The quarter final draw for the 2017/18 EFL Trophy will take place on Thursday evening.
With the third round stage kicking off on Tuesday and a solitary tie set for Wednesday evening, the clubs through to the quarter final draw will be known by the time the Shrewsbury Town and Blackpool match comes to an end.
The quarter final draw itself will take place live on Sky Sports’ EFL Matters show on Thursday January 11.
The programme begins at 7pm on the Sky Sports Football channel and it’s expected the draw will begin at approximately 7.15pm. The programme will be hosted by David Prutton with guests, Garry Birtles and Gregor Robertson.
Ball Numbers haven’t yet been attributed and the quarter final stage is a straight home/away unseeded draw with no regionalisation.
Games are provisionally set for the week beginning January 22, 2018.
