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

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Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Nottingham Forest 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
2 Fulham 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3 West Ham United 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1 3
4 Sunderland 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 3


3 September 2022
West Ham United 4-2 Fulham
Marshall 49', 59', 90 +4'
Kodua 66' 		Gofford 52'
Works 78'
Little Heath


3 Septemnber 2022
Sunderland 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Watson '90
The Academy of Light


8 October 2022
Fulham 3-0 Sunderland
Works 14'
Loupalo-Bi 23'
Avenall 61'
Motspur Park


8 October 2022
Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Ham United
Gardner 6'
Akpata 45' (og)
Nadin 48'
The Nigel Doughty Academy


5 November 2022
Nottingham Forest 2-4 Fulham
Sinclair 39'
Robinson 81' 		Loupalo-Bi 29'
Works 44'
Araujo 50'
Olyott 71'
The Nigel Doughty Academy


5 November 2022
Sunderland 1-2 West Ham United
Waters 25' Umolu 77'
Fawunmi 90 +1'
The Academy of Light




Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Southampton 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
2 Everton 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Chelsea 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3
4 Derby County 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0


2 September 2022
Everton 1-0 Derby County
Tierney '90
Finch Farm


3 September 2022
Southampton 3-0 Chelsea
Davis 20'
Morgan 23', 88'
Staplewood


8 October 2022
Chelsea 2-1 Everton
George 28', 34' Apter 15'
Cobham


8 October 2022
Derby County 0-1 Southampton
Oyekunle 44'
Moor Farm


5 November 2022
Derby County 1-3 Chelsea
Osong 2' Mendel-Idowu 43', 89'
McNeilly 87'
Moor Farm


5 November 2022
Everton 1-1 Southampton
Ebere 58' Ballard 52'
Finch Farm




Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Newcastle United 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 6
2 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Arsenal 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
4 Manchester United 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0


3 September 2022
Newcastle United 4-2 Arsenal
Cooper 3'
Parkinson 58'
Miley 64', 81' 		Quesada-Thorn 11'
Green 33'
Little Benton


3 September 2022
Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
Kellyman 32'
Moore 75'
Bodymoor Heath


8 October 2022
Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
Ferdinand 15'
London Colney


8 October 2022
Manchester United 1-4 Newcastle United
McAllister 25' Donaldson 43', 45'
Miley 81', 90 +5'
AON Training Complex


5 November 2022
Aston Villa 5-1 Newcastle United
Munroe 6', 74' (pen)
Simpson 59'
Moore 79'
Lutz 89' 		Bailey 71'
Bodymoor Heath


5 November 2022
Manchester United 3-3 Arsenal
Norkett 9' (pen)
Williams 57', 86' 		Ibrahim 31' (pen)
Nwaneri 62', 71'
AON Training Complex




Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Crystal Palace 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Sheffield United 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
4 Leeds United 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0


3 September 2022
Crystal Palace 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Nascimento 11', 41'
Williams 73'
Crystal Palace Training Ground


3 September 2022
Leeds United 1-2 Sheffield United
Thomas 65' Dickinson '11
Blacker '84
Thorp Arch Grange


8 October 2022
Sheffield United 1-2 Crystal Palace
Hampson '43 Dixon 30' (pen)
Agbinone 86'
Shireclife


8 October 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Leeds United
Mills 24', 63'
Smith 52'
Fuller 81'
AMEX Elite Performance Centre


5 November 2022
Leeds United 5-2 Crystal Palace
Wilson 2'
Brown 26', 34'
Thomas 37'
Crew 76' 		Dixon 18'
Nascimento 57'
Thorp Arch Grange


5 November 2022
Sheffield United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Havenhand '81
Hampson '89
Shirecliffe




Group E

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Norwich City 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
2 Manchester City 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
3 Leicester City 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
4 Blackburn Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0


3 September 2022
Norwich City 2-1 Leicester City
Matos 49' (pen)
Welch 62' 		Richards 45 +1' (pen)
Lotus Training Centre


3 September 2022
Manchester City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
O'Reilly 39'
Harrison 62'
City Football Academy


8 October 2022
Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City
Oboavwoduo 44'
LCFC Training Ground


8 October 2022
Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Norwich City
Litherland 88' Aboh 9' (pen)
Eze 51'
Welch 55'
Brockhall Village


5 November 2022
Norwich City 2-3 Manchester City
Aboh 12'
Eze 60' (pen) 		O'Reilly 74'
Harrison 84'
Oboavwoduo 90'
Lotus Training Centre


5 November 2022
Leicester City 3-2 Blackburn Rovers
Lindsay 14'
Richards 53', 59' 		O'Grady-Macken 51'
Addai 90 +3' (og)
LCFC Training Centre




Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Charlton Athletic 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9 6
2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 4
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 1
4 Liverpool 2 0 0 2 2 11 -9 0


3 September 2022
Liverpool 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Koumas 86' Williams 40', 45 +1', 54'
Kirkby Academy


3 September 2022
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Charlton Athletic
Farmer 49' (pen) Hand '41
Rylah '45+1
Casey '77
Sir Jack Hayward Academy


8 October 2022
Charlton Athletic 8-1 Liverpool
Enslin '16
Rylah '19, '77
Casey 21'
Hand '27, '38
Huke 69'
Yamoah '90 		McConnell 46'
Sparrows Lane


8 October 2022
Tottenham Hotspur 3-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Moore 54'
Lankshear 79', 90 +7' 		Farmer 10', 18', 34' (pen)
Hotspur Way


5 November 2022
Charlton Athletic 1-5 Tottenham Hotspur
Yamoah '72 Donley 17'
Lankshear 21', 57'
Moore 42', 53'
Sparrows Lane


5 November 2022
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 Liverpool
Farmer 10'
Esen 19'
Reynolds 53'
C.McLeod 64' 		Figueroa 45 +1'
John 74'
Pinnington 81'
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground




Group G

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


3 September 2022
Ipswich Town 2-1 Stoke City
Manly 17'
Davis '54 		Lowe 44'
Playford Road


3 September 2022
Middlesbrough 0-3 West Bromwich Albion
Heard 6'
Hurlock 45 +3'
Love 47'
Rockliffe Park


8 October 2022
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Ipswich Town
Oluwatobi 35' Taylor '61 (pen)
WBA Training Ground


8 October 2022
Stoke City 0-1 Middlesbrough
McCabe 14'
Clayton Wood


5 November 2022
Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town
McCabe 28', 60' Davis '5
Rockliffe Park


5 November 2022
West Bromwich Albion 5-0 Stoke City
Richards 4'
Love 41', 49', 66' (pen)
Oluwatobi 90 +2' (pen)
WBA Training Ground




Ranking of Best Runner-Up

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
2 Manchester City 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 4
2 Ipswich Town 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2 Fulham 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
2 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
2 Everton 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3



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Quarter-Finals

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

4 February 2023 Sheffield United 3-0 Fulham Shirecliffe
Prunty 28
'Aston 37'
Havenhand 61'
4 February 2023 Southampton 0-4 Aston Villa Staplewood
Simpson 17'
Lutz 43'
Wilson 66'
Kellyman 73'
4 February 2023 Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur City Football Academy
Donley 45 +3'
4 February 2023 West Bromwich Albion 2-4 Charlton Athletic WBA Training Ground
Love 16'
Walker 45' 		Huke 7'
Bower 38' (pen)
Casey 62'
Laqeretabua 70'


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Semi-Finals


11 March 2023 Charlton Athletic 2-3 Aston Villa Sparrows Lane
Enslin '45
Smith 74' (og) 		Kellyman 31'
Wilson 64' (pen)
Young 81'


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Final



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Goalscorers

(Updated 7th November)

Player Club Goals
Owen Farmer Wolverhampton Wanderers 5
Will Lankshear Tottenham 4
Layton Love West Bromwich Albion 4
Lewis Miley Newcastle United 4


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