Leyton Orient needed a big win at Barnet to claim an unlikely second place in Southern Group F on goal difference, but were well beaten 4-2 at The Hive. Jack Maskell's strike on 33 minutes set Barnet on their way. Morris equalised two minutes before the break, but Smith restored the lead in first-half stoppage time, and a Springett own goal and Siaw made it 4-1 before Scarlett's late reply. The crowd was 210.
Bradford City thumped York City 4-0 at Valley Parade to top Northern Group C. Sarcevic opened the scoring on 32 minutes, Humphrys and Swan added second-half goals and veteran forward Nick Powell scored the fourth four minutes from time. The crowd was 2,524.
Huddersfield Town thumped Liverpool U21 4-0 to finish top of Northern Group H at the Accu Stadium. Taylor scored in the first minute and again on 31, Low made it 3-0 before the break and Ashia added the fourth on 61 minutes.
Oxford United coasted to a 4-0 win over Cheltenham Town to go second in Southern Group A, and will stay there as long as they avoid a heavy defeat against Tottenham Hotspur U21 in their final game. Snowden scored on 59 minutes, O'Donkor twice and Jeon once. The crowd at the Kassam Stadium was 860.
Marine won 3-1 at the Scarborough Sports Village, scoring three times in the last 18 minutes of the first half through Sinclair-Smith, Kattah and Newell, the third in stoppage time. Thornton replied for Scarborough Athletic on 59 minutes. The result leaves Marine 16th in the National League North on 19 points, with Scarborough 20th on 16.
Reading are out of the EFL Trophy. They needed a big win at Bristol Rovers to overtake Chelsea U21 in Southern Group C, but were held 2-2 at the Memorial Stadium and beaten 5-3 on penalties, so Chelsea U21 went through without playing. Patton put Reading ahead after three minutes and Jones made it 2-0 on 55. Appiah pulled one back three minutes later and Sanyaolu levelled on 65. The crowd was 1,215.
Nottingham Forest U21 also went through from Northern Group F, winning 3-0 against League Two promotion-chasers Grimsby Town at Blundell Park. All the goals came before the break: Andrews on 16 minutes, Newton on 21 and Orr on 44. The crowd was 574.
MK Dons came from behind to win 2-1 at Bromley in Southern Group H. Kabamba put Bromley ahead on 22 minutes from Whitely's pass, Paterson equalised five minutes later from Wiles's ball and Burke, set up by Nelson, scored the winner six minutes after half-time.
Brentford U21 are into the EFL Trophy knockout stages. They had to beat Crawley Town, the Football League's basement side, in their last Southern Group H game, and Domeiro Bobb-Semple scored in each half, on 27 and 51 minutes, at the Broadfield Stadium. Connor Wickham scored a stoppage-time penalty on his Crawley debut, but it came too late. The crowd was 819.
A close-range shot by Tom Graves five minutes after half-time put Crewe Alexandra on track for the win they needed to progress from Northern Group B, but Wigan Athletic scored twice in the second half, through Chilokoa-Mullen on 60 minutes and Rimmer on 83, to win 2-1 and end their hopes. The crowd was 1,150.
League One Leicester City came from behind to beat League Two Walsall 2-1 at the King Power Stadium and move into the knockout stages from Southern Group B. A Walsall win would have taken the visitors through in their place. Dallas gave Walsall the lead on 10 minutes. John Lundstram equalised on 20 and Will Smallbone's strike on 32 put Leicester ahead by the break. They held on. The crowd was 3,083.
Gillingham made sure of their place in the last 32 with a 2-1 win over their League Two rivals Northampton Town at Sixfields. They needed only a point to finish second in Southern Group G above Brighton & Hove Albion U21, but Lamin Sillah scored on 12 minutes and set up Antwi's goal on 54. List had equalised for Northampton two minutes after half-time.
Torquay United won 2-0 at Hemel Hempstead Town in the National League South, with both goals in the first half and both made by Harry Shield. The captain, Matt Worthington, scored on 10 minutes and Matt Jay on 34. It was Torquay's second win in a row and leaves them 11th on 23 points; Hemel are 20th on 15.
Salisbury beat Braintree Town 2-0 at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium in the National League South. Dabre gave them the lead on 19 minutes, and they held it to half-time before Odokonyero added the second on 63. The win keeps Salisbury third on 31 points; Braintree are 19th on 16.
Kilsby's goal seven minutes from time earned Darlington a 1-1 draw at home to Oxford City, who led through Brown's goal on 22 minutes. The point leaves Darlington 22nd in the National League North with 12 points from 16 games; Oxford City are third on 28.
Colchester United beat Ipswich Town U21 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw in Southern Group D, in a match where both sides knew their campaign had ended after their second fixture. Thimothee Lo-Tutala saved two Ipswich kicks and Milton Oni scored the winning one. The crowd was 975.
Stockport County beat Tranmere Rovers 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw in Northern Group E, with both sides already sure of qualification for the knockout stages. Luca Ashby-Hammond saved two Tranmere kicks and Mamadou Jobe scored the decisive one. The crowd at Edgeley Park was 1,197.
