2022–23 EFL Trophy

2022–23 EFL Trophy
Papa John's Trophy
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	Bolton Wanderers (2nd title)
Runner-up	Plymouth Argyle
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Tom Cannon (5 goals)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 EFL Trophy, known as the Papa John's Trophy for sponsorship reasons, the 41st season in the history of the competition, was a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 16 Premier League clubs with Category One status.^[1]

The defending champions were Rotherham United but they were unable to defend their trophy due to their promotion to the EFL Championship.

Bolton Wanderers won the trophy for the second time, defeating Plymouth Argyle 4–0 in the final.

Participating clubs

48 clubs from League One and League Two.
16 invited Category One Academy teams.

	League One	League Two	Academies
Clubs	Accrington Stanley Barnsley Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Forest Green Rovers Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Wycombe Wanderers	AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Rochdale Salford City Stevenage Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall	Arsenal Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total	24	24	16

Eligibility criteria for players

For EFL clubs^[2]

Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met any of the following requirements:
- Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture.
- Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club who has made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions this season.
- Any player with forty or more first-team starting appearances in their career, including International matches.
- Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition.
Any player out on a long loan term at a National League, National League North, or National League South team can play as long as the loaning team agree to allow the player to return for the match.

For invited teams^[2]

Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who are aged under 21 on 30 June 2022.
Maximum of two players on the team sheet who are aged over 21 and have also made forty or more senior appearances.

Competition format

Group stage

Sixteen groups of four teams will be organised on a regionalised basis.
All groups will include one invited club.
All clubs will play each other once, either home or away (Academies will as always play all group matches away from home).
Clubs will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shoot-out will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
Clubs expelled from the EFL will be knocked out of the tournament automatically.
The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Round 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis.
In Round 2, the group winners will be seeded and the group runners-up will be unseeded in the draw.
In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage will be kept apart.^[3]

Group stage

Northern Section

Group A

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30 August 2022	Hartlepool United	2–0	Harrogate Town	Hartlepool
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ndjoli 17', 33'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

30 August 2022	Morecambe	3–3 (7–6 p)	Everton U21	Morecambe
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Weir 17' Watts 34' Rawson 84'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> McAllister 32' Price 48' Cannon 57'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 912 Referee: Rebecca Welch
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Watts Phillips Cooney Love Connolly Major McLoughlin O'Connor		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cannon Okoronkwo Anderson Hunt Warrington Price Kouyate Campbell

20 September 2022	Morecambe	0–0 (4–2 p)	Hartlepool United	Morecambe
19:00				Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 934 Referee: Martin Woods
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Weir Stockton Cooney Love		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Murray Ferguson Shelton Crawford

4 October 2022	Harrogate Town	1–1 (2–4 p)	Everton U21	Harrogate
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Grant 72'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mills 10'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 832 Referee: Marc Edwards
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Armstrong Pattison Grant Headley		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cannon Okoronkwo Price Mills Quirk

18 October 2022	Harrogate Town	2–1	Morecambe	Harrogate
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> O'Boyle 28' Welch-Hayes 90+6'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Major 2'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 717 Referee: Darren Drysdale

18 October 2022	Hartlepool United	0–6	Everton U21	Hartlepool
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cannon 9', 45+4' Hunt 20' Mills 28', 53' Whitaker 71'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Group B

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30 August 2022	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bolton
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bakayoko 5' Charles 78', 89' Sadlier 86'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Baker-Richardson 16'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 September 2022	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (5–4 p)	Bolton Wanderers	Tranmere
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Morris 21' Lewis 40'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sadlier 72' Carty 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Martin Coy
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hemmings Hughes McAlear Merrie Burton		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Morley Afolayan Isgrove Sadlier Sheehan

4 October 2022	Tranmere Rovers	3–5	Leeds United U21	Tranmere
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lewis 12' Hughes 19' Byrne 45+3'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Perkins 26' Gelhardt 28', 31' Fernández 56' Drameh 64'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 816 Referee: Martin Woods

18 October 2022	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Leeds United U21	Bolton
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Böðvarsson 14' Bakayoko 78' Sadlier 89'			Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Peter Wright

18 October 2022	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Nevitt 71'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 888 Referee: Daniel Middleton

1 November 2022	Crewe Alexandra	0–0 (2–1 p)	Leeds United U21	Crewe
19:00				Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Ben Toner
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Agyei Uwakwe Finney Sambou Griffiths		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Klich Firpo Joseph Perkins Gyabi

Group C

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30 August 2022	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Shrewsbury
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hearnes 76'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hodge 79', 90+3'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,413 Referee: Ollie Yates

30 August 2022	Port Vale	1–0	Stockport County	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hussey 64'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,980 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

20 September 2022	Shrewsbury Town	0–4	Port Vale	Shrewsbury
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Politic 15', 56', 57' Walker 74'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Ben Toner

20 September 2022	Stockport County	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Stockport
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jennings 90+3'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Harkin 20' Roberts 71'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,398 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

18 October 2022	Port Vale	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Benning 80' Odubeko 87'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Scott Oldham

18 October 2022	Stockport County	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Stockport
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Johnson 2'			Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,054 Referee: Lewis Smith

Group D

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30 August 2022	Salford City	2–1	Liverpool U21	Salford
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Berkoe 45' Jenkins 59'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Stewart 88'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 773 Referee: Andy Haines

30 August 2022	Accrington Stanley	3–3 (4–3 p)	Rochdale	Accrington
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> McConville 51' Lowe 56' Sinclair 90+4' (o.g.)		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ball 65' Henderson 67' Brierley 72'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Peter Wright
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Savin McConville Leigh Woods		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Henderson Brierley Sinclair Kelly White

20 September 2022	Rochdale	1–0	Liverpool U21	Rochdale
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Campbell 82'			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Darren Handley

20 September 2022	Salford City	0–0 (4–2 p)	Accrington Stanley	Salford
19:00				Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 722 Referee: Thomas Kirk
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Smith Hendry Tolaj Galbraith		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Savin McConville Coyle Martin

18 October 2022	Rochdale	2–2 (2–4 p)	Salford City	Rochdale
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Henderson 42' Kelly 90+4'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Simões 69' Hendry 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Henderson Keohane Brierley Kelly		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hendry Watt Watson Bailey

18 October 2022	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Liverpool U21	Accrington
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Leigh 12', 46' Astley 70'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ramsey 90+1' Doak 90+3'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 865 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Group E

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30 August 2022	Doncaster Rovers	0–0 (4–2 p)	Newcastle United U21	Doncaster
19:00				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,685 Referee: James Oldham
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hurst Seaman Long Agard		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Savage Crossley Turner-Cook Murphy

30 August 2022	Barnsley	0–3	Lincoln City	Barnsley
19:45			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bishop 15', 17' Makama 90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Martin Woods

20 September 2022	Barnsley	2–0	Newcastle United U21	Barnsley
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Butterfill 79' Larkeche 85'			Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 1,664 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 September 2022	Lincoln City	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Lincoln
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Vernam 49'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hurst 72' Long 84'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Adam Herczeg

11 October 2022	Doncaster Rovers	2–4	Barnsley	Doncaster
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Miller 73', 81'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Martin 11', 34' Jalo 20', 26'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,479 Referee: Marc Edwards

18 October 2022	Lincoln City	2–0	Newcastle United U21	Lincoln
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mandroiu 8' Draper 84'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,693 Referee: Ben Toner

Group F

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30 August 2022	Derby County	3–1	Grimsby Town	Derby
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mendez-Laing 6' Sibley 42' Bird 45'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kiernan 88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Carl Boyeson

30 August 2022	Mansfield Town	3–2	Manchester City U21	Mansfield
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Akins 16' Gale 50' Lapslie 84'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Borges 29' Dickson 32'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 1,804 Referee: Ross Joyce

20 September 2022	Grimsby Town	2–0	Mansfield Town	Grimsby
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Khan 15' Orsi-Dadomo 39'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 912 Referee: Bobby Madden

4 October 2022	Mansfield Town	1–1 (6–5 p)	Derby County	Mansfield
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Maris 45+3'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Dobbin 29'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Ben Toner
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Akins Swan Lapslie Hewitt Law Gale Clarke Hawkins		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mendez-Laing Knight Thompson Forsyth Cybulski Roberts Oduroh Stearman

18 October 2022	Derby County	1–3	Manchester City U21	Derby
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> McGoldrick 38'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Borges 27', 58' Forsyth 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Tom Nield

8 November 2022	Grimsby Town	1–1 (4–2 p)	Manchester City U21	Grimsby
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Simmonds 3'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Dickson 7'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Ben Speedie
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Holohan Clifton Kiernan Pearson		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Charles Katongo Bobb Robertson

Group G

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30 August 2022	Fleetwood Town	1–1 (3–4 p)	Barrow	Fleetwood
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sarpong-Wiredu 30'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rooney 44'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 866 Referee: Thomas Kirk
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Johnston McMillan Omochere Garner Glenfield		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rooney Whitfield Neal Kenlock Gotts

30 August 2022	Carlisle United	1–2	Manchester United U21	Carlisle
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Devitt 66'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> McNeill 40' Forson 71'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Ben Toner

20 September 2022	Carlisle United	1–1 (4–2 p)	Fleetwood Town	Carlisle
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Idehen 90'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Garner 46'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Rebecca Welch
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gibson Stretton Whelan Mellish Charters		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Morton Andrew Batty Vela

4 October 2022	Barrow	1–2	Manchester United U21	Barrow-in-Furness
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Fredricson 51' (o.g.)		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> McNeill 44' (pen.) Garnacho 90+2'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,966 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

18 October 2022	Barrow	2–0	Carlisle United	Barrow-in-Furness
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kay 69' Foley 80'			Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,281 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

18 October 2022	Fleetwood Town	2–2 (5–4 p)	Manchester United U21	Fleetwood
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mendes Gomes 63' Garner 67'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> McNeill 21' (pen.) Shoretire 90+2'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,287 Referee: Andy Haines
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Johnston Garner Rooney Lane Mendes Gomes Hayes		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jurado Mainoo Huddlestone Hugill Mengi Shoretire

Group H

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30 August 2022	Burton Albion	4–2	Leicester City U21	Burton upon Trent
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ahadme 4', 7' Adeboyejo 9' Powell 12'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Maswanhise 38' Fitzhugh 39'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 475 Referee: Adam Herczeg

30 August 2022	Bradford City	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Bradford
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Young 36', 75' Harratt 83'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Smith 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Samuel Barrott

20 September 2022	Sheffield Wednesday	2–3	Burton Albion	Sheffield
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Wilks 32' Paterson 34'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Winnall 8' Smith 17' Keillor-Dunn 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Thomas Parsons

4 October 2022	Bradford City	2–2 (2–4 p)	Leicester City U21	Bradford
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Oliver 11' Sutton 49'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Alves 62' Maswanhise 66'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2,564 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sutton Gilliead Pereira Harratt		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Fitzhugh Appiah Braybrooke McAteer

18 October 2022	Burton Albion	4–0	Bradford City	Burton upon Trent
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Powell 10' Adeboyejo 20' Oshilaja 57' Carayol 69'			Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 549 Referee: Ollie Yates

18 October 2022	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Leicester City U21	Sheffield
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Paterson 8' Trueman 52'			Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Marc Edwards

Southern Section

Group A

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31 August 2022	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Gillingham	Charlton
19:00	Walker 15' (o.g.) Henry 52' Leaburn 59'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,888 Referee: Sunny Gill

6 September 2022	Colchester United	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Colchester
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Nouble 80' Sears 87'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Moran 43'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 479 Referee: Alan Young

4 October 2022	Gillingham	3–2	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Gillingham
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Walker 19', 71' Wright 76'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ferguson 31' Miller 63'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 838 Referee: Sam Purkiss

4 October 2022	Colchester United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Colchester
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Eastman 86' Akinde 90+1'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Morgan 17'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 880 Referee: Lee Swabey

11 October 2022	Gillingham	1–1 (5–4 p)	Colchester United	Gillingham
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Walker 43'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Akinde 45'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 828 Referee: Sam Allison
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Walker Adelakun Wright Kashket Chambers Green		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Longstaff Nouble Newby Tchamadeu Chilvers Marshall-Miranda

2 November 2022	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Charlton
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lavelle 45' Payne 90+2'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Miller 54'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 662 Referee: Paul Howard

Group B

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30 August 2022	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Aston Villa U21	Wimbledon
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kalambayi 12' Davison 52'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jay-Hart 29'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Will Finnie

30 August 2022	Crawley Town	2–2 (6–5 p)	Portsmouth	Crawley
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Telford 8' (pen.) Bremang 90+5' (pen.)		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Robertson 74' Scarlett 81'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Sam Allison
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Powell Bremang Craig Tilley Nadesan Ogungbo Khaleel		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Scarlett Hackett-Fairchild Dale Lowery Pigott Robertson Freeman

20 September 2022	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Crawley Town	Wimbledon
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hudlin 29' (pen.) Assal 75' Frimpong 78'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Powell 59' Frimpong 90+6' (o.g.)	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 903 Referee: Sam Purkiss

4 October 2022	Portsmouth	5–0	Aston Villa U21	Portsmouth
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Curtis 2' Jacobs 7' Koroma 53', 63' Hackett-Fairchild 69'			Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Alan Young

18 October 2022	Crawley Town	5–2	Aston Villa U21	Crawley
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Davis 28' Oteh 40', 52' Marshall 83' Telford 90+4' (pen.)		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Revan 13' Lutz 82'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 896 Referee: Charles Breakspear

1 November 2022	Portsmouth	1–1 (3–1 p)	AFC Wimbledon	Portsmouth
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Curtis 15'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Assal 50'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Craig Hicks
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Koroma Hackett-Fairchild Scarlett		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hudlin Frimpong Senior Sasu

Group C

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30 August 2022	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Milton Keynes
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jules 43'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> May 8' (pen.) Brown 54'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Lee Swabey

30 August 2022	Walsall	0–1	West Ham United U21	Walsall
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Simon-Swyer 57'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Simon Mather

20 September 2022	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Walsall	Cheltenham
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Nlundulu 38' Sercombe 43'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Johnson 86'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,275 Referee: Tom Reeves

4 October 2022	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	West Ham United U21	Milton Keynes
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Dennis 63', 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 854 Referee: Craig Hicks

18 October 2022	Cheltenham Town	1–2	West Ham United U21	Cheltenham
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Brown 16'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Greenidge 34' Potts 49'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Thomas Kirk

18 October 2022	Walsall	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Walsall
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lawrence 62' Holland 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Scott Tallis

Group D

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30 August 2022	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0 (4–3 p)	Tottenham Hotspur U21	High Wycombe
19:00				Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Christopher Pollard
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Al-Hamadi Horgan McCarthy Wakely Young		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Donley John Cesay Alonso Mathurin

30 August 2022	Peterborough United	1–2	Stevenage	Peterborough
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jones 9'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Taylor 18' Piergianni 84'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2,420 Referee: Robert Lewis

20 September 2022	Stevenage	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Stevenage
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rose 4', 56' Vancooten 81'			Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 717 Referee: Sunny Gill

20 September 2022	Peterborough United	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Peterborough
19:30	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Knight 19' Jones 32' Marriott 51'			Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Darren Drysdale

18 October 2022	Stevenage	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Stevenage
19:00	Roberts 23'		John 48', 84'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,449 Referee: Samuel Barrott

18 October 2022	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1 (4–3 p)	Peterborough United	High Wycombe
19:00	Horgan 60'		Clarke-Harris 83'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 567 Referee: Paul Howard
		Penalties
	Horgan Wakely Obita Kaikai Wing Freeman		Clarke-Harris Watts Tomlinson Burrows Ward Edwards

Group E

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30 August 2022	Plymouth Argyle	1–1 (4–3 p)	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hardie 58' (pen.)		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Loft 50'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Carl Brook
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Azaz Randell Gillesphey Houghton Ennis		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Collins Evans Greenslade McCormick Jones

30 August 2022	Swindon Town	0–2	Crystal Palace U21	Swindon
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gordon 71', 86'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Ben Speedie

20 September 2022	Swindon Town	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Swindon
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hepburn-Murphy 90+1'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jenkins-Davies 28' Halls 30' Hardie 88'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,026 Referee: David Rock

4 October 2022	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Crystal Palace U21	Bristol
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kilgour 45+2' Clarke 73'			Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,058 Referee: James Oldham

18 October 2022	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Swindon Town	Bristol
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Loft 63' Anderson 76' McCormick 83'			Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: David Rock

18 October 2022	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Crystal Palace U21	Plymouth
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ennis 90+1'			Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,918 Referee: Ben Speedie

Group F

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30 August 2022	Exeter City	1–2	Newport County	Exeter
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Chauke 52'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Zimba 57' Bogle 82'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,902 Referee: Darren Drysdale

30 August 2022	Forest Green Rovers	3–1	Southampton U21	Nailsworth
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cargill 37' Bernard 45+3' Casey 59'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lancashire 32'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 726 Referee: Charles Breakspear

20 September 2022	Newport County	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Newport
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Evans 90+2'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Stevenson 69' Fiabema 79'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 946 Referee: Lee Swabey

4 October 2022	Exeter City	2–1	Southampton U21	Exeter
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jay 40' Chauke 45+3'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ballard 18'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Sunny Gill

18 October 2022	Forest Green Rovers	4–1	Exeter City	Nailsworth
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Matt 12' Peart-Harris 51' (pen.) Billington 54' (o.g.) O'Keeffe 63'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jay 41'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 729 Referee: Sam Allison

18 October 2022	Newport County	2–1	Southampton U21	Newport
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bogle 11' (pen.) Waite 60'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bellis 76'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 705 Referee: Darren Handley

Group G

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30 August 2022	Oxford United	5–0	Leyton Orient	Oxford
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mousinho 4' Brannagan 45+3' Joseph 57' Findlay 66' Taylor 84'			Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Tom Nield

31 August 2022	Sutton United	1–0	Chelsea U21	Sutton
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Fadahunsi 5'			Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Alan Young

20 September 2022	Leyton Orient	3–1	Sutton United	Leyton
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Wareham 5', 10' James 90+1'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kouassi 12'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Sam Allison

4 October 2022	Oxford United	1–2	Chelsea U21	Oxford
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Taylor 10'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Burstow 78' Hall 82'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Neil Hair

18 October 2022	Leyton Orient	2–3	Chelsea U21	Leyton
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Williams 71' (o.g.) Drinan 77' (pen.)		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hutchinson 54' Mothersille 89', 90+3'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,117 Referee: Lee Swabey

18 October 2022	Sutton United	2–0	Oxford United	Sutton
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rowe 48' Kouassi 64' (pen.)			Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 971 Referee: Sunny Gill

Group H

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30 August 2022	Cambridge United	0–2	Arsenal U21	Cambridge
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Butler-Oyedeji 26', 57'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,952 Referee: Neil Hair

30 August 2022	Ipswich Town	6–0	Northampton Town	Ipswich
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Harness 11', 16' Leigh 26' Burgess 58' Edmundson 83' Ladapo 90+1'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Tom Reeves

20 September 2022	Northampton Town	0–2	Cambridge United	Northampton
19:00			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Okenabirhie 68', 77'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,230 Referee: Craig Hicks

20 September 2022	Ipswich Town	2–0	Arsenal U21	Ipswich
19:45	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ball 3' Ladapo 85'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,236 Referee: James Oldham

18 October 2022	Cambridge United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Cambridge
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Simper 79'			Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Thomas Parsons

18 October 2022	Northampton Town	1–3	Arsenal U21	Northampton
19:00	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Tomlinson 8'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Awe 56' Cozier-Duberry 74' Butler-Oyedeji 90+5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,037 Referee: Carl Brook

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 was made on Friday 11 November 2022, with ties scheduled to take place on the week commencing 21 November.^[5] Despite finishing top of their group, Chelsea U21's match with Peterborough United was moved to London Road Stadium.^[6] However, Everton U21 were kept as the home team in their tie against Mansfield Town, which was scheduled to take place at Goodison Park.^[7] This round also saw two U21 teams, Manchester United U21 and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, drawn together. In this case, after a consulation between both clubs and the EFL it was decided that the game would be played at Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium, despite Manchester United U21 finishing first in their group.^[8]

Northern Section

22 November 2022	Burton Albion	1–1 (5–4 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Carayol 90+2'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Turnbull 7'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 591 Referee: Thomas Parsons
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Winnall Taylor Oshilaja Dodoo Butcher Hamer Kamwa		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hemmings Hughes Merrie Lewis Hawkes O'Connor Dacres-Cogley

22 November 2022	Lincoln City	1–1 (4–3 p)	Morecambe	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hopper 53'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Stockton 67'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Carl Boyeson
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Diamond Bishop Sanders Poole		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Weir Stockton Cooney Love Shaw

22 November 2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	0–0 (1–4 p)	Manchester United U21	Wolverhampton
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Ben Toner
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hodge Birtwistle Campbell		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jurado McNeill Norkett Mainoo

22 November 2022	Grimsby Town	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Cleethorpes
19:30 GMT		Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Leigh 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 703 Referee: Martin Coy

22 November 2022	Salford City	1–0	Bradford City	Salford
19:30 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Tolaj 35'	Report		Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 578 Referee: Tom Reeves

22 November 2022	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Barrow	Horwich
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Afolayan 23' Böðvarsson 38' Kachunga 69'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kay 42' Canavan 56'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Rebecca Welch

23 November 2022	Port Vale	2–1	Barnsley	Stoke-on-Trent
19:30 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Politic 14' Worrall 27'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Edwards 73'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Lewis Smith

30 November 2022	Everton U21	2–1	Mansfield Town	Liverpool
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Higgins 90+1' Cannon 90+4'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Oates 6'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 779 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Southern Section

22 November 2022	Forest Green Rovers	1–1 (3–4 p)	Cheltenham Town	Nailsworth
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> March 24'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Broom 69'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Sunny Gill
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Peart-Harris Wickham O'Keeffe Bunker March		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sercombe Bonds Brown Broom

22 November 2022	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Newport County	Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Burns 27' Dennis 59' Grigg 77'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Tucker 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 635 Referee: Carl Brook

22 November 2022	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Plymouth
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cosgrove 13' Ennis 15' Roberts 46'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kanu 8' Anderson 90+2'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,394 Referee: Robert Lewis

22 November 2022	Stevenage	3–2	Arsenal U21	Stevenage
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Amoo 51' Sweeney 69' Read 75'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Butler-Oyedeji 6' Cozier-Duberry 74'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Craig Hicks

22 November 2022	Peterborough United	2–4	Chelsea U21	Peterborough
19:30 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Clarke-Harris 26' Taylor 61'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mothersille 18', 45+1' Casadei 23' Elliott 75'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Christopher Pollard

22 November 2022	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Sutton United	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hudlin 17'	Report		Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 1,854^[9] Referee: Sam Purkiss

22 November 2022	Ipswich Town	0–2	Portsmouth	Ipswich
19:45 GMT		Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Scarlett 43' Swanson 90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,686 Referee: Tom Nield

23 November 2022	Colchester United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
19:30 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sears 83'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Connolly 53' Saunders 90+5'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 669 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 November 2022. ^[10] The matches for this round took place on 13 December 2022^[11] except for two ties postponed due to frozen pitches.^[12]

Northern Section

13 December 2022	Burton Albion	2–4	Accrington Stanley	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Oshilaja 7' Tharme 23' (o.g.)	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rodgers 20', 68' Pritchard 41' Leigh 45+5'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 390 Referee: Scott Oldham

13 December 2022	Lincoln City	4–2	Everton U21	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Poole 33' Diamond 54' (pen.), 90+8' Roughan 72'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Okoronkwo 48' Cannon 50'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Andrew Kitchin

13 December 2022	Bolton Wanderers	4–0	Manchester United U21	Horwich
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Afolayan 68' Morley 76' Bakayoko 90+3' Bradley 90+5'	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 4,735 Referee: Martin Coy

20 December 2022	Salford City	1–0	Port Vale	Salford
19:30 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Smith 10'	Report		Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 743 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Southern Section

13 December 2022	Cheltenham Town	4–0	Chelsea U21	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Brown 4', 90' Sercombe 87' Broom 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,058 Referee: Simon Mather

13 December 2022	Portsmouth	3–0	Stevenage	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mingi 37' Koroma 59' Pigott 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Neil Hair

13 December 2022	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Bristol
19:30 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hoole 33' Marquis 54', 66' Saunders 71'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Eisa 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 864 Referee: Declan Bourne

21 December 2022	Plymouth Argyle	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	AFC Wimbledon	Plymouth
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cosgrove 61', 72', 76'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hudlin 10', 17' Assal 45+1'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,747 Referee: Samuel Barrott
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hardie Cosgrove Houghton Whittaker Mumba		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hudlin Towler Assal Fisher Chislett

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 15 December 2022, with the teams no longer being separated geographically in the draw. The matches are scheduled for the week beginning 9 January 2023.^[13]

10 January 2023	Lincoln City	2–2 (1–3 p)	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hopper 7', 80'	Report 1 Report 2	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pressley 36', 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,304 (61 away) Referee: Simon Mather
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Diamond Mandroiu Sanders Poole		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pressley Coyle Whalley McConville

10 January 2023	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Portsmouth	Horwich
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Böðvarsson 17'	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 4,413 (304 Away) Referee: Bobby Madden

10 January 2023	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Bristol
19:45 GMT		Report 1, Report 2	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Waine 24' Hardie 32'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,742 (678 Away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

10 January 2023	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Salford City	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Broom 45' Sercombe 65' Goodwin 66'	Report 1, Report 2	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hendry 13'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,874 (71 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 14 January 2023.^[14]

21 February 2023	Plymouth Argyle	1–1 (3–2 p)	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
20:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hardie 63'	Report 1 Report 2	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> May 49'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,047 (236 Away) Referee: Robert Lewis
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hardie Cosgrove Azaz Gillesphey Houghton		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sercombe Brown Broom Bonds May

22 February 2023	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Accrington
20:00 GMT		Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kachunga 82' Morley 84'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,874 (2,625 Away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

Final

2023 EFL Trophy Final

External links

EFL Trophy section of official English Football League website

References

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Papa John's Trophy
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	Bolton Wanderers (2nd title)
Runner-up	Plymouth Argyle
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Tom Cannon (5 goals)
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