2021-22 Under-18 Premier League Cup

The 2021-22 Under-18 Premier League Cup is the fourth campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition, which pits Category 1 teams against each other in an initial three-game group stage. All 28 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 seven groups plus the best runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.

Manchester City are the defending cup holders, having won it in 2020 before the tournament took a year's hiatus in 2020-21.

Teams

All 28 Category 1 Under-18 teams feature in this year's competition:

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, 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	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nottingham Forest v Southampton

18 September 2021

Nottingham Forest	4-0	Southampton
Esapa Osong 18', 27', 78' Collins 70'

The Nigel Doughty Academy

Leicester City v Newcastle United

18 September 2021

Leicester City	v	Newcastle United

Leicester City Training Ground

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stoke City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stoke City v Fulham

18 September 2021

Stoke City	3-1	Fulham
Knowles 10', 34' Tezgel 12'		Gordon '59 (pen)

Clayton Wood

Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur

18 September 2021

Leeds United	v	Tottenham Hotspur

Thorp Arch Grange

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

18 September 2021

Liverpool	3-2	Crystal Palace
Cannonier 11', 36', 68'	Traore 76'	Raymond 50' Ola-Adebomi 71'

Kirkby Academy

Manchester City v Aston Villa

18 September 2021

Manchester City	5-2	Aston Villa
Mebude 5' Ogwuru 16' O'Reilly '45, 52' Barrington 70'		Hart 17' Reddin 24'

City Football Academy

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Derby County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Reading	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

18 September 2021

Chelsea	3-2	Blackburn Rovers
Mothersille 45', 78' Stutter 51'		Boniface 24' (og) Cunningham 76'

Cobham

Derby County v Reading

18 September 2021

Derby County	1-1	Reading
Richards 62'		Nyarko 33'

Moor Farm Training Ground

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Middlesbrough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Norwich City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Sunerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

18 September 2021

Middlesbrough	1-1	Sunderland
Traore 76'		Kelly 42'

Rockliffe Park

Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion

18 September 2021

Norwich City	0-3	Brighton & Hove Albion
		Emmerson 43' Smith 51' Duffus 68'

Lotus Training Centre

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	West Bromwich Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

18 September 2021

Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	West Bromwich Albion

Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground

Birmingham City v Manchester United

18 September 2021

Birmingham City	2-8	Manchester United
Wakefield 14' Manton 49'		Mather 13' Norkett 21', 22', 35' Garnacho 72', 74', 88' Sharpe 80'

Trillion Trophy Training Centre

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Burnley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burnley v Everton

18 September 2021

Burnley	3-1	Everton
Mellon 19', 73' Tioffo 56'		Heath 58'

Barnfield

West Ham United v Arsenal

18 September 2021

West Ham United	1-2	Arsenal
Mubama 82' (pen)		Edwards 54' Sagoe 89'

Little Heath

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Ranking of Best Runner-Up

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Pts

Quarter-Finals

The seven group winners and best runner-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.

Goalscorers

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Goals

Previous Campaigns

• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18