Brentford Under-18s will open their U18 Professional Development League Cup (PDL Cup) campaign with an away trip to Watford on Tuesday 27 August.

The young Bees will then welcome Coventry City and AFC Wimbledon to Wheatsheaf Park for the remaining two group-stage games, on 5 October and 23 November respectively.

The PDL Cup is a cross-category competition, including category two and category three clubs.

The group stage will begin with 32 teams, each side playing three games to decide which teams will qualify for the knockout stages.

Lydia Bedford’s side will go into their Coventry City clash with some confidence following the young Bees’ 2-1 win to kick off their league season earlier this month.

Brentford's Under-16s will play against the same opponents as the Under-18s, but within their own age group, with a round-up article to follow their final group-stage match against against Wimbledon on 23 November.