Following the Leeds United Academy recently achieving Category One status, we can confirm we have accepted an invitation to play in the 2020/21 EFL Trophy.

Category One Academy sides who feature in the tournament can field Under-21 sides against League One and League Two opponents, with the chance to reach Wembley.

The group stage draw for the EFL Trophy will take place on Tuesday 18 August at 1.30pm on TalkSPORT 2.

A full list of Category One invited clubs taking part in the 2020/21 EFL Trophy competition have now been confirmed and are as follows:

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea

Fulham

Leeds United

Leicester City

Liverpool

Manchester City

Manchester United

Newcastle United

Norwich City

Southampton

West Bromwich Albion

West Ham United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

The dates for the 2020/21 EFL Trophy are as follows:

Matchday 1

8/9 September 2020

Matchday 2

6/7 October 2020

Matchday 3

10/11 November 2020

Round of 32

8/9 December 2020

Round of 16

12/13 January 2021

Quarter-Finals

2/3 February 2021

Semi-Finals

16/17 February 2021

Final

14 March 2021