2013–14 Under-21 Premier League Cup

Football tournament season
2013-14 Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams52
Final positions
ChampionsReading
Runner-upManchester City
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored179 (3.44 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Craig Tanner (9 goals)

The 2013-14 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the U21 Premier League Cup.[1]

Fifty two teams entered the competition - with sixteen Category 3 EPPP teams entered in the 1st Qualifying Round, seventeen Category 2 teams entered in the 2nd Qualifying Round, and the remaining nineteen Category 1 teams entered in the Round of 32. Teams were allowed to field up to four over-age players in matches – three outfield and one goalkeeper.

Participants

Category 1

North South
Blackburn Rovers Arsenal
Bolton Wanderers Aston Villa
Everton Chelsea
Leicester City Fulham
Manchester City Norwich City
Middlesbrough Reading
Newcastle United Southampton
Stoke City West Ham United
Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Category 2

North South
Barnsley Brighton & Hove Albion
Birmingham City Bristol City
Coventry City Cardiff City
Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace
Derby County Millwall
Huddersfield Town Queens Park Rangers
Leeds United Swansea City
Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday

Category 3

North South
Burnley AFC Wimbledon
Doncaster Rovers Bournemouth
Hull City Bristol Rovers
Notts County Colchester United
Preston North End Exeter City
Wigan Athletic Gillingham
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Torquay United
Watford

Matches

First qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 23 September 2013. Only the sixteen Category 3 rated academies competed in this round.[2][3]

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
08 Oct Burnley 0 – 0 Wigan Athletic 581
Burnley advance 7 – 6 on penalties.
23 Sep Preston North End 0 – 2 Hull City 216
24 Sep Doncaster Rovers 0 – 3 Notts County

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
24 Sep A.F.C. Bournemouth 1 – 2 Plymouth Argyle 146
26 Sep Peterborough United 3 – 2 Colchester United
01 Oct AFC Wimbledon 2 – 0 Gillingham
03 Oct Watford 1 – 1 Bristol Rovers 230[4]
Watford advance 4 – 3 on penalties.
30 Sep Exeter City 4 – 1 Torquay United

Second qualifying round

This round commenced the week beginning 21 October 2013. The eight First Qualifying Round winners were joined in this round by sixteen of the seventeen Category 2 rated academies - Nottingham Forest drew a bye to the Round of 32.

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
30 Oct Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Burnley
23 Oct Derby County 1 – 2 Hull City
23 Oct Coventry City 1 – 2 Notts County
28 Oct Sheffield United 2 – 3 Birmingham City
29 Oct Barnsley 4 – 3† Leeds United
30 Oct Huddersfield Town 1 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
5 Nov Queens Park Rangers 4 – 3 AFC Wimbledon
30 Oct Plymouth Argyle 0 – 2 Watford 332[5]
29 Oct Swansea City 1 – 1 Millwall
Swansea City advance 4 – 2 on penalties.
29 Oct Crystal Palace 2 – 3 Exeter City 273
29 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 4† Cardiff City
14 Nov Bristol City 1 – 0† Peterborough United

† – After extra time

Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 18 November 2013. The nineteen Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the twelve Second Qualifying round winners and Nottingham Forest, who drew a bye to this round.[6] Birmingham City withdrew from the competition after fielding an ineligible player. Newcastle United progressed to the Round of 16 instead.[7]

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
18 Nov Middlesbrough 2 – 3 Everton 327
20 Nov Notts County 1 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 141
19 Nov Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Hull City 136
21 Nov Stoke City 0 – 2† Manchester City
19 Nov Bolton Wanderers 4 – 2 Barnsley
18 Nov West Bromwich Albion 2 – 1† Nottingham Forest 190
26 Nov Burnley 2 – 1 Sunderland 347
19 Nov Leicester City 4 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday
26 Nov Birmingham City 1 – 2 Newcastle United

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
26 Nov Aston Villa 0 – 3 Fulham 190[8]
26 Nov Reading 3 – 1 Queens Park Rangers
6 Dec Cardiff City 0 – 4 Chelsea 882
20 Nov Exeter City 2 – 0 Southampton 447
26 Nov Swansea City 0 – 0 Watford
Watford advance 4 – 3 on penalties.
2 Dec Bristol City 1 – 2 West Ham United
19 Nov Norwich City 0 – 1 Arsenal

† – After extra time.

Round of 16

This round commenced the week beginning 16 December 2013. The sixteen Round of 32 winners entered this round.[9]

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
6 Jan Chelsea 2 – 1 West Ham United
7 Jan Exeter City 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers 630
30 Dec Newcastle United 2 – 1 Leicester City 385
20 Dec Everton 2 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
31 Jan Reading 6 – 1 Watford BCD[10]
23 Dec Burnley 3 – 0 Bolton Wanderers 251
9 Jan Fulham 0 – 1 Arsenal 351[11]
22 Dec Manchester City 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion

Quarter-finals

This round commenced the week beginning 27 January 2014. The eight Round of 16 winners entered this round.[12]

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
27 Jan Chelsea 0 – 1† Arsenal 1,237
20 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 3 Reading 133
Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
21 Feb Newcastle United 2 – 3 Manchester City BCD
4 Mar Exeter City 2 – 3† Burnley 1,207

† – After extra time.

Semi-finals

This round commenced the week beginning 24 February 2014. The four Quarter-final winners entered this round.

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
15 Mar Arsenal 1 – 3† Reading
Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Apr Manchester City 3 – 2 Burnley 424[13]

Final

First leg

Manchester City3 – 2Reading
Devante Cole 39', 90'
Marcos Lopes 65' (pen.)		 Report Gozie Ugwu 13'
Craig Tanner 31'
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: Lee Mason
Manchester City
Reading

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

Manchester City
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Lawlor
2 DF England ENG Adam Drury
3 DF England ENG Greg Leigh downward-facing red arrow 70'
4 DF England ENG Shay Facey
5 DF Belgium BEL Jason Denayer
6 MF England ENG George Glendon downward-facing red arrow 54'
7 MF Austria AUT Sinan Bytyqi
8 MF France FRA Olivier Ntcham
9 FW England ENG Jordy Hiwula
10 FW Portugal POR Marcos Lopes
11 FW England ENG Devante Cole
Sub DF England ENG Ellis Plummer
Sub GK Wales WAL Billy O'Brien
Sub DF Belgium BEL Mathias Bossaerts
Sub DF Spain ESP Angeliño upward-facing green arrow 70'
Sub MF France FRA Seko Fofana upward-facing green arrow 54'
Reading
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Daniel Lincoln
2 DF England ENG Niall Keown
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Griffin
4 MF England ENG Aaron Tshibola
5 DF England ENG Jake Cooper Red card 64'
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Pierce Sweeney
7 MF England ENG Jack Stacey
8 MF England ENG Aaron Kuhl
9 FW England ENG Gozie Ugwu
10 FW England ENG Craig Tanner
11 MF England ENG Tarique Fosu-Henry
Sub DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Long
Sub GK England ENG Lewis Ward
Sub MF Zimbabwe ZIM Shepherd Murombedzi
Sub MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kelly
Sub FW Scotland SCO Harry Cardwell

Second leg

Reading2 – 0Manchester City
Fosu 72'
Jack Stacey 74'		 Report
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Kevin Friend
Reading
Manchester City

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

Reading
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Daniel Lincoln
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Long downward-facing red arrow 68'
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Griffin
4 DF England ENG Niall Keown
5 DF England ENG Jake Cooper
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Pierce Sweeney
7 MF England ENG Aaron Tshibola
8 MF England ENG Jack Stacey
9 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kelly
10 FW England ENG Craig Tanner
11 FW England ENG Gozie Ugwu
Sub GK England ENG Lewis Ward
Sub MF Zimbabwe ZIM Shepherd Murombedzi
Sub MF Iceland ISL Samúel Friðjónsson
Sub FW Scotland SCO Harry Cardwell
Sub MF England ENG Tarique Fosu upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manchester City
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Lawlor
2 DF England ENG Adam Drury downward-facing red arrow 75'
3 DF England ENG Shay Facey
4 DF Belgium BEL Jason Denayer
5 DF England ENG Greg Leigh
6 MF England ENG George Glendon
7 MF France FRA Seko Fofana
8 MF France FRA Olivier Ntcham
9 FW Portugal POR Marcos Lopes
10 FW England ENG Devante Cole
11 FW England ENG Jordy Hiwula
Sub MF Austria AUT Sinan Bytyqi upward-facing green arrow 75'
Sub DF England ENG Ellis Plummer
Sub GK Wales WAL Billy O'Brien
Sub MF England ENG Kean Bryan
Sub  

References

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  4. ^ "Watford beat Bristol Rovers on penalties to progress in Under-21 Premier League Cup". Watford Observer.
  5. ^ "Report - Argyle U21s 0 Watford U21s 2". Plymouth Argyle FC.
  6. ^ "Under-21 Premier League Cup: Tough ties for Arsenal and Fulham". PremierLeague.com. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Blues withdraw from U21 Cup". bcfc.com. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  8. ^ "VILLA U21S 0-3 FULHAM". Fulham FC.
  9. ^ "Under-21 Cup: London derby pick of the draw". PremierLeague.com. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  10. ^ @ReadingFC (31 January 2014). "Reading's under 21s take on Watford today in a rearranged @PremierLeague cup encounter behind closed doors, kick off 1pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "FFC U21S 0-1 ARSENAL U21S". Fulham FC.
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