By Fulham FC

Fulham Under-21s will be ball number six in Thursday’s Vertu Trophy draw.

The draw for the group stage, which will take place at 2:30pm on Thursday, will be shown live on Sky Sports News.

Hayden Mullins’ side will be placed into a four-team group, consisting of three EFL sides. The EFL sides have already been placed into pre-determined, regionalised groups.

Vertu Trophy branding at Wembley Stadium

Our U21s will be drawn into one of the following groups:

Group A

Cardiff City

Exeter City

Newport County

Group B

Bristol Rovers

Cheltenham Town

Plymouth Argyle

Group C

Northampton Town

Shrewsbury Town

Walsall

Group D

Milton Keynes Dons

Reading

Swindon Town

Group E

AFC Wimbledon

Bromley

Stevenage

Group F

Crawley Town

Leyton Orient

Peterborough United

Group G

Colchester United

Gillingham

Wycombe Wanderers

Group H

Barnet

Cambridge United

Luton Town

Ball Numbers

  1. Arsenal U21
  2. Aston Villa U21
  3. Brighton & Hove Albion U21
  4. Chelsea U21
  5. Crystal Palace U21
  6. Fulham U21
  7. Tottenham Hotspur U21
  8. West Ham United U21

Vertu Trophy matches will commence in early September, with dates set to be confirmed following Thursday’s draw.