2017–18 EFL Trophy

The 2017–18 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 35th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "B teams" with Category One status after the previous season's trial format was extended.[1]

2017–18 EFL Trophy
Checkatrade Trophy
Country England
 Wales
Teams64
Defending championsCoventry City
ChampionsLincoln City
Runners-upShrewsbury Town

Following the new format introduced in 2016–17, 64 teams entered the competition, including first time entries from the academy teams of Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, who all declined to enter in the previous season.[1] Coventry City were the reigning champions,[1] but were eliminated in the group stage on 7 November.

Participating clubs
  • Forty-eight clubs from League One and League Two
  • Sixteen invited Category One Academy teams.
  • Category One teams Relegated to League One however will miss out on having academies participating in the following tournament.
League One League Two Academies
Clubs
Total 24 24 16
Notes

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United declined to participate.[1]

Category One teams from Round 2 to the semi-finals keep apart.

Category One teams Relegated to League One will not have academies participating in the following tournament but clubs promoted to the Championship will.

Eligibility criteria for players
  • For EFL clubs; a minimum of 5 'First Team' players in the starting 11 as defined under the competition’s existing rules.
  • For invited clubs – 6 of the starting 11 to be U21 (as at 30 June 2016).

Competition format

Group Stage
  • Sixteen groups of 4 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 (Academies play all group matches away from home).
  • Clubs will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
  • In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shootout will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
  • The top two teams will progress to the Knockout Stage.
Group A
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 (Q) 3 1 0 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3 L2 Carlisle United (E) 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 L2 Morecambe (E) 3 0 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Fleetwood Town 3–0 Leicester City U21 Highbury Stadium
19:45 BST Ekpolo  28'
Cargill  61'
Burns  86'		 Report Attendance: 517
Referee: Martin Coy
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Morecambe 0–2 Carlisle United Globe Arena
19:45 BST Report Hope  1'
Kennedy  44'		 Attendance: 1,228
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Carlisle United 0–1 Leicester City U21 Brunton Park
19:45 BST Report Ndukwu  20' Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Ben Toner
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Fleetwood Town 2–1 Morecambe Highbury Stadium
19:45 BST Burns  25'
McGowan  72' (o.g.)		 Report Ekpolo  51' (o.g.) Attendance: 768
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Morecambe 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Leicester City U21 Globe Arena
19:45 GMT Thompson  8'
Osborne  90'		 Report Ndukwu  25'
Knight  85'		 Attendance: 432
Referee: Robert Jones
Penalties
8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) Carlisle United 1–2 Fleetwood Town Brunton Park
19:45 GMT T. Miller  86' Report Sowerby  10'
Burns  44'		 Attendance: 909 (42 away fans)
Referee: Martin Coy
Group B
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Round 2
2 L2 Accrington Stanley (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 L1 Wigan Athletic (E) 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
4 ACA Middlesbrough U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Blackpool 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Wigan Athletic Bloomfield Road
19:00 BST D'Almeida  4'
Sinclair-Smith  87'		 Report Merrie  13'
Gilbey  63'		 Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Penalties
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) Accrington Stanley 3–2 Middlesbrough U21 Crown Ground
19:00 BST Brown  54'
Wilks  69'
Johnson  81'
Nolan  90+3'		 Report Reading  27'  31'
Armstrong  16'  65'		 Attendance: 587
Referee: Graham Salisbury
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackpool Crown Ground
19:30 BST Sousa  38' Report Philliskirk  33'
Clayton  88'		 Attendance: 975
Referee: Stuart Attwell
24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Wigan Athletic 4–1 Middlesbrough U21 DW Stadium
19:45 BST Evans  33'
Maffeo  41'
Hunt  72'
Colclough  74'		 Report Armstrong  53' Attendance: 876
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) Blackpool 4–1 Middlesbrough U21 Bloomfield Road
19:00 GMT Philliskirk  24,89'
Longstaff  43'
D'Almeida  56'
Richards  87'		 Report Armstrong  54'
Brewitt  85'		 Attendance: 691
Referee: Martin Coy
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Wigan Athletic 0–4 Accrington Stanley DW Stadium
19:45 GMT Golden  24'
McGuffie  65'		 Report Edwards  12'
Sousa  30', 56'
Wilks  65'
Leacock-McLeod  89'		 Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Group C
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rochdale (Q) 3 1 1 1 0 5 1 +4 6 Round 2
2 L1 Bury (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3 L1 Blackburn Rovers (E) 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 ACA Stoke City U21 (E) 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Stoke City U21 Ewood Park
19:45 BST Nuttall  77' Report Banks  21'
Souttar  54'
Adam  90+7'		 Attendance: 1,501
Referee: Darren Handley
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) Bury 0–4 Rochdale Gigg Lane
19:45 BST Danns  6'
Shotton  60'		 Report Bunney  12'
Inman  18', 34'
Henderson  51'
Rafferty  62'		 Attendance: 1,451
Referee: Mark Heywood
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Bury Ewood Park
19:45 BST Platt  64'
Hart  86'		 Report Skarz  40'
Williams  64'
Bunn  77'		 Attendance: 2,025
Referee: Scott Oldham
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Rochdale 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Stoke City U21 Spotland Stadium
19:45 BST Ntlhe  74' Report Edwards  24'
Waddington  41'		 Attendance: 731
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Rochdale 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Blackburn Rovers Spotland Stadium
19:45 GMT Slew  72' Report Wharton  28'
Hart  41'
Nuttall  43'		 Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Penalties
8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) Bury 3–1 Stoke City U21 Gigg Lane
19:45 GMT Ajose  5'
Leigh  18'
Reilly  19'		 Report Afellay  75' Attendance: 686
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Group D
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 5 2 +3 8 Round 2
2 L1 Oldham Athletic (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3 ACA Newcastle United U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 L2 Crewe Alexandra (E) 3 0 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Newcastle United U21 Gresty Road
19:30 BST Bowery  88' Report Smith  4'
Charman  68'		 Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Robert Jones
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Oldham Athletic 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Port Vale Boundary Park
19:30 BST Report Attendance: 1,424
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Penalties
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Oldham Athletic Gresty Road
19:30 BST Porter  34'
Stubbs  69'		 Report Byrne  38'  42' Attendance: 976
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Port Vale 1–0 Newcastle United U21 Vale Park
19:45 BST Barnett  21' Report Attendance: 824
Referee: David Coote
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Oldham Athletic 4–1 Newcastle United U21 Boundary Park
19:30 GMT Byrne  13', 63'
Doyle  61', 70'		 Report Aarons  79' Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Carl Boyeson
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Port Vale 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Vale Park
19:45 GMT Regis  4'
Forrester  8'
Reeves  65'
Montaño  90'		 Report Reilly  31', 71' Attendance: 1,322
Referee: John Brooks
Group E
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round 2
2 L1 Shrewsbury Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 L2 Coventry City (E) 3 1 1 0 1 6 6 0 5
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Coventry City 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Ricoh Arena
19:45 BST Andreu  51'  66'
McNulty  63' (pen.)		 Report Payne  30'
Gnahoua  33'
Bolton  69'
Godfrey  71'
Adams  79'
Riley  90+4'		 Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Tom Nield
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) Walsall 3–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Bescot Stadium
19:45 BST Flanagan  55'
Ismail  73'
Leahy  80'		 Report Tulloch  45+2'
Azaz  65'
Bradley  86'		 Attendance: 1,055
Referee: Darren Handley
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Shrewsbury Town 3–0 West Bromwich Albion U21 New Meadow
19:45 BST John-Lewis  24'
Morris  49'
Beckles  53'
Dodds  75'		 Report Attendance: 1,404
Referee: Michael Salisbury
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Walsall 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Coventry City Bescot Stadium
19:45 BST Ismail  32' (pen.)
Bakayoko  42'
Edwards  82'
Agyei  90+2'		 Report McNulty  54'
Ponticelli  59'		 Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Coventry City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Coventry
19:45 GMT Stevenson  58'
Biamou  62'		 Report Burke  72' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: John Busby
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Walsall Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Godfrey  75' Report Bakayoko  90' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,701
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Group F
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bradford City (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 6 Round 2
2 L2 Chesterfield (Q) 3 1 1 0 1 6 7 −1 5
3 L1 Rotherham United (E) 3 1 0 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4 ACA Manchester City EDS (E) 3 0 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Rotherham United 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Manchester City EDS New York Stadium
19:00 BST Vaulks  48'
Ball  64'		 Report Latibeaudiere  67'
Garre  90+4'		 Attendance: 2,562
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Penalties
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Chesterfield 2–4 Bradford City Proact Stadium
19:00 BST Dennis  24'  65'
Sinnott  79'
Evatt  85'		 Report Patrick  45+3'
Jones  57', 62'  77'
Hanson  80'		 Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Rotherham United 1–2 Chesterfield New York Stadium
19:00 BST Vaulks  71' Report De Girolamo  9'
McCourt  89'		 Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Darren Handley
24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Bradford City 2–1 Manchester City EDS Valley Parade
19:30 BST Thompson  18'
Jones  35'		 Report Francis  8'
Matondo  57'
Richards  66'
Pozo  89'		 Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Scott Oldham
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Bradford City 0–3 Rotherham United Valley Parade
19:30 GMT Report Yates  17'
Clarke-Harris  32' (pen.)
Towell  45+1'		 Attendance: 931
Referee: Rob Lewis
29 November 2017 (2017-11-29) Chesterfield 2–2
(4–3 p)		 Manchester City EDS Proact Stadium
19:00 GMT Rowley  73'
O'Grady  90+7'		 Report Oliver  75'
Francis  88'
Nmecha  90'		 Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
  • Nmecha
  • Francis
  • Richards
  • Duhaney
  • Wilson
Group G
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Lincoln City (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L2 Notts County (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 ACA Everton U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Notts County 2–1 Everton U21 Meadow Lane
19:45 BST Forte  30'
Hollis  36'		 Report Donkor  55' Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Mansfield Town 1–3 Lincoln City Field Mill
19:45 BST Potter  6'
MacDonald  38'
Digby  42'		 Report Whitehouse  40'
Palmer  79'
Eardley  85'
Waterfall  90'
Green  90+5'		 Attendance: 2,495
Referee: David Webb
24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Lincoln City 2–1 Everton U21 Sincil Bank
19:45 BST Maguire-Drew  3',23
Farman  83'		 Report Baxter  51'
Adeniran  81'
Lavery  83'		 Attendance: 3,713
Referee: Graham Salisbury
24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Notts County 1–2 Mansfield Town Meadow Lane
19:45 BST Smith  34'  74' Report Angol  1'  35'
Mellis  34'
Hamilton  73'		 Attendance: 2,290
Referee: Graham Horwood
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Mansfield Town 1–0 Everton U21 Field Mill
19:45 GMT Butcher  4'
Spencer  69'
Diamond  81'
Potter  83'		 Report Adeniran  62' Attendance: 964
Referee: Michael Salisbury
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Lincoln City 2–1 Notts County Sincil Bank
19:45 GMT Bird  37' (o.g.)
Ginnelly  86'		 Report Forte  27'
Hollis  52'
Smith  87'		 Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Tom Nield
Group H
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Scunthorpe United (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round 2
2 L1 Doncaster Rovers (Q) 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 +1 7
3 L2 Grimsby Town (E) 3 0 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4 ACA Sunderland U21 (E) 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 Grimsby Town 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Doncaster Rovers Blundell Park
19:45 BST
Report
Attendance: 862
Referee: Mike Jones
Penalties
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Scunthorpe United 3–1 Sunderland U21 Glanford Park
19:45 BST
Report
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Darren Drysdale
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Sunderland U21 Keepmoat Stadium
19:30 BST Ben Khémis  69' Report Love  38' Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Ross Joyce
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town Glanford Park
19:45 BST
Report Jaiyesimi  32' Attendance: 1,987
Referee: Tom Nield
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Doncaster Rovers 1–1
(3–2 p)		 Scunthorpe United Keepmoat Stadium
19:30 GMT Mandeville  37' Report Lewis  55'
Goode  77'
Adelakun  83'		 Attendance: 1,717
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Mason
Beestin
Fletcher
Mandeville
Ben Khémis 		van Veen
Madden
Lewis
Adelakun
Goode
8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) Grimsby Town 1–1
(6–7 p)		 Sunderland U21 Blundell Park
19:45 GMT Hooper  78' (pen.) Report Love  79'
Bale  90+3'		 Attendance: 248
Referee: Scott Oldham
Penalties
Group A
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Round 2
2 L1 Charlton Athletic (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 ACA Fulham U21 (E) 3 1 1 0 1 8 7 +1 5
4 L2 Crawley Town (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
16 August 2017 (2017-08-16) Portsmouth 3–3
(2–4 p)		 Fulham U21 Fratton Park
19:45 BST Lowe  54'  66'
Naismith  57'		 Report Humphrys  21'
Williams  62' (pen.)
Adebayo  82'		 Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Antony Coggins
Penalties
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Crawley Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic Broadfield Stadium
19:45 BST Kaby  10'
Yorwerth  43'
Sanoh  59'		 Report Reeves  37'
Lapslie  70'		 Attendance: 1,666
Referee: Nick Kinseley
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Portsmouth 3–1 Crawley Town Fratton Park
19:45 BST May  27'
Clarke  30'
Hawkins  34'
O’Keefe  71'		 Report Kaby  53'
Sanoh  65'		 Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) Charlton Athletic 3–2 Fulham U21 The Valley
19:45 GMT Reeves  30'
Dodoo  89'
Aribo  90+1'		 Report Þorsteinsson  4'
Thompson  63'		 Attendance: 741
Referee: Craig Hicks
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Charlton Athletic 0–1 Portsmouth The Valley
19:45 GMT Report Main  19' Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Nicholas Kinseley
29 November 2017 (2017-11-29) Crawley Town 1–3 Fulham U21 Broadfield Stadium
19:45 GMT Meite  74' Report Adebayo  31'
Graham  45', 85'		 Attendance: 435
Referee: John Busby
Group B
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Gillingham (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 10 6 +4 9 Round 2
2 L1 Southend United (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 L2 Colchester United (E) 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
4 ACA Reading U21 (E) 3 0 0 1 2 7 10 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Colchester United 2–2
(6–5 p)		 Reading U21 Colchester Community Stadium
19:30 BST Szmodics  5'
McKeown  87'
O'Sullivan  78'		 Report Andrésson  28'
Barrett  19'
Medford-Smith  40'
House  42'  52'		 Attendance: 572
Referee: Gavin Ward
Penalties
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Gillingham 2–1 Southend United Priestfield Stadium
19:45 BST Parker  8'  33'
Ferdinand  57' (o.g.)
Ogilvie  63'
Wilkinson  90+12'		 Report McLaughlin  31'
White  55'
Ba  66'
McGlashan  73'
Oxley  90+12'		 Attendance: 1,549
Referee: Andy Haines
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Colchester United 0–1 Gillingham Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 BST Kent  34' Report Hessenthaler  45+1'
Ehmer  58'  90+1'
Bingham  90+3'		 Attendance: 684
Referee: John Brooks
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Southend United 1–0 Reading U21 Roots Hall
19:45 BST Fortuné  23'
Robinson  31'		 Report Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Andy Haines
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Gillingham 7–5 Reading U21 Gillingham
19:45 GMT Cundle  1'
Wilkinson  12'
Wagstaff  29'  53'
O'Neill  39'
Mbo  65'  80'
Oldaker  82', 90'		 Report Rollinson  38'
Popa  49', 83'
Holmes  52'
Medford-Smith  57'
Sheppard  68'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Craig Hicks
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Southend United 2–0 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Wright  37'
Robinson  49'
Cox  85'		 Report Kent  89' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Group C
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Swindon Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Round 2
2 ACA West Ham United U21 (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 L1 Bristol Rovers (E) 3 1 0 0 2 8 8 0 3
4 L2 Wycombe Wanderers (E) 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Swindon Town 2–3 West Ham United U21 County Ground
19:45 BST
Report
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: John Busby
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Wycombe Wanderers 1–5 Bristol Rovers Adams Park
19:45 BST Southwell  5' Report
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: James Linington
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Bristol Rovers 1–3 West Ham United U21 Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Nichols  1'
Burn  23'		 Report Martinez  43', 76'
Samuelsen  50'		 Attendance: 1,508
Referee: Robert Jones
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Swindon Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers County Ground
19:45 BST Preston  88'
Smith  90+2'		 Report Cowan-Hall  67'
Bean  82'		 Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Kevin Johnson
8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) Bristol Rovers 2–4 Swindon Town Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT Sweeney  26'
Sercombe  73'		 Report Goddard  17' (pen.)
Mullin  37'
Gordon  58'
McDermott  70'
Woolery  87'		 Attendance: 1,657
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 West Ham United U21 Adams Park
19:45 GMT de Havilland  31'
Scarr  40'
Jombati  55'		 Report Neufville  31'
Makasi  55'		 Attendance: 699
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Group D
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 (Q) 3 1 0 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3 L1 Plymouth Argyle (E) 3 0 2 0 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Exeter City (E) 3 0 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Plymouth Argyle 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Chelsea U21 Home Park
19:00 BST
Report
Attendance: 3,962
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Exeter City 1–3 Yeovil Town St James Park
19:45 BST
Report
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Plymouth Argyle 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Exeter City Home Park
19:45 BST
Report
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
25 October 2017 (2017-10-25) Yeovil Town 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Chelsea U21 Huish Park
19:45 BST Browne  22'  52'
Santos  42'		 McCormick  34'  80' Attendance: 1,896
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Penalties
  • McCormick
  • Taylor-Crossdale
  • St Clair
  • Chalobah
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) Exeter City 1–3 Chelsea U21 St James Park
19:45 GMT Reid  7' Report Hudson-Odoi  29'
James  68'
Grant  83'		 Attendance: 1,294
Referee: Kevin Johnson
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) Yeovil Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Huish Park
19:45 GMT James  61'
Surridge  88'		 Report Taylor  16'
Bradley  48'
Songo'o  83'
Threlkeld  87'		 Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Group E
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Swansea City U21 (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Forest Green Rovers (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 L2 Cheltenham Town (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Newport County (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Cheltenham Town 1–2 Swansea City U21 Whaddon Road
19:45 BST Graham  42'
Storer  48'
Cranston  90+2'		 Report Marić  42'
Rodon  69'
Baker-Richardson  72'
Gorré  73'
Lewis  83'		 Attendance: 801
Referee: Kevin Johnson
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Newport County The New Lawn
19:30 BST Wishart  20'
Noble  60'
James  84'		 Report Willmott  45'
Owen-Evans  67'		 Attendance: 1,090
Referee: Brett Huxtable
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Cheltenham Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Whaddon Road
19:45 BST Bower  34'
Davey  39'
Hinds  50'
Cranston  70'
Wright  83'		 Report Brown  79'  90+2'
Stevens  80'		 Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Trevor Kettle
10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Newport County 1–2 Swansea City U21 Rodney Parade
19:30 BST Owen-Evans  33'
McCoulsky  76'		 Report Byers  32'
Gorré  70'
Lewis  72'
Foulston  83' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 750
Referee: Brett Huxtable
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Swansea City U21 The New Lawn
19:45 GMT Report Blair  11'
King  75'
Gorré  79'		 Attendance: 590
Referee: Graham Horwood
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Newport County 1–2 Cheltenham Town Rodney Parade
19:30 GMT Reynolds  48' Report Graham  3'
Pell  11'		 Attendance: 540
Referee: Simon Hooper
Group F
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Luton Town (Q) 3 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 7 Round 2
2 L1 AFC Wimbledon (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3 L2 Barnet (E) 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 (E) 3 0 0 1 2 6 8 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Luton Town 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Kenilworth Road
19:45 BST Gambin  19'
McQuoid  51'
Cook  90+3'		 Report Shea  21' (o.g.)
Loft  47'		 Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Barnet 3–4 AFC Wimbledon The Hive Stadium
20:00 BST Bover  13'
Coulthirst  25'
Blackman  89'		 Report Hartigan  5'
Kaja  16'
McDonald  48'
Clough  56' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 696
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) AFC Wimbledon 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Kingsmeadow
19:45 BST Sibbick  19', 60'
Kaja  38'
Parrett  90+2'		 Report Tracey  16'
Shashoua  34'
Sterling  59'		 Attendance: 608
Referee: Antony Coggins
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Luton Town 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Barnet Kenilworth Road
19:45 BST Cook  57'
Shea  62'
Lee  64'		 Report Bover  32'
Tutonda  54'
Taylor  63' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,530
Referee: John Busby
Penalties
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Luton Town Kingsmeadow
19:45 GMT Taylor  14'
Meades  62'		 Report Shinnie  12', 72'
D'ath  60'		 Attendance: 581
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) Barnet 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 The Hive Stadium
20:00 GMT Maghoma (o.g.)
Nicholls  57'		 Report Harrison  16' Attendance: 445
Referee: Lee Collins
Group G
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United (Q) 3 1 0 1 1 11 8 +3 4
3 L2 Stevenage (E) 3 1 0 1 1 5 7 −2 4
4 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (E) 3 0 1 0 2 3 7 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Stadium mk
19:45 BST McGrandles  31'
Ariyibi  32'
Nombe  40'
Tshibola  66' (pen.)		 Report Daniel Mandroiu  89' Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Stevenage 2–6 Oxford United Broadhall Way
19:45 BST Beautyman  18'
Conlon  49'
Samuel  82'		 Report Henry  30'
Hall  43', 52'
Obika  50'
Xemi  53'
Rothwell  55'
Payne  64'		 Attendance: 799
Referee: Charles Breakspear
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Milton Keynes Dons 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Stevenage Stadium mk
19:45 BST McGrandles  82'
Nombe  86'		 Report Toner  68' Attendance: 2,031
Referee: Nick Kinseley
Penalties
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Oxford United 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Kassam Stadium
19:45 BST van Kessel  22', 28' Report Tilley  36'
Daniel Mandroiu  67'		 Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Oxford United 3–4 Milton Keynes Dons Kassam Stadium
19:45 GMT Payne  33', 39' (pen.)
Xemi  64'
Hall  64'		 Report Thomas-Asante  10'  67'
Upson  34'
Lewington  38'
Ariyibi  40', 45'
Seager  66'
Wootton  71'
Agard  88'		 Attendance: 1,182
Referee: Chris Sarginson
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Stevenage 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Broadhall Way
19:45 GMT Samuel  19', 82'
Wootton  45+2' (pen.)		 Report Rosenior  45+1'
Murphy  90'		 Attendance: 389
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Group H
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Peterborough United (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Round 2
2 L1 Northampton Town (Q) 3 0 3 0 0 5 5 0 6
3 ACA Southampton U21 (E) 3 1 0 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 L2 Cambridge United (E) 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Northampton Town 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Cambridge United Sixfields Stadium
19:45 BST Waters  16'
Revell  29'		 Report Mingoia  27'
Legge  84'		 Attendance: 1,453
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Peterborough United 2–0 Southampton U21 London Road Stadium
19:45 BST Morias  2'
Maddison  21' (pen.)
Forrester  86'		 Report Attendance: 2,282
Referee: Trevor Kettle
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Cambridge United 0–1 Southampton U21 Abbey Stadium
19:00 BST Carroll  34' Report Jones  36' Attendance: 480
Referee: Charles Breakspear
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Peterborough United 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Northampton Town London Road Stadium
19:45 BST Grant  17'
Miller  41'
Lloyd  43'		 Report Waters  51'
Baldwin  79' (o.g.)
Grimes  90+4'		 Attendance: 2,745
Referee: Gavin Ward
Penalties
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Cambridge United 0–2 Peterborough United Abbey Stadium
19:45 GMT Lewis  55' Report Taylor  50'
Edwards  64'
Marriott  81'		 Attendance: 3,138
Referee: Gavin Ward
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Northampton Town 3–3
(4–2 p)		 Southampton U21 Sixfields Stadium
19:45 GMT Foley  72'
Grimes  75'
McGugan  83'
Taylor  90+6'		 Report Hesketh  6', 51'  64'
Johnson  59'		 Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
  • Little
  • Johnson
  • Afolabi
  • Cook

Knockout Stage

If scores are level after 90 minutes in Rounds 2, 3 and 4, the game will be determined by the taking of penalties.

Round 2

The Round 2 draw was made on 10 November 2017.[2] The 32 remaining teams were drawn into 16 ties; each group winner will be at home to a runner-up from a different group within their own region.

Northern Section
28 November 2017 Rochdale 1–1
(5–4 p)		Doncaster RoversRochdale
19:30 GMT Gillam  33' (pen.) Report Mandeville  72' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 786
Referee: Darren Handley
Penalties
2 December 2017 Walsall1–2 Bury Walsall
12:30 GMT Oztumer  45+1' Report Ajose  7', 65' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 December 2017 Bradford City0–1 Oldham Athletic Bradford
19:45 GMT Report Obadeyi  3' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: David Webb
5 December 2017 Fleetwood Town 2–0ChesterfieldFleetwood
19:45 GMT Sowerby  17'
Reid  88'		 Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 372
Referee: Ross Joyce
5 December 2017 Lincoln City 3–2Accrington StanleyLincoln
19:45 GMT Palmer  37'
Green  45+1'
Raggett  61'		 Report Wilks  7'
Paul Farman  42' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
5 December 2017 Port Vale 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Montaño  1' Report Dodds  68'
Whalley  81'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 965
Referee: Graham Salisbury
5 December 2017 Scunthorpe United1–2 Leicester City U21 Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT van Veen  45+1' Report Thomas  3'
Hughes  12'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 824
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 December 2017 Blackpool 1–1
(5–4 p)		Mansfield TownBlackpool
19:00 GMT Mellor  38' Report Butcher  88' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 587
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Penalties

Southern Section
2 December 2017 Portsmouth 2–0Northampton TownPortsmouth
12:30 GMT Evans  41'
O'Keefe  58'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Tom Nield
5 December 2017 Gillingham1–2 Oxford United Gillingham
19:00 GMT Byrne  9' (pen.) Report Payne  31'
Mowatt  90+2'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Charles Breakspear
5 December 2017 Luton Town 4–0West Ham United U21Luton
19:45 GMT D'Ath  28'
Jarvis  56'
Cotter  86'
Cook  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 1,670
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 December 2017 Swansea City U212–3 Charlton Athletic Swansea
19:00 GMT Gorré  9'
Garrick  41'		 Report Hackett-Fairchild  15', 52'
Ahearne-Grant  32'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Lee Swabey
5 December 2017 Swindon Town0–1 Forest Green Rovers Swindon
19:30 GMT Anderson  90+5'  Report Doidge  79'
Bennett  90+6' 		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Rob Lewis
5 December 2017 Yeovil Town 2–0AFC WimbledonYeovil
19:45 GMT Davies  49'
Gray  87'		 Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 886
Referee: Anthony Coggins
6 December 2017 Milton Keynes Dons0–4 Chelsea U21 Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Report Batshuayi  22', 42'
Hudson-Odoi  45'
Musonda  56'		 Stadium: stadium:MK
Attendance: 1,549
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 December 2017 Peterborough United 2–0Southend UnitedPeterborough
19:45 GMT Edwards  16'
Maddison  62'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: John Busby

Round 3

The Round 3 draw was made on 8 December 2017.

Northern Section
9 January 2018 Bury2–3 Fleetwood Town Bury
19:30 GMT Bunn  45+4'
Wai-tsun  55'		 Report Hiwula  14'  50'
Grant  17' (pen)		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 698
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
9 January 2018 Rochdale0–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
19:45 GMT Report Palmer  88' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Ben Toner
10 January 2018 Shrewsbury Town 0–0
(4–2 p)		BlackpoolShrewsbury
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
Payne
Morris
Riley
John-Lewis 		Philliskirk
Cooke
Roache
Delfouneso
17 January 2018 Oldham Athletic 4–2Leicester City U21Oldham
19:30 GMT Davies  50'  56'
Gerrard  76'
Obadeyi  86'		 Report Knight  43'
Musa  68'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,192
Referee: Darren Handley

Southern Section
9 January 2018 Yeovil Town 2–0Forest Green RoversYeovil
19:45 GMT N. Smith  3'
C. Smith  26'		 Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,395
Referee: John Busby
9 January 2018 Portsmouth1–2 Chelsea U21 Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Pitman  90+3' Musonda  59', 90+5' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 January 2018 Charlton Athletic1–1
(0–3 p)		 Oxford United Charlton, London
19:45 GMT Ahearne-Grant  7' Report Thomas  54' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties
Jackson
Mavididi
Hackett-Fairchild 		Mowatt
Obika
Ledson
Mehmeti
9 January 2018 Luton Town0–0
(6–7 p)		 Peterborough United Luton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: Antony Coggins
Penalties
Cook
McQuoid
Lee
Shinnie
Sheehan
Mpanzu
Musonda 		Maddison
Doughty
Marriott
Shephard
Kanu
Baldwin
Tafazolli

Round 4

Eight teams participated in this round with ties originally scheduled to take place in the week commencing 22 January 2018.

23 January 2018 Lincoln City 4–2Peterborough UnitedLincoln
19:45 GMT Rowe  43'
Rhead  55'
Anderson  90+1'
Green  90+4'		 Report Eardley  14' (o.g.)
Lloyd  50'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,663
Referee: Michael Salisbury
23 January 2018 Shrewsbury Town 2–1Oldham AthleticShrewsbury
19:00 GMT Payne  1'
Rodman  88'		 Report Amadi-Holloway  67'
Gardner  82'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,984
Referee: Darren Handley
23 January 2018 Chelsea U21 3–0Oxford UnitedFulham, London
19:30 GMT St Clair  10'
Redan  16'
Castilo  65'
Sammut  90+1'		 Report Ricardinho  4'
Ledson  9'
Raglan  37'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: John Brooks
6 February 2018 Yeovil Town 3–2Fleetwood TownYeovil
19:45 GMT Bolger  23' (o.g.)
Whelan  56'
Zoko  90+1'		 Report Bolger  17'
McAleny  30'
Sowerby  45'
Schwabl  55'
Hiwula  80'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Gavin Ward

Semi-finals

Four teams participated in this round, which consisted of single ties played at the stadium of the club drawn first in each tie.

6 February 2018 Lincoln City 1–1
(4–2 p)		Chelsea U21Lincoln
19:45 GMT Waterfall  72' Report Chalobah  27'
Redan  78'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,444
Referee: David Webb
Penalties
6 March 2018 Shrewsbury Town 1–0Yeovil TownShrewsbury
19:45 GMT Morris  63'
Whalley  87'		 Report Khan  57' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Final
Main article: 2018 EFL Trophy Final
Lincoln City1–0Shrewsbury Town
Whitehouse  16' Report
Attendance: 41,261
Referee: Gavin Ward

Match proceeds

After deduction of match expenses, all proceeds will be split:

  • 45% Home club
  • 45% Away club
  • 10% to the pool account

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Callum Hudson-Odoi Chelsea U21 4
Kenji Gorré Swansea City U21
Jack Payne Bradford City
4 Luke Armstrong Middlesbrough U21 3
Gboly Ariyibi Northampton Town
Wes Burns Fleetwood Town
Jack Byrne Oldham Athletic
Matt Green Lincoln City
Robert Hall Oxford United
Jordi Hiwula Fleetwood Town
Alex Jones Bradford City
Charly Musonda Chelsea U21
Ollie Palmer Lincoln City
Danny Philliskirk Blackpool
Alex Samuel Stevenage
Erico Sousa Accrington Stanley
Sam Surridge Yeovil Town

Notes

    References
    1. "Tottenham and Man City enter Checkatrade Trophy". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
    2. "Checkatrade Trophy: Round Two draw". EFL. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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