2021–22 Premier League Cup

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

2021–22 Premier League Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams36
Defending championsEverton
2022–23

Participants

Qualifying round

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

11 August 2021 Stevenage1–1
(4–5 p)
Southend United Finchley
19:00 Report Stadium: The Maurice Rebak Stadium
18 August 2021 Oxford United3–4 Huddersfield Town Thame
19:00 Report Stadium: The ASM Stadium
3 September 2021 Plymouth Argyle1–2 Exeter City Plymouth
19:00 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 345
Referee: Rowan Clarke


Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 25 August 2021.[2] 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: [3]
2 September 2021 Arsenal 1–1 Southampton Borehamwood
19:00
  • Bierith 45'
Stadium: Meadow Park
23 September 2021 Southampton 0–6 West Bromwich Albion Totton
19:00
Stadium: The Snows Stadium
6 October 2021 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal Bournemouth
19:00
Stadium: Dean Court
11 November 2021 Arsenal 1–4 West Bromwich Albion Borehamwood
19:00
  • Edwards 90'
Stadium: Meadow Park
12 December 2021 Southampton 2–3 Arsenal Marchwood
14:00
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
13 January 2022 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Southampton Wellington
19:00
  • Mitchell 45'
  • Olaigbe 74'
Stadium: New Bucks Head
18 January 2022 Arsenal 4–0 AFC Bournemouth Borehamwood
19:00
  • Flores 2', 81'
  • Henry-Francis 32'
  • Cozier-Duberry 71'
Stadium: Meadow Park
27 January 2022 Southampton 0–1 AFC Bournemouth Totton
12:00
  • Pollock 10'
Stadium: The Snows Stadium
Note: Match abandoned when first played 23rd November after 60 minutes due to heavy fog.[4] Match was rearranged for 22nd December - which was again postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the area.[5]
11 February 2022 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Southampton Bournemouth
19:00
Stadium: Dean Court
14 February 2022 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Arsenal Wellington
19:00
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: [3]
6 September 2021 Middlesbrough 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Bishop Auckland
11:00
Stadium: Heritage Park
8 October 2021 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Middlesbrough Leyland
19:00
  • Burns 4'
  • Harlock 41'
  • Leonard 73'
Stadium: County Ground
12 October 2021 Queens Park Rangers 6–2 Nottingham Forest Ruislip
19:00
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
12 November 2021 Middlesbrough 2–1 Nottingham Forest Bishop Auckland
19:00
  • Lindo 12'
  • Finch 88'
  • Fewster 21'
Stadium: Heritage Park
13 December 2021 Blackburn Rovers 5–1 Nottingham Forest Leyland
19:00
  • Leonard 7', 41'
  • Burns 45+2', 88'
  • Harlock 58'
Stadium: County Ground
2 January 2022 Middlesbrough 2–4 Blackburn Rovers Bishop Auckland
13:00
  • Trialist A 13', 17' (pen.), 40'
  • Trialist B 62'
Stadium: Heritage Park
19 January 2022 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Alfreton
19:00
  • Donnelly 16'
  • Back 63'
  • Larsson 89'
Stadium: North Street
11 February 2022 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Middlesbrough Alfreton
18:00
Stadium: North Street
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: [3]
13 September 2021 Norwich City 3–3 Derby County Norwich
12:30
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
11 October 2021 Reading 3–2 Norwich City Reading
13:00
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
15 November 2021 Derby County 2–1 Reading Loughborough
19:00
  • Senga-Ngoyi 84'
Stadium: Loughborough University
19 November 2021 Norwich City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Norwich
19:00
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
13 December 2021 Reading 0–5 Charlton Athletic Reading
13:00
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
13 December 2021 Derby County 5–2 Norwich City Loughborough
19:00
Stadium: Loughborough University
17 January 2022 Norwich City 3–1 Reading Norwich
15:00
  • Okine-Peters 30'
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
14 February 2022 Reading 1–3 Derby County Reading
13:00
  • Cashin 21'
  • Wilson 57'
  • Grewell-Pollard 75'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
14 February 2022 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Norwich City Dartford
19:00
  • 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: [3]
17 September 2021 Everton 1–3 Sheffield United Southport
19:00
  • Marsh 14'
  • Lankshear 25', 46'
Stadium: Haig Avenue
11 October 2021 Sheffield United 0–3 Burnley Chesterfield
19:00
Stadium: Technique Stadium
19 October 2021 Burnley 1–2 Peterborough United Leyland
19:00
  • O'Connell 18' (pen.)
  • Ishola 43'
Stadium: County Ground
25 October 2021 Everton 2–0 Burnley Southport
19:00
  • Hughes 75'
  • Cannon 84'
Stadium: Haig Avenue
23 November 2021 Peterborough United 3–3 Sheffield United Stamford
19:00
Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
1 December 2021 Everton 0–3 Peterborough United Southport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue
6 January 2022 Sheffield United 1–3 Everton Chesterfield
19:00
  • Kouyate 26'
  • Mills 45', 49'
Stadium: Technique Stadium
28 January 2022 Burnley 0–1 Sheffield United Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
11 February 2022 Burnley 2–1 Everton Leyland
13:00
Stadium: County Ground
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.[6] The rearranged fixture on 18 February 2022 was again postponed, due to the effects of Storm Eunice[7]

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: [3]
6 September 2021 Mansfield Town 3–0 Sunderland Mansfield
19:00
Stadium: Field Mill
8 September 2021 Leeds United 1–2 Wigan Athletic York
19:00
  • Moore 8'
Stadium: York Community Stadium
10 October 2021 Sunderland 2–1 Leeds United Sunderland
13:00
Stadium: Stadium of Light
28 October 2021 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Mansfield Town Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
15 November 2021 Leeds United 2–1 Mansfield Town York
19:00
  • McGurk 52'
  • Dean 71'
  • Gale 85'
Stadium: York Community Stadium
17 November 2021 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Sunderland Leyland
13:00
  • Sze 47', 68', 84'
Stadium: County Ground
5 January 2022 Leeds United 3–3 Sunderland York
19:00
Stadium: York Community Stadium
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.[8]
14 February 2022 Sunderland 2–2 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
19:00
  • Johnson 43'
  • McGee 50' (o.g.)
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
23 February 2022 Mansfield Town 1–2 Wigan Athletic Mansfield
19:00
Stadium: Field Mill
Note: Originally scheduled for 18 February 2022, but was postponed due to the effects of Storm Eunice.
7 March 2022 Mansfield Town 1–1 Leeds United Mansfield
13:00
  • Littlewood 70'
Stadium: Field Mill
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 February 2022, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[9] 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.[10][11]

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: [3]
7 September 2021 Exeter City 1–1 Swansea City Exeter
19:00
  • Morgan 35'
Stadium: St James Park
15 September 2021 Exeter City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Exeter
19:00
Stadium: St James Park
13 October 2021 West Ham United 3–2 Exeter City Romford
14:00
Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
25 November 2021 Swansea City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea
14:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
3 December 2021 Swansea City 2–4 West Ham United Swansea
12:00
  • Abdullai 59'
  • Whittaker 80' (pen.)
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
13 December 2021 West Ham United 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Romford
14:00 Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
14 January 2022 Swansea City 2–2 Exeter City Swansea
14:00
  • Forrester 34', 75'
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
18 January 2022 Exeter City 0–3 West Ham United Exeter
19:00
Stadium: St James Park
4 February 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Swansea City Kidderminster
14:00
  • Cotterill 12'
  • Campbell 15'
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
11 February 2022 West Ham United 1–0 Swansea City Romford
14:00
Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
22 February 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Exeter City Kidderminster
14:00
  • Hanson 7'
  • Johnson 25'
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

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: [3]
15 September 2021 Birmingham City 1–2 Huddersfield Town Nuneaton
20:00
  • Dos Reis 50'
Stadium: Liberty Way
8 October 2021 Huddersfield Town 6–0 Watford Huddersfield
19:00
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
11 October 2021 Newcastle United 4–0 Birmingham City Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
Stadium: Northumberland FA
23 November 2021 Watford 4–1 Birmingham City St Albans
19:00
Stadium: Clarence Park
10 December 2021 Newcastle United 2–1 Watford Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
  • Stephenson 4'
  • De Bolle 82'
  • McKiernan 90+2'
Stadium: Northumberland FA
21 January 2022 Birmingham City 0–2 Newcastle United Nuneaton
19:00
Stadium: Liberty Way
2 February 2022 Watford 0–3 Huddersfield Town St Albans
19:00
Stadium: Clarence Park
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: [3]
6 September 2021 Southend United 1–3 Fulham Southend-on-Sea
19:00
  • O'Shane 23'
Stadium: Roots Hall
10 September 2021 Stoke City 2–4 Colchester United Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:00
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
8 October 2021 Fulham 2–1 Stoke City Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
22 November 2021 Stoke City 3–0 Southend United Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:00
  • Taylor 62', 65', 69'
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
8 December 2021 Fulham 4–0 Southend United Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
21 January 2022 Colchester United 2–3 Stoke City Colchester
19:00
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
10 February 2022 Stoke City 1–2 Fulham Newcastle-under-Lyme
13:00
  • Hilton 3'
  • Trialist 69'
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
14 February 2022 Fulham 3–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
14 February 2022 Southend United 1–5 Stoke City Southend-on-Sea
19:00
  • Unwin 85'
Stadium: Roots Hall

Knockout stages

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 1 March 2022.[12][13]

4 March 2022 Peterborough United 6–2Charlton AthleticPeterborough
13:00
Stadium: London Road Stadium
4 March 2022 Fulham 2–0Newcastle UnitedKingston upon Thames
14:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
7 March 2022 Derby County 4–3 (a.e.t.)Sheffield UnitedLoughborough
19:00
  • Arblaster 40'
  • Osula 90', 97'
Stadium: Loughborough University
7 March 2022 West Bromwich Albion 4–2Queens Park RangersHednesford
19:00
  • Armstrong 13', 62'
Stadium: Keys Park
9 March 2022 Middlesbrough 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
ArsenalBishop Auckland
18:00
Stadium: Heritage Park
Penalties
  • Gibson
  • Cornet
  • Walker
  • Trialist
  • Stott
9 March 2022 Huddersfield Town1–3 Stoke City Huddersfield
19:00
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
11 April 2022 West Ham United 5–1Leeds UnitedRomford
16:00
  • Joseph 16'
Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground

Quarter–final

The quarter-final draw was confirmed on 21 March 2022.[14]

8 April 2022 Stoke City1–2 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
19:00
  • Griffiths 81'
  • Sykes 53'
  • Gibson 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
10 April 2022 Derby County3–4 West Bromwich Albion Derby
14:00
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
22 April 2022 West Ham United0–1 Fulham Romford
19:00
  • Hilton 53'
Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground

Semi–final

The semi-final draw was announced on 26 April 2022.[15]

See also

References

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  2. "Premier League Cup group stage draw confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. "Premier League Table, Form Guide & Season Archives - Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. "Saints B team clash postponed". Southampton FC. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. "B Team PL Cup match postponed". Southampton FC. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. "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". Burnley FC Academy on Twitter. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. "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". Burnley F.C. Academy on Twitter. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. Donnohue, Joe (15 December 2021). "Leeds United U23s' Premier League Cup fixture with Wigan Athletic called off". LeedsLive. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  9. Donnohue, Joe (14 February 2022). "Leeds United U23s' Premier League Cup tie postponed due to waterlogged pitch". LeedsLive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  10. Sobot, Lee (21 February 2022). "Storm Franklin causes further disruption to Leeds United youngsters". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. "Premier League Cup match rescheduled". www.mansfieldtown.net. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  12. "Premier League Cup fixture details confirmed". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  13. "Premier League Fixtures & Live Matches on TV Season 2021/22". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  14. "Date confirmed for PL Cup quarter-final clash | West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  15. McGovern, Ste (26 April 2022). "West Brom & Wolves could face off in dream West Midlands derby final". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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