2023-24 Premier League 2

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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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Teams

2023-24 Teams
Team Training Ground Manager
Arsenal Meadow Park, Boreham Wood Mehmet Ali
Aston Villa Bodymoor Heath Inigo Idiakez
Blackburn Rovers Leyland County Ground, Lancashire FA Mike Sheron
Brighton & Hove Albion Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Shannon Ruth
Chelsea Kingsmeadow Mark Robinson
Crystal Palace Selhurst Park Darren Powell
Derby County Loughborough University Jake Buxton
Everton Haig Avenue, Southport Paul Tait
Fulham Motspur Park Hayden Mullins
Leeds United Thorp Arch Michael Skubala
Leicester City Seagrave Training Ground Ben Petty
Liverpool Kirkby Academy Barry Lewtas
Manchester City Man City Academy Stadium Brian Barry-Murphy
Team Training Ground Manager
Manchester United Leigh Sports Village Travis Binnion
Middlesbrough Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland Mark Tinkler
Newcastle United Northumberland FA Ben Dawson
Norwich City Lotus Training Centre Alan Neilson
Nottingham Forest Meadow Lane Warren Joyce
Reading Bearwood Park Noel Hunt
Southampton The Snows Stadium, Totton TBC
Stoke City Red Industries Stadium Alex Morris
Sunderland Academy of Light Graeme Murty
Tottenham Lamex Stadium, Stevenage Wayne Burnett
West Brom The Hawthorns Richard Beale
West Ham Rush Green Mark Robson
Wolves Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster James Collins


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 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
4 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
5 West Bromwich Albion 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
6 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3
7 Leeds United 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3
8 Reading 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
9 Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
10 Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
11 Fulham 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
12 Leicester City 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
13 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14 Nottingham Forest 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
15 Manchester United 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Derby County 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Southampton 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
20 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
23 West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
25 Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0
26 Manchester City 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

(Updated: 15th August)

Fixtures

Friday 18 August Arsenal vs Leicester City
Friday 18 August Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Friday 18 August Derby County vs Liverpool
Friday 18 August Fulham vs Manchester City
Friday 18 August Manchester United vs Leeds United
Friday 18 August Middlesbrough vs Everton
Friday 18 August Norwich City vs Nottingham Forest
Friday 18 August Southampton vs Aston Villa
Friday 18 August West Ham vs Sunderland
Saturday 19 August Tottenham vs Newcastle United
Sunday 20 August Reading vs Crystal Palace
Monday 21 August West Brom vs Blackburn Rovers
Monday 21 August Stoke City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers


Results

August

Monday 14 August Crystal Palace 3-2 Manchester United
Monday 14 August Leicester City 2-1 Derby County
Monday 14 August Liverpool 4-0 Everton
Monday 14 August Nottingham Forest 2-2 Middlesbrough
Monday 14 August Stoke City 0-2 Reading
Monday 14 August Sunderland 2-0 Norwich City
Sunday 13 August Newcastle United 5-3 Southampton
Saturday 12 August Manchester City 0-5 Tottenham
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


Top Goalscorers

(Updated 15th August)

Player Club Goals
Dominic Ballard Southampton 3
Luca Thomas Leeds United 3


Hat-tricks

(Updated 15th August)

Player Club Date Fixture
Luca Thomas Leeds United 11th August 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 2-4 Leeds United
Dominic Ballard Southampton 13th August 2023 Newcastle United 5-3 Southampton