Scott Sellars side join Norwich City, AFC Bournemouth or Wigan Athletic and Bury or Bristol Rovers in the Group Stage of the competition.
From 2016/17 the Premier League Cup replaced the Under-21 Premier League Cup, which was introduced in 2013/14 to enhance the competitiveness of the Professional Development Phase calendar with knockout football alongside the regular league campaign.
The Group Stage of the Under-23 competition will consist of 32 teams, split into eight groups of four. Clubs play each other home and away in the groups, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage. All knockout ties are one-off matches. If they’re level after 90 minutes, they’re decided by extra-time and then penalties if required.
For the format in full, click here.
The full group listings are as follows:
Group A
Derby County, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest
Group B
Blackburn Rovers, Southampton, Watford, Cardiff City
Group C
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Norwich City, AFC Bournemouth/Wigan Athletic, Bury/Bristol Rovers
Group D
Swansea City, Newcastle United, Burnley, Colchester United
Group E
West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Ipswich Town
Group F
Everton, Leicester City, Portsmouth/ Southend United, Barnsley
Group G
Stoke City, Liverpool, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City
Group H
Sunderland, Brighton & Hove Albion, Dagenham & Redbridge/Exeter City, Hull City
