The Toon teenagers will host their Leicester City counterparts at the Magpies' Little Benton Academy on Tuesday, 26th August in their opening group fixture, with kick-off set at 1pm (BST), before facing an away trip to Aston Villa on Saturday, 4th October (kick-off 11am GMT), which will take place at the Villan's Boodymoor Heath Training Ground.

Chris Moore's side will then welcome Liverpool to Tyneside, with their final Group B fixture taking place at United's Little Benton Academy on Saturday, 22nd November. Kick-off is set at 11am (GMT).

Teams must finish top of their respective group or be the best second-placed team in the competition to qualify for the quarter-finals.