There’s now just one week to go until the fixtures are released for Sky Bet League 1, the Carabao Cup and the EFL Trophy
The League 1 fixtures will be revealed at 9am on Thursday 22nd June, with the cup draws completing the early-season schedule later in the day.
CARABAO CUP
The Carabao Cup Round One draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 2:30pm on Thursday 22nd June with all 72 EFL cubs, including newly promoted Notts County and Wrexham in the draw.
The 12 Premier League clubs not competing in Europe will join in Round Two, with the other eight Premier League Clubs starting in Round Three.
The Round One draw will see the U’s in the Southern section, with matches scheduled to take place in the week commencing 7 August.
EFL TROPHY
The EFL Trophy Group Stage draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 11:30am on the same day
The 16 Invited U21 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. Consideration has been given to ensure travel time is minimised and recovery time is maximised for players.
The U’s will play two of their three matches at home in the Group Stages, with U21 teams away from home in all three fixtures.
The confirmed Invited U21 teams are as follows:
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Fulham
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Wolves
We will have coverage of all of the action on Fixture Release day across all of our official channels