EFL Trophy: Chelsea U21s Fixture Confirmed

We now know when the Saddlers will welcome Chelsea U21s to the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium.

Walsall will take on Northampton Town, Shrewsbury Town, and Chelsea U21s in Southern Group C of the 2025/26 Vertu Trophy.

We recently confirmed that the Saddlers will visit Shrewsbury's Croud Meadow on Tuesday, 2nd September, before hosting Northampton at the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium on Tuesday, 7th October, with both games kicking-off at 7.00pm.

We now know that Chelsea Under-21s will make their way to the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium on Tuesday, 28th October, with kick-off also set for 7.00pm.

Ticket news for all three games will be confirmed in due course.

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This post was first published at 2:45 pm on Thursday, 14 August 2025.