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 Graeme Murty
West Brom The Hawthorns Richard Beale


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Division 1

League Table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (C) Manchester City 26 18 5 3 80 31 +49 56
2 Liverpool 26 13 7 6 46 29 +17 46
3 Chelsea 26 12 7 7 55 42 +13 43
4 Crystal Palace 26 11 9 6 45 42 +3 42
5 Fulham 26 11 8 7 50 39 +11 41
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 11 6 9 58 49 +9 39
7 Arsenal 26 8 10 8 39 40 -1 34
8 Everton 26 9 5 12 39 51 -12 32
9 Manchester United 26 6 12 8 46 64 -18 30
10 Blackburn Rovers 26 9 2 15 42 52 -10 29
11 West Ham United 26 8 4 14 39 49 -10 28
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 8 4 14 39 50 -11 28
13 (R) Tottenham Hotspur 26 6 10 10 34 46 -12 28
14 (R) Leicester City 26 4 7 15 29 57 -28 19

(Final Standings)

Results

May


April


March

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February

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Monday 27 February Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal
Monday 27 February Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Crystal Palace
Monday 27 February West Ham United 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday 26 February Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Fulham
Saturday 25 February Liverpool 7-1 Leicester City
Saturday 25 February Manchester City 5-0 Everton
Friday 24 February Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Manchester United


Monday 20 February Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United
Monday 20 February Leicester City 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Monday 20 February Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 Blackburn Rovers
Sunday 19 February Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea
Friday 17 February Arsenal 1-1 West Ham United
Friday 17 February Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Friday 17 February Fulham 2-2 Manchester City


Monday 13 February Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Arsenal
Monday 13 February Leicester City 1-1 Crystal Palace
Sunday 12 February Manchester City 3-1 Liverpool
Saturday 11 February Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Chelsea
Saturday 11 February Manchester United 4-1 Everton
Saturday 11 February Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Friday 10 February West Ham United 1-0 Fulham


January

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Monday 30 January Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Leicester City
Monday 30 January Crystal Palace 0-5 Manchester City
Friday 27 January Arsenal 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Friday 27 January Chelsea 2-3 West Ham United
Friday 27 January Everton 1-1 Fulham
Friday 27 January Manchester United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
Friday 27 January Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool


Sunday 22 January Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
Sunday 22 January Fulham 2-4 Chelsea
Sunday 22 January Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Everton
Friday 20 January Leicester City 0-0 Manchester City
Friday 20 January West Ham United 2-3 Manchester United


Monday 16 January Crystal Palace 1-2 Fulham
Sunday 15 January Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Everton
Saturday 14 January Manchester City 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 14 January Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
Friday 13 January Arsenal 2-1 Leicester City
Friday 13 January Chelsea 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers


Monday 9 January Leicester City 0-2 Chelsea
Sunday 8 January Liverpool 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Sunday 8 January Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Sunday 8 January Brighton & Hove Albion 2-4 Crystal Palace
Saturday 7 January Manchester City 6-0 Arsenal
Friday 6 January Everton 1-2 West Ham United
Friday 6 January Fulham 1-2 Manchester United


November

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Friday 11 November West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Monday 7 November Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Monday 7 November West Ham United 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunday 6 November Arsenal 3-1 Everton
Sunday 6 November Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday 6 November Liverpool 3-1 Fulham
Saturday 5 November Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City
Friday 4 November Crystal Palace 0-0 Leicester City


October

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Monday 31 October Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace
Monday 31 October Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Leicester City
Sunday 30 October Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Chelsea
Saturday 29 October Everton 6-3 Manchester City
Saturday 29 October Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester United
Saturday 29 October West Ham United 0-3 Liverpool
Friday 28 October Fulham 3-0 Blackburn Rovers


Monday 24 October Leicester City 1-2 Arsenal
Saturday 22 October Chelsea 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 22 October Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Fulham
Saturday 22 October Manchester City 3-3 Crystal Palace
Saturday 22 October Liverpool 2-1 Everton
Saturday 22 October Manchester United 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Saturday 22 October Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 West Ham United


Saturday 15 October Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday 15 October Chelsea 3-3 Manchester United
Saturday 15 October Blackburn Rovers 2-2 West Ham United


Monday 10 October Leicester City 0-7 Fulham
Sunday 9 October Crystal Palace 3-4 Everton
Saturday 8 October Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Arsenal
Saturday 8 October Manchester City 1-3 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 8 October Manchester United 3-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 8 October Liverpool 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Saturday 8 October West Ham United 0-1 Chelsea


Saturday 1 October Blackburn Rovers 6-1 Manchester United
Saturday 1 October Chelsea 2-2 Leicester City
Saturday 1 October Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
Saturday 1 October West Ham 0-1 Crystal Palace
Sunday 2 October Wolves 1-3 Manchester City


September

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Friday 30 September Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Tottenham
Friday 30 September Fulham 2-0 Everton
Sunday 18 September Everton 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 17 September Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
Saturday 17 September Tottenham 1-3 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 17 September Crystal Palace 3-3 Chelsea
Saturday 17 September Manchester City 1-0 Fulham
Saturday 17 September Leicester City 0-1 Liverpool
Friday 16 September Manchester United 1-1 West Ham


Monday 5 September Wolves 1-1 Fulham
Saturday 3 September Everton 0-2 Chelsea
Saturday 3 September Arsenal 4-1 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 3 September Leicester City 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 3 September Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham
Saturday 3 September Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United
Saturday 3 September Manchester City 4-1 West Ham


August

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Saturday 27 August Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Leicester City
Saturday 27 August West Ham 1-2 Everton
Friday 26 August Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolves
Friday 26 August Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Arsenal
Friday 26 August Chelsea 2-2 Manchester City
Friday 26 August Manchester United 2-2 Fulham
Friday 26 August Tottenham 3-3 Liverpool


Monday 22 August Wolves 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday 21 August Manchester City 0-0 Tottenham
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


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



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Division 2

League Table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (C) Southampton 20 13 3 4 54 28 +26 42
2 (Pl) Leeds United 20 13 3 4 53 29 +24 42
3 (Pl) Nottingham Forest 20 13 2 5 44 28 +16 41
4 (Pl) West Bromwich Albion 20 11 4 5 47 35 +12 37
5 (Pl) Aston Villa 20 10 3 7 46 35 +11 33
6 Norwich City 20 8 6 6 41 38 +3 30
7 Middlesbrough 20 7 5 8 46 49 -3 26
8 Newcastle United 20 6 5 9 35 41 -6 23
9 Sunderland 20 5 5 10 37 44 -7 20
10 Stoke City 20 3 5 12 26 45 -19 14
11 Derby County 20 0 1 19 13 70 -57 1

(Final Standings)

Playoffs

Final



Semi Finals

8 May 2023
Leeds United 2-1 Aston Villa
Joseph 29'
Perkins 43'
B.Young 17'
Elland Road


8 May 2023
Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
Konate 16'
O.Hammond 29'
Esapa Osong 38'
Impact Arena



Results

April


March

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February

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Monday 27 February Nottingham Forest 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Friday 24 February Norwich City 2-2 Middlesbrough
Friday 24 February Aston Villa 6-4 Sunderland
Friday 24 February Southampton 1-2 Leeds United
Friday 24 February Stoke City 2-2 Newcastle United


Monday 20 February Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough
Monday 20 February Leeds United 2-1 Aston Villa
Monday 20 February Sunderland 1-1 Derby County
Monday 20 February West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Southampton
Friday 17 February Norwich City 0-3 Nottingham Forest


Monday 13 February Derby County 0-3 Norwich City
Monday 13 February Newcastle United 2-2 Leeds United
Friday 10 February Southampton 2-2 Sunderland
Friday 10 February Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
Friday 10 February Middlesbrough 2-4 West Bromwich Albion


January

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Monday 30 January Sunderland 2-1 Newcastle United
Friday 27 January Middlesbrough 2-2 Southampton
Friday 27 January Norwich City 5-2 Leeds United
Friday 27 January Nottingham Forest 7-2 Derby County
Friday 27 January West Bromwich Albion 0-4 Aston Villa


Monday 16 January Leeds United 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Sunday 15 January Stoke City 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Friday 13 January Sunderland 0-0 Norwich City
Friday 13 January Southampton 4-1 Newcastle United


Monday 9 January Newcastle United 0-2 Aston Villa
Monday 9 January Sunderland 5-7 Middlesbrough
Friday 6 January Norwich City 3-0 Stoke City
Friday 6 January Nottingham Forest 1-0 Leeds United
Friday 6 January Southampton 3-0 Derby County


November

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Monday 7 November Leeds United 4-2 Newcastle United
Monday 7 November Sunderland 1-3 Southampton
Monday 7 November Stoke City 4-0 Derby County
Monday 7 November West Bromwich Albion 1-5 Nottingham Forest
Friday 4 November Aston Villa 2-1 Norwich City


October

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Monday 31 October Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland
Monday 31 October Nottingham Forest 4-1 Norwich City
Monday 31 October West Bromwich Albion 4-0 Stoke City
Sunday 30 October Southampton 8-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday 29 October Derby County 0-2 Aston Villa


Sunday 23 October Newcastle United 3-2 Southampton
Sunday 23 October Stoke City 2-3 Sunderland
Saturday 22 October Middlesbrough 2-4 Leeds United
Friday 21 October Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Friday 21 October Norwich City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion


Monday 17 October Nottingham Forest 4-1 Stoke City
Friday 14 October Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United


Monday 10 October West Bromwich Albion 5-2 Middlesbrough
Monday 10 October Derby County 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Monday 10 October Sunderland 0-1 Leeds United
Sunday 9 October Stoke City 2-2 Norwich City
Saturday 8 October Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa


September

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Friday 30 September Aston Villa 2-6 West Bromwich Albion
Friday 30 September Leeds United 4-0 Stoke City
Friday 30 September Middlesbrough 1-1 Newcastle United
Friday 30 September Norwich City 2-1 Derby County
Monday 30 September Nottingham Forest 1-0 Sunderland


Friday 23 September Middlesbrough 2-0 Sunderland
Sunday 18 September Middlesbrough 1-3 Norwich City
Sunday 18 September Stoke City 3-3 Aston Villa
Friday 16 September Leeds United 6-2 Southampton
Friday 16 September Newcastle United 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Friday 16 September West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Derby County


August

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Monday 29 August Leeds United 5-1 Nottingham Forest
Monday 29 August Sunderland 3-3 West Bromwich Albion
Friday 26 August Middlesbrough 4-1 Stoke City
Friday 26 August Newcastle United 4-0 Derby County
Friday 26 August Southampton 1-1 Norwich City


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


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


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Hat-tricks

(Final Statistics)

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 Sunderland 21st August 2022 Derby County 0-4 Sunderland
Evan Ferguson Brighton & Hove Albion 3rd September 2022 Leicester City 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
John-Kymani Gordon Crystal Palace 3rd September 2022 Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Patrick Bamford Leeds United 16th September 2022 Leeds United 6-2 Southampton
Mateo Joseph Leeds United 30th September 2022 Leeds United 4-0 Stoke City
Layton Stewart Liverpool 8th October 2022 Liverpool 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Reyes Cleary West Bromwich Albion 10th October 2022 West Bromwich Albion 5-2 Middlesbrough
Mateo Joseph Leeds United 22nd October 2022 Middlesbrough 2-4 Leeds United
Sékou Mara (4) Southampton 30th October 2022 Southampton 8-1 Middlesbrough
Theo Walcott Southampton 30th October 2022 Southampton 8-1 Middlesbrough
Carlos Borges (4) Manchester City 5th November 2022 Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City
Max Dean Leeds United 7th November 2022 Leeds United 4-2 Newcastle United
Omari Forson Manchester United 11th February 2023 Manchester United 4-1 Everton
Harry Gardiner Sunderland 6th March 2023 Sunderland 4-1 Stoke City
Jeremy Sivi Middlesbrough 24th March 2023 Derby County 1-5 Middlesbrough
Reyes Cleary West Bromwich Albion 3rd April 2023 Derby County 1-5 West Bromwich Albion
Cameron Peupion Brighton & Hove Albion 9th April 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester City
Owen Farmer Wolverhampton Wanderers 10th April 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Everton
Nathan Fraser Wolverhampton Wanderers 24th April 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Crystal Palace




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