West Ham United’s 2023/24 group stage EFL Trophy opponents have been confirmed.
The Hammers’ U21s have been drawn to play Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Newport County in Southern Group H in the competition, which pits clubs from EFL Leagues One and Two with 16 teams representing Premier League Academies.
As per competition rules, West Ham will play all three group matches away from home, with the top two in each of the 16 groups going through to the knockout stages.
Since entering for the first time in 2016/17, when a 17-year-old Declan Rice started our inaugural tie at Coventry City, the furthest the U21s have gone in the competition was the Southern section round of 16, which the young Irons reached in 2017/18 and 2020/21.
Last season, West Ham United U21s finished on six points alongside the top two in Group C but, even after memorable wins over Cheltenham Town and Walsall, were eliminated from the 2022/23 edition on goal difference.
Ticket details for our three 2023/24 group-stage ties will be announced in due course.
