2022-23 Under-18 Premier League Cup

The 2022-23 Under-18 Premier League Cup is the fifth 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.

Chelsea are the defending cup holders.

Teams

All Category 1 Under-18 teams are invited to feature in this year's competition along with three Category 2 teams:

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, 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	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

West Ham United v Fulham

3 September 2022

West Ham United	4-2	Fulham
Marshall 49', 59', 90 +4' Kodua 66'		Gofford 52' Works 78'

Little Heath

Sunderland v Nottingham Forest

3 Septemnber 2022

Sunderland	1-0	Nottingham Forest
Watson '90

The Academy of Light

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Derby County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Everton v Derby County

2 September 2022

Everton	1-0	Derby County
Tierney '90

Finch Farm

Southampton v Chelsea

3 September 2022

Southampton	3-0	Chelsea
Davis 20' Morgan 23', 88'

Staplewood

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Newcastle United v Arsenal

3 September 2022

Newcastle United	4-2	Arsenal
Cooper 3' Parkinson 58' Miley 64', 81'		Quesada-Thorn 11' Green 33'

Little Benton

Aston Villa v Manchester United

3 September 2022

Aston Villa	2-0	Manchester United
Kellyman 32' Moore 75'

Bodymoor Heath

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Sheffield United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion

3 September 2022

Crystal Palace	3-0	Brighton & Hove Albion
Nascimento 11', 41' Williams 73'

Crystal Palace Training Ground

Leeds United v Sheffield United

3 September 2022

Leeds United	1-2	Sheffield United
Thomas 65'		Dickinson '11 Blacker '84

Thorp Arch Grange

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Norwich City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Norwich City v Leicester City

3 September 2022

Norwich City	2-1	Leicester City
Matos 49' (pen) Welch 62'		Richards 45 +1' (pen)

Lotus Training Centre

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

3 September 2022

Manchester City	2-0	Blackburn Rovers
O'Reilly 39' Harrison 62'

City Football Academy

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

3 September 2022

Liverpool	1-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Koumas 86'		Williams 40', 45 +1', 54'

Kirkby Academy

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

3 September 2022

Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-3	Charlton Athletic
Farmer 49' (pen)		Hand '41 Rylah '45+1 Casey '77

Sir Jack Hayward Academy

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Middlesbrough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stoke City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Bromwich Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ipswich Town v Stoke City

3 September 2022

Ipswich Town	2-1	Stoke City
Manly 17' TBC '54		Lowe 44'

Playford Road

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

3 September 2022

Middlesbrough	0-3	West Bromwich Albion
		Heard 6' Hurlock 45 +3' Love 47'

Rockliffe Park

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Ranking of Best Runner-Up

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Pts

Quarter-Finals

The seven group winners and best runner-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.

Goalscorers

Player

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Goals

Previous Campaigns

• 2021-22
• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18