2025-26 Premier League Cup
The 2025-26 Premier League Cup is the 12th campaign of the knockout cup competition launched by the Premier League following the launch of EPPP. QPR are the defending champions.
If more than 32 clubs enter, then a pre-qualifying knockout stage will be held to determine who joins the the main competition, which begins with a group stage of eight groups of four clubs. Teams face each other twice in the group stage, home and away, with the top two from each group advancing to the knockout round. All knockout games will be one-legged ties.
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hull City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 September 2025
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| Hull City | 5-1 | Birmingham City |
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| Belloumi '42, '47 Moore '56 Brown '64, '84 |
Da Silva '29 |
The MKM Stadium
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10 October 2025
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| Bournemouth | 4-1 | Hull City |
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| Dacosta Gonzalez '18 (pen) Stevens '34 Sills '72 Mottoh '74 |
Parker '36 |
Vitality Stadium
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16 October 2025
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| Birmingham City | 0-3 | Reading |
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| Patton '24 (pen) Hicks '38, '83 |
The Arden Garages Stadium
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Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 September 2025
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| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Derby County |
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| Asante-Boakye '24 Giggs '81 |
McAndrew '55 (pen) |
LNER Community Stadium
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13 September 2025
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| Bristol City | 1-1 | Stoke City |
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| Derrick '11 | Fawunmi '61 |
Robins High Performance Centre
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20 October 2025
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| Derby County | 8-2 | Bristol City |
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| Eames '3 Allen '7, '25 Wilson '10, '15 Osong '31 Oguntolu '63, '75 |
Sheppard '34 (pen) Phillips '45+7 |
The Proctor Cars Stadium
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28 October 2025
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| Stoke City | 1-2 | Sheffield United |
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| Enabulele '30 | Aston '41 Francis '57 |
Lyme Valley Stadium
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Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 September 2025
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| Preston North End | 1-2 | Charlton Athletic |
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| Gryba '55 | Sol-Loza '79 Rylah '90+2 |
Victory Park
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7 October 2025
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| Preston North End | 2-0 | Leicester City |
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| Frökjaer-Jensen '16 Adedeji '37 (og) |
Victory Park
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17 October 2025
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| Leicester City | 3-4 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Amartey '36 Evans '56, '66 |
Brown '68 Casey '71 Sol-Loza '74 Rylah '87 (pen) |
LCFC Training Ground
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28 October 2025
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| Ipswich Town | 2-2 | Preston North End |
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| Mauge '12, '16 | Brindle '61 (pen) Wilson '83 |
Bloomfields
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18 November 2025
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| Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |
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| Casey '3 Lock '90+1 |
Laqeretabua '80 (og) |
The Valley
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Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 September 2025
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| Leyton Orient | 3-2 | Watford |
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| Perkins '17 (pen) Gordon '62 Hambury '86 |
Okosun '51 Nabizada '77 (pen) |
Brisbane Road
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12 September 2025
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| Coventry City | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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| Shepherd '4 | Sergeant '90+2 |
Your Co-op Community Stadium
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8 October 2025
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| Blackburn Rovers | 3-1 | Leyton Orient |
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| Doherty '27 Boggan '54 (pen) Powell '60 |
Sterling '44 |
Lancashire FA
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17 October 2025
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| Watford | 4-1 | Coventry City |
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| Massiah-Edwards '19 Sanghrajka '35 Vancea '56 Nabizada '87 |
Dausch '45+1 |
The Orbital Fastener Stadium
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Group E
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 October 2025
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| Luton Town | 1-6 | Brentford |
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| Evans '4 | Maghoma '30 Carvalho '45+2, '77 Donovan '47 (pen) Peart-Harris '49 (pen) Konak '55 |
Kenilworth Road
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18 November 2025
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| Luton Town | 1-5 | West Bromwich Albion |
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| Brown '39 | Nelson '20 Parker '55 Dupont '67 Blackshields '90+1 Francis-Caesar '90+5 |
Kenilworth Road
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Group F
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Burnley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 September 2025
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| Stockport County | 1-3 | Queens Park Rangers |
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| Whittingham '57 | Coomes '35 Alemayehu '53 Oluwabusola '83 |
Edgeley Park
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23 September 2025
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| Cardiff City | 1-2 | Burnley |
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| Barton '74 | Veevers '67 Ryan '86 |
Cardiff International Sports Stadium
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17 October 2025
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| Burnley | 3-2 | Stockport County |
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| Veevers '9 McEvilly '30 Clark '90+2 |
Nino '55 Maher '85 |
Lancashire FA County Ground
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24 October 2025
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| Queens Park Rangers | 2-2 | Cardiff City |
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| Logan '16 Bennie '18 |
Mafico '51 Perrett '62 (pen) |
The Powerday Stadium
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Group G
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 October 2025
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-4 | Swansea City |
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| Holman '24 Sutherland '83 |
Griffith '3 Woodward '65 McKenzie '78 Wales '80 |
Aggborough
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Group H
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 September 2025
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| Bromley | 2-1 | Sunderland |
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| Iwumene '11 German '53 |
Whittaker '56 |
Copperjax Community Stadium
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12 September 2025
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| Norwich City | 2-2 | Colchester United |
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| Jones '10 Bridge '25 |
Connolly '49 (pen) Wood '54 |
Avant Training Centre
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10 October 2025
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| Sunderland | 3-2 | Norwich City |
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| Neild '9 Proctor '90 Neill '90+8 |
Jones '22 Welch '71 |
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
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17 October 2025
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| Sunderland | 2-1 | Colchester United |
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| Abdullahi '40, '65 | Martin '79 (pen) |
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
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17 November 2025
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| Bromley | 2-1 | Norwich City |
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| Dinanga '17 Adelusi '34 (og) |
Adelusi '30 |
Copperjax Community Stadium
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