[2] As EFL rules require that all matches have to be played on grass surfaces, Sutton began work on tearing up their artificial pitch at Gander Green Lane in order to meet the requirements on 31 May 2020.

On 12 July, it was announced the scheduled friendly against Brentford XI was off due to players coming into contact with an individual testing positive for COVID-19, the club confirmed they would travel to face Chesham United instead.

[5] On 15 July, the upcoming game against Maidstone United was called off due to a positive COVID-19 test result in the Sutton squad.

Source: [citation needed] Sutton's full league fixture were released on 24 June 2021.

[13][14] United were drawn into the group stages alongside AFC Wimbledon, Crystal Palace U21s and Portsmouth.