2024-25 Under-18 Premier League Cup
The 2024-25 Under-18 Premier League Cup is the seventh 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.
Manchester United are the defending cup holders.
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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, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Derby County | 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 |
27 August 2024
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 5-6 | Derby County |
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Oriola 1’, 19’, 73’ Belmont 23’ Gorman 63’ |
Eames 08’ Oguntolu 21’, 30’, 49’, 56’ Mintus 86’ |
AMEX Elite Performance Centre
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27 August 2024
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Norwich City | 2-2 | Manchester City |
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Sealey 31’ Oligbo 45 +2’ |
Warhurst 18’, 48’ |
Avant Training Centre
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5 October 2024
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Manchester City | 4-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Mukasa 12’, 40’ Warhurst 52’ Fletcher 88’ |
Nti 8’ |
City Football Academy
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Group B
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Leicester City | 1-2 | Manchester United |
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Aluko 57’ (pen) |
Biancheri 79’, 90 +7’ (pen) |
LCFC Training Ground
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27 August 2024
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Tottenham Hotspur | 1-3 | Leeds United |
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Upson 53’ |
Brown 27’ Pickles 59’ Njinko 90 +6’ |
Hotspur Way
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5 October 2024
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Tottenham Hotspur | 4-3 | Manchester United |
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Lehane 5’ Williams-Barnett 19’, 26’, 52’ |
Lacey 78’, 79’ Biancheri 86’ (pen) |
Hotspur Way
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Group C
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Blackburn Rovers | 2-4 | Reading |
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Sergent 5’ Mansbridge 90 +5’ |
Harrison 30’ Ahmed 45 +3’ Omoregie 50’ Trialist 78’ |
Brockhall
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27 August 2024
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Sunderland | 3-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
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Ja.Jones 10’ Neill 33’ Ogunsuyi 90 +1’ |
Onyemachi 38’ |
Academy Of Light
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5 October 2024
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West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Chimeziri 22’, 27’ |
Joseph 90 +1’ |
WBA Training Ground
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Group D
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 August
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Southampton | 2-4 | Everton |
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Daley 65’ Oyekunle 90 +3’ |
Loney 4’ Wren 30’ Graham 45’ Thomas 90’ |
Staplewood
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Group E
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 October 2024
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-2 | Fulham |
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Quashie 33’ (pen) Zepa 83’ |
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
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Group F
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Chelsea | 3-2 | Stoke City |
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Mheuka 30' (pen), '49 Gordon 82' |
Bailey 37' Garside-Kelly 90 +1' |
Cobham
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5 October 2024
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Chelsea | 4-1 | Newcastle United |
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Gordon 26’ Cardoso 45 +1’, 73’ Kavuma-McQueen 90 +1’ |
Watts 60’ |
Cobham
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5 October 2024
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Millwall | 3-2 | Stoke City |
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Abdulazeez 29', 67' Beaumont 54' |
McNally 23’, 45 +1’ |
Calmont Road
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Group G
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 August 2024
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Liverpool | 3-5 | Arsenal |
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Lambie 43’ (pen) Enahoro-Marcus 63’ Onanuga 77’ |
Annous 26’, 36’ Casey 35’ (pen) Bailey-Joseph 70’ Adetiba 85' |
Liverpool Academy
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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
2023-24 • 2022-23 • 2021-22 • 2019-20 • 2018-19 • 2017-18