played later in January, as City travelled to Wales for a match against the academy side of Swansea City. After a lacklustre first half, Swansea won a penalty after the interval when Haynes fouled Oli McBurnie. The Swansea striker took the kick and put his side in front. Coventry then equalised close to the end of normal time through an own goal by Adnan Marić, as he fought for a header with Willis in the penalty area. The game went to a penalty shoot-out, which Coventry won 4–2. Thomas, Burundian international Gaël Bigirimana, Kyel Reid and Lameiras all scored their kicks while goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook saved penalties by Swansea's Botti Biabi and George Byers. Coventry's semi-final saw them play Wycombe Wanderers for the second time in the campaign, this time at the Ricoh Arena. A crowd of 11,672 watched the game, which was also televised on Sky Sports. Coventry scored two early goals through Stuart Beavon and Thomas, and looked comfortable at half-time with a 2–0 lead. Wycombe were much stronger in the second half, buoyed by the arrival of striker Adebayo Akinfenwa. He pulled a goal back on 55 minutes and Wycombe dominated the remainder of the match, launching a succession of attacks on the City goal. Coventry hung on for a 2–1 victory that earned them their first match at Wembley Stadium since the 1987 FA Charity Shield match, which followed their triumph in that year's FA Cup. Oxford United Oxford were placed in Southern Group C for the group phase, alongside Exeter City and Swindon Town. Like Coventry, they also faced a Premier League academy side, that of Chelsea. Their opener was against Exeter at the Kassam Stadium in late August. Tyler Roberts opened the scoring for Oxford early in the game and Chris Maguire doubled their lead on 35 minutes with a penalty. Goals from Matt Jay and Liam McAlinden drew the Devon side level, but strikes from Ryan Taylor and Alex MacDonald in the final 20 minutes sealed a 4–2 win for United. For their second match on 4 October 2016, they travelled to local rivals Swindon Town. It was an ill-tempered game with six yellow cards issued, two for Swindon and four for Oxford. There was also a straight red card before half time for MacDonald after he stamped on Swindon's Anton Rodgers. The game finished 0–0, the drawn fixture leading to a penalty