2019-20 Under-18 Premier League Cup
The 2019-20 Under-18 Premier League Cup is the second campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition, which pits Category 1 teams against each other in an initial three-game group stage. All 24 Category 1 academies are involved, with two northern and two southern teams in each group. Clubs play each other once, either home or away, with the winners of the six groups plus the two best runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.
Manchester City are the defending cup holders.
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Teams
All 24 Category 1 Under-18 teams feature in this year's competition:
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Reading, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves
Group Stage
Group A
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 (Q) | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
2 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
28 September 2019
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-3 | Arsenal |
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Cottrell '34 Cirjan '39 Matthews '64 |
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
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26 October 2019
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Arsenal | 2-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Ogungbo '22 Oyedeji '90+1 |
Harlock '24 Lonsdale '49 Zimba '73 |
London Colney
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30 October 2019
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Chelsea | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Scott '29 og Vale '35 Haigh '90+2 |
Kandola '2 Carty '57 |
Cobham
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23 November 2019
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Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Brennan '54 | Kandola '68 Hodnett '77 |
Brockhall Village
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Group B
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 (Q) | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 |
28 September 2019
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Middlesbrough | 2-3 | Aston Villa |
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Green '16 Cornet '18 |
Goodridge '18 Farr '51, '54 |
Rockliffe Park
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28 September 2019
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Reading | 3-4 | Derby County |
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Melvin-Lambert '8 Abbey '57 Osorio '90+3 |
Brown '14, '88 (pen) Aghatise '24 Ebosele '90+2 |
Hogwood Park
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26 October 2019
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Aston Villa | 3-4 | Reading |
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Chukwuemeka '2 Young '5 Lindley '45 |
Melvin-Lambert '48, '58, '82 Samuels '57 |
Bodymoor Heath
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23 November 2019
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Aston Villa | 3-3 | Derby County |
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Young '28 Pressley '66, '82 |
Cybulski '41, '67 A.Brown '90+4 |
Bodymoor Heath
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23 November 2019
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Middlesbrough | 3-4 | Reading |
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Hackney '35 Balde '54 Whelan '59 |
Hewitt '72 McGiff '82 Hamilton '89 Anderson '90+2 |
Rockliffe Park
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Group C
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 (Q) | Norwich City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
2 (Q) | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
3 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
4 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
26 October 2019
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Fulham | 3-4 | Everton |
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Ablade '12 Jasper '32 O'Neill '51 |
Hosie '22 Higgins '77 Hughes '79 (pen) Carroll '90 |
Motspur Park
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23 November 2019
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Sunderland | 0-4 | Fulham |
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Tiehi '8 Stansfield '45+1 Ablade '66 Biereth '85 |
The Academy of Light
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Group D
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 (Q) | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 |
2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
3 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
4 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
28 September 2019
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Manchester City | 4-1 | Southampton |
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Palmer '14 McAtee '45+5 Bobb '68 Edozie '88 |
Bellis '33 |
City Football Academy
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28 September 2019
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Swansea City | 2-3 | Liverpool |
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Bevan '24 (pen) Rickard '56 |
O'Rourke '66 Beck '82 O'Rourke '90+3 |
Landore
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26 October 2019
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Liverpool | 0-4 | Manchester City |
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Palmer '45 McAtee '52 Robertson '57 Ijiwole '90+4 |
Kirkby Academy
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26 October 2019
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Southampton | 1-3 | Swansea City |
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Olaigbe '67 | Clancy '9 Motruk '71 Ja.Edwards '90+1 |
Staplewood
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23 November 2019
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Manchester City | 5-0 | Swansea City |
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Delap '30, '39 Palmer '41 (pen) McAtee '86 Bobb '88 |
City Football Academy
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23 November 2019
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Southampton | 2-3 | Liverpool |
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Saunders '31 Idowu '66 |
Morton '21 Woltman '69 Beck '90+2 |
Staplewood
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Group E
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 (Q) | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
2 (Q) | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Tottenham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
4 | West Ham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
28 September 2019
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Stoke City | 3-2 | Newcastle United |
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Sankoh '4 Jarrett '47 Godfrinne '64 |
Gilchrist '42, '67 |
Clayton Wood Training Ground
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28 September 2019
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West Ham United | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Caiger '34 Adebayo '53 |
Asante '48 |
Little Heath
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26 October 2019
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Newcastle United | 3-1 | West Ham |
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Reed '15, '18 Anderson '84 |
Parkes '32 (pen) |
Little Benton
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26 October 2019
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Tottenham | 3-2 | Stoke City |
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Pedder '55 Whittaker '74 (pen) Robson '76 |
Malone '12 (pen) Sankoh '48 |
Hotspur Way
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23 November 2019
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Newcastle United | 5-2 | Tottenham |
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White '16 Reed '18, '22 Scott '70 Harrison '84 |
Robson '32 Lloyd-Bennett '40 |
Little Benton
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23 November 2019
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Stoke City | 4-1 | West Ham |
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Sankoh '49 Varian '66, '90+4 Akandji '84 |
Mubama '81 |
Clayton Wood Training Ground
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Group F
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 (Q) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
2 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 |
3 | West Brom | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
4 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
28 September 2019
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Manchester United | 4-4 | Leicester City |
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Helm '22 Hockenhull '25 Hoogewerf '44 Shoretire '50 |
Barrett '42 Pennant '75 Russ '78 Flynn '86 (pen) |
AON Training Complex
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26 October 2019
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Leicester City | 2-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Maswanhise '13 Pennant '29 |
Turns '23 Furlong '40 Wilson '64 |
Belvoir Drive
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2 November 2019
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-0 | West Brom |
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Spong '31, '36, '43 Vukoje '54 |
AMEX Elite Performance Centre
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23 November 2019
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Manchester United | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Shoretire '71 | Clark-Eden '55 |
AON Training Complex
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26 November 2019
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West Brom | 2-3 | Manchester United |
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Thorndike '5, '8 (pen) | McCann '25 (pen), '33 (pen) Forson '77 |
WBA Training Ground
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Ranking of Best Runners-Up
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
2 (Q) | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
2 (Q) | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
2 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 |
2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
Quarter-Finals
The six group winners and two best runners-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
25 January 2020
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-3 | Manchester City |
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Tolaj '61 Packham '90 |
Palmer '25, '49 (pen) Robertson '74 |
AMEX Elite Performance Centre
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25 January 2020
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Reading | 3-2 | Everton |
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Melvin-Lambert '14, '21, '110 | (AET) | Cannon '4 McAllister '48 |
Bearwood Park
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25 January 2020
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Stoke City | 8-0 | Norwich City |
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Sankoh '8, '17, '65 Godfrinne '16, '24 Macari '38 Porter '50 Jarrett '86 |
Clayton Wood Training Ground
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Semi-Finals
15 February 2020
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Reading | 2-5 | Manchester City |
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Samuels '53 Melvin-Lambert '89 |
Palmer '10 (pen) Delap '20 McAtee '35, '90 Robertson '74 |
Bearwood Park
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Final
10 March 2020
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Manchester City | 6-0 | Stoke City |
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Edozie '40 Delap '63 McAtee '65, '69 Palmer '71, '75 (pen) |
City Football Academy
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Goalscorers
{Updated 18th February)
Player | Club | Goals |
Nahum Melvin-Lambert | Reading | 8 |
Mohamed Sankoh | Stoke City | 8 |
Cole Palmer | Manchester City | 6 |
James McAtee | Manchester City | 5 |
Tyrese Omotoye | Norwich City | 5 |
Kain Reed | Newcastle United | 4 |