2018-19 Under-18 Premier League Cup
The 2018-19 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. The competition launch falls in line with the scrapping of the Under-18 Premier League merit round and provides teams with an opportunity to face opponents outside of their north/south region. 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.
Chelsea 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 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
29 September 2018
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| Swansea City | 1-6 | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Wynter-Coles | Balde Gibson (2) Watts Fletcher Own Goal |
Landore
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29 September 2018
12.00 Noon |
| Tottenham | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| White '24 (pen) Lyons-Foster |
Samuels |
Hotspur Way
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10 November 2018
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| Tottenham | 3-1 | Swansea City |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke '38 Parrott '74 Markanday '76 |
Jones-Thomas '69 |
Hotspur Way
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Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
29 September 2018
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| Stoke City | 2-4 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Varian '16 Jennings '19 |
Duncan '3, '90+1 Macari '65 og Bearne '82 |
Clayton Wood Training Ground
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29 September 2018
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| Reading | 1-2 | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| Lawless '58 (pen) | Hansen '21 (pen) Tchaptchet '79 |
Hogwood Park
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10 November 2018
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| Liverpool | 6-0 | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Glatzel '38, '62 Duncan '69, '75 Clayton '74 Dixon-Bonner '88 |
Kirkby Academy
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Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Derby County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
29 September 2018
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| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-4 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
| Spong '42 | Stretton '58, '65 Whittaker '79 Knight '89 |
AMEX Elite Performance Elite
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10 November 2018
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| Derby County | 4-0 | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson '2, '42 Greco '9 Whittaker '33 |
Moor Farm Training Ground
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Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Everton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | West Brom | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 1 |
| 4 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | West Ham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
29 September 2018
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| Manchester City | 3-0 | Leicester City |
|---|---|---|
| Simmonds '39 Fiorini '79 (pen), '86 |
City Football Academy
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10 November 2018
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| West Ham | 3-2 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Diallo '32, '49 TBC '82 |
Dele-Bashiru '47 Braaf '68 |
Little Heath
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Group F
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Man Utd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 4 | Norwich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
29 September 2018
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| Chelsea | 5-1 | Norwich City |
|---|---|---|
| Ballo '2, '18, '35 Lawrence '49 Russell '74 |
Thorvaldsson '54 |
Cobham
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10 November 2018
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| Norwich City | 0-3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwood '5, '45 Puigmal '77 |
Colney Training Centre
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Quarter-Finals
The six group winners and two best runners-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
Semi-Finals
Final
Goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
