26 February 2025
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Wrexham
| score = 2–2
| penaltyscore=2–4
| report = https://www.skysports.com/football/wrexham-vs-peterborough-united/528594
| team2 = Peterborough United
| goals1 =
- Faal {{goal|34}}
Dobson {{goal|38}}
| goals2 =
- Mothersille {{goal|72}}
- Ihionvien {{goal|90+1}}
| penalties1 =
| penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Ihionvien
- {{penmiss}} Mothersille
- {{pengoal}} De Havilland
- {{pengoal}} Mills
- {{pengoal}} Kyprianou
| stadium = Racecourse Ground
| location = Wrexham
| attendance = 9,258
| referee = Lewis Smith
}}
Final
{{Main|2025 EFL Trophy final}}
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Notes
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References
{{reflist}}
{{EFL Trophy seasons}}
{{2024–25 in English men's football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 EFL Trophy}}