2023-24 Under-18 Premier League Cup
The 2023-24 Under-18 Premier League Cup is the sixth 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.
Tottenham Hotspur are the defending cup holders.
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, Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, 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 (Q) | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
2 September 2023
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| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-0 | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| Gorman 8’ (pen), 75’ Tasker 54’ Albarus 72’ |
AMEX Elite Performance Centre
|
14 November 2023
|
| Sunderland | 3-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Jones 13’ Creamer 46’ Whittaker 69’ |
Gorman 67’ Belmont 81’ Bashir 84’ |
Academy of Light
|
25 November 2023
|
| Leicester City | 3-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Vickers 25' og Toure 45' +3 Albarus 49' og |
Bashir 29' Belmont 30' Gulzar 90' +5 (pen) |
LCFC Training Ground
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 (Q) | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
2 September 2023
|
| Derby County | 3-2 | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Wheeldon 13’ Davidson 38’ Allen 89’ |
Matthews 44’ Muwana 45 +1’ |
Moor Farm
|
25 November 2023
|
| Middlesbrough | 1-5 | West Ham |
|---|---|---|
| Matthews 61’ |
Orford 26’ Fawunmi 45 +2’, 55’ Mayers 47’ Umolu 80’ (pen) |
Rockliffe Park
|
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1 |
2 September 2023
|
| Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | Norwich City |
|---|---|---|
| Brown 29’, 49’ Davies 45 +4’ Robinson 90 +4’ |
Trialist 14’ |
Nigel Doughty Academy
|
21 October 2023
|
| Leeds United | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Gorman 9’ Vincent 21’, 30’ Wilson 40’ |
Whitehall 27’ |
Thorp Arch Grange
|
21 October 2023
|
| Norwich City | 1-3 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Myles 18’ |
Wilson 23’, 42’ Pavey 67’ |
Lotus Training Centre
|
25 November 2023
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| Leeds United | 3-3 | Norwich City |
|---|---|---|
| Gray 9’ Wilson 57’ Chambers 77’ |
Keita 69’ Grainger 83’ og Sealey 87’ |
Thorp Arch Grange
|
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
2 September 2023
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| Everton | 1-2 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Sherif 64’ (pen) |
Warhurst 09’ Dunbar-McDonald 79’ |
Finch Farm
|
2 September 2023
|
| Peterborough United | 3-1 | West Brom |
|---|---|---|
| Winters 63' Odei-Larbi 86' Davies 90 +3' |
Walker 12' (pen) |
idverde Training Centre
|
21 October 2023
|
| Manchester City | 5-1 | Peterborough United |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa-Ruprecht 6’ Heskey 20’, 24’ Fletcher 55’ Batty 77’ |
Davies 62' |
City Football Academy
|
25 November 2023
|
| Manchester City | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison 38’ |
Onyemachi 62’ |
City Football Academy
|
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 1 |
2 September 2023
|
| Chelsea | 4-2 | Barnsley |
|---|---|---|
| Runham 37’ Golding 39’ Mheuka 44’ Olagunju 82’ |
Jaaló 17’ Yoganathan 90 +3’ |
Cobham
|
21 October 2023
|
| Barnsley | 3-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Jaló 29’, 37’, 44’ |
Stritch 73’, 82’, 85’ |
Oakwell Training Ground
|
21 October 2023
|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-4 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Moore 3’ Irow 29’ Akhamrich 52’ |
Morgan 32’ Russell-Denny 55’, 72’ Mheuka 64’ |
Hotspur Way
|
25 November 2023
|
| Chelsea | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan 2’ McNeilly 45 +1’ George 80’ |
Atcheson 90 +5’ |
Cobham
|
12 December 2023
|
| Barnsley | 5-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Jaló 22’, 68’, 82’, 90 +4’ Monteiro 58' |
Oakwell Training Ground
|
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
2 September 2023
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| Manchester United | 4-1 | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatley 19’ Biancheri 57’, 62’, 69’ |
Coke 85’ |
AON Training Complex
|
26 September 2023
|
| Southampton | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Oyekunle 36’, 90 +1’ Clarke 76’ og |
Ashworth 79’ |
Staplewood
|
21 October 2023
|
| Reading | 5-3 | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| Barough 13’, 34’, 47’ Jones 69’ Coke 90 +2’ |
Merry 4’, 46’ Pitts 84’ |
Bearwood Park
|
21 October 2023
|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Chiwome 56’ |
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
|
25 November 2023
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| Southampton | 1-5 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Ehibhatiomhan 90’ |
Wheatley 7’, 36’, 43’, 85’ (pen) Biancheri 78’ |
Staplewood
|
5 December 2023
|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Angel 26', 48' Reynolds 82' |
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
|
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 3 |
2 September 2023
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| Fulham | 3-2 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Bogle-Campbell 28’ Olyott 68’ (pen) Osmand 85’ |
Craggs 45 +2’ Palmer 72’ |
Motspur Park
|
2 September 2023
|
| Crystal Palace | 6-1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Mustapha 6’ King 18’ Marsh 44’, 83’, 88’ Derry 55’ |
Danns 45 +1’ |
CPFC Training Ground
|
21 October 2023
|
| Liverpool | 3-5 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Nyoni 17’ Danns 26’ Omoruyi 90 +4’ |
Osmand 13’ Esenga 29’ Gordon 63’ Olyott 74’ Nwoko 85’ |
Kirkby Academy
|
16 November 2023
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| Newcastle United | 4-1 | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer 9’, 69’ Brayson 50’ Craggs 81’ |
Derry 78’ |
Little Benton
|
25 November 2023
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| Crystal Palace | 5-4 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh 6’ (pen), 76’ (pen), 77’ Derry 29’ King 90 +4’ |
Osmand 41’, 52’ (pen), 67’ Loupalo-Bi 42’ |
CPFC Training Ground
|
25 November 2023
|
| Liverpool | 5-1 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Danns 4’, 39’ Figueroa 38’ Morrison 44’ Trueman 69’ |
Bryant 71’ |
Kirkby
|
Ranking of Best Runner-Up
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 2 (Q) | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
Quarter-Finals
The seven group winners and best runner-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
| 3 February 2024 | Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Aston Villa | CPFC Training Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams 08’ Derry 16’, 44’ |
| 3 February 2024 | Manchester United | 4-2 | Arsenal | AON Training Complex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdon 42' Williams 61', 98' Jackson 105' |
(AET) | Kamara 59' Nichols 69' |
| 3 February 2024 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Leicester City | Cobham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell-Denny 17’ | Evans 61’ Onanaye 62’ |
Semi-Finals
| 2 March 2024 | Manchester United | 5-0 | Crystal Palace | AON Training Complex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllister 44’ Amass 58’ Wheatley 76’, 90 +1’ Biancheri 84’ |
| 2 March 2024 | Leicester City | 1-3 | Manchester City | LCFC Training Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neale 28’ |
(AET) | J.Heskey 66’ Muir 104’ Warhurst 117’ |
Final
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(Final Statistics)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Ethan Wheatley | Manchester United | 9 |
| Fabio Jalo | Barnsley | 8 |
| Zach Marsh | Crystal Palace | 6 |
| Gabriele Biancheri | Manchester United | 5 |
| Jesse Derry | Crystal Palace | 5 |
| Callum Osmand | Fulham | 5 |
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