Bizarre EFL Trophy draw sees two clubs from same city separated into Northern and Southern regions

THE EFL Trophy draw bizarrely saw two clubs from the same city separated into Northern and Southern regions.

Clubs from League One and League Two and some Under-21 sides from the Premier League join the 64-team tournament.

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All enter from round one and are split into 16 regional groups of four teams, half in the Northern and the remaining in the Southern.

The 16 invited U21 teams are placed into their respective Northern and Southern regional groups.

And the 48 EFL Clubs are also placed into pre-determined groups.

But eyebrows were raised when Nottingham Forest's U21s were put in the Northern group.

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That is because Notts County were sectioned in the Southern side - despite the teams being just half a mile away from each other.

One fan said: "EFL Trophy Group stage draw has #Notts County in the Southern draw. It has Forest in the Northern draw.

"The stadiums are 300 yards apart."

Another added: "And Notts are the more northernly club."

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One agreed: "And Notts County is the Northern of the two."

Another joked: "Just to make it even more ridiculous, Notts County are further north."

The EFL Trophy was won this season by Peterborough United, who beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 to scoop the £100,000 prize.

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