As part of the EFL’s Fixture Release Day on Thursday 24 June, the Round One draws for both the Carabao Cup and Papa John’s Trophy will take place live on Sky Sports.
A day to mark in the diary of supporters up and down the country, the fixture lists across the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two will be revealed at 9am, 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 3:40pm on Thursday 24 June.
A total of 35 fixtures will be drawn for Round One, which includes EFL Cup debutants Sutton United, and newly promoted Hartlepool United.
Sheffield United will be included, while fellow Championship newcomers West Bromwich Albion and Fulham join the competition in Round Two alongside the Premier League Clubs that are not competing in Europe.
The Round One draw will see teams drawn in Northern and Southern sections, with matches scheduled to take place week commencing 9 August. Clubs are able to mutually agree an alternative date between 31 July and 4 August.
Last season, City were drawn away to Bristol City and were beaten 2-0 in the first round.
Papa John’s Trophy
The Papa John’s Trophy Round One draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 4:30pm on Thursday 24 June.
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.
In addition, if there is a situation where two teams meet in the Group Stages for a second successive season, then the Club who was at home in 2020/21 will play away in 2021/22. All EFL Clubs will play two of their three matches at home in the Group Stages.
The confirmed Invited U21 teams are as follows:
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Arsenal |
Aston Villa |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Chelsea |
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Crystal Palace |
Everton |
Leeds United |
Leicester City |
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Liverpool |
Manchester City |
Manchester United |
Newcastle United |
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Southampton |
Tottenham Hotspur |
West Ham United |
Wolves |
As we are in the Southern half of the draw (of course!), we will be drawn against one of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United, while the other eight under-21 sides will be placed in the Northern half of the draw.
Last season, City's group consisted of Swindon Town, Forest Green Rovers and West Brom under-21s. We won the group but were knocked out of the competition by Northampton Town after a 2-1 home defeat.
The respective draws will be available to watch live on Sky Sports with live streams also available on EFL Twitter channels (@Carabao_Cup / @PapaJohnsTrophy) and EFL.com.