2019-20 Premier League Cup

The 2019-20 Premier League Cup is the seventh campaign of the knockout cup competition launched by the Premier League following the launch of EPPP. Everton 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.

Pre-Qualifying Stage

9 September 2018
Huddersfield Town 4-0 Oxford United


10 September 2018
Cambridge United 0-2 Exeter City


10 September 2018
Southend United 1-3 Scunthorpe United


12 September 2018
Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Yeovil Town



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Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) Charlton Athletic 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 10
2 (Q) Reading 6 2 4 0 10 8 +2 10
3 Colchester United 5 1 2 2 5 8 -3 5
4 Swansea City 5 1 1 3 5 8 -3 4


4 October 2019
Charlton Athletic 1-2 Swansea City
Davison '28 Berry '15
Jones-Thomas '69
Prince's Park


7 October 2019
Reading 2-2 Colchester United
Nevers '9
Osho '80
Fernandes '18
Hutchinson '90+3
Madejski Stadium


7 November 2019
Colchester United 0-1 Charlton Athletic
Isiaka
Jobserve Community Stadium


8 November 2019
Reading 1-0 Swansea City
Boye '42
Laithwaite Community Stadium


28 November 2019
Reading 3-2 Charlton Athletic
Howe '45
Liddle '72, '90+1
Henry '62
Quitirna '80 (pen)
Madejski Stadium


30 November 2019
Swansea City 0-1 Colchester United
Fernandes '24
Landore


18 January 2020
Swansea City 2-4 Charlton Athletic
Cullen (2) Aneke '5, '32, '37
Powell '28
Landore


30 January 2020
Colchester United 1-1 Reading
Hasanally '72 Frost '37
Jobserve Community Stadium


8 February 2020
Swansea City 1-1 Reading
C.Evans '16 Pendlebury '81
Landore


10 February 2020
Charlton Athletic 4-1 Colchester United
Davison '13, '19, '68 (pen)
Vennings '24 (pen)
Hutchinson '56
Prince's Park


24 February 2020
Charlton Athletic 2-2 Reading
Quitirna '12
Morgan '76 (pen)
McGiff '26
Ajose '72
Prince's Park


20 March 2020
Colchester United v Swansea City
Jobserve Community Stadium



Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) Everton 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13
2 (Q) Fulham 6 3 0 3 13 11 +2 9
3 Watford 6 2 1 3 7 11 -4 7
3 Plymouth 6 1 2 3 6 13 -7 5


3 October 2019
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Watford
Tomlinson '86 Bennetts '18
Home Park


6 October 2019
Fulham 2-1 Everton
De La Torre '36
Hilton '78
John '66
Motspur Park


10 November 2019
Fulham 3-4 Watford
Carvalho '26
Harris '48
Edun '60
Hungbo '35, 72
Hinds '50
Lo-Everton '69
Motspur Park


10 November 2019
Everton 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Charsley '15 Clarke '45 (pen)
Pure Stadium


29 November 2019
Fulham 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
Hilton
Abraham
Motspur Park


2 December 2019
Everton 3-0 Watford
Foulds '47
Evans '53, '65
The Pure Stadium


17 January 2020
Everton 4-2 Fulham
Asare '10 og
Adeniran '41, '51
Mampala '90+1
Abraham '13
Taylor-Crossdale '73 (pen)
The Pure Stadium


20 January 2020
Watford 1-3 Plymouth Argyle
Bennetts '37 Lolos '15
C.Grant '23
J.Grant '75
Clarence Park


7 February 2020
Watford 1-0 Fulham
Cassidy '50
Clarence Park


10 February 2020
Plymouth Argyle 0-4 Everton
Adeniran '23
Simms '37, '63
Astley '47
Home Park


21 February 2020
Watford 0-1 Everton
Simms '90+1
Clarence Park


25 February 2020
Plymouth Argyle 1-4 Fulham
Miller '66 Cooper '34 og
Stansfield '47
O'Riley '67
Harris '73
Home Park



Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) West Brom 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12
2 (Q) Newcastle United 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11
3 Hull City 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
4 Scunthorpe United 6 0 2 4 7 17 -10 1


4 October 2019
Scunthorpe United 0-2 West Brom
Willock '30, '70
Sands Venue Stadium


4 October 2019
Hull City 0-1 Newcastle United
Charman '82 (pen)
East Riding FA



29 November 2019
Scunthorpe United 3-3 Newcastle United
Miller '9, '80, 90+1 Anderson '21
Allan '37, '48
Sands Venue Stadium


17 January 2020
Newcastle United 1-1 Hull City
Allan '35 (pen) Lupano '66
Whitley Park


28 January 2020
West Brom 2-1 Hull City
Azaz '44
Soule '90
Chadwick
Keys Park


3 February 2020
Scunthorpe United 2-3 Hull City
Green '24
Miller '73
Balogh '59
Chadwick '81
Jones '87
Sands Venue Stadium


10 February 2020
West Brom 0-1 Newcastle United
Allan '21
WBA Training Ground


13 February 2020
West Brom 3-0 Scunthorpe United
Diaby (3)
WBA Training Ground


21 February 2020
Hull City 2-0 West Brom
Kingsley '7
Chadwick '34
East Riding FA


21 February 2020
Newcastle United 6-2 Scunthorpe United
Allan '17, '20
Anderson '42
Young '61
Toure '77
McEntee '90+1
Hornshaw '45
El-Mhanni '54
Northumberland FA


25 February 2020
Hull City 0-0 Scunthorpe United
East Riding FA



Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) Exeter 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7 14
2 (Q) Doncaster Rovers 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
3 Aston Villa 6 2 0 4 9 12 -3 6
4 Portsmouth 6 0 1 5 5 18 -13 1


24 September 2019
Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Portsmouth
Keepmoat Stadium


3 October 2019
Exeter City 3-0 Aston Villa
Seymour '43
Jay '48 (pen)
Dyer '72


11 November 2019
Aston Villa 0-1 Doncaster Rovers
Watters
Keys Park


26 November 2019
Exeter City 1-0 Doncaster Rovers
Warren
St James Park


29 November 2019
Aston Villa 6-0 Portsmouth
Ramsey (2)
Archer
Wright
Brunt
Sea
Bodymoor Heath


9 January 2020
Portsmouth 2-2 Exeter City
Nyewood Lane


16 January 2020
Aston Villa 0-4 Exeter City
Wilson (2)
Dean
Seymour
Bodymoor Heath


21 January 2020
Portsmouth 2-4 Doncaster Rovers
Westleigh Park


29 January 2020
Doncaster Rovers 4-0 Aston Villa
Watters (2)
Trialist
Trialist
Keepmoat Stadium


4 February 2020
Exeter City 2-1 Portsmouth
Seymour '15
Dyer '72
Whatmough '78
St James Park


24 February 2020
Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Exeter City


25 February 2020
Portsmouth 0-3 Aston Villa
Wright
Ramsey
Philogene-Bidace
Westleigh Park



Group E

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) Bournemouth 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
2 (Q) Stoke City 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12
3 Southampton 6 1 1 4 8 13 -5 4
4 Nottingham Forest 6 1 1 4 3 11 -9 4


5 October 2019
Bournemouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Dobre '36
Vitality Stadium


5 October 2019
Southampton 1-1 Stoke City
N'Lundulu '52 Dunwoody '63
Staplewood


8 November 2019
Bournemouth 2-2 Stoke City
Dobre '29
Anthony '79 (pen)
Jarvis '23
McJannett '75
Vitality Stadium


9 November 2019
Southampton 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Hansen '18
Vokins '53
Klarer '76
Mighten '26
Staplewood


2 December 2019
Southampton 0-2 Bournemouth
Dobre '23
Scrimshaw '79
Staplewood


2 December 2019
Stoke City 4-0 Nottingham Forest
M.Sankoh (2)
Dunwoody
Kyeremateng
Harrison Park


17 January 2020
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Bournemouth
Taylor '16, '58
Dobre '18
Impact Arena


7 February 2020
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Southampton
Gomis '16
Clough '51
Hansen '71
Impact Arena


21 February 2020
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Stoke City
The Nigel Doughty Academy


21 February 2020
Bournemouth 3-2 Southampton
Zemura '60
Ibe '85
Surridge '90+2
Hansen '38
Kpohomouh '74
Vitality Stadium


25 February 2020
Stoke City 4-1 Southampton
Kyeremateng '5, '18, '49
Godfrinne '74
Maddox '57
Clayton Wood Training Ground


28 February 2020
Stoke City 1-0 Bournemouth
Godfrinne '53
Clayton Wood Training Ground



Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) Liverpool 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13
2 (Q) Wigan Athletic 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
3 Huddersfield Town 6 1 3 2 7 8 -1 6
4 Sunderland 6 1 1 4 5 14 -9 4



7 October 2019
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Sunderland
John Smith's Stadium


10 November 2019
Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool
Mbunga-Kimpioka '48 Collins '67 og
Brewster '83 (pen)
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground


11 November 2019
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Crankshaw Obiero
County Ground, Leyland


2 December 2019
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Liverpool
Diakhaby '22 Kane '11
John Smith's Stadium


17 January 2020
Wigan Athletic 3-0 Liverpool
Obi '9
Baningime '32
Crankshaw '77
Leyland County Ground


20 January 2020
Sunderland 2-1 Huddersfield Town
Sammut '49
Kiernan '88
Obiero '6
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground


27 January 2020
Sunderland 2-3 Wigan Athletic
Kranthove '26
Hackett '41 (pen)
Joseph '5
C.Jolley '25 (pen)
Perry '51 (pen)
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground


21 February 2020
Liverpool 3-0 Huddersfield Town
Millar '15
Van den Berg '32
Hardy '90+4
Kirkby Academy


24 February 2020
Liverpool 6-0 Sunderland
Millar '12
Hardy '60, '70
Jones '86, '90+3, '90+4
Kirkby Academy


6 March 2020
Huddersfield Town 4-1 Wigan Athletic
Daley '39
Headley '67
Pyke '74
McCamley '88
C.Jolley '5
Nethermoor Park


9 March 2020
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Sunderland
C.Jolley '53 (pen)
Baningime '64
Christopher Park



Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) Blackburn Rovers 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
2 (Q) Middlesbrough 6 2 2 1 14 8 +6 11
3 Burnley 6 1 3 2 7 8 -1 5
4 Crystal Palace 6 0 2 4 5 14 -9 2


6 October 2019
Middlesbrough 1-1 Burnley
Liddle '87 (pen) Wilson '12
Heritage Park



7 November 2019
Burnley 2-2 Crystal Palace
Koiki '67
Adam Legdzins '90+5
Street '15
Aveiro '20
Sir Tom Finney Stadium


8 November 2019
Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Middlesbrough
Butterworth '76
Rankin-Costello '84
Vale '89
Gibson '12
County Ground, Leyland


29 November 2019
Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Burnley
Samuel '32
Davenport '53
Harker '70
Ewood Park


2 December 2019
Crystal Palace 1-5 Middlesbrough
Street '30 Wearne '2
Walker '5, '8
Jones '28
Liddle '43
Champion Hill


20 January 2020
Burnley 1-2 Middlesbrough
Koiki '86 (pen) O'Neill '45, '52
Tameside Stadium


25 January 2020
Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Crystal Palace
Vale '44
Brennan '69
Brockhall Village


6 February 2020
Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley
George '81
Champion Hill


7 February 2020
Middlesbrough 4-1 Blackburn Rovers
Folarin '14, '51
O'Neill '22, '69
Mols '9 (pen)
Heritage Park


21 February 2020
Middlesbrough 1-1 Crystal Palace
Burrell '45 Kirby '27 (pen)
Heritage Park


12 March 2020
Burnley 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Mumbongo '65 Pike '4
Tameside Stadium



Group H

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (Q) Derby County 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12
2 (Q) Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 2 3 1 10 10 0 9
3 Birmingham City 6 2 2 2 7 11 -4 5
4 Leeds United 6 0 3 3 6 13 -7 3





13 November 2019
Derby County 7-1 Leeds United
Sibley '11, '17, '69 (pen)
Bennett '22
Hector-Ingram '29, '79
Bird '60
Galloway '90+3
Loughborough University


2 December 2019
Derby County 5-1 Birmingham City
Shonibare '28
Hector-Ingram '30 (pen), '43
J.Brown '69
Mitchell-Lawson '90+7
Seddon '51
Loughborough University


17 January 2020
Birmingham City 2-0 Leeds United
Reid '45
Boyd-Munce '46
Loughborough University


24 January 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Leeds United
Ashley-Seal '37
Cundle '66
McKinstry '20, '36
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground


6 February 2020
Birmingham City 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Reid '39, '49 Perry '45+2
Dadashov '75
Loughborough University


7 February 2020
Leeds United 1-2 Derby County
Hudson '40 Hector-Ingram '14 (pen)
Hepburn-Murphy '30
Bootham Crescent


21 February 2020
Birmingham City 1-0 Derby County
Reid '24
Loughborough University


21 February 2020
Leeds United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kamwa '27 Campbell '76
Bootham Crescent


25 February 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Derby County
Perry '34 Hector-Ingram '59
Shonibare '68
Sibley '81
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground



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Round of 16


6 March 2020
West Bromwich Albion 6-1 Doncaster Rovers
Dyce
Blythe og
Tulloch (2)
Diaby
Wilding
Okenabirhie
Keys Park



8 March 2020
Everton 2-1 Reading
Simms '6
Adeniran '11
McGiff '87
The Pure Stadium


9 March 2020
Charlton Athletic 1-2 Fulham
Davison '28 (AET) Taylor-Crossdale '90
O'Riley '119 (pen)
The Valley



9 March 2020
Exeter City Cancelled Newcastle United
St James Park



Bournemouth Cancelled Wigan Athletic




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Covid-19

As a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the competition was cancelled at this stage in May 2020.

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Top Goalscorers

(Group Stages onwards)

Player Club Goals
Thomas Allan Newcastle United 6
Jahmal Hector-Ingram Derby County 6
Benny Ashley-Seal Wolverhampton Wanderers 5
Josh Davison Charlton Athletic 4
Alex Dobre Bournemouth 4
Gabriel Kyeremateng Stoke City 4
Tyrone O'Neill Middlesbrough 4
Jayden Reid Birmingham City 4
Louie Sibley Derby County 4



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