2023–24 Professional U21 Development League
Football league season
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 211 |
| Goals scored | 862 (4.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Callum Marshall (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United U21 10–1 Stoke City U21 |
| Biggest away win | Leeds United U21 1–7 Crystal Palace U21 Manchester City U21 0–6 Norwich City U21 Newcastle United U21 1–7 Chelsea U21 |
| Highest scoring | Manchester United U21 10-1 Stoke City U21 |
| Longest winning run | 11 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023- January 27, 2024 |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023-February 17, 2024 |
| Longest losing run | 4 |
| Highest attendance | 3,040 Leeds United U21 2–5 West Ham United U21 August 25, 2023 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 17 March 2024. | |
The 2023–24 Professional U21 Development League is the 12th season of the Professional Development League system.
The Premier League 2 changed format for 2023–24 with one division instead of two.[1]
Reading regained Category One status in the summer.[2]
Premier League 2
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 (Q) | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 38 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
| 2 | West Ham United U21 (Q) | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 36 | |
| 3 | Fulham U21 (Q) | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 34 | |
| 4 | Arsenal U21 (Q) | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 31 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 30 | |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 29 | |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 27 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough U21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Reading U21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 27 | |
| 11 | Sunderland U21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 25 | |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 23 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace U21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 23 | |
| 14 | Stoke City U21 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 22 | |
| 15 | Norwich City U21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 20 | |
| 16 | Southampton U21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 20 | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 20 | |
| 18 | Aston Villa U21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 19 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 19 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 16 | |
| 21 | Everton U21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 15 | |
| 22 | Leicester City U21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 14 | |
| 23 | Derby County U21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 13 | |
| 24 | Newcastle United U21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 13 | |
| 25 | Manchester City U21 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 12 | |
| 26 | Leeds United U21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 11 |
Results
| Home \ Away | ARS | AVL | BLB | BHA | CHE | CRY | DER | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | NOR | NFO | REA | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal U21 | — | 15 Apr | — | 6–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | — |
| Aston Villa U21 | — | — | — | — | 5 Apr | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | 26 Apr | — | — | — | 2–2[a] | 2–3 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
| Blackburn Rovers U21 | 22 Apr | 2–3 | — | — | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | — | 4–1 | 6 Apr | — | 2–5 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–6 | 28 Apr | — | — | 1–3 | — |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–4 | 0–0 | 4–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 13 Apr | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | — |
| Chelsea U21 | 2–4 | — | 6–1 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 26 Apr | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | — |
| Crystal Palace U21 | — | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 12 Apr | — | — | 8 Apr | 2–5 | — | — | 2–4 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 Mar[b] | 3–0 | 1–5 | — |
| Derby County U21 | — | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 29 Apr | — | — | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Everton U21 | 1–1 | — | 15 Apr | 0–4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–2 |
| Fulham U21 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5 Apr | — | — | — | 7–1 | 5–1 | — | — | 26 Apr | — | — | — |
| Leeds United U21 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 1–7 | 15 Apr | 1 Apr[c] | 3–5 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | — | 2–5 | — |
| Leicester City U21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1[d] | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 8 Apr | — | 1–3 | 2–2[e] | 2–3 | — | — | 1–2 | 15 Apr | — | — | — | — | 1–3 |
| Liverpool U21 | 28 Apr | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Manchester City U21 | — | 4–4 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 0–5 | 13 Apr | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Manchester United U21 | 2–4 | — | — | 7 Apr | — | — | 2–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 14 Apr | 2–1 | — | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | — | — | — | 10–1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middlesbrough U21 | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | 28 Apr | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | 3–2[f] | — | — | — | — | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
| Newcastle United U21 | — | 29 Mar[g] | — | — | 1–7 | — | — | 1–0 | 13 Apr | 20 Apr | — | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 5–3 | — | — | — | 6 Apr | — | — |
| Norwich City U21 | — | — | 4–0 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 5 Apr | — | — | 3–4 | 2–1 | 12 Apr | 3–4 |
| Nottingham Forest U21 | 2–0 | 19 Apr | 1–5 | — | — | 4–3 | — | — | — | 8 Apr | — | — | — | 26 Apr | 2–2 | — | — | — | 22 Apr[h] | — | — | 0–5 | — | — | — | 2–2 |
| Reading U21s | — | — | 7–2 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 29 Apr | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Southampton U21 | — | 4–2 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 29 Apr[i] | — | — | — | 12 Apr | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — |
| Stoke City U21 | 8 Apr | — | — | 4–3 | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | — | — | 26 Apr | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Sunderland U21 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 4–2[j] | 22 Apr | — | 5–5 | 15 Apr | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–4 | — | — | — |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | — | 5–3 | 4–0 | — | 4–2 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 20 Apr[k] | — | 4–1 | — | — | 6 Apr | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 15 Apr |
| West Bromwich Albion U21 | 3–0[l] | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 29 Apr | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–4 | — |
| West Ham United U21 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 5 Apr | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 26 Apr | — | — | — | 5–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 29 Apr | — | 3–2 | — | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 8 Apr | — | 3–0 | — | — |
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 1 December 2023, the Aston Villa match against Stoke City was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Crystal Palace match against Tottenham Hotspur was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 15 January 2024, the Leeds United match against Everton was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
- ^ The match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace was abandoned after 86 minutes due to an injury to Crystal Palace player Joe Sheridan. The Premier League confirmed that the result will stand.
- ^ On 3 November, the Leicester City match against Newcastle United was abandoned with the score at 2–2.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Middlesbrough match against Newcastle United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 15 January 2024, the Newcastle United match against Aston Villa was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Nottingham Forest match against Reading was postponed.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Southampton match against Manchester United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Sunderland match against Leicester City was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 2 December 2023, the Tottenham Hotspur match against Manchester United was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 1 December 2023, the West Bromwich Albion match against Arsenal was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Elimination Playoffs
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
See also
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