2017-18 Under-18 Premier League

The 2017-18 Under-18 Premier League was the sixth campaign of the top tier of the Under-18 Development League. A total of 24 teams were split regionally into north and south leagues. Teams faced their regional opponents both home and away before the top two faced each other to determine the national champion. The merit group format previously used was dropped. Chelsea were the defending champions.

Teams

2017-18 Teams

North Team Training Ground Manager Blackburn Rovers Brockhall Village Billy Barr Derby County Moor Farm Justin Walker and Rory Delap Everton USM Finch Farm Paul Tait Liverpool Kirkby Academy Steven Gerrard Manchester City City Football Academy Gareth Taylor Manchester United AON Training Complex Kieran McKenna Middlesbrough Rockliffe Park Mark Tinkler Newcastle United Little Benton Dave Watson Stoke City Clayton Wood Kevin Russell Sunderland The Academy of Light Mark Atkinson West Brom WBA Training Ground Jamie Smith Wolverhampton Wanderers Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground Darren Ryan South Team Training Ground Manager Arsenal London Colney Kwame Ampadu Aston Villa Bodymoor Heath David Hughes Brighton & Hove Albion AMEX Elite Performance Centre Mark Beard Chelsea Cobham Jody Morris Fulham Motspur Park Colin Omogbehin Leicester City Belvoir Drive Trevor Peake Norwich City Colney Training Centre David Wright Reading Hogwood Park David Dodds Southampton Staplewood Craig Fleming Swansea City Landore Anthony Wright and Jon Grey Tottenham Hotspur Way Scott Parker West Ham Little Heath Mark Phillips

National Final

Manchester United v Chelsea

5 May 2018 12.00 noon

Manchester United	0-3	Chelsea
		Sterling '4 Gilmour '58 Lamptey '64

Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Mr C.Brown

North

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	22	15	3	4	65	33	+32	48
2	Manchester City	22	13	3	6	58	34	+24	42
3	Liverpool	22	11	5	6	50	35	+15	38
4	Stoke City	22	11	4	7	49	34	+15	37
5	Everton	22	11	4	7	51	41	+10	37
6	Derby County	22	9	6	7	45	38	+7	33
7	Sunderland	22	10	2	10	39	44	-5	32
8	West Brom	22	7	5	10	49	57	-8	26
9	Middlesbrough	22	6	7	9	37	52	-15	25
10	Newcastle United	22	6	6	10	37	48	-11	24
11	Wolves	22	5	4	13	31	53	-22	19
12	Blackburn Rovers	22	3	1	18	28	70	-42	10

(Final Standings)

Key:
Champions

Results

April

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Saturday 28 April: Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool
Saturday 28 April: Sunderland 3-2 West Brom
Friday 27 April: Newcastle United 0-0 Middlesbrough
Wednesday 25 April: West Brom 1-2 Manchester City

Saturday 21 April: Middlesbrough 2-0 Sunderland
Saturday 21 April: Stoke City 2-0 Newcastle United
Saturday 21 April: Wolves 2-0 Everton
Saturday 21 April: Blackburn Rovers 1-4 West Brom
Saturday 21 April: Manchester City 1-0 Derby County
Friday 20 April: Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
Tuesday 17 April: Sunderland 1-1 Middlesbrough
Tuesday 17 April: Wolves 3-5 Derby County
Tuesday 17 April: Blackburn Rovers 2-4 Stoke City

Saturday 14 April: Everton 3-2 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 14 April: Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City
Saturday 14 April: Stoke City 3-1 Wolves
Saturday 14 April: Sunderland 2-1 Liverpool
Saturday 14 April: Derby County 3-1 Newcastle United
Saturday 14 April: West Brom 3-3 Middlesbrough

Tuesday 10 April: Derby County 1-1 West Brom
Tuesday 10 April: Everton 0-2 Sunderland
Tuesday 10 April: Blackburn Rovers 0-5 Manchester City

Saturday 7 April: Derby County 0-3 Stoke City
Saturday 7 April: Manchester City 6-1 Everton
Saturday 7 April: Newcastle United 0-2 Wolves
Saturday 7 April: West Brom 4-1 Liverpool
Saturday 7 April: Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Sunderland

Saturday 7 April: Middlesbrough 2-3 Manchester United

March

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Saturday 31 March: Newcastle United 3-1 Liverpool
Friday 30 March: Wolves 2-3 Middlesbrough
Saturday 24 March: Wolves 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 24 March: Middlesbrough 1-1 Everton

Saturday 17 March: Everton 7-0 Newcastle United
Saturday 17 March: Liverpool 6-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday 17 March: Manchester United 5-0 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 17 March: Stoke City 1-1 Manchester City
Tuesday 13 March: Wolves 0-2 Manchester United

Saturday 10 March: Manchester United 6-1 West Brom
Saturday 10 March: Newcastle United 2-1 Stoke City
Saturday 10 March: Liverpool 1-0 Derby County

Tuesday 6 March: Everton 1-1 Wolves

February

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Saturday 24 February: Manchester United 4-1 Everton
Saturday 24 February: Sunderland 1-0 Manchester City
Saturday 24 February: West Brom 1-1 Stoke City
Saturday 24 February: Liverpool 2-1 Wolves
Saturday 24 February: Blackburn Rovers 2-4 Newcastle United
Saturday 24 February: Middlesbrough 2-4 Derby County

Saturday 17 February: West Brom 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 10 February: Everton 3-1 Liverpool
Saturday 10 February: Manchester City 1-4 West Brom
Saturday 10 February: Stoke City 6-3 Sunderland
Saturday 10 February: Derby County 3-2 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 10 February: Newcastle United 2-1 Manchester United

Saturday 3 February: Sunderland 2-0 Wolves
Saturday 3 February: West Brom 1-4 Newcastle United
Saturday 3 February: Manchester United 6-3 Derby County

Friday 2 February: Liverpool 1-2 Stoke City

January

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Saturday 27 January: Middlesbrough 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

Saturday 20 January: Everton 3-2 West Brom
Saturday 20 January: Stoke City 2-4 Manchester United
Saturday 20 January: Manchester City 2-2 Middlesbrough
Saturday 20 January: Derby County 0-1 Sunderland

Saturday 13 January: Stoke City 2-1 Everton
Saturday 13 January: West Brom 5-2 Wolves
Saturday 13 January: Sunderland 1-2 Manchester United
Saturday 13 January: Manchester City 2-5 Newcastle United

Saturday 6 January: Blackburn Rovers 1-6 Liverpool
Saturday 6 January: Derby County 1-2 Everton
Saturday 6 January: Wolves 0-5 Manchester City

Friday 5 January: Stoke City 4-2 Middlesbrough

December

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Tuesday 19 December: Wolves 1-2 Liverpool
Saturday 9 December: Manchester United 2-2 Liverpool

Saturday 9 December: Derby County 2-0 Manchester City

November

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Tuesday 28 November: Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City

Saturday 25 November: Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Everton
Saturday 25 November: Manchester City 4-1 Manchester United
Saturday 25 November: Wolves 0-1 Stoke City
Saturday 25 November: Newcastle United 2-2 Derby County
Saturday 25 November: Middlesbrough 2-2 West Brom
Friday 24 November: Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland

Saturday 18 November: Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Manchester United
Saturday 18 November: Derby County 5-5 Wolves
Saturday 18 November: Manchester City 3-2 Stoke City
Saturday 18 November: Middlesbrough 1-5 Liverpool
Saturday 18 November: Newcastle United 1-2 Everton
Saturday 18 November: West Brom 3-5 Sunderland

Saturday 11 November: Newcastle United 0-3 Sunderland

October

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Saturday 28 October: Manchester United 2-1 Sunderland
Saturday 21 October: Everton 5-3 Manchester City
Saturday 21 October: Liverpool 5-2 West Brom
Saturday 21 October: Stoke City 0-3 Derby County
Saturday 21 October: Wolves 2-2 Newcastle United
Saturday 21 October: Manchester United 6-2 Middlesbrough
Saturday 21 October: Sunderland 4-1 Blackburn Rovers

Saturday 14 October: Manchester United 6-1 Wolves
Saturday 14 October: Middlesbrough 3-2 Newcastle United
Saturday 14 October: Stoke City 6-0 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 14 October: West Brom 1-3 Derby County

Saturday 14 October: Sunderland 1-5 Everton

September

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Saturday 30 September: Everton 1-1 Manchester United
Saturday 30 September: Stoke City 2-0 West Brom
Saturday 30 September: Manchester City 6-2 Sunderland
Saturday 30 September: Newcastle United 3-4 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 30 September: Derby County 3-3 Middlesbrough

Saturday 23 September: Middlesbrough 2-1 Wolves
Saturday 23 September: Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Derby County
Saturday 23 September: Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle United
Saturday 23 September: Sunderland 3-2 Stoke City
Friday 22 September: Liverpool 3-1 Everton

Saturday 9 September: Manchester City 5-1 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 9 September: Newcastle United 1-4 West Brom
Saturday 9 September: Stoke City 2-2 Liverpool
Saturday 9 September: Derby County 0-2 Manchester United
Saturday 9 September: Everton 2-1 Middlesbrough

Saturday 9 September: Wolves 2-1 Sunderland

August

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Saturday 26 August: Middlesbrough 1-2 Manchester City
Saturday 26 August: West Brom 1-7 Everton
Saturday 26 August: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Wolves
Saturday 26 August: Sunderland 0-3 Derby County
Friday 25 August: Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United
Friday 25 August: Manchester United 2-1 Stoke City

Saturday 19 August: Liverpool 3-2 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 19 August: Manchester City 4-1 Wolves
Saturday 19 August: Sunderland 1-1 Newcastle United
Saturday 19 August: West Brom 4-2 Manchester United
Saturday 19 August: Everton 1-3 Derby County
Saturday 19 August: Middlesbrough 1-0 Stoke City

Saturday 12 August: Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday 12 August: Newcastle United 1-2 Manchester City
Saturday 12 August: Everton 2-2 Stoke City
Saturday 12 August: Wolves 1-1 West Brom

Friday 11 August: Derby County 1-1 Liverpool

South

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	22	17	3	2	64	21	+43	54
2	Arsenal	22	14	3	5	61	33	+28	45
3	Southampton	22	13	3	6	38	25	+13	42
4	Tottenham	22	10	4	8	58	39	+19	34
5	Leicester City	22	9	6	7	38	33	+5	33
6	Swansea City	22	9	4	9	32	44	-12	31
7	Fulham	22	8	6	8	40	33	+7	30
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	6	6	10	36	43	-7	24
9	Aston Villa	22	6	5	11	27	36	-9	23
10	West Ham	22	6	3	13	27	51	-24	21
11	Reading	22	6	3	13	24	50	-26	21
12	Norwich City	22	3	4	14	22	59	-37	13

(Final Standings)

Key:
Champions

Results

May

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Wednesday 9 May: Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea

April

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Saturday 28 April: Swansea City 2-3 Southampton
Saturday 28 April: West Ham 2-2 Aston Villa
Tuesday 24 April: Tottenham 9-0 Arsenal

Saturday 21 April: Arsenal 2-1 Swansea City
Saturday 21 April: Fulham 1-0 West Ham
Saturday 21 April: Leicester City 4-1 Norwich City
Saturday 21 April: Reading 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 21 April: Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa
Wednesday 18 April: Chelsea 0-3 Tottenham
Wednesday 18 April: Southampton 0-1 Arsenal

Saturday 14 April: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Southampton
Saturday 14 April: Swansea City 0-0 Leicester City
Saturday 14 April: West Ham 1-5 Chelsea
Saturday 14 April: Aston Villa 4-1 Reading
Saturday 14 April: Norwich City 0-4 Fulham

Wednesday 11 April: Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Swansea City
Wednesday 11 April: Norwich City 5-3 Tottenham

Saturday 7 April: Fulham 1-2 Tottenham
Saturday 7 April: Reading 2-1 West Ham
Saturday 7 April: Swansea City 3-2 Norwich City
Saturday 7 April: Chelsea 4-0 Southampton
Saturday 7 April: Arsenal 1-3 Leicester City

Saturday 7 April: Aston Villa 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion

March

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Wednesday 28 March: West Ham 2-0 Tottenham
Saturday 24 March: Aston Villa 0-5 Tottenham
Saturday 24 March: Reading 4-1 Norwich City

Saturday 17 March: Leicester City 2-1 Fulham
Saturday 17 March: Southampton 1-1 Reading
Friday 16 March: Norwich City 0-4 Arsenal

Wednesday 14 March: Tottenham 0-0 Swansea City
Saturday 10 March: Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham
Friday 9 March: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-4 Chelsea

Tuesday 6 March: Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City

February

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Saturday 24 February: Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
Saturday 24 February: Tottenham 4-0 Reading
Saturday 24 February: Norwich City 0-3 West Ham
Friday 23 February: Arsenal 5-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Friday 23 February: Fulham 0-1 Chelsea

Saturday 17 February: Aston Villa 0-1 Southampton
Saturday 17 February: West Ham 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Wednesday 14 February: Brighton & Hove Albion 5-2 Norwich City

Saturday 10 February: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham
Saturday 10 February: Reading 2-6 Arsenal
Saturday 10 February: Southampton 2-0 Norwich City
Saturday 10 February: West Ham 2-1 Leicester City
Friday 9 February: Chelsea 5-1 Swansea City

Saturday 3 February: Fulham 4-0 Reading
Saturday 3 February: Leicester City 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 3 February: Swansea City 2-1 West Ham
Saturday 3 February: Tottenham 1-1 Southampton

Saturday 3 February: Norwich City 1-2 Aston Villa

January

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Tuesday 30 January: West Ham 1-5 Arsenal
Saturday 27 January: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Reading
Saturday 27 January: Leicester City 1-3 Southampton

Saturday 20 January: Southampton 1-0 Fulham
Saturday 20 January: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-6 Tottenham
Saturday 20 January: Reading 3-1 Leicester City
Saturday 20 January: Chelsea 2-0 Norwich City
Saturday 20 January: Aston Villa 2-3 Swansea City

Saturday 13 January: Arsenal 2-2 Fulham
Saturday 13 January: Chelsea 2-2 Aston Villa
Saturday 13 January: Swansea City 2-0 Reading

Saturday 6 January: Reading 0-2 Chelsea
Saturday 6 January: Southampton 3-1 West Ham
Saturday 6 January: Tottenham 4-4 Leicester City

Saturday 6 January: Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal

December

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Wednesday 20 December: Fulham 1-2 Swansea City
Saturday 9 December: Swansea City 0-3 Arsenal
Saturday 9 December: Tottenham 4-4 Chelsea
Saturday 9 December: West Ham 2-2 Fulham

Saturday 9 December: Norwich City 1-0 Leicester City

November

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Saturday 25 November: Chelsea 7-0 West Ham
Saturday 25 November: Arsenal 6-0 Tottenham
Saturday 25 November: Southampton 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 25 November: Fulham 2-2 Norwich City
Saturday 25 November: Leicester City 3-1 Swansea City
Saturday 25 November: Reading 2-1 Aston Villa

Saturday 18 November: Swansea City 2-5 Tottenham
Saturday 18 November: Reading 0-3 Southampton
Saturday 18 November: Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham
Saturday 18 November: Fulham 2-2 Leicester City
Friday 17 November: Arsenal 3-0 Norwich City
Friday 17 November: Chelsea 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Wednesday 1 November: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Aston Villa

October

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Saturday 21 October: Norwich City 1-5 Swansea City
Saturday 21 October: Tottenham 1-2 Fulham
Saturday 21 October: West Ham 1-0 Reading
Saturday 21 October: Leicester City 2-0 Arsenal
Saturday 21 October: Southampton 4-0 Chelsea

Saturday 14 October: Arsenal 5-1 Southampton
Saturday 14 October: Swansea City 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 14 October: Tottenham 3-1 West Ham
Saturday 14 October: Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa
Saturday 14 October: Leicester City 2-3 Chelsea

Saturday 14 October: Norwich City 1-1 Reading

September

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Saturday 30 September: Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
Saturday 30 September: Chelsea 6-1 Fulham
Saturday 30 September: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Arsenal
Saturday 30 September: Reading 1-0 Tottenham
Saturday 30 September: West Ham 1-1 Norwich City
Saturday 30 September: Southampton 3-0 Swansea City

Saturday 23 September: Arsenal 4-0 Reading
Saturday 23 September: Fulham 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 23 September: Norwich City 1-1 Southampton
Saturday 23 September: Leicester City 2-1 West Ham
Saturday 23 September: Swansea City 0-5 Chelsea
Saturday 23 September: Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa

Saturday 9 September: Aston Villa 1-3 Norwich City
Saturday 9 September: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Leicester City
Saturday 9 September: Reading 2-5 Fulham
Saturday 9 September: West Ham 1-2 Swansea City
Saturday 9 September: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

Saturday 9 September: Southampton 1-2 Tottenham

August

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Saturday 26 August: Arsenal 6-1 West Ham
Saturday 26 August: Fulham 2-0 Southampton
Saturday 26 August: Norwich City 0-4 Chelsea
Saturday 26 August: Tottenham 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 26 August: Leicester City 3-1 Reading
Saturday 26 August: Swansea City 1-1 Aston Villa

Saturday 19 August: Swansea City 1-1 Fulham
Saturday 19 August: West Ham 0-3 Southampton
Saturday 19 August: Chelsea 1-0 Reading
Saturday 19 August: Leicester City 4-2 Tottenham
Saturday 19 August: Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
Saturday 19 August: Norwich City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Saturday 12 August: Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
Saturday 12 August: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 West Ham
Saturday 12 August: Fulham 4-1 Arsenal
Saturday 12 August: Reading 0-2 Swansea City
Saturday 12 August: Southampton 1-2 Leicester City

Saturday 12 August: Tottenham 4-0 Norwich City

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 28th April)

Player	Club	Goals
Reo Griffiths	Tottenham	26
Mason Greenwood	Manchester United	16
Anthony Gordon	Everton	14
Keyendrah Simmonds	Manchester City	13
Stephen Walker	Middlesbrough	13
Charlie Brown	Chelsea	12
Manasse Mampala	Everton	12
Nabil Touaizi	Manchester City	12
Rayhaan Tulloch	West Brom	12
Nishan Burkart	Manchester United	11
Jordan Greenidge	Stoke City	11
Kyle Connell	Blackburn Rovers	10
Stefan Ljubicic	Brighton & Hove Albion	10
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	Sunderland	10
Timmy Abraham	Fulham	9
Korede Adedoyin	Everton	9
Folarin Balogun	Arsenal	9
Adam Idah	Norwich City	9
Curtis Jones	Liverpool	9
Glen McAuley	Liverpool	9
Felix Nmecha	Manchester City	9
Michael Obafemi	Southampton	9
Austin Samuels	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9
Elias Sorensen	Newcastle United	9
Martell Taylor-Crossdale	Chelsea	9
Conor Tee	Leicester City	9
Cameron Thompson	Fulham	9

Hat-tricks

(Updated 25th April)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Cameron Thompson	Fulham	12th August 2017	Fulham 4-1 Arsenal
Anthony Gordon	Everton	26th August 2017	West Bromwich Albion 1-7 Everton
Emile Smith-Rowe	Arsenal	26th August 2017	Arsenal 6-1 West Ham United
Felix Nmecha	Manchester City	9th September 2017	Manchester City 5-1 Blackburn Rovers
Cameron Thompson	Fulham	9th September 2017	Reading 2-5 Fulham
Rabbi Matondo	Manchester City	30th September 2017	Manchester City 6-2 Sunderland
Martell Taylor-Crossdale	Chelsea	30th September 2017	Chelsea 6-1 Fulham
Jordan Greenidge	Stoke City	14th October 2017	Stoke City 6-0 Blackburn Rovers
Mason Greenwood	Manchester United	14th October 2017	Manchester United 6-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manasse Mampala	Everton	14th October 2017	Sunderland 1-5 Everton
Rayhaan Tulloch	West Bromwich Albion	18th November 2017	West Bromwich Albion 3-5 Sunderland
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	Sunderland	18th November 2017	West Bromwich Albion 3-5 Sunderland
Charlie Brown	Chelsea	25th November 2017	Chelsea 7-0 West Ham United
Conor Gallagher	Chelsea	9th December 2017	Tottenham Hotspur 4-4 Chelsea
Rafael Camacho	Liverpool	6th January 2018	Blackburn Rovers 1-6 Liverpool
Fabio Carvalho	Fulham	3rd February 2018	Fulham 4-0 Reading
Reo Griffiths	Tottenham	27th February 2018	Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Reading
Korede Adedoyin	Everton	17th March 2018	Everton 7-0 Newcastle United
Stefan Ljubicic	Brighton & Hove Albion	7th April 2018	Aston Villa 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
Keyendrah Simmonds	Manchester City	7th April 2018	Manchester City 6-1 Everton
Felix Nmecha	Manchester City	10th April 2018	Blackburn Rovers 0-5 Manchester City
Reo Griffiths	Tottenham Hotspur	11th April 2018	Norwich City 5-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Adam Idah	Norwich City	11th April 2018	Norwich City 5-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Morgan Whittaker	Derby County	14th April 2018	Derby County 3-1 Newcastle United
Rayhaan Tulloch	West Bromwich Albion	21st April 2018	Blackburn Rovers 1-4 West Bromwich Albion
Reo Griffiths	Tottenham Hotspur	24th April 2018	Tottenham Hotspur 9-0 Arsenal