The Town will find out the identity of their opponents in the Round of 16 of the Vertu Trophy when the draw takes place on Saturday at 11.45am.

The draw will take place live during the Sky Sports EFL Show with former Hatter defender Curtis Davies joining Sky Sports’ David Prutton and former Leicester City captain Wes Morgan.

The Round of 32 fixtures began earlier this week with the Town booking their place in the last 16 with a 4-0 win over Exeter. The round concludes on 9th December when Colchester take on West Ham’s Under-21s.

For the Round of 16 draw, clubs will remain regionalised with two draws taking place, one Northern and one Southern – the Hatters will be ball number three.

Southern Section ball numbers

1. AFC Wimbledon

2. Bristol Rovers

3. Luton Town

4. Northampton Town

5. Plymouth Argyle

6. Swindon Town

7. Walsall

8. Colchester United or West Ham United Under-21

The Round of 16 ties are to take place week commencing 12th January 2026.