Vertu Trophy draw to take place on Thursday
B Team to discover opponents in group stage
Draw to take place from 2.30pm
Nottingham Forest’s B Team opponents in the 2025/26 Vertu Trophy will be confirmed on Thursday afternoon at 2.30pm, live on Sky Sports News.
After the EFL fixtures are revealed at 9am tomorrow, attentions will turn to the competition in the afternoon ahead of the first round of matches the week commencing September 1.
Last season pitted the young Reds against Carlisle United, Morecambe and Wigan Athletic in the group stage, with the Reds narrowly missing out on a place in the second round after picking for points in the initial round.
As was the case last season, Forest will be placed in the northern section of the draw making up a group of three other EFL clubs.
All fixtures in the competition will be played away from home.
EFL clubs have been placed in pre-determined groups prior to the draw with Forest ball number 7 in tomorrow’s draw.
The Reds will be placed into one of the following groups:
Group A
Salford City
Stockport County
Wigan Athletic
Group B
Barrow
Blackpool
Tranmere Rovers
Group C
Bradford City
Doncaster Rovers
Grimsby Town
Group D
Barnsley
Lincoln City
Notts County
Group E
Bolton Wanderers
Oldham Athletic
Rotherham United
Group F
Harrogate Town
Huddersfield Town
Mansfield Town
Group G
Accrington Stanley
Fleetwood Town
Port Vale
Group H
Burton Albion
Chesterfield
Crewe Alexandra