| ROUND | R1 | |||||
| r1N | r1S | r2N | r2S | r3N | r3S | |
| Season archive |
| Group A | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | WXX- | |
| 2 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | LWW- | |
| 3 | Salford City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | XL-- | ||
| 4 | Sunderland U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | LX-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Wednesday, 11 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-4 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 39 | Smith | ||||
| 42 | Brown | ||||
| 86 | Warren | ||||
| 90+5 | Caton | ||||
| 3 | Salford City | - | Sunderland U21 | ||
| Group B | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | WWW- | ||
| 2 | 1 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 5 | WLX- | |
| 3 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | LWX- | |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 | LLL- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 27 October 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Blackpool | 3-2 | Aston Villa U21 | ||
| 42 | Ashworth | 29 | Boyd | ||
| 71(p) | Yates | 90+4 | |||
| 79 | Brown | ||||
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-2 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 50 | Graves | 60 | Chilokoa-Mullen | ||
| 83 | Rimmer | ||||
| Group C | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Bradford City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | WWW- | ||
| 2 | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | WLW- | ||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | LXL- | ||
| 4 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 | LXL- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 3 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Newcastle United U21 | ||
| 34 | Thompson | ||||
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Bradford City | 4-0 | York City | ||
| 32 | Sarcevic | ||||
| 61 | Humphrys | ||||
| 70 | Swan | ||||
| 86 | Powell | ||||
| Group D | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | WWX- | ||
| 2 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | WWX- | ||
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 3 | LLW- | ||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0 | LLL- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 27 October 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Port Vale | 5-0 | Manchester City U21 | ||
| 4 | Asamoah | ||||
| 10 | McGowan | ||||
| 30 | Watters | ||||
| 34 | Montsma | ||||
| 64 | Figueroa | ||||
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 3-5 | Chesterfield | ||
| 13(p) | Russell | 45 | Randall | ||
| 20 | Russell | 62 | Duffy | ||
| 61 | Hendry | 67 | Naylor | ||
| 70 | Duffy | ||||
| 88(p) | Mandeville | ||||
| Group E | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | OWW- | ||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | OW-- | ||
| 3 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | WLL- | |
| 4 | 1 | Everton U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 | LL-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 27 October 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 2-1 | Everton U21 | ||
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Stockport County | 0-0 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Group F | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Notts County | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | WWW- | ||
| 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | WLX- | |
| 3 | 1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | LOX- | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LOL- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 0-3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | ||
| 16 | |||||
| 21 | Newton | ||||
| 44 | Orr | ||||
| 3 | Burton Albion | 0-3 | Notts County | ||
| 20 | Campbell | ||||
| 71 | Smyth | ||||
| 75 | Sanders | ||||
| Group G | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 6 | LWW- | ||
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | WL-- | ||
| 3 | 1 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 3 | WLL- | |
| 4 | 1 | Leeds United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | LW-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Wednesday, 11 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Barnsley | 5-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 25 | Kirk | 63 | Hill | ||
| 32 | Johnson | 71 | Drummond | ||
| 41 | Kirk | ||||
| 67 | Alker | ||||
| 89 | Yoganathan | ||||
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | - | Leeds United U21 | ||
| Group H | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | WWW- | ||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | WWL- | ||
| 3 | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 | LLX- | ||
| 4 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 | LLX- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 3 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Rochdale | 1-4 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 15 | Henderson | 54 | May | ||
| 63 | Hanlan | ||||
| 88 | Bailey | ||||
| 90+2 | Hutchinson | ||||
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 4-0 | Liverpool U21 | ||
| 4 | Callum MILLS (Leeds United U21) | |
| +1 | Nick POWELL (Bradford City) | |
| 3 | Aaron COLLINS (Milton Keynes Dons) | |
| +1 | Ian HENDERSON (Rochdale) | |
| Malik MOTHERSILLE (Wycombe Wanderers) | ||
| Jordan CLARK (Luton Town) | ||
| +1 | Will SWAN (Bradford City) | |
| Tom KNOWLES (Barnet) | ||
| Michael MELLON (Stevenage) | ||
| Harry ASHFIELD (Peterborough United) |