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18 January 2015: [[Manchester City Under-21s|Manchester City]] [[Manchester City 5-1 Schalke (2014-15 Premier League International Cup)|5-1]] [[Schalke Under-21s|Schalke]] <br> | 18 January 2015: [[Manchester City Under-21s|Manchester City]] [[Manchester City 5-1 Schalke (2014-15 Premier League International Cup)|5-1]] [[Schalke Under-21s|Schalke]] <br> | ||
24 November 2014: [[Leicester City Under-21s|Leicester City]] [[Leicester City 2-0 Benfica (2014-15 Premier League International Cup)|2-0]] [[Benfica Under-21s|Benfica]] <br> | 24 November 2014: [[Leicester City Under-21s|Leicester City]] [[Leicester City 2-0 Benfica (2014-15 Premier League International Cup)|2-0]] [[Benfica Under-21s|Benfica]] <br> | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 2 February 2015
The 2014-15 Premier League International Cup is the inaugural campaign of the Premier League's continental competition for the Under-21 age group. The format sees four groups of four teams at the initial group stage, with teams playing each other once before the top two in each group progress to the quarter-finals. All games will be played in England, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
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Teams
There are 16 European sides involved in the Cup's debut season: Athletic Bilbao, Benfica, Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester City, Norwich City, Porto, PSV Eindhoven, Schalke, Sunderland, Villarreal, West Ham
Group Stage
The 16 competing teams are split into four groups of four, with two English sides drawn into each group. The top two sides in each group after each side faces each other once will progress to the last eight. All group stage games will be played in England.
Group A
League Table:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 3 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
(Table updated: 28th January)
Upcoming Fixtures:
11 February 2015: Porto V Borussia Monchengladbach
TBC: Norwich City V Porto
Results:
27 January 2015: Norwich City 1-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
14 January 2015: Chelsea 2-1 Porto
23 December 2014: Chelsea 5-0 Norwich City
19 December 2014: Chelsea 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Group B
League Table:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Ham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
Results:
21 January 2015: Fulham 2-1 PSV Eindhoven
17 December 2014: Fulham 1-2 Athletic Bilbao
8 December 2014: West Ham 2-3 Fulham
19 November 2014: West Ham 2-1 PSV Eindhoven
28 October 2014: PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
15 October 2014: West Ham 3-5 Athletic Bilbao
Group C
League Table:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Benfica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Schalke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Results:
2 February 2015: Manchester City 2-3 Leicester City
18 January 2015: Manchester City 5-1 Schalke
24 November 2014: Leicester City 2-0 Benfica
21 November 2014: Manchester City 3-1 Benfica
18 November 2014: Leicester City 2-0 Schalke
29 October 2014: Schalke 0-1 Benfica
Group D
League Table:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
(Table updated: 19th December)
Upcoming Fixtures:
2 February 2015: Everton V Sunderland
11 February 2015: Everton V Villarreal
Results:
21 January 2015: Celtic 1-0 Villarreal
18 December 2014: Sunderland 1-2 Celtic
10 December 2014: Sunderland 0-0 Villarreal
25 November 2014: Everton 1-1 Celtic
Quarter-Finals
The quarter-finals will comprise the top two sides from each group in a draw that will see the winners of Group A face the runners-up of Group B and the winners of Group B play the runners-up from Group A. Similarly, the winners of Group C will go up against the runners-up from Group D, while the winners of Group D will play the runners-up of Group C.
Top Goalscorers
(Correct up to 22nd January)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Jorge Luis Garcia | Athletic Bilbao | 3 |
| Ange-Freddy Plumain | Fulham | 3 |
| Kieran Bywater | West Ham | 2 |
| Leigh Griffiths | Celtic | 2 |
| Tom Hopper | Leicester City | 2 |
| Paul McCallum | West Ham | 2 |
| Dominic Solanke | Chelsea | 2 |
