By Fulham FC

Following our absence in the competition last season, Fulham Under-21s will this year compete in the EFL Trophy.

The Group Stage draw for the competition will take place live on Sky Sports at 11:30am on Thursday 22nd June.

All 16 Invited Under-21 teams will be placed into their respective Northern and Southern section Groups, with the 48 EFL Clubs placed into pre-determined Groups prior to the draw. Academy teams will play all three of their Group Stage games away from home.

Below is a full list of the other 15 Under-21 sides competing:

  1. Arsenal
  2. Aston Villa
  3. Brighton and Hove Albion
  4. Chelsea
  5. Crystal Palace
  6. Everton
  7. Leicester
  8. Liverpool
  9. Manchester City
  10. Manchester United
  11. Newcastle United
  12. Nottingham Forest
  13. Tottenham Hotspur
  14. West Ham United
  15. Wolves