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U’S SHINE AS EFL SIDES DENY YOUNG GUNS…

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The LeaguePaper Team
9 September 2018

MIDWEEK ROUND-UP: CHECKATRADE TROPHY
By John Lyons

KEY MOMENT: Fulham goalkeeper Toni Stahl handles the ball outside the area in a race with Oxford United’s Fabio Lopes to earn a red card and, inset, Scunthorpe United’s Stephen Humphrys and Wolves U21’s Cameron John do battle

EFL sides took the bulk of the honours against their academy rivals as the Checkatrade Trophy kicked off in earnest on Tuesday night.
While there had been a few group stage matches played in August, there were a whopping 22 ties in midweek.
EFL sides met invited U21 sides from the top two divisi...

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