2022-23 Premier League 2

The 2022-23 Premier League 2 is the top tier of the Professional Development League. It is an Under-21 league where clubs are permitted to field five 'over-age' outfield players and one 'over-age' goalkeeper.

The league is split into two, with both Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers promoted to the top division. They replace Leeds United and Derby County who were relegated from Division 1. Birmingham City, Burnley and Reading lost Category One status in the summer of 2022 and no longer compete at this level. Manchester City are the defending Division 1 champions.

Promotion and relegation of two teams applies every year. The teams finishing 13th and 14th in Division 1 will be relegated, while the team finishing top of Division 2 will be automatically promoted. Those teams finishing second, third, fourth and fifth in Division 2 will compete in a promotion playoff.

Teams

2022-23 Teams
Division One Team Training Ground Manager Arsenal Meadow Park, Boreham Wood Mehmet Ali Blackburn Rovers Leyland County Ground, Lancashire FA Mike Sheron Brighton & Hove Albion Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Andrew Crofts Chelsea Kingsmeadow Mark Robinson Crystal Palace Selhurst Park Paddy McCarthy Everton Haig Avenue, Southport Paul Tait Fulham Motspur Park Steve Wigley Leicester City Seagrave Training Ground Ben Petty Liverpool Kirkby Academy Barry Lewtas Manchester City Man City Academy Stadium Brian Barry-Murphy Manchester United Leigh Sports Village Mark Dempsey Tottenham Lamex Stadium, Stevenage Wayne Burnett West Ham Rush Green Mark Robson Wolves Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster James Collins			Division Two Team Training Ground Manager Aston Villa Bodymoor Heath Tony Carss Derby County Loughborough University Pat Lyons Leeds United Thorp Arch Michael Skubala Middlesbrough Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland Mark Tinkler Newcastle United Northumberland FA Elliott Dickman Norwich City Lotus Training Centre Alan Neilson Nottingham Forest Meadow Lane Andy Reid Southampton The Snows Stadium, Totton David Horseman Stoke City Red Industries Stadium Kevin Russell Sunderland Academy of Light Mike Dodds West Brom The Hawthorns Richard Beale

Division 1

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Crystal Palace	6	4	2	0	18	9	+9	14
2	Arsenal	6	4	2	0	17	8	+9	14
3	Manchester City	6	4	2	0	13	4	+9	14
4	Everton	6	4	1	1	9	5	+4	13
5	Fulham	6	2	3	1	11	7	+4	9
6	Liverpool	6	2	3	1	8	9	-1	9
7	Chelsea	6	2	2	2	15	13	+2	8
8	Wolves	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8
9	Leicester City	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	1	2	3	9	10	-1	5
11	Manchester United	6	0	4	2	9	15	-6	4
12	Tottenham	6	0	3	3	6	13	-7	3
13	Blackburn Rovers	6	1	0	5	4	13	-9	3
14	West Ham	6	0	1	5	7	16	-9	1

(Updated: 18th September)

Fixtures

Friday 30 September	Brighton & Hove Albion	vs	Tottenham
Friday 30 September	Fulham	vs	Everton
Saturday 1 October	Blackburn Rovers	vs	Manchester United
Saturday 1 October	Chelsea	vs	Leicester City
Saturday 1 October	Liverpool	vs	Arsenal
Saturday 1 October	West Ham	vs	Crystal Palace
Sunday 2 October	Wolves	vs	Manchester City

Results

September

Sunday 18 September	Everton	1-0	Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 17 September	Arsenal	1-1	Wolves
Saturday 17 September	Tottenham	1-3	Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 17 September	Crystal Palace	3-3	Chelsea
Saturday 17 September	Manchester City	1-0	Fulham
Saturday 17 September	Leicester City	0-1	Liverpool
Friday 16 September	Manchester United	1-1	West Ham

Monday 5 September	Wolves	1-1	Fulham
Saturday 3 September	Everton	0-2	Chelsea
Saturday 3 September	Arsenal	4-1	Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 3 September	Leicester City	1-4	Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 3 September	Crystal Palace	3-0	Tottenham
Saturday 3 September	Liverpool	2-2	Manchester United
Saturday 3 September	Manchester City	4-1	West Ham

August

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Saturday 27 August	Blackburn Rovers	0-4	Leicester City
Saturday 27 August	West Ham	1-2	Everton
Friday 26 August	Crystal Palace	2-1	Wolves
Friday 26 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	2-2	Arsenal
Friday 26 August	Chelsea	2-2	Manchester City
Friday 26 August	Manchester United	2-2	Fulham
Friday 26 August	Tottenham	3-3	Liverpool

Monday 22 August	Wolves	2-0	Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday 21 August	Manchester City	0-0	Tottenham
Saturday 20 August	Arsenal	4-1	Chelsea
Saturday 20 August	Liverpool	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
Friday 19 August	Fulham	2-2	Crystal Palace
Friday 19 August	Everton	2-2	Manchester United
Friday 19 August	Leicester City	3-1	West Ham

Monday 15 August	Chelsea	0-3	Fulham
Sunday 14 August	Blackburn Rovers	0-1	Wolves
Sunday 14 August	Manchester City	3-1	Leicester City
Sunday 14 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	1-1	Liverpool
Friday 12 August	Manchester United	1-5	Crystal Palace
Friday 12 August	Tottenham	0-2	Everton
Friday 12 August	West Ham	2-3	Arsenal

Monday 8 August	Crystal Palace	3-2	Brighton & Hove Albion
Monday 8 August	Leicester City	2-2	Tottenham
Monday 8 August	Wolves	1-7	Chelsea
Sunday 7 August	Liverpool	0-3	Manchester City
Saturday 6 August	Arsenal	3-1	Manchester United
Friday 5 August	Fulham	3-1	West Ham
Friday 5 August	Everton	2-0	Blackburn Rovers

Division 2

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	5	4	1	0	20	8	+12	13
2	Norwich City	5	3	2	0	13	8	+5	11
3	Middlesbrough	5	3	1	1	15	9	+6	10
4	Southampton	5	3	1	1	13	9	+4	10
5	West Brom	4	2	1	1	8	9	-1	7
6	Newcastle United	5	2	0	3	9	8	+1	6
7	Aston Villa	4	1	2	1	11	8	+3	5
8	Sunderland	4	1	1	2	9	10	-1	4
9	Stoke City	4	1	1	2	5	10	-5	4
10	Nottingham Forest	4	0	0	4	4	14	-10	0
11	Derby County	5	0	0	5	4	18	-14	0

(Updated: 18th September)

Fixtures

Friday 23 September

Middlesbrough

2-0

Sunderland

Results

September

Sunday 18 September	Middlesbrough	1-3	Norwich City
Sunday 18 September	Stoke City	3-3	Aston Villa
Friday 16 September	Leeds United	6-2	Southampton
Friday 16 September	Newcastle United	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Friday 16 September	West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Derby County

August

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Monday 29 August	Leeds United	5-1	Nottingham Forest
Monday 29 August	Sunderland	3-3	West Bromwich Albion
Friday 26 August	Middlesbrough	4-1	Stoke City
Friday 26 August	Newcastle United	4-0	Derby County
Friday 26 August	Southampton	1-1	Norwich City

Monday 22 August	Nottingham Forest	1-4	Middlesbrough
Sunday 21 August	Derby County	0-4	Sunderland
Sunday 21 August	Norwich City	4-2	Newcastle United
Friday 19 August	Aston Villa	1-2	Leeds United
Friday 19 August	Stoke City	0-3	Southampton

Monday 15 August	Leeds United	2-2	Norwich City
Monday 15 August	Newcastle United	0-1	Stoke City
Monday 15 August	Sunderland	0-4	Aston Villa
Friday 12 August	Middlesbrough	3-1	Derby County
Friday 12 August	Southampton	4-1	West Brom

Monday 8 August	Nottingham Forest	1-3	Southampton
Monday 8 August	West Brom	2-1	Newcastle United
Friday 5 August	Norwich City	3-2	Sunderland
Friday 5 August	Aston Villa	3-3	Middlesbrough
Friday 5 August	Derby County	2-5	Leeds United

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 20th September)

DIVISION 1

Player	Club	Goals
John-Kymani Gordon	Crystal Palace	6
Tawanda Maswanhise	Leicester City	5
Tom Cannon	Everton	4
Evan Ferguson	Brighton & Hove Albion	4
Luke Harris	Fulham	4
Charles Sagoe	Arsenal	4

DIVISION 2

Player	Club	Goals
Abu Kamara	Norwich City	6
Sonny Perkins	Leeds United	6
Dominic Ballard	Southampton	5
Mateo Joseph	Leeds United	5
Max Thompson	Sunderland	5

Hat-tricks

(Updated 20th September)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Mateo Joseph (4)	Leeds United	5th August 2022	Derby County 2-5 Leeds United
Luke Harris	Fulham	15th August 2022	Chelsea 0-3 Fulham
Max Thompson	Max Thompson	21st August 2022	Derby County 0-4 Sunderland
Evan Ferguson	Brighton & Hove Albion	3rd September 2022	Leicester City 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
John-Kymani Gordon	Crystal Palace	3rd September 2022	Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Patrick Bamford	Leeds United	16th September 2022	Leeds United 6-2 Southampton