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EFL Trophy: Sunderland and Peterborough among clubs to progress

Sunderland and Peterborough United were among 14 clubs to reach the last 32 of the EFL Trophy on Tuesday.

The Black Cats beat Carlisle 5-3, while Posh overcame Fulham Under-21s 4-2.

Fleetwood qualified from the same group as Sunderland as Harvey Saunders scored a hat-trick inside the first 15 minutes of their 3-0 win over Aston Villa U21s.

Elsewhere, Norwich U21s also progressed from the group stage as Tyrese Omotoye netted three times in their 5-0 victory at Newport County.

Portsmouth's win at Southend was enough to seal a spot in the knock-out round for Pompey and West Ham U21s, despite the Hammers not being in action.