2020-21 Premier League 2
The 2020-21 Premier League 2 is the fifth year of the new top tier of the Professional Development League. It was rebranded from the previous Under-21 Premier League in 2016, with the age range changed from Under-21 to Under-23. Clubs are also still permitted to field three 'over-age' outfield players and one 'over-age' goalkeeper. The match calendar is set to be fixed at the start of the season with no movement to match rounds permitted; clubs will only be permitted flexibility regarding on which weekend day (Friday to Monday) the game will be played.
The league remains split into two, with both West Ham United and Manchester United promoted to the top division. They replace Wolverhampton Wanderers who were relegated from Division 1. Burnley, Crystal Palace and Leeds United all earned Category One status in the summer of 2020 and join Divison Two for this season. Swansea City have dropped out as they leave Category One status. Chelsea are the defending Division 1 champions, awarded the title on points per game after the league was curtailed due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Promotion and relegation of two teams will apply once again this season. The teams finishing 12th and 13th in Division 1 will be relegated, while the team finishing top of Division 2 will be automatically promoted. Those teams finishing second, third, fourth and fifth in Division 2 will compete in a promotion playoff.
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Division 1
League Table
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 25 |
2 | Tottenham | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 24 |
3 | Manchester City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 22 |
4 | Chelsea | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 22 |
5 | Everton | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 22 |
6 | Arsenal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 18 |
7 | Manchester United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 18 |
8 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 17 |
9 | Derby County | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 17 |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 16 |
11 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 15 |
12 | Southampton | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 11 |
13 | West Ham | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 8 |
Updated: 2nd February
Fixtures
Friday 5 February | Arsenal | vs | Chelsea |
Friday 5 February | Brighton & Hove Albion | vs | West Ham |
Friday 5 February | Manchester City | vs | Everton |
Friday 5 February | Manchester United | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
Sunday 7 February | Southampton | vs | Tottenham |
Monday 8 February | Leicester City | vs | Derby County |
Results
February
Monday 1 February | Derby County | 1-3 | Everton |
Monday 1 February | Leicester City | 1-3 | Blackburn Rovers |
January
Saturday 30 January | Liverpool | 3-6 | Manchester United |
Friday 29 January | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Arsenal |
Friday 29 January | West Ham United | 3-1 | Southampton |
Monday 25 January | Leicester City | 2-4 | Everton |
Monday 25 January | Manchester City | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
Friday 22 January | West Ham | 1-2 | Tottenham |
Friday 22 January | Arsenal | 5-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Monday 18 January | Derby County | 0-4 | Manchester City |
Monday 18 January | Everton | 1-1 | Liverpool |
Monday 18 January | Leicester City | 4-2 | Manchester United |
Friday 15 January | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-5 | Tottenham |
December
Monday 21 December | Derby County | 3-5 | Blackburn Rovers |
Saturday 19 December | Liverpool | 3-4 | Tottenham |
Friday 18 December | Chelsea | 6-1 | Manchester United |
Friday 18 December | Arsenal | 2-1 | Leicester City |
Friday 18 December | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 | Everton |
Monday 14 December | Chelsea | 3-2 | Tottenham |
Monday 14 December | Derby County | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Monday 14 December | Everton | 2-1 | West Ham |
Sunday 13 December | Manchester United | 2-2 | Manchester City |
Saturday 12 December | Liverpool | 1-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
Saturday 12 December | Southampton | 5-2 | Leicester City |
Monday 7 December | Blackburn Rovers | 2-3 | Tottenham |
Friday 4 December | Manchester City | 2-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Friday 4 December | Chelsea | 2-1 | Leicester City |
Friday 4 December | Manchester United | 3-1 | Southampton |
November
Monday 30 November | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-5 | Leicester City |
Monday 30 November | Southampton | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Saturday 28 November | Liverpool | 2-7 | Manchester City |
Friday 27 November | Arsenal | 3-1 | Derby County |
Friday 27 November | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Everton |
Friday 27 November | West Ham United | 2-0 | Manchester United |
Friday 20 November | Arsenal | 1-0 | Everton |
Saturday 21 November | Liverpool | 0-0 | Southampton |
Sunday 22 November | Manchester City | 2-2 | Chelsea |
Sunday 22 November | Manchester United | 4-2 | Tottenham |
Monday 23 November | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
Monday 23 November | Leicester City | 2-1 | West Ham |
Sunday 8 November | Everton | 2-0 | Chelsea |
Saturday 7 November | Southampton | 5-2 | Manchester City |
Friday 6 November | Blackburn Rovers | 0-6 | Arsenal |
Friday 6 November | Tottenham | 1-2 | Derby County |
Friday 6 November | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-5 | Manchester United |
Friday 6 November | West Ham | 2-4 | Liverpool |
Monday 2 November | Derby County | 3-2 | West Ham |
October
Friday 30 October | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool |
Saturday 24 October | Liverpool | 3-1 | Chelsea |
Saturday 24 October | Manchester City | 4-1 | Arsenal |
Friday 23 October | Derby County | 3-1 | Southampton |
Friday 23 October | West Ham | 0-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
Friday 23 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-4 | Leicester City |
Friday 23 October | Manchester United | 2-1 | Everton |
Monday 19 October | Everton | 0-0 | Tottenham |
Sunday 18 October | Manchester City | 4-0 | Leicester City |
Sunday 18 October | Southampton | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
Saturday 17 October | Chelsea | 3-2 | Derby County |
Saturday 17 October | Arsenal | 3-3 | Manchester United |
Saturday 17 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Liverpool |
Sunday 4 October | Chelsea | 3-0 | Arsenal |
Sunday 4 October | Everton | 1-2 | Manchester City |
Saturday 3 October | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Southampton |
Saturday 3 October | West Ham United | 2-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Friday 2 October | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 | Manchester United |
Friday 2 October | Derby County | 2-1 | Leicester City |
September
Monday 28 September | Blackburn Rovers | 4-0 | Leicester City |
Monday 28 September | Everton | 4-1 | Derby County |
Saturday 26 September | Arsenal | 0-1 | Tottenham |
Saturday 26 September | Southampton | 2-2 | West Ham |
Friday 25 September | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-0 | Chelsea |
Friday 25 September | Manchester United | 3-5 | Liverpool |
Monday 21 September | Everton | 3-0 | Leicester City |
Friday 18 September | Tottenham | 3-0 | West Ham |
Friday 18 September | Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Manchester City |
Friday 18 September | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 | Arsenal |
Friday 18 September | Derby County | 2-1 | Liverpool |
Friday 18 September | Southampton | 1-4 | Chelsea |
Monday 14 September | Chelsea | 1-0 | West Ham |
Monday 14 September | Manchester United | 0-2 | Leicester City |
Sunday 13 September | Liverpool | 1-0 | Everton |
Saturday 12 September | Tottenham | 1-1 | Brighton |
Friday 11 September | Arsenal | 1-2 | Southampton |
Saturday 12 September | Manchester City | 3-3 | Derby County |
Division 2
League Table
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Leeds United | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 31 |
2 | Stoke City | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 21 |
3 | Wolves | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 20 |
4 | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 20 |
5 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 19 |
6 | Reading | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 19 |
7 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 18 |
8 | Burnley | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 18 |
9 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 17 |
10 | Norwich City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 16 |
11 | Sunderland | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 15 |
12 | West Brom | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
13 | Newcastle United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 13 |
Updated: 2nd February
Fixtures
Friday 29 January | Reading | 3-1 | Aston Villa |
Friday 29 January | Fulham | P-P | West Bromwich Albion |
Sunday 31 January | Stoke City | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Monday 1 February | Leeds United | 2-0 | Sunderland |
Monday 1 February | Newcastle United | 0-2 | Burnley |
Monday 1 February | Crystal Palace | 4-0 | Norwich City |
Results
January
Monday 25 January | Stoke City | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
Friday 22 January | Fulham | 0-3 | Reading |
Friday 22 January | Norwich City | 2-3 | Aston Villa |
Monday 18 January | Crystal Palace | 2-3 | Fulham |
Monday 18 January | Leeds United | 1-0 | Stoke City |
Monday 18 January | Burnley | 0-0 | Wolves |
Friday 15 January | Aston Villa | 2-1 | West Brom |
Monday 11 January | Burnley | 1-4 | Leeds United |
December
Monday 21 December | Leeds United | 7-1 | Fulham |
Monday 21 December | Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Newcastle United |
Monday 21 December | Norwich City | 1-2 | Wolves |
Monday 21 December | Stoke City | 4-3 | West Brom |
Friday 18 December | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |
Monday 14 December | West Brom | 2-4 | Wolves |
Monday 14 December | Sunderland | 3-1 | Norwich City |
Monday 14 December | Burnley | 3-1 | Reading |
Sunday 13 December | Leeds United | 3-2 | Aston Villa |
Friday 11 December | Fulham | 3-1 | Middlesbrough |
Friday 11 December | Newcastle United | 3-2 | Stoke City |
Monday 7 December | Stoke City | 0-1 | Burnley |
Friday 4 December | Fulham | 5-2 | Crystal Palace |
November
Monday 30 November | Newcastle United | 0-3 | Wolves |
Monday 30 November | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Sunderland |
Monday 30 November | Stoke City | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |
Friday 27 November | Middlesbrough | 2-3 | Reading |
Friday 27 November | Norwich City | 0-0 | Burnley |
Friday 27 November | Aston Villa | 2-3 | Fulham |
Friday 20 November | Wolves | 1-4 | Middlesbrough |
Monday 23 November | Leeds United | 2-1 | West Brom |
Monday 23 November | Newcastle United | 0-2 | Norwich City |
Monday 23 November | Sunderland | 3-4 | Crystal Palace |
Monday 23 November | Burnley | 2-1 | Fulham |
Monday 23 November | Stoke City | 0-2 | Aston Villa |
Monday 9 November | Crystal Palace | 6-0 | Reading |
Monday 9 November | Burnley | 2-2 | Aston Villa |
Sunday 8 November | Middlesbrough | 0-1 | West Brom |
Friday 6 November | Fulham | 1-2 | Stoke City |
Friday 6 November | Newcastle United | 4-3 | Leeds United |
Friday 6 November | Sunderland | 2-1 | Wolves |
Monday 2 November | Wolves | 3-0 | Fulham |
Sunday 1 November | Leeds United | 4-1 | Crystal Palace |
October
Friday 30 October | Norwich City | 1-3 | Middlesbrough |
Friday 30 October | Reading | 3-2 | Newcastle United |
Friday 30 October | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Sunderland |
Monday 26 October | Stoke City | 4-1 | Reading |
Monday 26 October | Sunderland | 5-3 | Fulham |
Monday 26 October | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Wolves |
Sunday 25 October | Leeds United | 2-0 | Norwich City |
Friday 23 October | Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Burnley |
Friday 23 October | West Brom | 1-0 | Newcastle United |
Monday 19 October | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Fulham |
Monday 19 October | Sunderland | 0-6 | Middlesbrough |
Monday 19 October | Wolves | 1-3 | Aston Villa |
Monday 19 October | Burnley | 0-1 | Crystal Palace |
Friday 16 October | Reading | 3-2 | Leeds United |
Friday 16 October | Norwich City | 2-1 | Stoke City |
Monday 5 October | Newcastle United | 0-4 | Sunderland |
Friday 2 October | Leeds United | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |
Friday 2 October | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Reading |
Friday 2 October | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Aston Villa |
Friday 2 October | Fulham | 0-2 | Norwich City |
September
Monday 28 September | Sunderland | 1-3 | Leeds United |
Monday 28 September | West Brom | 1-2 | Fulham |
Monday 28 September | Wolves | 3-0 | Stoke City |
Friday 25 September | Burnley | 1-3 | Newcastle United |
Friday 25 September | Norwich City | 3-0 | Crystal Palace |
Friday 25 September | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Reading |
Monday 21 September | Burnley | 3-2 | Sunderland |
Monday 21 September | Crystal Palace | 3-3 | West Brom |
Monday 21 September | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Stoke City |
Friday 18 September | Reading | 0-4 | Fulham |
Friday 18 September | Leeds United | 2-2 | Wolves |
Friday 18 September | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Norwich City |
Monday 14 September | Norwich City | 3-0 | Reading |
Monday 14 September | Stoke City | 4-0 | Leeds United |
Monday 14 September | West Brom | 3-1 | Aston Villa |
Saturday 12 September | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 | Burnley |
Friday 11 September | Newcastle United | 2-2 | Middlesbrough |
Top Goalscorers
(Updated 2nd February)
Player | Club | Goals |
Liam Delap | Manchester City | 9 |
Joe Hugill | Manchester United | 8 |
Ellis Simms | Everton | 8 |
Jack Stretton | Derby County | 8 |
Folarin Balogun | Arsenal | 7 |
Anthony Elanga | Manchester United | 6 |
James McAtee | Manchester City | 6 |
Connor McBride | Blackburn Rovers | 6 |
Myles Peart-Harris | Chelsea | 6 |
Arnau Puigmal | Manchester United | 6 |
Player | Club | Goals |
Louie Barry | Aston Villa | 10 |
Fabio Carvalho | Fulham | 8 |
Jean-Pierre Tiehi | Fulham | 8 |
Mitchell Curry | Sunderland | 7 |
Sam Greenwood | Leeds United | 7 |
Cheikh Diaby | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
Taylor Perry | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 |
Hat-tricks
(Updated 2nd February)