2022-23 Premier League 2

The 2022-23 Premier League 2 is the top tier of the Professional Development League. It is an Under-21 league where clubs are permitted to field five 'over-age' outfield players and one 'over-age' goalkeeper.

The league is split into two, with both Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers promoted to the top division. They replace Leeds United and Derby County who were relegated from Division 1. Birmingham City, Burnley and Reading lost Category One status in the summer of 2022 and no longer compete at this level. Manchester City are the defending Division 1 champions.

Promotion and relegation of two teams applies every year. The teams finishing 13th and 14th 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.

Teams

2022-23 Teams
Division One Team Training Ground Manager Arsenal Meadow Park, Boreham Wood Mehmet Ali Blackburn Rovers Leyland County Ground, Lancashire FA Mike Sheron Brighton & Hove Albion Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Andrew Crofts Chelsea Kingsmeadow Mark Robinson Crystal Palace Selhurst Park Paddy McCarthy Everton Haig Avenue, Southport Paul Tait Fulham Motspur Park Steve Wigley Leicester City Seagrave Training Ground Ben Petty Liverpool Kirkby Academy Barry Lewtas Manchester City Man City Academy Stadium Brian Barry-Murphy Manchester United Leigh Sports Village Mark Dempsey Tottenham Lamex Stadium, Stevenage Wayne Burnett West Ham Rush Green Mark Robson Wolves Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster James Collins			Division Two Team Training Ground Manager Aston Villa Bodymoor Heath Tony Carss Derby County Loughborough University Pat Lyons Leeds United Thorp Arch Michael Skubala Middlesbrough Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland Mark Tinkler Newcastle United Northumberland FA Elliott Dickman Norwich City Lotus Training Centre Alan Neilson Nottingham Forest Meadow Lane Andy Reid Southampton The Snows Stadium, Totton David Horseman Stoke City Red Industries Stadium Kevin Russell Sunderland Academy of Light Mike Dodds West Brom The Hawthorns Richard Beale

Division 1

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	3	3	0	0	10	4	+6	9
2	Crystal Palace	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	7
3	Fulham	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7
4	Manchester City	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
5	Everton	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
6	Wolves	3	2	0	1	4	7	-3	6
7	Leicester City	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
8	Liverpool	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4
9	Chelsea	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3
10	Tottenham	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1
12	Manchester United	3	0	1	2	4	10	-6	1
13	Blackburn Rovers	3	0	0	3	0	4	-4	0
14	West Ham	3	0	0	3	4	9	-5	0

(Updated: 23rd August)

Fixtures

Friday 26 August	Crystal Palace	vs	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Friday 26 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	vs	Arsenal
Friday 26 August	Chelsea	vs	Manchester City
Friday 26 August	Manchester United	vs	Fulham
Friday 26 August	Tottenham Hotspur	vs	Liverpool
Saturday 27 August	Blackburn Rovers	vs	Leicester City
Saturday 27 August	West Ham United	vs	Everton

Results

Monday 22 August	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday 21 August	Manchester City	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday 20 August	Arsenal	4-1	Chelsea
Saturday 20 August	Liverpool	1-0	Blackburn Rovers
Friday 19 August	Fulham	2-2	Crystal Palace
Friday 19 August	Everton	2-2	Manchester United
Friday 19 August	Leicester City	3-1	West Ham United

August

Monday 15 August	Chelsea	0-3	Fulham
Sunday 14 August	Blackburn Rovers	0-1	Wolves
Sunday 14 August	Manchester City	3-1	Leicester City
Sunday 14 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	1-1	Liverpool
Friday 12 August	Manchester United	1-5	Crystal Palace
Friday 12 August	Tottenham	0-2	Everton
Friday 12 August	West Ham	2-3	Arsenal

Monday 8 August	Crystal Palace	3-2	Brighton & Hove Albion
Monday 8 August	Leicester City	2-2	Tottenham
Monday 8 August	Wolves	1-7	Chelsea
Sunday 7 August	Liverpool	0-3	Manchester City
Saturday 6 August	Arsenal	3-1	Manchester United
Friday 5 August	Fulham	3-1	West Ham
Friday 5 August	Everton	2-0	Blackburn Rovers

Division 2

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
2	Middlesbrough	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	7
3	Leeds United	3	2	1	0	9	5	+4	7
4	Norwich City	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	7
5	Aston Villa	2	1	1	1	8	5	+3	4
6	Sunderland	3	1	0	2	6	7	-1	3
7	West Brom	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2	3
8	Stoke City	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3
9	Newcastle United	3	0	0	3	3	7	-4	0
10	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	0
11	Derby County	3	0	0	3	3	12	-9	0

(Updated: 23rd August)

Fixtures

Friday 19 August	Aston Villa	1-2	Leeds United
Friday 19 August	Stoke City	0-3	Southampton
Sunday 21 August	Derby County	0-4	Sunderland
Sunday 21 August	Norwich City	4-2	Newcastle United
Monday 22 August	Nottingham Forest	1-4	Middlesbrough

Results

Monday 15 August	Leeds United	2-2	Norwich City
Monday 15 August	Newcastle United	0-1	Stoke City
Monday 15 August	Sunderland	0-4	Aston Villa
Friday 12 August	Middlesbrough	3-1	Derby County
Friday 12 August	Southampton	4-1	West Brom

Monday 8 August	Nottingham Forest	1-3	Southampton
Monday 8 August	West Brom	2-1	Newcastle United
Friday 5 August	Norwich City	3-2	Sunderland
Friday 5 August	Aston Villa	3-3	Middlesbrough
Friday 5 August	Derby County	2-5	Leeds United

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 23rd August)

DIVISION 1

Player	Club	Goals
Tom Cannon	Everton	4
John-Kymani Gordon	Crystal Palace	3
Luke Harris	Fulham	3
Marquinhos	Arsenal	3
Tawanda Maswanhise	Leicester City	3
Dire Mebude	Manchester City	3
Ollie O'Neill	Fulham	3

DIVISION 2

Player	Club	Goals
Mateo Joseph	Leeds United	5
Dominic Ballard	Southampton	4
Abu Kamara	Norwich City	4
Sonny Perkins	Leeds United	4
Thomas Dickson-Peters	Norwich City	3
Max Thompson	Sunderland	3
Brad Young	Aston Villa	3

Hat-tricks

(Updated 23rd August)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Mateo Joseph (4)	Leeds United	5th August 2022	Derby County 2-5 Leeds United
Luke Harris	Fulham	15th August 2022	Chelsea 0-3 Fulham
Max Thompson	Max Thompson	21st August 2022	Derby County 0-4 Sunderland