2023-24 Under-18 Premier League Cup
The 2023-24 Under-18 Premier League Cup is the sixth campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition, which pits Category 1 teams against each other in an initial three-game group stage. All Category 1 academies scheduled to be involved along with selected invitees from Category 2, with two northern and two southern teams in each group. Clubs play each other once, either home or away, with the winners of the seven groups plus the best runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.
Tottenham Hotspur are the defending cup holders.
Contents |
Teams
All Category 1 Under-18 teams are invited to feature in this year's competition along with two Category 2 teams:
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, Reading, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
2 September 2023
|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-0 | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| Gorman 8’ (pen), 75’ Tasker 54’ Albarus 72’ |
AMEX Elite Performance Centre
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
2 September 2023
|
| Derby County | 3-2 | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Wheeldon 13’ Davidson 38’ Allen 89’ |
Matthews 44’ Muwana 45 +1’ |
Moor Farm
|
21 October 2023
|
| West Ham | 2-1 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
| Ajala 55’ Rigge 67’ |
Wheeldon 46’ |
Little Heath Sports Ground
|
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
2 September 2023
|
| Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | Norwich City |
|---|---|---|
| Brown 29’, 49’ Davies 45 +4’ Robinson 90 +4’ |
Trialist 14’ |
Nigel Doughty Academy
|
21 October 2023
|
| Leeds United | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Gorman 9’ Vincent 21’, 30’ Wilson 40’ |
Whitehall 27’ |
Thorp Arch Grange
|
21 October 2023
|
| Norwich City | 1-3 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Myles 18’ |
Wilson 23’, 42’ Pavey 67’ |
Lotus Training Centre
|
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
2 September 2023
|
| Everton | 1-2 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Sherif 64’ (pen) |
Warhurst 09’ Dunbar-McDonald 79’ |
Finch Farm
|
2 September 2023
|
| Peterborough United | 3-1 | West Brom |
|---|---|---|
| Winters 63' Odei-Larbi 86' Davies 90 +3' |
Walker 12' (pen) |
idverde Training Centre
|
21 October 2023
|
| Manchester City | 5-1 | Peterborough United |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa-Ruprecht 6’ Heskey 20’, 24’ Fletcher 55’ Batty 77’ |
Davies 62' |
City Football Academy
|
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
2 September 2023
|
| Chelsea | 4-2 | Barnsley |
|---|---|---|
| Runham 37’ Golding 39’ Mheuka 44’ Olagunju 82’ |
Jaaló 17’ Yoganathan 90 +3’ |
Cobham
|
21 October 2023
|
| Barnsley | 3-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Jaló 29’, 37’, 44’ |
Stritch 73’, 82’, 85’ |
Oakwell Training Ground
|
21 October 2023
|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-4 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Moore 3’ Irow 29’ Akhamrich 52’ |
Morgan 32’ Russell-Denny 55’, 72’ Mheuka 64’ |
Hotspur Way
|
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
2 September 2023
|
| Manchester United | 4-1 | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatley 19’ Biancheri 57’, 62’, 69’ |
Coke 85’ |
AON Training Complex
|
26 September 2023
|
| Southampton | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Oyekunle 36’, 90 +1’ Clarke 76’ og |
Ashworth 79’ |
Staplewood
|
21 October 2023
|
| Reading | 5-3 | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| Barough 13’, 34’, 47’ Jones 69’ Coke 90 +2’ |
Merry 4’, 46’ Pitts 84’ |
Bearwood Park
|
21 October 2023
|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Chiwome 56’ |
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
|
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
2 September 2023
|
| Fulham | 3-2 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Bogle-Campbell 28’ Olyott 68’ (pen) Osmand 85’ |
Craggs 45 +2’ Palmer 72’ |
Motspur Park
|
2 September 2023
|
| Crystal Palace | 6-1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Mustapha 6’ King 18’ Marsh 44’, 83’, 88’ Derry 55’ |
Danns 45 +1’ |
CPFC Training Ground
|
21 October 2023
|
| Liverpool | 3-5 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Nyoni 17’ Danns 26’ Omoruyi 90 +4’ |
Osmand 13’ Esenga 29’ Gordon 63’ Olyott 74’ Nwoko 85’ |
Kirkby Academy
|
Ranking of Best Runner-Up
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
Quarter-Finals
The seven group winners and best runner-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
Semi-Finals
Final
Goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
Previous Campaigns
2022-23 • 2021-22 • 2019-20 • 2018-19 • 2017-18
