[29] A second pre-season friendly was announced on 21 August 2020 against Southampton Under-23s, played that day.

[31] On the same day, Chesham United's Chairman released a statement, confirming that they will replace their friendly with Banbury United with a game against a Wycombe XI on 11 September, the day before Wycombe would be starting their Championship season against Rotherham United.

Source: [citation needed] The EFL Championship fixtures were released on 21 August 2020.

[36] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.

[37] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.