Newcastle United will be taught their Papa John’s Trophy group opponents on Thursday.
United will likely be one in every of 16 Class One academies becoming a member of the 48 groups from League One and Two for subsequent season’s competitors, which was gained by Rotherham United’s first-team.
These invited golf equipment will discipline under-21 groups who will likely be positioned into respective Northern and Southern part teams, with the EFL golf equipment positioned into pre-determined teams previous to the draw. Consideration has been given to make sure journey time is minimised and restoration time is maximised for gamers.
Matchday one is scheduled to happen on the week commencing Monday, twenty ninth August, with the second group stage fixture set to happen on the week commencing Monday, nineteenth September.
The younger Magpies will then wrap up their preliminary fixtures on the week commencing Monday, seventeenth October and can qualify for the spherical of 32 ought to they end within the high two spots of their four-team group.
Final time period, Newcastle didn’t progress from a gaggle involving Sheffield Wednesday, Harrogate City and Mansfield City however did attain the last-16 in 2018/19, successful all three of their group video games earlier than defeating Macclesfield City through penalties at St. James’ Park earlier than bowing out in opposition to Sunderland in entrance of over 16,000 spectators on the Stadium of Mild.
The draw will happen dwell on Sky Sports activities Information on Thursday, twenty third June at 11.30am (BST) earlier than the draw for the primary spherical of the Carabao Cup, with Newcastle coming into that competitors on the second spherical stage.
