2019-20 Premier League 2

The 2019-20 Premier League 2 is the fourth 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton promoted to the top division, Wolves as Division 2 champions and the Saints as playoff winners. They replace West Ham and Swansea City, who were relegated from Division 1. Everton are the defending Division 1 champions, winning their second title in three years.

Promotion and relegation of two teams will apply once again this season. The teams finishing 11th and 12th 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

2019-20 Teams
Division One Team Training Ground Manager Arsenal Meadow Park, Boreham Wood Steve Bould Blackburn Rovers Leyland County Ground, Lancashire FA Billy Barr Brighton & Hove Albion Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Simon Rusk Chelsea EBB Stadium, Aldershot Andy Myers Derby County St George's Park Darren Wassall Everton Haig Avenue, Southport David Unsworth Leicester City Holmes Park Steve Beaglehole Liverpool Prenton Park, Tranmere Neil Critchley Manchester City Man City Academy Stadium Paul Harsley Swansea City Landore Youth Academy Garry Richards and Cameron Toshack Tottenham Lamex Stadium, Stevenage Wayne Burnett West Ham Victoria Road, Dagenham Dmitri Halajko			Division Two Team Training Ground Manager Aston Villa Bescot Stadium, Walsall Mark Delaney Fulham Motspur Park Mark Pembridge Manchester United Leigh Sports Village Neil Wood Middlesbrough Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland Graeme Lee Newcastle United Northumberland FA Neil Redfearn Norwich City Carrow Road Matt Gill Reading Adams Park, Wycombe Scott Marshall Southampton Staplewood Radhi Jaidi Stoke City TBC Kevin Russell Sunderland Eppleton Colliery Ground Elliott Dickman West Brom Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster Jamie Smith Wolves New Bucks Head, Telford Rob Edwards

Division 1

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Tottenham	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6
2	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
3	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
5	Southampton	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
6	Derby County	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
7	Leicester City	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
8	Everton	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
9	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
10	Wolves	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1
11	Manchester City	2	0	0	2	4	7	-3	0
12	Liverpool	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7	0

(Updated 22nd August)

Upcoming Fixtures

Friday 23rd August	Tottenham	1-2	Derby County
Friday 23rd August	Arsenal	vs	Everton
Friday 23rd August	Blackburn Rovers	vs	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Friday 23rd August	Leicester City	vs	Brighton & Hove Albion
Friday 23rd August	Manchester City	vs	Chelsea
Monday 26th August	Southampton	vs	Liverpool

Results

Friday 16th August	Arsenal	2-1	Brighton & Hove Albion
Friday 16th August	Tottenham	3-1	Manchester City
Sunday 18th August	Wolves	0-0	Everton
Monday 19th August	Chelsea	3-0	Liverpool
Monday 19th August	Leicester City	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Monday 19th August	Southampton	0-1	Derby County

Monday 12 August	Blackburn Rovers	1-3	Arsenal
Monday 12 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Monday 12 August	Derby County	0-1	Chelsea
Monday 12 August	Everton	0-0	Leicester City
Sunday 11 August	Manchester City	3-4	Southampton
Saturday 10 August	Liverpool	0-4	Tottenham

Division 2

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6
2	West Ham	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
3	Stoke City	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
4	Swansea City	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
5	Reading	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	3
6	Norwich City	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
7	Middlesbrough	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3
8	West Brom	2	1	0	1	3	6	-3	3
9	Sunderland	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
10	Aston Villa	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
11	Fulham	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	0
12	Newcastle United	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	0

(Updated 22nd August)

Upcoming Fixtures

Friday 23rd August	Middlesbrough	vs	Swansea City
Friday 23rd August	Newcastle United	vs	Manchester United
Friday 23rd August	West Brom	vs	Sunderland
Friday 23rd August	West Ham	vs	Reading
Saturday 24th August	Aston Villa	vs	Norwich City
Monday 26th August	Stoke City	vs	Fulham

Results

Friday 16th August	Manchester United	2-0	Reading
Friday 16th August	Middlesbrough	0-2	Stoke City
Saturday 17th August	Newcastle United	1-2	West Ham
Sunday 18th August	Sunderland	1-2	Norwich City
Monday 19th August	Fulham	1-3	West Brom
Monday 19th August	Swansea City	1-1	Aston Villa

Monday 12 August	Reading	6-0	Newcastle United
Monday 12 August	Stoke City	1-1	Sunderland
Friday 9 August	Norwich City	0-1	Swansea City
Friday 9 August	Middlesbrough	1-0	Aston Villa
Friday 9 August	West Brom	0-5	Manchester United
Friday 9 August	West Ham	3-0	Fulham

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 14th August)

DIVISION 1

Player	Club	Goals
Folarin Balogun	Arsenal	3
Aaron Connolly	Brighton	2
Dan N'Lundulu	Southampton	2
Kazaiah Sterling	Tottenham	2

DIVISION 2

Player	Club	Goals
Andrija Novakovich	Reading	3
James Garner	Manchester United	2

Hat-tricks

(Updated 14th August)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Andrija Novakovich	Reading	12th August 2019	Reading 6-0 Newcastle United
Folarin Balogun	Arsenal	12th August 2019	Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Arsenal