2021–22 Premier League Cup

The 2021–22 Premier League Cup was the eighth edition of the competition. The defending champions, Everton, who won the 2018–19 competition, were eliminated in the group stage.^[1] The previous two editions of the competition were cancelled, or not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[2]

2021–22 Premier League Cup

Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	36
Defending champions	Everton
Final positions
Champions	West Bromwich Albion
Runner-up	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	115
Goals scored	419 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Douglas James-Taylor Stoke City (7 goals)
← 2019–20 2022–23 →

Participants

36 teams participated in the competition this year, 4 fewer than in 2019-2020. Cambridge United, Crystal Palace, Fleetwood Town, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, and Yeovil Town did not after participating in last year's competition after one season, meanwhile Aston Villa, Bristol Rovers, Liverpool, Newport County, and Portsmouth did not return after 3, 3, 5, 2, and 4 straight seasons in the competition respectively. Finally, Hull City did not return after 7 straight seasons in the competition.

5 teams returned to the competition this season. Arsenal returned for the first time since the inaugural competition in 2013-2014, Queens Park Rangers returned for the first time since 2015-2016, West Ham United for the first time since 2016-2017, and Norwich City and Peterborough United returned after missing 2019-2020's competition. 3 teams, Mansfield Town, Salford City, and Stevenage participated for the very first time in the competition this season.

Category 1 Arsenal Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City Burnley Derby County Everton Fulham Leeds United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Reading Southampton Stoke City Sunderland West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Category 2 Charlton Athletic Colchester United Peterborough United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Swansea City Watford Wigan Athletic

Category 3 AFC Bournemouth Exeter City Mansfield Town Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Southend United Stevenage

Category 4 Huddersfield Town Salford City

Qualifying round

A qualifying round was required to finalise the 32 teams that would enter the Group Stage.

Stevenage v Southend United

11 August 2021	Stevenage	1–1 (4–5 p)	Southend United	Finchley
19:00	Johnson 82'	Report	Rush 89'	Stadium: The Maurice Rebak Stadium
	Penalties
	Smith Williams Tinubu Arai Johnson Marshall		Brown Benton Rush Sayers Davis Egbri

Salford City v Mansfield Town

11 August 2021	Salford City	2–3	Mansfield Town	Salford
19:00	Sargent 17' Finley 90+3'	Report	Clarke 25' Knowles 67' Sinclair 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Moor Lane

Oxford United v Huddersfield Town

18 August 2021	Oxford United	3–4	Huddersfield Town	Thame
19:00	Cooper 18', 73' Johnson 82'	Report	Jackson 7', 48' Sinani 12' Harratt 33'	Stadium: The ASM Stadium

Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City

3 September 2021	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Exeter City	Plymouth
19:00	Law 69'	Report	Seymour 3', 65'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 345 Referee: Rowan Clarke

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 25 August 2021.^[3] Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Bromwich Albion	6	4	1	1	18	8	+10	13
Arsenal	6	2	2	2	11	12	−1	8
AFC Bournemouth	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8
Southampton	6	0	3	3	7	15	−8	3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: ^[4]

Arsenal v Southampton

2 September 2021	Arsenal	1–1	Southampton	Borehamwood
19:00	Bierith 45'		Watts 16'	Stadium: Meadow Park

West Bromwich Albion v AFC Bournemouth

7 September 2021	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	AFC Bournemouth	Wellington
19:00	Windsor 45+2' Richards 75'			Stadium: New Bucks Head

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

23 September 2021	Southampton	0–6	West Bromwich Albion	Totton
19:00			Richards 2' De Castro 45+3' Andrews 48' (pen.) Faal 72', 85' Windsor 84'	Stadium: The Snows Stadium

AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal

6 October 2021	AFC Bournemouth	1–1	Arsenal	Boscombe
19:00	Saydee 90+4'	Report	Swanson 34'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 2,226[5]

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion

11 November 2021	Arsenal	1–4	West Bromwich Albion	Borehamwood
19:00	Edwards 90'		Fellows 6' Cleary 11', 54' Tulloch 20'	Stadium: Meadow Park

Southampton v Arsenal

12 December 2021	Southampton	2–3	Arsenal	Marchwood
14:00	Watts 4' Olaigbe 45' (pen.)		Ideho 21' Balogun 76' Biereth 80'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus

AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

16 December 2021	AFC Bournemouth	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	Boscombe
19:00	Ibsen Rossi 29' Saydee 41' Pollock 55', 71'			Stadium: Dean Court

West Bromwich Albion v Southampton

13 January 2022	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Southampton	Wellington
19:00	Andrews 68' (pen.) Cleary 90'		Mitchell 45' Olaigbe 74'	Stadium: New Bucks Head

Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth

18 January 2022	Arsenal	4–0	AFC Bournemouth	Borehamwood
19:00	Flores 2', 81' Henry-Francis 32' Cozier-Duberry 71'			Stadium: Meadow Park

Southampton v AFC Bournemouth

27 January 2022	Southampton	0–1	AFC Bournemouth	Totton
12:00			Pollock 10'	Stadium: The Snows Stadium Attendance: 290[6]
Note: Match abandoned when first played 23rd November after 60 minutes due to heavy fog.[7] Match was rearranged for 22nd December - which was again postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the area.[8]

AFC Bournemouth v Southampton

11 February 2022	AFC Bournemouth	2–2	Southampton	Boscombe
19:00	Scrimshaw 81', 84' (pen.)		Olaigbe 36' Small 55'	Stadium: Dean Court

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal

14 February 2022	West Bromwich Albion	4–1	Arsenal	Wellington
19:00	Richards 5' Cleary 50' Andrews 89' (pen.) Faal 90+4'		Giraud-Hutchinson 67'	Stadium: New Bucks Head

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Middlesbrough	6	3	0	3	13	10	+3	9
Queens Park Rangers	6	3	0	3	15	14	+1	9
Blackburn Rovers	6	3	0	3	16	16	0	9
Nottingham Forest	6	3	0	3	13	17	−4	9

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: ^[4]

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers

6 September 2021	Middlesbrough	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Bishop Auckland
11:00	Olusanya 90+1'			Stadium: Heritage Park

Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers

6 September 2021	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Blackburn Rovers	Nottingham
19:00	Lolley 4', 36' Konaté 46' Swan 67'		Burns 13'	Stadium: Meadow Lane

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

8 October 2021	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Middlesbrough	Leyland
19:00	Burns 4' Harlock 41' Leonard 73'		Gibson 1' Fletcher 85'	Stadium: County Ground

Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest

12 October 2021	Queens Park Rangers	6–2	Nottingham Forest	Ruislip
19:00	Odysseus 5', 46' Duke-McKenna 9', 15' (pen.) Drewe 12' Adarkwa 64'		Konaté 45+1' Salmon 55'	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale

Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest

12 November 2021	Middlesbrough	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Bishop Auckland
19:00	Lindo 12' Finch 88'		Fewster 21'	Stadium: Heritage Park

Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers

16 November 2021	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Ruislip
13:00	Kelman 72'			Stadium: Grosvenor Vale

Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

13 December 2021	Blackburn Rovers	5–1	Nottingham Forest	Leyland
19:00	Leonard 7', 41' Burns 45+2', 88' Harlock 58'		Hammond 21'	Stadium: County Ground

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

2 January 2022	Middlesbrough	2–4	Blackburn Rovers	Bishop Auckland
13:00	Malley 53' Green 85'		Baker 13' Brennan 17' (pen.), 40', 62'	Stadium: Heritage Park

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

5 January 2022	Queens Park Rangers	0–5	Middlesbrough	London
13:00			Fletcher 1', 15', 23' Willis 40' Kavanagh 45+2'	Stadium: Imperial College Sports Ground

Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers

19 January 2022	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Queens Park Rangers	Alfreton
19:00	Donnelly 16' Back 63' Larsson 89'		Kargbo 26' de Wijs 45'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 126

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

11 February 2022	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Middlesbrough	Alfreton
18:00	Swan 21', 89'		Trialist 2' (o.g.)	Stadium: North Street

Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers

14 February 2022	Blackburn Rovers	3–6	Queens Park Rangers	Leyland
13:00	Dack 19' Durrant 72' Harlock 90+4'		Ajose 16' Dozzell 54' Kargbo 70', 90+5' Mema 81', 89'	Stadium: County Ground

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Derby County	6	5	1	0	17	9	+8	16
Charlton Athletic	6	3	1	2	14	6	+8	10
Norwich City	6	1	2	3	12	16	−4	5
Reading	6	1	0	5	6	18	−12	3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: ^[4]

Charlton Athletic v Reading

8 September 2021	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Reading	Dartford
14:00	Vennings 33' Burstow 53' Powell 62'			Stadium: Princes Park

Norwich City v Derby County

13 September 2021	Norwich City	3–3	Derby County	Norwich
12:30	Dickson-Peters 42', 83', 90+2'		Aghatsie 15' Cybulski 45' Al-Hamadi 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

Reading v Norwich City

11 October 2021	Reading	3–2	Norwich City	Reading
13:00	Clarke 9', 59', 85'		Dickson-Peters 43' Kamara 90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Derby County v Charlton Athletic

11 October 2021	Derby County	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Loughborough
19:00	Plange 45' Watson 68'		Dempsey 75'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 116

Derby County v Reading

15 November 2021	Derby County	2–1	Reading	Loughborough
19:00	Hutchinson 1' Plange 43'		Senga-Ngoyi 84'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Norwich City v Charlton Athletic

19 November 2021	Norwich City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Norwich
19:00	Rowe 24'		Aouachria 48'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

Reading v Charlton Athletic

13 December 2021	Reading	0–5	Charlton Athletic	Reading
13:00			Gavin 53', 76' Chin 64' Viggars 82' Williams 85'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Derby County v Norwich City

13 December 2021	Derby County	5–2	Norwich City	Loughborough
19:00	Cashin 25' Sibley 36', 49', 87' Dixon 40'		Rowe 70', 75'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 162

Charlton Athletic v Derby County

14 January 2022	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Derby County	East Dulwich
19:00	Gavin 31'		Watson 8' (pen.) Aghatise 67'	Stadium: Champion Hill

Norwich City v Reading

17 January 2022	Norwich City	3–1	Reading	Norwich
15:00	Rowe 24' Clarke 69', 88'		Okine-Peters 30'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

Reading v Derby County

14 February 2022	Reading	1–3	Derby County	Reading
13:00	Clarke 14' (pen.)		Cashin 21' Wilson 57' Grewell-Pollard 75'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Charlton Athletic v Norwich City

14 February 2022	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Norwich City	Dartford
19:00	Ghandour 37' Powell 45+4', 55'		Kamara 26'	Stadium: Princes Park

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peterborough United	6	3	1	2	13	8	+5	10
Sheffield United	6	3	1	2	9	10	−1	10
Everton	6	3	0	3	8	9	−1	9
Burnley	6	2	0	4	8	11	−3	6

Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2022. Source: ^[4]

Everton v Sheffield United

17 September 2021	Everton	1–3	Sheffield United	Southport
19:00	Dobbin 9'		Marsh 14' Lankshear 25', 46'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

Sheffield United v Burnley

11 October 2021	Sheffield United	0–3	Burnley	Chesterfield
19:00			Mellon 31' Tucker 43' Thompson 82'	Stadium: Technique Stadium

Burnley v Peterborough United

19 October 2021	Burnley	1–2	Peterborough United	Leyland
19:00	Lakin 30'		O'Connell 18' (pen.) Ishola 43'	Stadium: County Ground

Everton v Burnley

25 October 2021	Everton	2–0	Burnley	Southport
19:00	Hughes 75' Cannon 84'			Stadium: Haig Avenue

Peterborough United v Sheffield United

23 November 2021	Peterborough United	3–3	Sheffield United	Stamford
19:00	Fernandez 51' Tomlinson 67', 82'		Gordon 16', 90+4' Ndiaye 41'	Stadium: Zeeco Stadium

Everton v Peterborough United

1 December 2021	Everton	0–3	Peterborough United	Southport
19:00			Taylor 14' Poku 28', 85'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

Peterborough United v Everton

17 December 2021	Peterborough United	0–1	Everton	Peterborough
13:00			Mills 78'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

Sheffield United v Everton

6 January 2022	Sheffield United	1–3	Everton	Chesterfield
19:00	Osula 3'		Kouyate 26' Mills 45', 49'	Stadium: Technique Stadium

Burnley v Sheffield United

28 January 2022	Burnley	0–1	Sheffield United	Leyland
19:00			Ayari 6' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground

Burnley v Everton

11 February 2022	Burnley	2–1	Everton	Leyland
13:00	Thomas 44' McGlynn 89'		Dobbin 30'	Stadium: County Ground

Sheffield United v Peterborough United

13 February 2022	Sheffield United	1–0	Peterborough United	Chesterfield
19:00	Cappello 30'			Stadium: Technique Stadium

Peterborough United v Burnley

24 February 2022	Peterborough United	5–2	Burnley	Peterborough
13:00	Oluwabori 21' Taylor 40', 48' O'Connell 64', 79' (pen.)		Costelloe 32' McGlynn 38'	Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Match was originally scheduled for 4 January 2022, but was postponed due to injuries and COVID-19 cases in both teams.[9] The rearranged fixture on 18 February 2022 was again postponed, due to the effects of Storm Eunice[10]

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Wigan Athletic	6	4	1	1	13	7	+6	13
Leeds United	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8
Sunderland	6	1	3	2	9	13	−4	6
Mansfield Town	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2022. Source: ^[4]

Mansfield Town v Sunderland

6 September 2021	Mansfield Town	3–0	Sunderland	Mansfield
19:00	Caine 18' Law 25' Sinclair 35'	[11]		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 345[11] Referee: Garreth Rhodes

Leeds United v Wigan Athletic

8 September 2021	Leeds United	1–2	Wigan Athletic	York
19:00	Moore 8'		Baningime 10' McHugh 19'	Stadium: York Community Stadium

Sunderland v Leeds United

10 October 2021	Sunderland	2–1	Leeds United	Sunderland
13:00	Jessup 23' Kachosa 55'		Summerville 41'	Stadium: Stadium of Light

Wigan Athletic v Mansfield Town

28 October 2021	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Mansfield Town	Leyland
19:00	Carragher 3' McGee 34' Costello 81'			Stadium: County Ground

Leeds United v Mansfield Town

15 November 2021	Leeds United	2–1	Mansfield Town	York
19:00	McGurk 52' Dean 71'		Gale 85'	Stadium: York Community Stadium

Wigan Athletic v Sunderland

17 November 2021	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Sunderland	Leyland
13:00	Sze 47', 68', 84'		Harris 10'	Stadium: County Ground

Sunderland v Mansfield Town

13 December 2021	Sunderland	1–1	Mansfield Town	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00	Dyce 66'	Report	Scott 57'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 145[12]

Leeds United v Sunderland

5 January 2022	Leeds United	3–3	Sunderland	York
19:00	Summerville 8', 21', 35'		Dunne 57' Kelly 81' Kachosa 90'	Stadium: York Community Stadium Attendance: 350

Wigan Athletic v Leeds United

14 January 2022	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Leeds United	Leyland
19:00	Costello 27'		Kenneh 11' Dean 66'	Stadium: County Ground
Note: Match originally scheduled for 16 December 2021, but was postponed due to concerns about the condition of the pitch at the County Ground.[13]

Sunderland v Wigan Athletic

14 February 2022	Sunderland	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00	Johnson 43' McGee 50' (o.g.)		McHugh 90' Costello 90+5'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 194[14]

Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic

23 February 2022	Mansfield Town	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Mansfield
19:00	Law 90+3'		Pinnington 24' Baningime 75'	Stadium: Moor Farm Training Centre Attendance: Behind Closed Doors[15]
Note: Originally scheduled for 18 February 2022, but was postponed due to the effects of Storm Eunice.

Mansfield Town v Leeds United

7 March 2022	Mansfield Town	1–1	Leeds United	Mansfield
13:00	Johnson 30'	Report	Littlewood 70'	Stadium: RH Academy Attendance: BCD[16]
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 February 2022, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[17] The rearranged fixture on 21 February was moved to Mansfield's training ground, but was once again postponed due to the effects of Storm Franklin.[18][19]

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Ham United	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13
Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11
Exeter City	6	1	2	3	9	12	−3	5
Swansea City	6	0	3	3	7	12	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2022. Source: ^[4]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

3 September 2021	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	West Ham United	Kidderminster
14:00	Birtwistle 12'			Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

Exeter City v Swansea City

7 September 2021	Exeter City	1–1	Swansea City	Exeter
19:00	Rowe 42'		Morgan 35'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 413[20]

Exeter City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 September 2021	Exeter City	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Exeter
19:00	Cox 8' Pond 61'	Report	Campbell 27' Carty 50' Corbett 57'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 571[21]

West Ham United v Exeter City

13 October 2021	West Ham United	3–2	Exeter City	Romford
14:00	Ashby 33' (pen.) Rosa 86' Simon-Swyer 90'		Iseguan 14' Coley 68'	Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground

Swansea City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

25 November 2021	Swansea City	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Landore
14:00			Hesketh 40' Cundle 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Swansea City v West Ham United

3 December 2021	Swansea City	2–4	West Ham United	Landore
12:00	Abdulai 59' Whittaker 80' (pen.)		Alese 21' Fevrier 32' Oko-Flex 49' Djú 78'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 December 2021	West Ham United	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Romford
14:00				Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground

Swansea City v Exeter City

14 January 2022	Swansea City	2–2	Exeter City	Landore
14:00	Forrester 34', 75'		Rowe 39' Daniel 63'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Exeter City v West Ham United

18 January 2022	Exeter City	0–3	West Ham United	Exeter
19:00		Report	Ashby 60' Oko-Flex 77' Nevers 85'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 509[22]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City

4 February 2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Swansea City	Kidderminster
14:00	Rushesha 44' (o.g.) Frazer 51'		Cotterill 12' Campbell 15'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

West Ham United v Swansea City

11 February 2022	West Ham United	1–0	Swansea City	Romford
14:00	Yarmolenko 45+2'			Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Exeter City

22 February 2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Exeter City	Kidderminster
14:00			Hanson 7' Johnson 25'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 250[23]

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Huddersfield Town	6	5	1	0	17	3	+14	16
Newcastle United	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
Watford	6	2	0	4	7	15	−8	6
Birmingham City	6	1	0	5	6	15	−9	3

Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2022. Source: ^[4]

Watford v Newcastle United

6 September 2021	Watford	2–0	Newcastle United	St Albans
18:00	Pochettino 33' Forde 36'			Stadium: Clarence Park Attendance: 245[24]

Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town

15 September 2021	Birmingham City	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Nuneaton
20:00	Dos Reis 50'		Harratt 76' Shanks 90+1'	Stadium: Liberty Way

Huddersfield Town v Watford

8 October 2021	Huddersfield Town	6–0	Watford	Huddersfield
19:00	Harratt 12' Russell 15', 18' Obiero 24', 45+4' Headley 30'			Stadium: John Smith's Stadium

Newcastle United v Birmingham City

11 October 2021	Newcastle United	4–0	Birmingham City	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Westendorf 8' Anderson 52', 90+2' (pen.) Stephenson 78'			Stadium: Northumberland FA Attendance: 304[25]

Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town

17 November 2021	Newcastle United	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Turner-Cooke 50'	Report	Harratt 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Northumberland FA Attendance: 316[26]

Watford v Birmingham City

23 November 2021	Watford	4–1	Birmingham City	St Albans
19:00	McKiernan 12' Pochettino 21', 73' Chikukwa 23'		Hurst 5' (pen.)	Stadium: Clarence Park

Newcastle United v Watford

10 December 2021	Newcastle United	2–1	Watford	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Stephenson 4' De Bolle 82'	Report	McKiernan 90+2'	Stadium: Northumberland FA Attendance: 138[27]

Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City

13 December 2021	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Birmingham City	Huddersfield
19:00	Diarra 41' Russell 62' Grant 63'		Hurst 67'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium

Birmingham City v Newcastle United

21 January 2022	Birmingham City	0–2	Newcastle United	Nuneaton
19:00			Bondswell 76' Brookwell 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Liberty Way

Watford v Huddersfield Town

2 February 2022	Watford	0–3	Huddersfield Town	St Albans
19:00			Jones 45+2' Shanks 48', 75'	Stadium: Clarence Park

Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United

14 February 2022	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Newcastle United	Huddersfield
19:00	Headley 26' Grant 39'			Stadium: John Smith's Stadium

Birmingham City v Watford

17 February 2022	Birmingham City	3–0	Watford	Nuneaton
13:30	Wakefield 6', 22' Soldevila 17'			Stadium: Liberty Way

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Fulham	6	5	1	0	14	4	+10	16
Stoke City	6	3	0	3	15	11	+4	9
Colchester United	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5
Southend United	6	1	1	4	4	16	−12	4

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: ^[4]

Southend United v Fulham

6 September 2021	Southend United	1–3	Fulham	Southend-on-Sea
19:00	Stewart 23'		Hilton 50' O'Neill 73' Robinson 85'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 224[28]

Stoke City v Colchester United

10 September 2021	Stoke City	2–4	Colchester United	Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:00	Jarrett 24' Porter 34'		Hasanally 23' Cooper 56' Tovide 72' Thomas 84'	Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium

Colchester United v Southend United

8 October 2021	Colchester United	1–1	Southend United	Colchester
19:00	Terry 68'		Unwin 16'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 127[29]

Fulham v Stoke City

8 October 2021	Fulham	2–1	Stoke City	New Malden
19:00	Tiéhi 48' Sanderson 82'		Porter 57'	Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 110[30]

Colchester United v Fulham

16 November 2021	Colchester United	0–0	Fulham	Colchester
19:00				Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Stoke City v Southend United

22 November 2021	Stoke City	3–0	Southend United	Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:00	Taylor 62', 65', 69'			Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium Attendance: 106[31]

Fulham v Southend United

8 December 2021	Fulham	4–0	Southend United	New Malden
19:00	Bowie 11' O'Neill 85' Sessegnon 86' Tiéhi 89'			Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 42[32]

Colchester United v Stoke City

21 January 2022	Colchester United	2–3	Stoke City	Colchester
19:00	Thomas 30' Cooper 90' (pen.)		Norton 33' Goodwin 59' Jarrett 75'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Southend United v Colchester United

25 January 2022	Southend United	1–0	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
20:00	Walsh 90+4'			Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 97[33]

Stoke City v Fulham

10 February 2022	Stoke City	1–2	Fulham	Newcastle-under-Lyme
13:00	Will Forrester 58'		Hilton 3' Trialist 69'	Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium

Fulham v Colchester United

14 February 2022	Fulham	3–1	Colchester United	New Malden
19:00	Trialist 10' Sanderson 65' Pajaziti 86'		Andrews 50'	Stadium: Motspur Park

Southend United v Stoke City

14 February 2022	Southend United	1–5	Stoke City	Southend-on-Sea
19:00	Unwin 85'		James-Taylor 8', 14', 71' Goodwin 30' Wright-Phillips 90+1'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 128[34]

Knockout stages

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 1 March 2022.^[35][36]

Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic

4 March 2022	Peterborough United	6–2	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
13:00	Taylor 6', 20', 23', 79' Clarke-Harris 84' Hickinson 90+3'		Kanu 5', 74'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

Fulham v Newcastle United

4 March 2022	Fulham	2–0	Newcastle United	New Malden
14:00	Bowie 9' Stansfield 89'			Stadium: Motspur Park

Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 March 2022	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stalybridge
19:00			Campbell 70'	Stadium: Bower Fold Attendance: BCD[37]

Derby County v Sheffield United

7 March 2022	Derby County	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Sheffield United	Loughborough
19:00	Sibley 45+3' Cybulski 49' McDonald 110' Shonibare 117'		Arblaster 40' Osula 90', 97'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers

7 March 2022	West Bromwich Albion	4–2	Queens Park Rangers	Hednesford
19:00	Cleary 3', 41' Richards 64' Nguepissi 80'		Armstrong 13', 62'	Stadium: Keys Park

Middlesbrough v Arsenal

9 March 2022	Middlesbrough	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Arsenal	Bishop Auckland
18:00	Walker 77'		Giraud-Hutchinson 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Heritage Park
	Penalties
	Gibson Cornet Walker Trialist Stott		Ogungbo Swanson Azeez Flores Giraud-Hutchinson

Huddersfield Town v Stoke City

9 March 2022	Huddersfield Town	1–3	Stoke City	Huddersfield
19:00	Obiero 58'		James-Taylor 20' Oakley-Boothe 23', 39'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium

West Ham United v Leeds United

11 April 2022	West Ham United	5–1	Leeds United	Romford
16:00	Oko-Flex 21', 61' (pen.) Chesters 37' Perkins 81' (pen.) Longelo 82'		Joseph 16'	Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground Attendance: Behind Closed Doors[38]

Quarter–final

The quarter-final draw was confirmed on 21 March 2022.^[39]

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

8 April 2022	Stoke City	1–2	Middlesbrough	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	Griffiths 81'		Sykes 53' Gibson 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion

10 April 2022	Derby County	3–4	West Bromwich Albion	Derby
14:00	Aghatise 22' Watson 45+2' Sibley 79'		Andrews 36' Malcolm 44' Ashworth 63', 65'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Peterborough United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

10 April 2022	Peterborough United	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Peterborough
14:00			Campbell 54'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

West Ham United v Fulham

22 April 2022	West Ham United	0–1	Fulham	Romford
19:00			Hilton 53'	Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground

Semi–final

The semi-final draw was announced on 26 April 2022.^[40]

West Bromwich Albion v Fulham

3 May 2022	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Fulham	West Bromwich
19:00	Taylor 37' Faal 56'		Ablade 90+4'	Stadium: The Hawthorns

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

4 May 2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–2	Middlesbrough	Wolverhampton
19:00	Harkin 1' Cundle 45+2', 70'		Kavanagh 6' Walker 90'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium

Final

The final details were announced on 6 May 2022, with West Bromwich Albion being picked as the home team.^[41]

West Bromwich Albion	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Castro 10' Faal 109'	Report	Harkin 30' Bueno 99'
Penalties
Andrews Malcolm R. Richards Ashworth Faal Teixeira Taylor Ingram	5–4	Campbell Hodge Perry Cundle Shabani Hubner Mosquera Marques

13 May 2022

19:10

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

Attendance: 7,530

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

West Bromwich Albion No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Ted Cann 2 DF  ENG Reece Hall 3 DF  ENG Caleb Taylor 4 DF  ENG Cianole Nguepissi 5 DF  ENG Ethan Ingram 6 MF  ENG Aurio Teixeira 7 MF  ENG Jamie Andrews 8 DF  WAL Zac Ashworth 9 MF  ENG Tom Fellows 10 FW  GAM Modou Faal 11 FW  POR Quevin Castro Substitutes: 12 GK  WAL Ronnie Hollingshead 13 DF  ENG Alex Williams 14 MF  ENG Matthew Richards 15 MF  ENG Rico Richards 16 FW  ENG Jovan Malcolm Coach: Deon Burton

Wolverhampton Wanderers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  DEN Andreas Söndergaard 2 DF  ENG Dexter Lembikisa 3 DF  ESP Hugo Bueno 4 DF  COL Yerson Mosquera 5 DF  POR Christian Marques 6 DF  NED Justin Hubner 7 MF  ENG Luke Cundle 8 MF  ENG Harvey Griffiths 9 FW  NIR Lee Harkin 10 FW  IRL Joe Hodge 11 FW  WAL Chem Campbell Substitutes: 12 DF  ENG Ollie Tipton 13 DF  SGP Harry Birtwistle 14 MF  WAL Owen Hesketh 15 MF  ENG Taylor Perry 16 MF  GER Meritan Shabani Coach: Jamie Collins

See also

• 2021–22 Professional U23 Development League
• 2021–22 FA Youth Cup

References

1. "Everton U23s lose last group game in PL Cup at Burnley". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
2. "Premier League Cup: Format explained". Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "Premier League Cup group stage draw confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
4. "Premier League Table, Form Guide & Season Archives - Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
5. "SAYDEE - MY HEAD CLICKED AND SAID 'GO!'". AFC Bournemouth.
6. Wells, Michael [@Cherry_hopper] (24 November 2021). "Wednesday 25th November Premier League Cup @ AFC Totton Southampton 1-0 AFC Bournemouth Abandoned after 55 minutes due fog Attendance 290 https://t.co/HezLXnbmbA" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
7. "Saints B team clash postponed". Southampton FC. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
8. "B Team PL Cup match postponed". Southampton FC. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
9. Burnley FC Academy [@ClaretsAcademy] (3 January 2022). "❌ Tuesday's U23 Premier League Cup fixture with Peterborough United has been postponed due to a number of injuries and Covid cases 📆 A new date for this fixture will be announced in due course 🔜 The U23s will next be in action on Monday 10th against Birmingham City" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
10. Burnley FC Academy [@ClaretsAcademy] (17 February 2022). "❌ Friday's U23 Premier League Cup match with Peterborough United has been postponed due to the storm 📅 A new date for this match will be announced in due course #PETBUR | #UTC" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
11. Dan Godfrey (6 September 2021). "U23 Report: Lads suffer Mansfield defeat". safc.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
12. "Sunderland U23 1-1 Mansfield U23: Tyrese Dyce earns a point in Premier League Cup". ChronicleLive. 13 December 2021.
13. Donnohue, Joe (15 December 2021). "Leeds United U23s' Premier League Cup fixture with Wigan Athletic called off". LeedsLive. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
14. "Sunderland U23 2-2 Wigan U23 report as Black Cats concede late goals to exit Premier League Cup". ChronicleLive. 14 February 2022.
15. Dan Godfrey (28 February 2022). "Mansfield U23 1-2 Wigan U23. Perch plays 65 mins". Stagsnet. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
16. @leedsutdacademy (7 March 2022). "⚪️ 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 ⚪️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
17. Donnohue, Joe (14 February 2022). "Leeds United U23s' Premier League Cup tie postponed due to waterlogged pitch". LeedsLive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
18. Sobot, Lee (21 February 2022). "Storm Franklin causes further disruption to Leeds United youngsters". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
19. "Premier League Cup match rescheduled". www.mansfieldtown.net. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
20. Exeter City FC [@OfficialECFC] (7 September 2021). "👥 ATTENDANCE: A total of 4️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ inside St James Park for tonight's match! Thank you for your support 👏 #ECFC #OneGrecianGoal https://t.co/zRLpysJdCa" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
21. "Match Report: City u23 2 Wolves u23 3". Exeter City FC.
22. "Match Report: City U23 0 West Ham U23 3". Exeter City FC.
23. Chedgzoy, Matt [@matt_dyfan] (22 February 2022). "Wolves u23s 0-2 Exeter City u23s. An unexpected stop on the way up to Curzon Ashton tonight. Good game between two good footballing sides on a tricky surface. Keys Park is a great ground, the addition of a decent crowd meant that it didn't feel like an u23 game at all. Att: 250 https://t.co/cNycFjp87f" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
24. "Watford Newcastle United". Watford FC.
25. "'I wanted to get out there with a beer myself!': Jonjo Shelvey reacts to the Newcastle United takeover". Sunderland Echo.
26. "Newcastle United Under-23s 1 Huddersfield Town Under-23s 1". Newcastle United FC.
27. "Newcastle United Under-23s 2 Watford Under-23s 1". Newcastle United FC.
28. Miles, Peter [@PeterRMiles] (6 September 2021). "📅 Monday September 6th 2021 ⏰ KO: 7pm 🏆 Premier League 2 Cup Group H 📍 Roots Hall 💶 £5 📖 £1 Southend United U23s 1 (Stewart 22) Fulham U23s 3 (Hilton 51, O'Neill 74, Robinson 86) Att:224 https://t.co/AnOzmN1OZf" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
29. Miles, Peter [@PeterRMiles] (8 October 2021). "📅 Friday October 8th 2021 ⏰ KO: 7pm 🏆 Premier League 2 Cup Group H 📍 Colchester Community Stadium 💶 £5 📖 Free teamsheet Colchester United U23s 1 (Terry 68) Southend United U23s 1 (Unwin 16) Att:127 https://t.co/SkF0g868L9" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
30. Bogie, David [@bogie_david] (8 October 2021). "Prem Lg Cup (u23). Fulham (0)2 Stoke City (0)1, att 110. S dominated possession 2st half but did little with it, few chances. 2nd half better. 2 excellent goals - 1 0 47m, 1 1 57m. S had more possession but closer and F got scrambled winner 80m. S close to 2 2but not close enough https://t.co/H38XqhuY8x" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
31. Miles, Peter [@PeterRMiles] (22 November 2021). "📅 Monday November 22nd 2021 ⏰ KO: 7pm 🏆 Premier League 2 Cup Group H 📍 Lyme Valley Stadium 💶 £5 📖 Free teamsheet Stoke City U23s 3 (James-Taylor 62, 65, 68) Southend United U23s 0 Att:106 https://t.co/ak11I0R8k3" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
32. Miles, Peter [@PeterRMiles] (8 December 2021). "📅 Wednesday December 8th 2021 ⏰ KO: 7pm 🏆 Premier League 2 Cup Group H 📍 Motspur Park 💶 Free 📖 Free teamsheet Fulham U23s 4 (Bowie 11, O'Neill 85, Sessegnon 86, Tiehi 89) Southend United U23s 0 Att:42 https://t.co/c9TH7VcK36" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
33. Miles, Peter [@PeterRMiles] (25 January 2022). "📅 Tuesday January 25th 2022 ⏰ KO: 7pm 🏆 Premier League 2 Cup Group H 📍 Roots Hall 💶 £5 📖 Online Southend United U23s 1 (Walsh 90+4) Colchester United U23s 0 Att:97 https://t.co/AIkqCLuMLK" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
34. Miles, Peter [@PeterRMiles] (14 February 2022). "📅 Monday February 14th 2022 ⏰ KO: 7pm 🏆 Premier League 2 Cup Group H 📍 Roots Hall 💶 £5 📖 £1 Southend United U23s 1 (Unwin 85) Stoke City U23s 5 (James-Taylor 8,14,71, Goodwin 39, Wright-Phillips 90) Att:128 https://t.co/bRTMFdbAby" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
35. "Premier League Cup fixture details confirmed". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
36. "Premier League Fixtures & Live Matches on TV Season 2021/22". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
37. Wigan Athletic [@LaticsOfficial] (4 March 2022). "🏟 𝗨𝟮𝟯 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 Tonight's U23 Premier League Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers will now take place behind closed doors at Stalybridge Celtic's Bower Fold, kick-off 7pm. Full details 👇🏼 #wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
38. "PL CUP REPORT: WEST HAM UNITED 5-1 LEEDS UNITED". LeedsUnited. 11 April 2022.
39. "Date confirmed for PL Cup quarter-final clash | West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
40. McGovern, Ste (26 April 2022). "West Brom & Wolves could face off in dream West Midlands derby final". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
41. Masi, Joseph. "West Brom to face Wolves in Premier League Cup final". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.