2022–23 Professional U21 Development League

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.

Football league season
Premier League 2
Season2022–23
ChampionsManchester City U21
Matches played182
Goals scored641 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorerCarlos Borges
(22 goals)

Premier League 2

Division 1

As of match played 8 May 2023

Table

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

Results

Home \ Away ARS BLA BHA CHE CRY EVE FUL LEI LIV MNC MNU TOT WHU WOL
Arsenal U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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 U21 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

As of match played 15 May 2023

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Southampton U21 (C, P) 20 13 3 4 54 28 +26 42
2 Leeds United U21 (P) 20 13 3 4 53 29 +24 42
3 Nottingham Forest U21 20 13 2 5 44 28 +16 41
4 West Bromwich Albion U21 20 11 4 5 47 35 +12 37
5 Aston Villa U21 20 10 3 7 46 35 +11 33
6 Norwich City U21 20 8 6 6 41 38 +3 30
7 Middlesbrough U21 20 7 5 8 46 49 −3 26
8 Newcastle United U21 20 6 5 9 35 41 −6 23
9 Sunderland U21 20 5 5 10 37 44 −7 20
10 Stoke City U21 20 3 5 12 26 45 −19 14
11 Derby County U21 20 0 1 19 13 70 −57 1
Source: [7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away AST DER LEE MID NEW NOR NOT SOU STK SUN WBA
Aston Villa U21 3–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 6–4 2–6
Derby County U21 0–2 2–5 1–5 1–4 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–6 0–4 1–5
Leeds United U21 2–1 3–0 3–1 4–2 2–2 5–1 6–2 4–0 3–1 1–2
Middlesbrough U21 2–3 3–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–4
Newcastle United U21 0–2 4–0 2–2 0–0 4–3 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–5
Norwich City U21 1–3 2–1 5–2 2–2 4–2 0–3 2–5 3–0 3–2 1–1
Nottingham Forest U21 4–3 7–2 1–0 1–4 3–1 4–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–0
Southampton U21 2–0 3–0 1–2 8–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–1
Stoke City U21 3–3 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–0
Sunderland U21 0–4 1–1 0–1 5–7 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–3 4–1 3–3
West Bromwich Albion U21 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

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 U21 2
5 Aston Villa U21 1
Leeds United U21 3
Nottingham Forest U21 0
3 Nottingham Forest U21 3
4 West Bromwich Albion U21 0

Semifinals

Leeds United U212–1Aston Villa U21
 Report
  • Young 16'
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Garreth Rhodes
Nottingham Forest U213–0West Bromwich Albion U21
 Report
Impact Arena, Alfreton
Attendance: 177
Referee: Steven Copeland

Final

Leeds United U213–0Nottingham Forest U21
  • Rutter 20'
  • Chilokoa-Mullen 38'
  • Moore 54'
 Report
Attendance: 12,546
Referee: Edward Duckworth

See also

References

  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. 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.
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