By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa Under-21s have found out their opponents in the 2023/24 EFL Trophy.

Tony Carss’ team were drawn in the Southern Group of the competition, landing in the same Group B alongside Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town and Sutton United.

Dates and times for EFL Trophy fixtures will be confirmed in due course.

During the 2022/23 campaign, the Young Lions took on AFC Wimbledon, Portsmouth and Crawley Town.

While they were eliminated in the group stage last term, Villa won their group in 2021/22 and advanced to the knockout stages.