2023-24 Premier League 2
The 2023-24 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 operates under the so-called 'Swiss Model' where the 26 teams will be seeded into five pots based on their historical performance in the competition over the preceding three years, meaning each team will play 20 matches in the regular season (the same number as in PL2 Division Two in 2022-23 but six fewer than in PL2 Division One).
A 21-game week scenario will see teams playing each club in their own pot plus four or five teams in all other pots, either home or away. After this, the combined table will determine play-off positions, with the top 16 teams qualifying for the knockout format.
Reading regained Category One status in the summer of 2023 and return to this level after a one-year hiatus. Manchester City are the defending Division 1 champions.
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League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 26 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
(Updated: 13th August)
Fixtures
| Monday 14 August | Crystal Palace | 3-2 | Manchester United |
| Monday 14 August | Leicester City | vs | Derby County |
| Monday 14 August | Liverpool | vs | Everton |
| Monday 14 August | Nottingham Forest | vs | Middlesbrough |
| Monday 14 August | Stoke City | vs | Reading |
| Monday 14 August | Sunderland | vs | Norwich City |
Results
August
| Friday 11 August | Arsenal | 3-0 | West Ham |
| Friday 11 August | Aston Villa | 0-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Friday 11 August | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-4 | Leeds United |
| Friday 11 August | Chelsea | 6-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Friday 11 August | Wolves | 2-3 | Fulham |
Last modified on 14 August 2023, at 14:21