By Fulham FC

Fulham Under-21s will face Gillingham, Leyton Orient and Portsmouth in Group E of the EFL Trophy.

All group stage fixtures will be played away from home.

See the full draw below:

Southern: 

Group A - Forest Green Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall, Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Group B - Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town, Sutton United, Aston Villa U21

Group C - AFC Wimbledon, Stevenage, Wycombe Wanderers, Crystal Palace U21

Group D - Cambridge United, Colchester United, Peterborough United, Tottenham Hotspur U21

Group E - Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Portsmouth, Fulham U21

Group F - MK Dons, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Chelsea U21

Group G - Exeter City, Reading, Swindon Town, Arsenal U21

Group H - Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Newport County, West Ham United

Northern:

Group A - Barrow, Blackpool, Morecambe, Liverpool U21

Group B - Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Wrexham, Newcastle United U21

Group C - Accrington Stanley, Carlisle United, Harrogate Town, Nottingham Forest U21

Group D - Fleetwood Town, Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Leicester City U21

Group E - Bolton Wanderers, Salford City, Stockport County, Manchester United U21

Group F - Barnsley, Bradford City, Grimsby Town, Manchester City U21

Group G - Derby County, Lincoln City, Notts County, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Group H - Burton Albion, Doncaster Rovers, Mansfield Town, Everton U21