Yahoo News Exeter City will face Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town in Bristol Street Motors Trophy
Exeter City have been drawn into Southern Group G of the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, alongside fellow League One side Bristol Rovers and League Two side Swindon Town.
The draw for the Group Stages of the 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy, where clubs will find out which of the invited Premier League under-21 they will face, will take place live on Sky Sports News on Thursday 27 June from 2:30pm.
City will face Rovers at least three times this season, as they will also take on their South West rivals in League One action. Exeter were in the same group as Swindon Town last season as well, where a goal from Yanic Wildschut sealed a 1-0 win.
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The Grecians will face one of the following sides in the group stage:
Arsenal U21
Brighton & Hove Albion U21
Chelsea U21
Crystal Palace U21
Fulham U21
Leicester City U21
Tottenham Hotspur U21
West Ham United U21
Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage matches will commence in early September, with dates to be confirmed following the EFL’s Fixture Release Day on Wednesday 26 June.
The Grecians will play two of their three matches at home - including the fixture against the under-21 side - and one away. The two top from each group progress to the knockout stages, with Bristol Street Motors Trophy fixtures remaining regionalised until the Quarter-Final stage.
The EFL have revealed that group stage matches will commence in early September with dates to be confirmed following fixture release day on Wednesday. They have also confirmed the amounts of prize money on offer at every available point with the eventual winner potentially pocketing a total of £310,000, although no amount for a semi-final win has been listed.
The ball numbers for the Group Stages Draw are as follows:
Northern Section
Group A Accrington Stanley Stockport County Tranmere Rovers | Group B Port Vale Salford City Wrexham | Group C Carlisle United Morecambe Wigan Athletic | Group D Barrow Bolton Wanderers Fleetwood Town |
Group E Blackpool Crewe Alexandra Harrogate Town | Group F Barnsley Doncaster Rovers Huddersfield Town | Group G Chesterfield Grimsby Town Lincoln City | Group H Bradford City Mansfield Town Rotherham United |
Ball Numbers
1. Aston Villa U21
2. Everton U21
3. Liverpool U21
4. Manchester City U21
5. Manchester United U21
6. Newcastle United U21
7. Nottingham Forest U21
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Southern Section
Group A Birmingham City Shrewsbury Town Walsall | Group B AFC Wimbledon Crawley Town Wycombe Wanderers | Group C Bromley Cambridge United Charlton Athletic | Group D Gillingham Peterborough United Stevenage |
Group E Colchester United Leyton Orient Milton Keynes Dons | Group F Burton Albion Northampton Town Notts County | Group G Bristol Rovers Exeter City Swindon Town | Group H Cheltenham Town Newport County Reading |
Ball Numbers
Arsenal U21
Brighton & Hove Albion U21
Chelsea U21
Crystal Palace U21
Fulham U21
Leicester City U21
Tottenham Hotspur U21
West Ham United U21
EFL Trophy prize money 2024/25
Participation: £20,000
Group stage: £10,000 per win, £5,000 per draw
Round of 32: £20,000
Round of 16: £40,000
Quarter-final: £50,000
Runners up: £50,000
Winner: £100,000
