2014-15 Premier League International Cup
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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| 2 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
(Table updated: 23rd December)
Upcoming Fixtures:
14 January 2015: Chelsea V Porto
27 January 2015: Norwich City V Borussia Monchengladbach
TBC: Norwich City V Porto
TBC: Porto V Borussia Monchengladbach
Results:
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | West Ham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
(Table updated: 17th December)
Upcoming Fixtures:
21 January 2015: Fulham V PSV Eindhoven
Results:
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Schalke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
(Table updated: 24th November)
Upcoming Fixtures:
18 January 2015: Manchester City V Schalke
TBC: Manchester City V Leicester City
Results:
24 November 2014: Leicester City 2-0 Benfica
21 November 2014: Manchester City 3-1 Benfica
18 November 2014: Leicester City 2-0 Schalke
Group D
League Table:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
(Table updated: 19th December)
Upcoming Fixtures:
21 January 2015: Celtic V Villarreal
TBC: Everton V Sunderland
TBC: Everton V Villarreal
Results:
18 December 2014: Sunderland 1-2 Celtic
10 December 2014: Sunderland 0-0 Villarreal
25 November 2014: Everton 1-1 Celtic
Top Goalscorers
(Correct up to 23rd December)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Jorge Luis Garcia | Athletic Bilbao | 3 |
| Kieran Bywater | West Ham | 2 |
| Leigh Griffiths | Celtic | 2 |
| Tom Hopper | Leicester City | 2 |
| Paul McCallum | West Ham | 2 |
| Dominic Solanke | Chelsea | 2 |
