2022–23 EFL Trophy

The 2022–23 EFL Trophy, known as the Papa John's Trophy for sponsorship reasons, the 41st season in the history of the competition, was a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 16 Premier League clubs with Category One status.^[1]

2022–23 EFL Trophy
Papa John's Trophy
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	Bolton Wanderers (2nd title)
Runner-up	Plymouth Argyle
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Tom Cannon (5 goals)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The defending champions were Rotherham United but they were unable to defend their trophy due to their promotion to the EFL Championship.

Bolton Wanderers won the trophy for the second time, defeating Plymouth Argyle 4–0 in the final.^[2]

Participating clubs edit

48 clubs from League One and League Two.
16 invited Category One Academy teams.

	League One	League Two	Academies
Clubs	Accrington Stanley Barnsley Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Forest Green Rovers Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Wycombe Wanderers	AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Rochdale Salford City Stevenage Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall	Arsenal Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total	24	24	16

Eligibility criteria for players edit

For EFL clubs^[3]

Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met any of the following requirements:
- Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture.
- Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club who has made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions this season.
- Any player with forty or more first-team starting appearances in their career, including International matches.
- Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition.
Any player out on a long loan term at a National League, National League North, or National League South team can play as long as the loaning team agree to allow the player to return for the match.

For invited teams^[3]

Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who are aged under 21 on 30 June 2022.
Maximum of two players on the team sheet who are aged over 21 and have also made forty or more senior appearances.

Competition format edit

Group stage

Sixteen groups of four 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 will as always play all group matches away from home).
Clubs will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shoot-out will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
Clubs expelled from the EFL will be knocked out of the tournament automatically.
The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Round 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis.
In Round 2, the group winners will be seeded and the group runners-up will be unseeded in the draw.
In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage will be kept apart.^[4]

Group stage edit

Northern Section edit

Group A edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Everton U21	3	1	1	1	0	10	4	+6	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Morecambe	3	0	2	0	1	4	5	−1	4	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Harrogate Town	3	1	0	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	L2	Hartlepool United	3	1	0	1	1	2	6	−4	4

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Hartlepool United	2–0	Harrogate Town	Hartlepool
19:00	Ndjoli 17', 33'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

30 August 2022	Morecambe	3–3 (7–6 p)	Everton U21	Morecambe
19:00	Weir 17' Watts 34' Rawson 84'		McAllister 32' Price 48' Cannon 57'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 912 Referee: Rebecca Welch
	Penalties
	Watts Phillips Cooney Love Connolly Major McLoughlin O'Connor		Cannon Okoronkwo Anderson Hunt Warrington Price Kouyate Campbell

20 September 2022	Morecambe	0–0 (4–2 p)	Hartlepool United	Morecambe
19:00				Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 934 Referee: Martin Woods
	Penalties
	Weir Stockton Cooney Love		Murray Ferguson Shelton Crawford

4 October 2022	Harrogate Town	1–1 (2–4 p)	Everton U21	Harrogate
19:00	Grant 72'		Mills 10'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 832 Referee: Marc Edwards
	Penalties
	Armstrong Pattison Grant Headley		Cannon Okoronkwo Price Mills Quirk

18 October 2022	Harrogate Town	2–1	Morecambe	Harrogate
19:00	O'Boyle 28' Welch-Hayes 90+6'		Major 2'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 717 Referee: Darren Drysdale

18 October 2022	Hartlepool United	0–6	Everton U21	Hartlepool
19:00			Cannon 9', 45+4' Hunt 20' Mills 28', 53' Whitaker 71'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Group B edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	2	0	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	1	1	0	1	6	7	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Leeds United U21	3	1	0	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	L2	Crewe Alexandra	3	0	1	0	2	1	5	−4	2

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bolton
19:00	Bakayoko 5' Charles 78', 89' Sadlier 86'		Baker-Richardson 16'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 September 2022	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (5–4 p)	Bolton Wanderers	Tranmere
19:00	Morris 21' Lewis 40'		Sadlier 72' Carty 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Hemmings Hughes McAlear Merrie Burton		Morley Afolayan Isgrove Sadlier Sheehan

4 October 2022	Tranmere Rovers	3–5	Leeds United U21	Tranmere
19:00	Lewis 12' Hughes 19' Byrne 45+3'		Perkins 26' Gelhardt 28', 31' Fernández 56' Drameh 64'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 816 Referee: Martin Woods

18 October 2022	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Leeds United U21	Bolton
19:00	Böðvarsson 14' Bakayoko 78' Sadlier 89'			Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Peter Wright

18 October 2022	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
19:00			Nevitt 71'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 888 Referee: Daniel Middleton

1 November 2022	Crewe Alexandra	0–0 (2–1 p)	Leeds United U21	Crewe
19:00				Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Ben Toner
	Penalties
	Agyei Uwakwe Finney Sambou Griffiths		Klich Firpo Joseph Perkins Gyabi

Group C edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Port Vale	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	2	1	4	4	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Stockport County	3	1	2	2	3	−1	3
4	L1	Shrewsbury Town	3	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Shrewsbury
19:00	Hearnes 76'		Hodge 79', 90+3'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,413 Referee: Ollie Yates

30 August 2022	Port Vale	1–0	Stockport County	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	Hussey 64'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,980 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

20 September 2022	Shrewsbury Town	0–4	Port Vale	Shrewsbury
19:00			Politic 15', 56', 57' Walker 74'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Ben Toner

20 September 2022	Stockport County	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Stockport
19:30	Jennings 90+3'		Harkin 20' Roberts 71'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,398 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

18 October 2022	Port Vale	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	Benning 80' Odubeko 87'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Scott Oldham

18 October 2022	Stockport County	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Stockport
19:30	Johnson 2'			Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,054 Referee: Lewis Smith

Group D edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Salford City	3	1	2	0	0	4	3	+1	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Accrington Stanley	3	1	1	1	0	6	5	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Rochdale	3	1	0	2	0	6	5	+1	5
4	ACA	Liverpool U21	3	0	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Salford City	2–1	Liverpool U21	Salford
19:30	Berkoe 45' Jenkins 59'		Stewart 88'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 773 Referee: Andy Haines

30 August 2022	Accrington Stanley	3–3 (4–3 p)	Rochdale	Accrington
19:45	McConville 51' Lowe 56' Sinclair 90+4' (o.g.)		Ball 65' Henderson 67' Brierley 72'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Peter Wright
	Penalties
	Savin McConville Leigh Woods		Henderson Brierley Sinclair Kelly White

20 September 2022	Rochdale	1–0	Liverpool U21	Rochdale
19:00	Campbell 82'			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Darren Handley

20 September 2022	Salford City	0–0 (4–2 p)	Accrington Stanley	Salford
19:00				Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 722 Referee: Thomas Kirk
	Penalties
	Smith Hendry Tolaj Galbraith		Savin McConville Coyle Martin

18 October 2022	Rochdale	2–2 (2–4 p)	Salford City	Rochdale
19:30	Henderson 42' Kelly 90+4'		Simões 69' Hendry 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
	Penalties
	Henderson Keohane Brierley Kelly		Hendry Watt Watson Bailey

18 October 2022	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Liverpool U21	Accrington
19:45	Leigh 12', 46' Astley 70'		Ramsey 90+1' Doak 90+3'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 865 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Group E edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Lincoln City	3	2	0	0	1	6	2	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Barnsley	3	2	0	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Doncaster Rovers	3	1	1	0	1	4	5	−1	5
4	ACA	Newcastle United U21	3	0	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Doncaster Rovers	0–0 (4–2 p)	Newcastle United U21	Doncaster
19:00				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,685 Referee: James Oldham
	Penalties
	Hurst Seaman Long Agard		Savage Crossley Turner-Cook Murphy

30 August 2022	Barnsley	0–3	Lincoln City	Barnsley
19:45			Bishop 15', 17' Makama 90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Martin Woods

20 September 2022	Barnsley	2–0	Newcastle United U21	Barnsley
19:00	Butterfill 79' Larkeche 85'			Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 1,664 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 September 2022	Lincoln City	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Lincoln
19:00	Vernam 49'		Hurst 72' Long 84'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Adam Herczeg

11 October 2022	Doncaster Rovers	2–4	Barnsley	Doncaster
19:45	Miller 73', 81'		Martin 11', 34' Jalo 20', 26'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,479 Referee: Marc Edwards

18 October 2022	Lincoln City	2–0	Newcastle United U21	Lincoln
19:00	Mandroiu 8' Draper 84'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,693 Referee: Ben Toner

Group F edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Grimsby Town	3	1	1	0	1	4	4	0	5	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Mansfield Town	3	1	1	0	1	4	5	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	1	0	1	1	6	5	+1	4
4	L1	Derby County	3	1	0	1	1	5	5	0	4

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Derby County	3–1	Grimsby Town	Derby
19:00	Mendez-Laing 6' Sibley 42' Bird 45'		Kiernan 88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Carl Boyeson

30 August 2022	Mansfield Town	3–2	Manchester City U21	Mansfield
19:00	Akins 16' Gale 50' Lapslie 84'		Borges 29' Dickson 32'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 1,804 Referee: Ross Joyce

20 September 2022	Grimsby Town	2–0	Mansfield Town	Grimsby
19:30	Khan 15' Orsi-Dadomo 39'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 912 Referee: Bobby Madden

4 October 2022	Mansfield Town	1–1 (6–5 p)	Derby County	Mansfield
19:00	Maris 45+3'		Dobbin 29'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Ben Toner
	Penalties
	Akins Swan Lapslie Hewitt Law Gale Clarke Hawkins		Mendez-Laing Knight Thompson Forsyth Cybulski Roberts Oduroh Stearman

18 October 2022	Derby County	1–3	Manchester City U21	Derby
19:00	McGoldrick 38'		Borges 27', 58' Forsyth 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Tom Nield

8 November 2022	Grimsby Town	1–1 (4–2 p)	Manchester City U21	Grimsby
19:30	Simmonds 3'		Dickson 7'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Ben Speedie
	Penalties
	Holohan Clifton Kiernan Pearson		Charles Katongo Bobb Robertson

Group G edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Manchester United U21	3	2	0	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Barrow	3	1	1	0	1	4	3	+1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Fleetwood Town	3	0	1	2	0	4	4	0	4
4	L2	Carlisle United	3	0	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Fleetwood Town	1–1 (3–4 p)	Barrow	Fleetwood
19:00	Sarpong-Wiredu 30'		Rooney 44'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 866 Referee: Thomas Kirk
	Penalties
	Johnston McMillan Omochere Garner Glenfield		Rooney Whitfield Neal Kenlock Gotts

30 August 2022	Carlisle United	1–2	Manchester United U21	Carlisle
19:30	Devitt 66'		McNeill 40' Forson 71'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Ben Toner

20 September 2022	Carlisle United	1–1 (4–2 p)	Fleetwood Town	Carlisle
19:00	Idehen 90'		Garner 46'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Rebecca Welch
	Penalties
	Gibson Stretton Whelan Mellish Charters		Morton Andrew Batty Vela

4 October 2022	Barrow	1–2	Manchester United U21	Barrow-in-Furness
19:30	Fredricson 51' (o.g.)		McNeill 44' (pen.) Garnacho 90+2'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,966 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

18 October 2022	Barrow	2–0	Carlisle United	Barrow-in-Furness
19:00	Kay 69' Foley 80'			Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,281 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

18 October 2022	Fleetwood Town	2–2 (5–4 p)	Manchester United U21	Fleetwood
19:45	Mendes Gomes 63' Garner 67'		McNeill 21' (pen.) Shoretire 90+2'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,287 Referee: Andy Haines
	Penalties
	Johnston Garner Rooney Lane Mendes Gomes Hayes		Jurado Mainoo Huddlestone Hugill Mengi Shoretire

Group H edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Burton Albion	3	3	0	0	0	11	4	+7	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Bradford City	3	1	0	1	1	5	7	−2	4	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Sheffield Wednesday	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	ACA	Leicester City U21	3	0	1	0	2	4	8	−4	2

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	Burton Albion	4–2	Leicester City U21	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Ahadme 4', 7' Adeboyejo 9' Powell 12'		Maswanhise 38' Fitzhugh 39'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 475 Referee: Adam Herczeg

30 August 2022	Bradford City	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Bradford
19:30	Young 36', 75' Harratt 83'		Smith 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Samuel Barrott

20 September 2022	Sheffield Wednesday	2–3	Burton Albion	Sheffield
19:00	Wilks 32' Paterson 34'		Winnall 8' Smith 17' Keillor-Dunn 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Thomas Parsons

4 October 2022	Bradford City	2–2 (2–4 p)	Leicester City U21	Bradford
19:30	Oliver 11' Sutton 49'		Alves 62' Maswanhise 66'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2,564 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
	Penalties
	Sutton Gilliead Pereira Harratt		Fitzhugh Appiah Braybrooke McAteer

18 October 2022	Burton Albion	4–0	Bradford City	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Powell 10' Adeboyejo 20' Oshilaja 57' Carayol 69'			Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 549 Referee: Ollie Yates

18 October 2022	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Leicester City U21	Sheffield
19:00	Paterson 8' Trueman 52'			Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Marc Edwards

Southern Section edit

Group A edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Colchester United	3	2	0	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Charlton Athletic	3	2	0	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Gillingham	3	1	1	0	1	4	6	−2	5
4	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	3	0	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

Source: EFL.com

31 August 2022	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Gillingham	Charlton
19:00	Walker 15' (o.g.) Henry 52' Leaburn 59'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,888 Referee: Sunny Gill

6 September 2022	Colchester United	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Colchester
19:45	Nouble 80' Sears 87'		Moran 43'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 479 Referee: Alan Young

4 October 2022	Gillingham	3–2	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Gillingham
19:00	Walker 19', 71' Wright 76'		Ferguson 31' Miller 63'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 838 Referee: Sam Purkiss

4 October 2022	Colchester United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Colchester
19:45	Eastman 86' Akinde 90+1'		Morgan 17'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 880 Referee: Lee Swabey

11 October 2022	Gillingham	1–1 (5–4 p)	Colchester United	Gillingham
19:45	Walker 43'		Akinde 45'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 828 Referee: Sam Allison
	Penalties
	Walker Adelakun Wright Kashket Chambers Green		Longstaff Nouble Newby Tchamadeu Chilvers Marshall-Miranda

2 November 2022	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Charlton
19:00	Lavelle 45' Payne 90+2'		Miller 54'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 662 Referee: Paul Howard

Group B edit

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	0	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Portsmouth	3	1	1	1	0	8	3	+5	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Crawley Town	3	1	1	0	1	9	7	+2	5
4	ACA	Aston Villa U21	3	0	0	0	3	3	12	−9	0

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2022	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Aston Villa U21	Wimbledon
19:00	Kalambayi 12' Davison 52'		Jay-Hart 29'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Will Finnie

30 August 2022	Crawley Town	2–2 (6–5 p)	Portsmouth	Crawley
19:45	Telford 8' (pen.) Bremang 90+5' (pen.)		Robertson 74' Scarlett 81'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Sam Allison
	Penalties
	Powell Bremang Craig Tilley Nadesan Ogungbo Khaleel		Scarlett Hackett-Fairchild Dale Lowery Pigott Robertson Freeman

20 September 2022	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Crawley Town	Wimbledon
19:00	Hudlin 29' (pen.) Assal 75' Frimpong 78'		Powell 59' Frimpong 90+6' (o.g.)	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 903 Referee: Sam Purkiss

4 October 2022	Portsmouth	5–0	Aston Villa U21	Portsmouth
19:45	Curtis 2' Jacobs 7' Koroma 53', 63' Hackett-Fairchild 69'			Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Alan Young

18 October 2022	Crawley Town	5–2	Aston Villa U21	Crawley
19:45	Davis 28' Oteh 40', 52' Marshall 83' Telford 90+4' (pen.)		Revan 13' Lutz 82'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 896 Referee: Charles Breakspear

1 November 2022	Portsmouth	1–1 (3–1 p)	AFC Wimbledon	Portsmouth
19:45	Curtis 15'		Assal 50'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Craig Hicks
	Penalties
	Koroma Hackett-Fairchild Scarlett		Hudlin Frimpong Senior Sasu

Group C edit

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The 2022 23 EFL Trophy known as the Papa John s Trophy for sponsorship reasons the 41st season in the history of the competition was a knock out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system as well as the Academy teams of 16 Premier League clubs with Category One status 1 2022 23 EFL TrophyPapa John s TrophyTournament detailsCountryEnglandWalesTeams64Final positionsChampionsBolton Wanderers 2nd title Runner upPlymouth ArgyleTournament statisticsTop goal scorer s Tom Cannon 5 goals 2021 222023 24 The defending champions were Rotherham United but they were unable to defend their trophy due to their promotion to the EFL Championship Bolton Wanderers won the trophy for the second time defeating Plymouth Argyle 4 0 in the final 2 Contents 1 Participating clubs 2 Eligibility criteria for players 3 Competition format 4 Group stage 4 1 Northern Section 4 1 1 Group A 4 1 2 Group B 4 1 3 Group C 4 1 4 Group D 4 1 5 Group E 4 1 6 Group F 4 1 7 Group G 4 1 8 Group H 4 2 Southern Section 4 2 1 Group A 4 2 2 Group B 4 2 3 Group C 4 2 4 Group D 4 2 5 Group E 4 2 6 Group F 4 2 7 Group G 4 2 8 Group H 5 Round of 32 5 1 Northern Section 5 2 Southern Section 6 Round of 16 6 1 Northern Section 6 2 Southern Section 7 Quarter finals 8 Semi finals 9 Final 10 External links 11 ReferencesParticipating clubs edit48 clubs from League One and League Two 16 invited Category One Academy teams League One League Two Academies Clubs Accrington Stanley Barnsley Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Forest Green Rovers Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Wycombe Wanderers AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Rochdale Salford City Stevenage Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Arsenal Aston Villa Brighton amp Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers Total 24 24 16Eligibility criteria for players editFor EFL clubs 3 Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI A qualifying outfield player was one who met any of the following requirements Any player who started the previous or following first team fixture Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club who has made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions this season Any player with forty or more first team starting appearances in their career including International matches Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition Any player out on a long loan term at a National League National League North or National League South team can play as long as the loaning team agree to allow the player to return for the match For invited teams 3 Minimum of six players in the starting line up who are aged under 21 on 30 June 2022 Maximum of two players on the team sheet who are aged over 21 and have also made forty or more senior appearances Competition format editGroup stage Sixteen groups of four 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 will as always play all group matches away from home Clubs will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw In the event of a drawn game after 90 minutes a penalty shoot out will be held with the winning team earning an additional point Clubs expelled from the EFL will be knocked out of the tournament automatically The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage Knockout stage Round 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis In Round 2 the group winners will be seeded and the group runners up will be unseeded in the draw In Round 2 teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage will be kept apart 4 Group stage editNorthern Section edit Group A edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 ACA Everton U21 3 1 1 1 0 10 4 6 6 Advance to Round 2 2 L1 Morecambe 3 0 2 0 1 4 5 1 4 3 L2 Harrogate Town 3 1 0 1 1 3 4 1 4 4 L2 Hartlepool United 3 1 0 1 1 2 6 4 4Source EFL com Hartlepool United v Harrogate Town 30 August 2022Hartlepool United2 0Harrogate TownHartlepool19 00 Ndjoli nbsp 17 33 Stadium Victoria Park Attendance 1 500Referee Anthony Backhouse Morecambe v Everton U21 30 August 2022Morecambe3 3 7 6 p Everton U21Morecambe19 00 Weir nbsp 17 Watts nbsp 34 Rawson nbsp 84 McAllister nbsp 32 Price nbsp 48 Cannon nbsp 57 Stadium Globe Arena Attendance 912Referee Rebecca WelchPenaltiesWatts nbsp Phillips nbsp Cooney nbsp Love nbsp Connolly nbsp Major nbsp McLoughlin nbsp O Connor nbsp Cannon nbsp Okoronkwo nbsp Anderson nbsp Hunt nbsp Warrington nbsp Price nbsp Kouyate nbsp Campbell nbsp Morecambe v Hartlepool United 20 September 2022Morecambe0 0 4 2 p Hartlepool UnitedMorecambe19 00 Stadium Globe Arena Attendance 934Referee Martin WoodsPenaltiesWeir nbsp Stockton nbsp Cooney nbsp Love nbsp Murray nbsp Ferguson nbsp Shelton nbsp Crawford nbsp Harrogate Town v Everton U21 4 October 2022Harrogate Town1 1 2 4 p Everton U21Harrogate19 00 Grant nbsp 72 Mills nbsp 10 Stadium Wetherby Road Attendance 832Referee Marc EdwardsPenaltiesArmstrong nbsp Pattison nbsp Grant nbsp Headley nbsp Cannon nbsp Okoronkwo nbsp Price nbsp Mills nbsp Quirk nbsp Harrogate Town v Morecambe 18 October 2022Harrogate Town2 1MorecambeHarrogate19 00 O Boyle nbsp 28 Welch Hayes nbsp 90 6 Major nbsp 2 Stadium Wetherby Road Attendance 717Referee Darren Drysdale Hartlepool United v Everton U21 18 October 2022Hartlepool United0 6Everton U21Hartlepool19 00 Cannon nbsp 9 45 4 Hunt nbsp 20 Mills nbsp 28 53 Whitaker nbsp 71 Stadium Victoria Park Attendance 1 247Referee Adam Herczeg Group B edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 2 0 1 0 9 3 6 7 Advance to Round 2 2 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 1 0 1 6 7 1 5 3 ACA Leeds United U21 3 1 0 1 1 5 6 1 4 4 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 0 2 1 5 4 2Source EFL com Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra 30 August 2022Bolton Wanderers4 1Crewe AlexandraBolton19 00 Bakayoko nbsp 5 Charles nbsp 78 89 Sadlier nbsp 86 Baker Richardson nbsp 16 Stadium University of Bolton Stadium Attendance 2 115Referee Scott Oldham Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers 20 September 2022Tranmere Rovers2 2 5 4 p Bolton WanderersTranmere19 00 Morris nbsp 21 Lewis nbsp 40 Sadlier nbsp 72 Carty nbsp 90 1 Stadium Prenton Park Attendance 1 779Referee Martin CoyPenaltiesHemmings nbsp Hughes nbsp McAlear nbsp Merrie nbsp Burton nbsp Morley nbsp Afolayan nbsp Isgrove nbsp Sadlier nbsp Sheehan nbsp Tranmere Rovers v Leeds United U21 4 October 2022Tranmere Rovers3 5Leeds United U21Tranmere19 00 Lewis nbsp 12 Hughes nbsp 19 Byrne nbsp 45 3 Perkins nbsp 26 Gelhardt nbsp 28 31 Fernandez nbsp 56 Drameh nbsp 64 Stadium Prenton Park Attendance 816Referee Martin Woods Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United U21 18 October 2022Bolton Wanderers3 0Leeds United U21Bolton19 00 Bodvarsson nbsp 14 Bakayoko nbsp 78 Sadlier nbsp 89 Stadium University of Bolton Stadium Attendance 2 936Referee Peter Wright Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers 18 October 2022Crewe Alexandra0 1Tranmere RoversCrewe19 00 Nevitt nbsp 71 Stadium Gresty Road Attendance 888Referee Daniel Middleton Crewe Alexandra v Leeds United U21 1 November 2022Crewe Alexandra0 0 2 1 p Leeds United U21Crewe19 00 Stadium Gresty Road Attendance 1 236Referee Ben TonerPenaltiesAgyei nbsp Uwakwe nbsp Finney nbsp Sambou nbsp Griffiths nbsp Klich nbsp Firpo nbsp Joseph nbsp Perkins nbsp Gyabi nbsp Group C edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L1 Port Vale 3 3 0 0 0 7 0 7 9 Advance to Round 2 2 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6 3 L2 Stockport County 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 3 4 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 0 3 1 7 6 0Source EFL com Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 30 August 2022Shrewsbury Town1 2Wolverhampton Wanderers U21Shrewsbury19 00 Hearnes nbsp 76 Hodge nbsp 79 90 3 Stadium New Meadow Attendance 1 413Referee Ollie Yates Port Vale v Stockport County 30 August 2022Port Vale1 0Stockport CountyStoke on Trent19 00 Hussey nbsp 64 Stadium Vale Park Attendance 1 980Referee Seb Stockbridge Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale 20 September 2022Shrewsbury Town0 4Port ValeShrewsbury19 00 Politic nbsp 15 56 57 Walker nbsp 74 Stadium New Meadow Attendance 1 635Referee Ben Toner Stockport County v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 20 September 2022Stockport County1 2Wolverhampton Wanderers U21Stockport19 30 Jennings nbsp 90 3 Harkin nbsp 20 Roberts nbsp 71 Stadium Edgeley Park Attendance 1 398Referee Anthony Backhouse Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 18 October 2022Port Vale2 0Wolverhampton Wanderers U21Stoke on Trent19 00 Benning nbsp 80 Odubeko nbsp 87 Stadium Vale Park Attendance 1 090Referee Scott Oldham Stockport County v Shrewsbury Town 18 October 2022Stockport County1 0Shrewsbury TownStockport19 30 Johnson nbsp 2 Stadium Edgeley Park Attendance 1 054Referee Lewis Smith Group D edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L2 Salford City 3 1 2 0 0 4 3 1 7 Advance to Round 2 2 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 1 1 1 0 6 5 1 6 3 L2 Rochdale 3 1 0 2 0 6 5 1 5 4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 0 3 3 6 3 0Source EFL com Salford City v Liverpool U21 30 August 2022Salford City2 1Liverpool U21Salford19 30 Berkoe nbsp 45 Jenkins nbsp 59 Stewart nbsp 88 Stadium Moor Lane Attendance 773Referee Andy Haines Accrington Stanley v Rochdale 30 August 2022Accrington Stanley3 3 4 3 p RochdaleAccrington19 45 McConville nbsp 51 Lowe nbsp 56 Sinclair nbsp 90 4 o g Ball nbsp 65 Henderson nbsp 67 Brierley nbsp 72 Stadium Crown Ground Attendance 1 130Referee Peter WrightPenaltiesSavin nbsp McConville nbsp Leigh nbsp Woods nbsp Henderson nbsp Brierley nbsp Sinclair nbsp Kelly nbsp White nbsp Rochdale v Liverpool U21 20 September 2022Rochdale1 0Liverpool U21Rochdale19 00 Campbell nbsp 82 Stadium Spotland Stadium Attendance 1 006Referee Darren Handley Salford City v Accrington Stanley 20 September 2022Salford City0 0 4 2 p Accrington StanleySalford19 00 Stadium Moor Lane Attendance 722Referee Thomas KirkPenaltiesSmith nbsp Hendry nbsp Tolaj nbsp Galbraith nbsp Savin nbsp McConville nbsp Coyle nbsp Martin nbsp Rochdale v Salford City 18 October 2022Rochdale2 2 2 4 p Salford CityRochdale19 30 Henderson nbsp 42 Kelly nbsp 90 4 Simoes nbsp 69 Hendry nbsp 71 Stadium Spotland Stadium Attendance 1 203Referee Anthony BackhousePenaltiesHenderson nbsp Keohane nbsp Brierley nbsp Kelly nbsp Hendry nbsp Watt nbsp Watson nbsp Bailey nbsp Accrington Stanley v Liverpool U21 18 October 2022Accrington Stanley3 2Liverpool U21Accrington19 45 Leigh nbsp 12 46 Astley nbsp 70 Ramsey nbsp 90 1 Doak nbsp 90 3 Stadium Crown Ground Attendance 865Referee Andrew Kitchen Group E edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 4 6 Advance to Round 2 2 L1 Barnsley 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 1 6 3 L2 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 1 0 1 4 5 1 5 4 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 4 1Source EFL com Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United U21 30 August 2022Doncaster Rovers0 0 4 2 p Newcastle United U21Doncaster19 00 Stadium Keepmoat Stadium Attendance 1 685Referee James OldhamPenaltiesHurst nbsp Seaman nbsp Long nbsp Agard nbsp Savage nbsp Crossley nbsp Turner Cook nbsp Murphy nbsp Barnsley v Lincoln City 30 August 2022Barnsley0 3Lincoln CityBarnsley19 45 Bishop nbsp 15 17 Makama nbsp 90 3 Stadium Oakwell Attendance 3 121Referee Martin Woods Barnsley v Newcastle United U21 20 September 2022Barnsley2 0Newcastle United U21Barnsley19 00 Butterfill nbsp 79 Larkeche nbsp 85 Stadium Oakwell Attendance 1 664Referee Scott Oldham Lincoln City v Doncaster Rovers 20 September 2022Lincoln City1 2Doncaster RoversLincoln19 00 Vernam nbsp 49 Hurst nbsp 72 Long nbsp 84 Stadium Sincil Bank Attendance 2 338Referee Adam Herczeg Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley 11 October 2022Doncaster Rovers2 4BarnsleyDoncaster19 45 Miller nbsp 73 81 Martin nbsp 11 34 Jalo nbsp 20 26 Stadium Keepmoat Stadium Attendance 2 479Referee Marc Edwards Lincoln City v Newcastle United U21 18 October 2022Lincoln City2 0Newcastle United U21Lincoln19 00 Mandroiu nbsp 8 Draper nbsp 84 Stadium Sincil Bank Attendance 1 693Referee Ben Toner Group F edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L2 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 5 Advance to Round 2 2 L2 Mansfield Town 3 1 1 0 1 4 5 1 5 3 ACA Manchester City U21 3 1 0 1 1 6 5 1 4 4 L1 Derby County 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4Source EFL com Derby County v Grimsby Town 30 August 2022Derby County3 1Grimsby TownDerby19 00 Mendez Laing nbsp 6 Sibley nbsp 42 Bird nbsp 45 Kiernan nbsp 88 Stadium Pride Park Stadium Attendance 5 348Referee Carl Boyeson Mansfield Town v Manchester City U21 30 August 2022Mansfield Town3 2Manchester City U21Mansfield19 00 Akins nbsp 16 Gale nbsp 50 Lapslie nbsp 84 Borges nbsp 29 Dickson nbsp 32 Stadium Field Mill Attendance 1 804Referee Ross Joyce Grimsby Town v Mansfield Town 20 September 2022Grimsby Town2 0Mansfield TownGrimsby19 30 Khan nbsp 15 Orsi Dadomo nbsp 39 Stadium Blundell Park Attendance 912Referee Bobby Madden Mansfield Town v Derby County 4 October 2022Mansfield Town1 1 6 5 p Derby CountyMansfield19 00 Maris nbsp 45 3 Dobbin nbsp 29 Stadium Field Mill Attendance 3 630Referee Ben TonerPenaltiesAkins nbsp Swan nbsp Lapslie nbsp Hewitt nbsp Law nbsp Gale nbsp Clarke nbsp Hawkins nbsp Mendez Laing nbsp Knight nbsp Thompson nbsp Forsyth nbsp Cybulski nbsp Roberts nbsp Oduroh nbsp Stearman nbsp Derby County v Manchester City U21 18 October 2022Derby County1 3Manchester City U21Derby19 00 McGoldrick nbsp 38 Borges nbsp 27 58 Forsyth nbsp 90 1 o g Stadium Pride Park Stadium Attendance 3 688Referee Tom Nield Grimsby Town v Manchester City U21 8 November 2022Grimsby Town1 1 4 2 p Manchester City U21Grimsby19 30 Simmonds nbsp 3 Dickson nbsp 7 Stadium Blundell Park Attendance 1 281Referee Ben SpeediePenaltiesHolohan nbsp Clifton nbsp Kiernan nbsp Pearson nbsp Charles nbsp Katongo nbsp Bobb nbsp Robertson nbsp Group G edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 ACA Manchester United U21 3 2 0 1 0 6 4 2 7 Advance to Round 2 2 L2 Barrow 3 1 1 0 1 4 3 1 5 3 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 0 4 4 L2 Carlisle United 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 3 2Source EFL com Fleetwood Town v Barrow 30 August 2022Fleetwood Town1 1 3 4 p BarrowFleetwood19 00 Sarpong Wiredu nbsp 30 Rooney nbsp 44 Stadium Highbury Stadium Attendance 866Referee Thomas KirkPenaltiesJohnston nbsp McMillan nbsp Omochere nbsp Garner nbsp Glenfield nbsp Rooney nbsp Whitfield nbsp Neal nbsp Kenlock nbsp Gotts nbsp Carlisle United v Manchester United U21 30 August 2022Carlisle United1 2Manchester United U21Carlisle19 30 Devitt nbsp 66 McNeill nbsp 40 Forson nbsp 71 Stadium Brunton Park Attendance 3 331Referee Ben Toner Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town 20 September 2022Carlisle United1 1 4 2 p Fleetwood TownCarlisle19 00 Idehen nbsp 90 Garner nbsp 46 Stadium Brunton Park Attendance 1 089Referee Rebecca WelchPenaltiesGibson nbsp Stretton nbsp Whelan nbsp Mellish nbsp Charters nbsp Morton nbsp Andrew nbsp Batty nbsp Vela nbsp Barrow v Manchester United U21 4 October 2022Barrow1 2Manchester United U21Barrow in Furness19 30 Fredricson nbsp 51 o g McNeill nbsp 44 pen Garnacho nbsp 90 2 Stadium Holker Street Attendance 2 966Referee Geoff Eltringham Barrow v Carlisle United 18 October 2022Barrow2 0Carlisle UnitedBarrow in Furness19 00 Kay nbsp 69 Foley nbsp 80 Stadium Holker Street Attendance 2 281Referee Seb Stockbridge Fleetwood Town v Manchester United U21 18 October 2022Fleetwood Town2 2 5 4 p Manchester United U21Fleetwood19 45 Mendes Gomes nbsp 63 Garner nbsp 67 McNeill nbsp 21 pen Shoretire nbsp 90 2 Stadium Highbury Stadium Attendance 2 287Referee Andy HainesPenaltiesJohnston nbsp Garner nbsp Rooney nbsp Lane nbsp Mendes Gomes nbsp Hayes nbsp Jurado nbsp Mainoo nbsp Huddlestone nbsp Hugill nbsp Mengi nbsp Shoretire nbsp Group H edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L1 Burton Albion 3 3 0 0 0 11 4 7 9 Advance to Round 2 2 L2 Bradford City 3 1 0 1 1 5 7 2 4 3 L1 Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 1 3 4 ACA Leicester City U21 3 0 1 0 2 4 8 4 2Source EFL com Burton Albion v Leicester City U21 30 August 2022Burton Albion4 2Leicester City U21Burton upon Trent19 00 Ahadme nbsp 4 7 Adeboyejo nbsp 9 Powell nbsp 12 Maswanhise nbsp 38 Fitzhugh nbsp 39 Stadium Pirelli Stadium Attendance 475Referee Adam Herczeg Bradford City v Sheffield Wednesday 30 August 2022Bradford City3 1Sheffield WednesdayBradford19 30 Young nbsp 36 75 Harratt nbsp 83 Smith nbsp 38 pen Stadium Valley Parade Attendance 6 092Referee Samuel Barrott Sheffield Wednesday v Burton Albion 20 September 2022Sheffield Wednesday2 3Burton AlbionSheffield19 00 Wilks nbsp 32 Paterson nbsp 34 Winnall nbsp 8 Smith nbsp 17 Keillor Dunn nbsp 51 pen Stadium Hillsborough Stadium Attendance 4 577Referee Thomas Parsons Bradford City v Leicester City U21 4 October 2022Bradford City2 2 2 4 p Leicester City U21Bradford19 30 Oliver nbsp 11 Sutton nbsp 49 Alves nbsp 62 Maswanhise nbsp 66 Stadium Valley Parade Attendance 2 564Referee Anthony BackhousePenaltiesSutton nbsp Gilliead nbsp Pereira nbsp Harratt nbsp Fitzhugh nbsp Appiah nbsp Braybrooke nbsp McAteer nbsp Burton Albion v Bradford City 18 October 2022Burton Albion4 0Bradford CityBurton upon Trent19 00 Powell nbsp 10 Adeboyejo nbsp 20 Oshilaja nbsp 57 Carayol nbsp 69 Stadium Pirelli Stadium Attendance 549Referee Ollie Yates Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City U21 18 October 2022Sheffield Wednesday2 0Leicester City U21Sheffield19 00 Paterson nbsp 8 Trueman nbsp 52 Stadium Hillsborough Stadium Attendance 3 173Referee Marc Edwards Southern Section edit Group A edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L2 Colchester United 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 2 7 Advance to Round 2 2 L1 Charlton Athletic 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 3 6 3 L2 Gillingham 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 2 5 4 ACA Brighton amp Hove Albion U21 3 0 0 0 3 4 7 3 0Source EFL com Charlton Athletic v Gillingham 31 August 2022Charlton Athletic3 0GillinghamCharlton19 00 Walker nbsp 15 o g Henry nbsp 52 Leaburn nbsp 59 Report Stadium The Valley Attendance 1 888Referee Sunny Gill Colchester United v Brighton amp Hove Albion U21 6 September 2022Colchester United2 1Brighton amp Hove Albion U21Colchester19 45 Nouble nbsp 80 Sears nbsp 87 Moran nbsp 43 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 479Referee Alan Young Gillingham v Brighton amp Hove Albion U21 4 October 2022Gillingham3 2Brighton amp Hove Albion U21Gillingham19 00 Walker nbsp 19 71 Wright nbsp 76 Ferguson nbsp 31 Miller nbsp 63 Stadium Priestfield Stadium Attendance 838Referee Sam Purkiss Colchester United v Charlton Athletic 4 October 2022Colchester United2 1Charlton AthleticColchester19 45 Eastman nbsp 86 Akinde nbsp 90 1 Morgan nbsp 17 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 880Referee Lee Swabey Gillingham v Colchester United 11 October 2022Gillingham1 1 5 4 p Colchester UnitedGillingham19 45 Walker nbsp 43 Akinde nbsp 45 Stadium Priestfield Stadium Attendance 828Referee Sam AllisonPenaltiesWalker nbsp Adelakun nbsp Wright nbsp Kashket nbsp Chambers nbsp Green nbsp Longstaff nbsp Nouble nbsp Newby nbsp Tchamadeu nbsp Chilvers nbsp Marshall Miranda nbsp Charlton Athletic v Brighton amp Hove Albion U21 2 November 2022Charlton Athletic2 1Brighton amp Hove Albion U21Charlton19 00 Lavelle nbsp 45 Payne nbsp 90 2 Miller nbsp 54 Stadium The Valley Attendance 662Referee Paul Howard Group B edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 L2 AFC Wimbledon 3 2 0 1 0 6 4 2 7 Advance to Round 2 2 L1 Portsmouth 3 1 1 1 0 8 3 5 6 3 L2 Crawley Town 3 1 1 0 1 9 7 2 5 4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 0 0 3 3 12 9 0Source EFL com AFC Wimbledon v Aston Villa U21 30 August 2022AFC Wimbledon2 1Aston Villa U21Wimbledon19 00 Kalambayi nbsp 12 Davison nbsp 52 Jay Hart nbsp 29 Stadium Plough Lane Attendance 1 088Referee Will Finnie Crawley Town v Portsmouth 30 August 2022Crawley Town2 2 6 5 p PortsmouthCrawley19 45 Telford nbsp 8 pen Bremang nbsp 90 5 pen Robertson nbsp 74 Scarlett nbsp 81 Stadium Broadfield Stadium Attendance 2 314Referee Sam AllisonPenaltiesPowell nbsp Bremang nbsp Craig nbsp Tilley nbsp Nadesan nbsp Ogungbo nbsp Khaleel nbsp Scarlett nbsp Hackett Fairchild nbsp Dale nbsp Lowery nbsp Pigott nbsp Robertson nbsp Freeman nbsp AFC Wimbledon v Crawley Town 20 September 2022AFC Wimbledon3 2Crawley TownWimbledon19 00 Hudlin nbsp 29 pen Assal nbsp 75 Frimpong nbsp 78 Powell nbsp 59 Frimpong nbsp 90 6 o g Stadium Plough Lane Attendance 903Referee Sam Purkiss Portsmouth v Aston Villa U21 4 October 2022Portsmouth5 0Aston Villa U21Portsmouth19 45 Curtis nbsp 2 Jacobs nbsp 7 Koroma nbsp 53 63 Hackett Fairchild nbsp 69 Stadium Fratton Park Attendance 2 805Referee Alan Young Crawley Town v Aston Villa U21 18 October 2022Crawley Town5 2Aston Villa U21Crawley19 45 Davis nbsp 28 Oteh nbsp 40 52 Marshall nbsp 83 Telford nbsp 90 4 pen Revan nbsp 13 Lutz nbsp 82 Stadium Broadfield Stadium Attendance 896Referee Charles Breakspear Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon 1 November 2022Portsmouth1 1 3 1 p AFC WimbledonPortsmouth19 45 Curtis nbsp 15 Assal nbsp 50 Stadium Fratton Park Attendance 2 545Referee Craig HicksPenaltiesKoroma nbsp Hackett Fairchild nbsp Scarlett nbsp Hudlin nbsp Frimpong nbsp Senior nbsp Sasu nbsp Group C edit Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L abbr title, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, 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