2019–20 Premier League Cup

Football tournament season
2019–20 Premier League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams40
Defending championsEverton
Final positions
ChampionsNone
Tournament statistics
Matches played108
Goals scored351 (3.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jahmal Hector-Ingram (8 Goals) Derby County

The 2019–20 Premier League Cup was the seventh edition of the competition. The defending champions were Everton, who won the 2018–19 competition. This edition of the tournament did not crown a champion as it was cancelled at the Round of 16 stage, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom.[1]

Participants

Qualifying round

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

Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United
15 August 2019 Bristol Rovers0–2 Cambridge United Bristol
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Southend United v Fleetwood Town
23 August 2019 Southend United 4–1Fleetwood TownSouthend-on-Sea
19:00
Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 151[2]
Newport County v Yeovil Town
30 August 2019 Newport County2–10 Yeovil Town Newport
19:00 39' 50' Report 19'

19' 22' 26' 31' 55' 73' 79' 84'

90'		 Stadium: Dragon Park
Cambridge United v Exeter City
10 September 2019 Cambridge United0–2 Exeter City Cambridge
19:00
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: BCD[3]
Southend United v Scunthorpe United
10 September 2019 Southend United1–3 Scunthorpe United Southend-on-Sea
19:00
Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 178[4]
Plymouth Argyle v Yeovil Town
10 September 2019 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Yeovil Town Plymouth
19:00 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 297[5]

Group stage

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
Charlton Athletic 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 10
Reading 6 2 4 0 10 8 +2 10
Colchester United 5 1 2 2 5 8 −3 5
Swansea City 5 1 1 3 5 8 −3 4
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source: [6]
Charlton Athletic v Swansea City
4 October 2019 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Swansea City Dartford
13:00
  • Jones-Thomas 15', 69'
 Stadium: Princes Park
Reading v Colchester United
7 October 2019 Reading 2–2 Colchester United Reading
15:00
  • Neves 9'
  • Osho 80' (pen.)
  • Elias-Michal 18'
  • Hutchinson 90+3'
 Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Reading v Swansea City
8 November 2019 Reading 1–0 Swansea City Woking
15:00
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Reading v Swansea City
28 November 2019 Reading 3–2 Swansea City Reading
15:00
  • Howe 45'
  • Liddle 72', 90+1'
Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Swansea City v Colchester United
30 November 2019 Swansea City 0–1 Colchester United Swansea
14:00
  • Elias-Michal 24'
 Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Swansea City v Charlton Athletic
18 January 2020 Swansea City 2–4 Charlton Athletic Swansea
13:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Swansea City v Reading
8 February 2020 Swansea City 1–1 Reading Swansea
13:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Charlton Athletic v Colchester United
10 February 2020 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Colchester United Dartford
13:00
  • Hutchinson 56'
 Stadium: Princes Park
Charlton Athletic v Reading
24 February 2020 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Reading Dartford
13:00
  • McGiff 26'
  • Ajose 72'
 Stadium: Princes Park

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Everton 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13
Fulham 6 3 0 3 13 11 +2 9
Watford 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7
Plymouth Argyle 6 1 2 3 6 13 −7 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source: [6]
Plymouth Argyle v Watford
3 October 2019 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Watford Plymouth
19:00 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 151[7]
Referee: Samuel Allison
Fulham v Everton
6 October 2019 Fulham 2–1 Everton Kingston upon Thames
11:00
  • John 66'
 Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
Fulham v Watford
10 November 2019 Fulham 3–4 Watford Kingston upon Thames
12:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
Everton v Plymouth Argyle
10 November 2019 Everton 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Southport
14:00
  • Clarke 45' (pen.)
 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Fulham v Plymouth Argyle
29 November 2019 Fulham 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
Everton v Watford
2 December 2019 Everton 3–0 Watford Southport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Everton v Fulham
17 January 2020 Everton 4–2 Fulham Southport
19:00
Report
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 69
Watford v Plymouth Argyle
20 January 2020 Watford 1–3 Plymouth Argyle St Albans
19:00
Stadium: Calrence Park
Watford v Fulham
7 February 2020 Watford 1–0 Fulham St Albans
19:00
Stadium: Calrence Park
Plymouth Argyle v Everton
10 February 2020 Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Everton Plymouth
14:00
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 89[8]
Watford v Everton
21 February 2020 Watford 0–1 Everton St Albans
19:00
Stadium: Calrence Park
Plymouth Argyle v Fulham
25 February 2020 Plymouth Argyle 1–4 Fulham Plymouth
19:00
  • Miller 66'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 116[9]

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Bromwich Albion 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12
Newcastle United 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11
Hull City 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
Scunthorpe United 6 0 2 4 7 17 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2020. Source: [6]
Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion
8 November 2019 Newcastle United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle-upon-Tyne
12:00 Report
  • Clayton-Phillips 41'
 Stadium: Northhumberland F.A.
Attendance: 144
Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United
29 November 2019 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Newcastle United Scunthorpe
19:00
  • Miller 9', 82', 90+1'
  • Anderson 21'
  • Allan 38', 48'
 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 108[11]
Newcastle United v Hull City
17 January 2020 Newcastle United 1–1 Hull City Newcastle-upon-Tyne
13:00
  • Allan 37' (pen.)
 Report
  • Koy Lupano 66'
 Stadium: Northhumberland F.A.
Attendance: 148
West Bromwich Albion v Hull City
28 January 2020 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Hull City Hednesford
13:00
  • Yates 50'
 Stadium: Keys Park
Scunthorpe United v Hull City
3 February 2020 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Hull City Scunthorpe
19:00
  • Balogh 59'
  • Chadwick 79'
  • Jones 87'
 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 112[12]
West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United
10 February 2020 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Newcastle United West Bromwich
14:00 Report
  • Allan 21'
 Stadium: WBA Training Ground
Attendance: 48
West Bromwich Albion v Scunthorpe United
13 February 2020 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Scunthorpe United Hednesford
14:00
  • Diaby 27', 29', 68'
 Stadium: Keys Park
Newcastle United v Scunthorpe United
21 February 2020 Newcastle United 6–2 Scunthorpe United Newcastle-upon-Tyne
13:00
  • Allan 17', 20'
  • Anderson 42'
  • Young 61'
  • Toure 77'
  • McEntee 90+1'
Stadium: Northhumberland F.A.
Attendance: 201[13]

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Exeter City 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14
Doncaster Rovers 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
Aston Villa 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 6
Portsmouth 6 0 1 5 5 18 −13 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source: [6]
Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth
24 September 2019 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Portsmouth Doncaster
20:00
  • Wright
 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Exeter City v Aston Villa
3 October 2019 Exeter City 3–0 Aston Villa Exeter
19:00
  • Seymour 43'
  • Jay 48' (pen.)
  • Dyer 72'
 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 520[14]
Exeter City v Doncaster Rovers
26 November 2019 Exeter City 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Exeter
19:00
  • Warren 88'
 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 281[15]
Portsmouth v Exeter City
9 January 2020 Portsmouth 2–2 Exeter City Bognor Regis
19:00
  • Simpson 62'
  • Seymour 87'
 Stadium: Nyewood Lane
Aston Villa v Exeter City
29 November 2019 Aston Villa 0–4 Exeter City Bodymoor Heath
19:00
  • Wilson 9', 61'
  • Dean 60'
  • Seymour 79'
 Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers
21 January 2020 Portsmouth 2–4 Doncaster Rovers Havant
19:00
  • Amos 10'
  • McLean 30'
  • Gibbons 40'
  • Trialist 54'
 Stadium: West Leigh Park
Doncaster Rovers v Aston Villa
29 January 2020 Doncaster Rovers 4–0 Aston Villa Doncaster
19:00
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Exeter City v Portsmouth
4 February 2020 Exeter City 2–1 Portsmouth Exeter
19:00
  • Seymour 15'
  • Dyer 72'
 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 297[16]
Doncaster Rovers v Exeter City
24 February 2020 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Exeter City Doncaster
19:00
  • Gibbons 45+1'
  • Watson 59'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Portsmouth v Aston Villa
25 February 2020 Portsmouth 0–3 Aston Villa Bognor Regis
19:00
Stadium: Nyewood Lane

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
AFC Bournemouth 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
Stoke City 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12
Southampton 6 1 1 4 8 13 −5 4
Nottingham Forest 6 1 1 4 3 12 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2020. Source: [6]
Southampton v Stoke City
5 October 2019 Southampton 1–1 Stoke City Marchwood
15:00 Report Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 150[17]
AFC Bournemouth v Stoke City
8 November 2019 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Stoke City Bournemouth
19:00
  • Jarvis 23' (pen.)
  • McJannett 75'
 Stadium: Dean Court
Southampton v Nottingham Forest
9 November 2019 Southampton 3–1 Nottingham Forest Marchwood
13:00
Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0[18]
Stoke City v Nottingham Forest
2 December 2019 Stoke City 4–0 Nottingham Forest Leek
19:00
Stadium: Harrison Park
Southampton v AFC Bournemouth
2 December 2019 Southampton 0–2 AFC Bournemouth Marchwood
19:00 Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0[18]
Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth
17 January 2020 Nottingham Forest 0–3 AFC Bournemouth Alfreton
19:00
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 104[19]
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
7 February 2020 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Southampton Alfreton
19:00
Report
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 104[18]
Nottingham Forest v Stoke City
21 February 2020 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Stoke City Nottingham
19:00 Stadium: Nigel Doughty Academy
AFC Bournemouth v Southampton
21 February 2020 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Southampton Bournemouth
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 3,700[20] [21]
Stoke City v Southampton
25 February 2020 Stoke City 4–1 Southampton Leek
14:00
Report
Stadium: Harrison Park
Attendance: 0[22]
Stoke City v AFC Bournemouth
28 February 2020 Stoke City 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Stoke-on-Trent
13:00
  • Godfrinne 53'
 Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground
Attendance: BCD[23]

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Liverpool 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13
Wigan Athletic 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
Huddersfield Town 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6
Sunderland 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: [6]
Liverpool v Wigan Athletic
6 October 2019 Liverpool 3–2 Wigan Athletic Kirkby
15:00
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Sunderland v Liverpool
10 November 2019 Sunderland 1–2 Liverpool Sunderland
12:00
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Wigan Athletic v Huddersfield Town
11 November 2019 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Huddersfield Town Leyland
19:00
Stadium: Leyland County Ground
Wigan Athletic v Liverpool
17 January 2020 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Liverpool Leyland
19:00
Stadium: Leyland County Ground
Sunderland v Huddersfield Town
20 January 2020 Sunderland 2–1 Huddersfield Town Sunderland
19:00
  • Sammutt 49'
  • Kiernan 88'
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic
20 January 2020 Sunderland 2–3 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
19:00
  • Joseph 5'
  • Jolley 25' (pen.)
  • Perry 51'
 Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Liverpool v Huddersfield Town
21 February 2020 Liverpool 3–0 Huddersfield Town Kirkby
19:00
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Liverpool v Sunderland
24 February 2020 Liverpool 6–0 Sunderland Kirkby
14:15
  • Millar 12'
  • Hardy 60', 70'
  • Jones 85', 90+3', 90+4'
 Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic
6 March 2020 Huddersfield Town 4–1 Wigan Athletic Huddersfield
13:00
  • Jolley 5'
 Stadium: Canalside Training Ground
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
9 March 2020 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Sunderland Wigan
14:00
Stadium: Christopher Park

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Blackburn Rovers 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
Middlesbrough 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11
Burnley 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6
Crystal Palace 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2020. Source: [6]
Middlesbrough v Burnley
6 October 2019 Middlesbrough 1–1 Burnley Bishop Auckland
13:00
  • Wilson 11'
 Stadium: Heritage Park
Crystal Palace v Blackburn Rovers
17 October 2019 Crystal Palace 1–3 Blackburn Rovers East Dulwich
13:00
  • Chapman 44'
  • Costello 80', 88'
 Stadium: Champion Hill
Burnley v Crystal Palace
7 November 2019 Burnley 2–2 Crystal Palace Bamber Bridge
13:00
Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v Crystal Palace
8 November 2019 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Crystal Palace Leyland
19:00
  • Gibson 12'
 Stadium: Leyland County Ground
Blackburn Rovers v Burnley
29 November 2019 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Burnley Blackburn
13:00
Stadium: Ewood Park
Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough
2 December 2019 Crystal Palace 1–5 Middlesbrough East Dulwich
14:00
  • Wearne 2'
  • Walker 5', 9'
  • Jones 28'
  • Liddle 43'
 Stadium: Champion Hill
Burnley v Middlesbrough
20 January 2020 Burnley 1–2 Middlesbrough Curzon Ashton
13:00
Stadium: Tameside Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v Crystal Palace
25 January 2020 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Crystal Palace Blackburn
13:00
  • Vale 45'
  • Brennan 69'
 Stadium: Brockhall Village
Crystal Palace v Burnley
6 February 2020 Crystal Palace 0–1 Burnley East Dulwich
14:00
  • George 82'
 Stadium: Champion Hill
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
7 February 2020 Middlesbrough 4–1 Blackburn Rovers Bishop Auckland
19:00
Stadium: Heritage Park
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace
21 February 2020 Middlesbrough 1–1 Crystal Palace Bishop Auckland
19:00
Stadium: Heritage Park
Burnley v Blackburn Rovers
12 March 2020 Burnley 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Curzon Ashton
14:00
Stadium: Tameside Stadium

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Derby County 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 2 3 1 10 10 0 9
Birmingham City 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
Leeds United 6 0 3 3 5 14 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source: [6]
Leeds United v Birmingham City
4 October 2019 Leeds United 0–0 Birmingham City Tadcaster
19:30 Stadium: 2inspire Park
Derby County v Leeds United
13 November 2019 Derby County 7–1 Leeds United Loughborough
19:00
  • Galloway 90+3'
 Stadium: Loughborough University
Derby County v Birmingham City
2 December 2019 Derby County 5–1 Birmingham City Loughborough
19:00
Stadium: Loughborough University
Leeds United v Derby County
7 February 2020 Leeds United 1–2 Derby County York
19:00
  • Hudson 42'
 Report
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 886[24]

Knockout stages

Round of 16

West Bromwich Albion v Doncaster Rovers
6 March 2020 West Bromwich Albion 6–1Doncaster RoversHednesford
19:00
Stadium: Keys Park
Everton v Reading
8 March 2020 Everton 2–1ReadingSouthport
14:00
  • McGiff 87'
 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Charlton Athletic v Fulham
9 March 2020 Charlton Athletic1–2 (a.e.t.) Fulham London
14:00
Stadium: The Valley
Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
9 March 2020 Blackburn Rovers C–C Wolverhampton Wanderers Leyland
19:00 Stadium: Leyland County Ground
Exeter City v Newcastle United
19 March 2020 Exeter City C–C Newcastle United Exeter
19:00 Stadium: St James Park
Liverpool v Stoke City
21 March 2020 Liverpool C–C Stoke City Kirkby
13:00 Stadium: Liverpool Academy

See also

References

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