Once again, the EFL Trophy will have Under 21 teams involved along with the Football League sides in the 2019/20 season.
The EFL have this afternoon confirmed the 16 teams that have been invited to take part and it’s revealed two new B Teams entering the competition.
It also seems that Checkatrade will no longer be the sponsors of the competition, with the name reverting back to EFL Trophy on social media accounts.
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As mentioned in an article by the EFL, the format is designed to give the country’s leading young footballers the opportunity to taste first-team football, while also providing EFL clubs with an opportunity to attract new audiences and additional revenue in a competition that has long provided League One and League Two clubs with a chance of silverware.
The invited teams were selected based on their final league position at the end of the 2017/18 season. The first 16 were invited to take part, and then subsequent teams – with Category One Academy status – invited as required.
The full list of invited Under 21 sides is as follows:
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ARSENAL
MANCHESTER CITY
ASTON VILLA
MANCHESTER UNITED
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
NEWCASTLE UNITED
CHELSEA
NORWICH CITY
EVERTON
SOUTHAMPTON
FULHAM
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
LEICESTER CITY
WEST HAM UNITED
LIVERPOOL
WOLVES
EFL Executive Chair, Debbie Jevans, said: “The EFL Trophy continues to grow and we are delighted to welcome Liverpool and Manchester United U21s to the competition.
“The recent feedback received from Clubs and coaches has been very positive with the current format continuing to offer greater revenue for our Clubs and competitive first team football for young talent.”
Of course, the controversial yearly decision has caused outrage on social media, and even more so at the new B Teams being brought in – find out what fans made of the news on the next page.
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