Northampton to face League One rivals in Vertu Trophy quarter-finals

Kevin Nolan’s side will head to Plough Lane in the week commencing February 9th. Wimbledon reached this stage of the competition by beating West Ham United Under-21s 4-2 earlier this month, while Town defeated Walsall by the same margin on Wednesday.

Victory in the capital next month would make it Northampton’s deepest ever run in the EFL Trophy and put them within one game of Wembley. The two teams are currently separated by two points in the League One standings.

The other southern section quarter-final tie will see either Luton or Swindon host Plymouth. In the northern section, Jon Brady’s Port Vale entertain Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers head to Huddersfield Town.

Sky Sports’ David Prutton hosted the quarter-final draw, which remained regionalised, on Saturday morning alongside former Reading captain and Leyton Orient player Jobi McAnuff, and ex-Leicester City and Aston Villa player Marc Albrighton.