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Premier League 2
Season2023–24
Matches played272
(260 RS, 12 PO)
Goals scored1,090 (4.01 per match)
(1026 RS, 64 PO)
Top goalscorerWill Lankshear
(18 goals) (2 playoffs) (20 total goals)
Biggest home winManchester United U21 10–1 Stoke City U21
Biggest away winLeeds United U21 1–7 Crystal Palace U21
Manchester City U21 0–6 Norwich City U21
Newcastle United U21 1–7 Chelsea U21
Highest scoringManchester United U21 10-1 Stoke City U21
Longest winning run11 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023- January 27, 2024
Longest unbeaten run12 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023-February 17, 2024
Longest losing run4
Highest attendance3,040 Leeds United U21 2–5 West Ham United U21 August 25, 2023
All statistics correct as of 17 March 2024.

The 2023–24 Professional U21 Development League is the 12th season of the Professional Development League system.

The Premier League 2 changed format for 2023–24 with one division instead of two.[1]

Reading regained Category One status in the summer.[2]

Premier League 2

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 (C) 20 14 4 2 54 28 +26 46 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
and Premier League International Cup
2 West Ham United U21 20 13 3 4 53 29 +24 42
3 Fulham U21 20 11 5 4 52 30 +22 38
4 Chelsea U21 20 11 3 6 53 32 +21 36
5 Arsenal U21 20 10 6 4 47 33 +14 36
6 Reading U21 20 10 5 5 35 35 0 35
7 Sunderland U21 20 10 4 6 45 32 +13 34
8 Liverpool U21 20 10 3 7 34 27 +7 33
9 Crystal Palace U21 20 9 4 7 49 42 +7 31
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 20 9 4 7 39 36 +3 31
11 Middlesbrough U21 20 9 4 7 38 39 −1 31
12 Manchester United U21 20 8 5 7 56 43 +13 29
13 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 20 8 5 7 35 38 −3 29 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
14 Nottingham Forest U21 20 7 7 6 30 33 −3 28
15 Blackburn Rovers U21 20 8 3 9 41 58 −17 27
16 Aston Villa U21 20 7 4 9 40 48 −8 25
17 Southampton U21 20 7 3 10 43 47 −4 24
18 Norwich City U21 20 7 2 11 43 42 +1 23
19 Stoke City U21 20 7 2 11 38 55 −17 23
20 Leicester City U21 20 5 5 10 33 41 −8 20
21 West Bromwich Albion U21 20 5 4 11 24 36 −12 19
22 Newcastle United U21 20 5 4 11 29 46 −17 19
23 Manchester City U21 20 4 6 10 32 50 −18 18
24 Leeds United U21 20 5 3 12 28 48 −20 18
25 Everton U21 20 4 5 11 25 40 −15 17
26 Derby County U21 20 5 1 14 30 38 −8 16
Source: Premier League 2 Table
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARS AVL BLB BHA CHE CRY DER EVE FUL LEE LEI LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NOR NFO REA SOU STK SUN TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal U21 — 3–5 — 6–3 — — — — — 1–1 4–1 — 3–3 — 1–0 — — — 3–0 4–2 — — 1–1 — 3–0 —
Aston Villa U21 — — — — 0–4 — 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 2–2 — — — 4–0 — 1–4 — — — 2–2[a] 2–3 — 0–3 — —
Blackburn Rovers U21 2–2 2–3 — — — 3–3 — — — — 4–1 1–0 — 2–5 — 2–1 — — — — 3–6 0–4 — — 1–3 —
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 — 2–1 — — — — — — — 2–4 0–0 4–2 — — — 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 — — — — 2–1 1–4 —
Chelsea U21 2–4 — 6–1 2–3 — — — — 2–2 — 1–1 — — 3–2 — — — 2–3 3–2 2–0 — — — 3–0 — —
Crystal Palace U21 — 4–2 — 2–1 2–2 — — 0–0 2–5 — — 2–4 — 3–2 — — — — — — — — 5–0[b] 3–0 1–5 —
Derby County U21 — — 1–3 2–3 — — — 3–0 — — — 1–1 4–2 — — — — 0–1 5–1 — 1–2 — 0–2 — — 1–2
Everton U21 1–1 — 2–3 0–4 — — — — — — 4–3 — 1–1 — — — 2–1 1–2 — 5–0 — — — 1–3 — 0–2
Fulham U21 — — 1–2 3–0 — — 2–1 — — — 1–3 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 — — — 7–1 5–1 — — 0–2 — — —
Leeds United U21 — — — — 0–2 1–7 3–0 1–1[c] 3–5 — — 2–2 — — — — 0–2 — — — 2–1 1–3 — — 2–5 —
Leicester City U21 — — — — — 1–1[d] 2–1 — — 2–0 — — 1–3 — 1–3 2–2[e] 2–3 — — 1–2 3–0 — — — — 1–3
Liverpool U21 0–2 0–2 — — 2–1 — — 4–0 2–0 — — — 2–0 — 1–4 — — — — — 3–1 — — — 0–4 2–0
Manchester City U21 — 4–4 — — 1–2 0–3 — — — — — — — — — — 0–6 2–0 — — — 2–2 0–5 2–0 2–2 3–3
Manchester United U21 2–4 — — 1–1 — — 2–4 3–1 — 1–2 — 0–3 2–1 — — 3–2 4–2 — — — 10–1 — — — — —
Middlesbrough U21 — — — — 1–3 2–3 1–0 2–2 — — — — — 3–2 — 3–2[f] — — — — 4–1 — 1–2 0–1 — 3–2
Newcastle United U21 — 0–1[g] — — 1–7 — — 1–0 1–3 0–2 — 1–2 0–4 — — — — 1–1 — 5–3 — — — 3–2 — —
Norwich City U21 — — 4–0 — 3–2 — — — 3–3 — — — — — 2–3 — — 2–2 — 0–2 — — 3–4 2–1 0–2 3–4
Nottingham Forest U21 2–0 3–0 1–5 — — 4–3 — — — 4–0 — — — 0–0 2–2 — — — 0–0[h] — — 0–5 — — — 2–2
Reading U21s — — 7–2 — — 2–0 — — — 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 — 2–2 1–0 2–1 — — — — 2–1 — — — —
Southampton U21 — 4–2 — — — 4–0 2–1 — — — — 0–3 — 3–6[i] — — — 1–1 6–0 — 5–1 1–2 2–3 — — —
Stoke City U21 2–2 — — 4–3 — 1–3 — — — — — — 5–1 — — 1–2 4–2 3–1 0–2 — — — 0–2 — — 2–1
Sunderland U21 1–2 — — 1–1 — — 3–1 — — — 4–2[j] 2–1 — 5–5 1–2 2–3 2–0 — — — — — 2–4 — — —
Tottenham Hotspur U21 — 5–3 4–0 — 4–2 — — 1–2 — 1–0 — — — 2–2[k] — 4–1 — — 2–2 — — — — — 1–1 5–1
West Bromwich Albion U21 3–0[l] — 3–3 — — — 0–1 — 0–3 4–2 — — — 0–3 — — — — 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 — — 2–4 —
West Ham United U21 — — — — 0–2 — 3–2 3–1 0–3 — 1–3 — — — 5–0 — — 3–1 — 3–3 3–1 2–0 — — — —
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 — 3–2 — — 2–3 2–0 — — — — — 2–2 — — — 2–1 — 1–2 — 3–0 — —
Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 1 December 2023, the Aston Villa match against Stoke City was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  2. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024 and then 29 March 2024, the Crystal Palace matches against Tottenham Hotspur were both postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
  3. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 15 January 2024, the Leeds United match against Everton was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  4. ^ The match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace was abandoned after 86 minutes due to an injury to Crystal Palace player Joe Sheridan. The Premier League confirmed that the result will stand.
  5. ^ On 3 November, the Leicester City match against Newcastle United was abandoned with the score at 2–2.
  6. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Middlesbrough match against Newcastle United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
  7. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 15 January 2024, the Newcastle United match against Aston Villa was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  8. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Nottingham Forest match against Reading was postponed. The rescheduled game on 22 April 2024 was abandoned after an injury to Nottingham Forest player Ben Perry.
  9. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Southampton match against Manchester United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
  10. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Sunderland match against Leicester City was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
  11. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 2 December 2023, the Tottenham Hotspur match against Manchester United was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  12. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 1 December 2023, the West Bromwich Albion match against Arsenal was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Elimination Playoffs

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 4
16 Aston Villa U21 3
1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 (5)
8 Liverpool U21 3 (4)
8 Liverpool U21 3
9 Crystal Palace U21 2
1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 2
4 Chelsea U21 1
5 Arsenal U21 6
12 Manchester United U21 2
5 Arsenal U21 2
4 Chelsea U21 3
4 Chelsea U21 5
13 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 4
1 Tottenham Hotspur U21
 
6 Reading U21 2
11 Middlesbrough U21 0
6 Reading U21 3
14 Nottingham Forest U21 1
3 Fulham U21 0
14 Nottingham Forest U21 2
6 Reading U21
7 Sunderland U21
7 Sunderland U21 4
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1
7 Sunderland U21 3 (5)
2 West Ham United U21 3 (3)
2 West Ham United U21 4
15 Blackburn Rovers U21 1

Round of 16

Arsenal U216–2Manchester United U21
 Report
Attendance: 610
Referee: Aaron Farmer
Chelsea U215–4 (a.e.t.)Brighton & Hove Albion U21
 Report
Attendance: 389
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
West Ham United U214–1Blackburn Rovers U21
 Report
Rush Green Stadium, Romford
Attendance: 196
Referee: Aji Ajibola
Reading U212–0Middlesbrough U21
 Report
Attendance: 841
Referee: Gary Parsons
Liverpool U213–2Crystal Palace U21
 Report
Attendance: 178
Referee: Dean Watson
Tottenham Hotspur U214–3 (a.e.t.)Aston Villa U21
 Report
Attendance: 601
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
Sunderland U214–1Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
 Report
Attendance: 534
Referee: Benjamin Wyatt
Fulham U210–2Nottingham Forest U21
Report
Attendance: 116
Referee: Alan Dale

Quarterfinals

Arsenal U212–3Chelsea U21
Lewis-Skelly 13'
Butler-Oyedeji 55'		 Report Diego Moreira 45+2', 80', 90+5'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Paul Johnson
Reading U213–1Nottingham Forest U21
Wareham 8' (pen.)
Clarke 33', 67'		 Report Esapa Osong 38'
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Jason Richardson
Tottenham Hotspur U213–3 (a.e.t.)Liverpool U21
 Report
Penalties
 5–4[6]
Attendance: 1,180
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Sunderland U213–3 (a.e.t.)West Ham United U21
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 831
Referee: Aaron Bannister

Semifinals

Tottenham Hotspur U212–1Chelsea U21
 Report
Attendance: 1,123[8]
Referee: Richie Watkins
Reading U21vSunderland U21
Report

Final

Tottenham Hotspur U21v

Professional Development League

U21 Professional Development League
Season2023–24
Matches played310
Goals scored1,189 (3.84 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Adu-Adjei, Patrick Casey (18 Goals)

The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away and opponents in the other region once resulting in 30 games played for the North Division, while the south division played 29 games. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.

Tables

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield United U21s 30 19 6 5 83 34 +49 63 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Birmingham City U21s 30 15 10 5 59 36 +23 55
3 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 30 16 6 8 58 34 +24 54
4 Barnsley U21s 30 17 3 10 65 44 +21 54
5 Hull City U21s 30 14 3 13 59 63 −4 45
6 Burnley U21s 30 12 6 12 53 57 −4 42
7 Fleetwood Town U21s 30 13 3 14 48 58 −10 42
8 Peterborough United U21s 30 7 6 17 47 73 −26 27
9 Wigan Athletic U21s 30 7 5 18 44 66 −22 26
10 Coventry City U21s 30 7 5 18 41 67 −26 26
11 Crewe Alexandra U21s 30 5 4 21 37 90 −53 19
Source: Professional Development League table


South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millwall U21s 29 17 8 4 80 45 +35 59 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Swansea City U21s 29 16 3 10 72 49 +23 51
3 AFC Bournemouth U21s 29 16 3 10 60 45 +15 51
4 Queens Park Rangers U21s 29 14 7 8 66 43 +23 49
5 Ipswich Town U21s 29 14 4 11 63 59 +4 46
6 Watford U21s 29 10 7 12 45 66 −21 37
7 Bristol City U21s 29 10 5 14 43 63 −20 35
8 Charlton Athletic U21s 29 9 4 16 63 64 −1 31
9 Cardiff City U21s 29 7 10 12 55 66 −11 31
10 Colchester United U21s 29 9 4 16 48 67 −19 31
Source: Professional Development League table

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Millwall U21s1–2 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City U21s
 Report
Sheffield United U21svSwansea City U21s
Report

Professional Development League National Final

Birmingham City U21svSheffield United F.C. U21s or Swansea City U21s

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reformatting of Premier League 2 for 2023/24 explained". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ "WE'RE BACK! OUR ACADEMY REGAINS CATEGORY ONE STATUS". Reading F.C. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "U21s drawn against Chelsea in PL2 quarter-final". Arsenal F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "U21 Quarter Final Details Confirmed". Reading F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Under-21s to host Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – tickets available now". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Under-21s march on after shoot-out success against Liverpool". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "PL2 play-offs: Quarter-finals confirmed". Sunderland A.F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Stoppage-time Nile John winner hands Under-21s victory over Chelsea". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Away derby for Under-21s in PL2 semis". Chelsea F.C. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ "PL2 Play-Off semi-final confirmed". Sunderland A.F.C. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Millwall's Under 21s suffer extra-time Semi-Final defeat". Millwall F.C. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Dixon double sends Blues Under-21s into national final". Birmingham City F.C. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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