The draw will take place on talkSPORT2's Social Show at 3.30pm on Monday, 19th August, and will be conducted by former England international Lianne Sanderson. It will be split into two sections - northern and southern - with ball numbers and structure as follows:

Northern section

1 Everton

2 Sunderland

3 Blackburn Rovers

4 Sheffield United

5 Liverpool

6 Newcastle United

7 Manchester United

8 Durham

The northern section will be split into two groups consisting of four teams. The first four numbers out of the bag will be placed in Group A, while the remaining four numbers will be placed in Group B.

Southern section

1 Brighton & Hove Albion

2 West Ham United

3 Birmingham City

4 Crystal Palace

5 Southampton

6 Portsmouth

7 Aston Villa

8 Charlton Athletic

9 London City Lionesses

10 Leicester City

11 Bristol City

12 Tottenham Hotspur

The southern section will be split into three groups consisting of four teams. The first four numbers out of the bag will be placed in Group C, the next four numbers in Group D, and the final four numbers in Group E.

Group stage fixture dates

2/3 October 2024

16/17 October 2024 & 13/14 November 2024

23/24 November 2024

11/12 December 2024

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals: 22/23 January 2025

Semi-finals: 5/6 February 2025

Final: 15/16 March 2025