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Portsmouth fans said yesterday they plan to boycott their EFL Trophy fixtures in protest against the new format.

The club voted against the proposal to allow 16 category -one Premier League academies to take part in the competition.

However, the vote went through only for Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham to reject the invitation.

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