City drawn against Chelsea in the group stages of the EFL Trophy
The Grecians were drawn in Southern Group C with Oxford United, Swindon Town, Chelsea. The Chelsea have one home game and have dispensation to move the date of their home fixture. However, City could play at Stamford Bridge if they are picked to play Chelsea away. A game against Oxford United will also see Exeter City come up against two of their former players in Liam Sercombe and Christian Ribeiro.The full draw is as follows - dates and times for fixtures to be confirmed:
Southern Group A: Reading, Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth Yeovil Town
Southern Group F: West Brom, Millwall, Luton Town, Gillingham
Southern Group H: Brighton Hove Albion, Southend United, Stevenage, Leyton Orient
Southern Group F: Norwich City, Peterborough United, Barnet, MK Dons
Southern Group E: Southampton, Charlton Athletic, Colchester United, Crawley Town
Southern Group D: West Ham United, Coventry City, Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton Town
Southern Group C: Chelsea, Swindon, Exeter City, Oxford United
Southern Group B: Swansea City, AFC Wimbledon, Newport County, Plymouth Argyle
Northern Group A: Everton, Bolton Wanderers, Cheltenham Town, Blackpool
Northern Group B: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Accrington Stanley
Northern Group C: Stoke City, Bradford City, Morecambe, Bury
Northern Group D: Blackburn, Fleetwood, Carlisle United, Oldham Athletic
Northern Group E: Derby County, Port Vale, Doncaster Rovers, Mansfield Town
Northern Group F: Sunderland, Rochdale, Hartlepool United, Notts County
Northern Group G: Middlesbrough, Scunthorpe, Cambridge United, Shrewsbury
Northern Group H: Leicester City, Sheffield United, Grimsby Town, Walsall