The Toon teenagers travel to the capital to face Fulham in their opening group fixture on Tuesday 25 August, which takes place at 12pm (BST).

United's youngsters then host Derby on Saturday 10 October (kick-off 1pm BST), which will take place at the Magpies' Little Benton Academy.

Chris Moore's side will then welcome Tottenham to Tyneside, with their final group fixture taking place on Saturday 7 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.