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2022–23 Professional U21 Development League

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The 2022–23 Professional U21 Development League is the 11th season of the Professional Development League system.

The Premier League 2 reverted back to a U21 competition ahead of the 2022–23 season.[1] Burnley, Birmingham City and Reading left the league after failing to retain category one academy status.[2][3][4]

For the 2022–23 season onwards, player eligibility was restricted to under-21 players (reduced from under-23) born after 1 January 2001. To help with the transition, teams were allowed up to five over-age outfield players (up from three) and one over-age goalkeeper for the 2022-23 season.

Premier League 2
Season2022–23
ChampionsManchester City U21s
Division 2
Southampton U21s
PromotedSouthampton U21s
Leeds United U21s
RelegatedTottenham Hotspur U21s
Leicester City U21s
Matches played295
(292 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored1,098 (3.72 per match)
( 1,089 RS, 9 PO)
Top goalscorerCarlos Borges
(21 goals)
Longest unbeaten run11 Matches Manchester City U21
Longest winless run20 matches Entire season Derby County U21s
Longest losing run12 matches Derby County U21s
(5 August 2022-13 February 2023)

Premier League 2

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Division 1

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As of match played 8 May 2023

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U21s (C) 26 18 5 3 80 31 +49 59
2 Liverpool U21s 26 13 7 6 46 29 +17 46
3 Chelsea U21s 26 12 7 7 55 42 +13 43
4 Crystal Palace U21s 26 11 9 6 45 42 +3 42
5 Fulham U21s 26 11 8 7 50 39 +11 41
6 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 26 11 6 9 58 49 +9 39
7 Arsenal U21s 26 8 10 8 39 40 −1 34
8 Everton U21s 26 9 5 12 39 51 −12 32
9 Manchester United U21s 26 6 12 8 46 64 −18 30
10 Blackburn Rovers U21s 26 9 2 15 42 52 −10 29
11 West Ham United U21s 26 8 4 14 39 49 −10 28
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 26 8 4 14 39 50 −11 28
13 Tottenham Hotspur U21s (R) 26 6 10 10 34 46 −12 28
14 Leicester City U21s (R) 26 4 7 15 29 57 −28 19
Source: [5][6]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ARS BLA BHA CHE CRY EVE FUL LEI LIV MNC MNU TOT WHU WOL
Arsenal U21ss 4–1 3–3 4–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Blackburn Rovers U21s 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–3 4–2 2–3 0–4 2–3 0–3 6–1 3–2 2–2 0–1
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 2–2 4–2 2–2 2–4 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–0 3–2 3–1
Chelsea U21s 1–0 3–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–3 3–0 2–3 2–0
Crystal Palace U21s 2–0 0–3 3–2 3–3 3–4 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–5 0–0 3–0 3–3 2–1
Everton U21s 1–4 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 6–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–0
Fulham U21s 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–4 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 1–2 4–3 3–1 2–1
Leicester City U21s 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–7 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 0–1
Liverpool U21s 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 7–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 5–0
Manchester City U21s 6–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–3 5–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 6–0 0–0 4–1 4–3
Manchester United U21s 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–3 1–5 4–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–6 2–2 1–1 3–2
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 0–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
West Ham United U21s 2–3 1–3 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–3 1–5 2–3 1–0 3–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–7 5–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 4–1 0–5
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

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As of match played 15 May 2023

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Southampton U21s (C, P) 20 13 3 4 54 28 +26 42
2 Leeds United U21s (P) 20 13 3 4 53 29 +24 42
3 Nottingham Forest U21s 20 13 2 5 44 28 +16 41
4 West Bromwich Albion U21s 20 11 4 5 47 35 +12 37
5 Aston Villa U21s 20 10 3 7 46 35 +11 33
6 Norwich City U21s 20 8 6 6 41 38 +3 30
7 Middlesbrough U21s 20 7 5 8 46 49 −3 26
8 Newcastle United U21s 20 6 5 9 35 41 −6 23
9 Sunderland U21s 20 5 5 10 37 44 −7 20
10 Stoke City U21s 20 3 5 12 26 45 −19 14
11 Derby County U21s 20 0 1 19 13 70 −57 1
Source: [7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away AST DER LEE MID NEW NOR NOT SOU STK SUN WBA
Aston Villa U21s 3–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 6–4 2–6
Derby County U21s 0–2 2–5 1–5 1–4 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–6 0–4 1–5
Leeds United U21s 2–1 3–0 3–1 4–2 2–2 5–1 6–2 4–0 3–1 1–2
Middlesbrough U21s 2–3 3–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–4
Newcastle United U21s 0–2 4–0 2–2 0–0 4–3 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–5
Norwich City U21s 1–3 2–1 5–2 2–2 4–2 0–3 2–5 3–0 3–2 1–1
Nottingham Forest U21s 4–3 7–2 1–0 1–4 3–1 4–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–0
Southampton U21s 2–0 3–0 1–2 8–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–1
Stoke City U21s 3–3 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–0
Sunderland U21s 0–4 1–1 0–1 5–7 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–3 4–1 3–3
West Bromwich Albion U21s 0–4 2–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 1–2 1–5 1–2 4–0 2–1
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
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The date for semi-finals is confirmed as 8 May 2023 at 19:00.[8][9]
The date for final is confirmed as 15 May 2023 at 19:00.[10]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Leeds United U21s 2
5 Aston Villa U21s 1
Leeds United U21s 3
Nottingham Forest U21s 0
3 Nottingham Forest U21s 3
4 West Bromwich Albion U21s 0

Semifinals

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Leeds United U21s2–1Aston Villa U21s
 Report
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Garreth Rhodes
Nottingham Forest U21s3–0West Bromwich Albion U21s
 Report
Attendance: 177
Referee: Steven Copeland

Final

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Leeds United U21s3–0Nottingham Forest U21s
 Report
Attendance: 12,546
Referee: Edward Duckworth

Professional Development League

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U21 Professional Development League
Season2022–23
ChampionsMillwall U21s
Matches played283
(280 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored1,001 (3.54 per match)
(987 RS, 14 PO)
Top goalscorerLouie Marsh (23 Goals)
Biggest home win Swansea City U21s 10–1 Birmingham City U21s
(10 May 2023)
Biggest away win Burnley U21s 0–6 Hull City U21s
(31 October 2022)
Watford U21s 0–6 Colchester United U21s
(1 November 2022)
Highest scoring Swansea City U21s 10–1 Birmingham City U21s
(10 May 2023)
Longest winning run7 Matches Millwall U21s
Sheffield United U21s
Longest unbeaten run13 Matches Sheffield United U21s
Longest winless run10 Matches Sheffield Wednesday U21s
Longest losing run8 Matches Watford U21s
Highest attendance2,076 Millwall U21s 2–1 Sheffield United U21s
(22 May 2023)

The Professional Development League 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 28 games being played by both divisions. 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. Coventry City U21s are the defending champions.

20 Teams competed in the league this season, 3 more than the previous season. Burnley U21s and Birmingham City U21s returned to the league after failing to retain Category One Academy status after 2 seasons for Burnley U21s, and 1 season for Birmingham City U21s. Reading U21s joined after temporarily dropping to Category Two status after 10 seasons in the Premier League 2.[11][12][13]

Tables

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North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield United U21s 28 18 6 4 59 30 +29 60 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Hull City U21s 28 13 3 12 60 48 +12 42
3 Wigan Athletic U21s 28 13 3 12 56 44 +12 42
4 Coventry City U21s 28 11 6 11 44 38 +6 39
5 Burnley U21s 28 11 5 12 45 57 −12 38
6 Peterborough United U21s 28 10 7 11 52 55 −3 37
7 Barnsley U21s 28 10 6 12 41 41 0 36
8 Crewe Alexandra U21s 28 8 7 13 35 56 −21 31
9 Birmingham City U21s 28 7 8 13 38 61 −23 29
10 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 28 5 4 19 22 55 −33 19
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millwall U21s 28 18 7 3 70 32 +38 61 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Bristol City U21s 28 16 5 7 47 26 +21 53
3 Swansea City U21s 28 16 4 8 80 46 +34 52
4 Cardiff City U21s 28 13 3 12 47 57 −10 42
5 Reading U21 28 12 5 11 44 40 +4 41
6 Ipswich Town U21s 28 11 6 11 60 61 −1 39
7 Queens Park Rangers U21s 28 10 8 10 54 52 +2 38
8 Charlton Athletic U21s 28 10 7 11 56 59 −3 37
9 Colchester United U21s 28 7 7 14 46 63 −17 28
10 Watford U21s 28 6 3 19 31 66 −35 21
Source: [citation needed]

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finals

Sheffield United U21s4–0Bristol City U21s
 Report
Millwall U21s4–3Hull City U21s
 Report

Professional Development League National Final

Millwall U21s2–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield United U21s
 Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: C Walchester

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Premier League 2 becomes under-21 competition". Premier League. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "CLARETS ACADEMY TO OPERATE AS CATEGORY TWO". Burnley FC. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Blues to operate as Category 2 Academy". Birmingham City. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "OUR ACADEMY TO TAKE CATEGORY TWO STATUS IN 2022-23". Reading FC. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Premier League 2 Division One". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Premier League 2 table". Premier League. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE 2 DIVISION TWO". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Leeds United U21 v Aston Villa U21". www.premierleague.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Nottm Forest U21 v West Bromwich Albion U21". www.premierleague.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  10. ^ "U21S TICKET AND FIXTURE INFORMATION: NOTTINGHAM FOREST". www.leedsunited.com. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  11. ^ "CLARETS ACADEMY TO OPERATE AS CATEGORY TWO". Burnley FC. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Blues to operate as Category 2 Academy". Birmingham City. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  13. ^ "OUR ACADEMY TO TAKE CATEGORY TWO STATUS IN 2022-23". Reading FC. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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