2018–19 Premier League Cup

2018–19 Premier League Cup
Country	England; Wales
Teams	36
Defending champions	Aston Villa
Champions	Everton
	← 2016–17 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Premier League Cup was the sixth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Aston Villa, who won the 2017–18 competition.^[1]

Participants[]

Qualifying round[]

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

29 August 2018	Notts County	6–0	Newport County	Nottingham
145:00				Stadium: Highfields

29 August 2018	Southend United	1–2	Oxford United	Southend-on-Sea
19:00				Stadium: Roots Hall

30 August 2018	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Exeter City	Bristol
19:00				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

4 September 2018	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Portsmouth	Plymouth
19:00				Stadium: Home Park

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
Stoke City	6	4	1	1	17	8	+9	13
Sunderland	6	4	0	2	18	13	+5	12
Peterborough United	6	2	0	4	11	18	−7	6
Charlton Athletic	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: ^[2]

8 October 2018	Sunderland	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Sunderland
19:00	Kokolo 36' Diamond 56'			Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

15 October 2018	Stoke City	3–2	Peterborough United	Leek
19:00	Campbell 32', 45' (pen.), 64'		Stevens 37', 67'	Stadium: Harrison Park

8 November 2018	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Stoke City	London
13:00				Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium

19 November 2018	Peterborough United	1–4	Sunderland	Peterborough
19:00	Dembele 23'		Kokolo 9', 81' Connelly 56' Bainbridge 63'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

21 January 2019	Peterborough United	2–1	Stoke City	Peterborough
14:00				Stadium: London Road Stadium

21 January 2019	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Sunderland	London
19:00	Aouachria 6'		Connelly 55', 61', 64'	Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium

28 January 2019	Stoke City	6–2	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	Berahino 11', 73' Diouf 20', 44', 87', 89'		Connelly 42' Mbunga Kimpioka 63'	Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground

7 February 2019	Peterborough United	0–3	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
14:00			Kennedy 40', 86' Dempsey 45'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

11 February 2019	Stoke City	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Leek
19:00	Forrester 5' 16', 48' Sørensen 69'		Stevenson 47'	Stadium: Harrison Park

11 February 2019	Sunderland	6–2	Peterborough United	Sunderland
19:00	Diamond 4', 80', 90+2' Connelly 28', 64' Mbunga Kimpioka 52' (pen.)		Penfold 54' 85'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

25 February 2019	Charlton Athletic	1–4	Peterborough United	London
13:00	Vetokele 45'		Penfold 21', 48' Reed 34' Stevens 80'	Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium

25 February 2019	Sunderland	1–3	Stoke City	Sunderland
19:00	Mbunga Kimpioka 72'		Dunwoody 15' 35' Verlinden 90'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Everton	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14
Blackburn Rovers	6	3	1	2	14	6	+8	10
Sheffield United	6	3	0	3	9	9	0	9
Doncaster Rovers	6	0	1	5	6	20	−14	1

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: ^[2]

5 October 2018	Everton	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Southport
19:00	45' Broadhead 88' Markelo 90+1'			Stadium: Haig Avenue

5 October 2018	Sheffield United	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Stocksbridge
19:00	Hallam 20' 25' 63'		Mols 75'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

6 November 2018	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Sheffield United	Doncaster
19:00	38'		Hallam 26', 68', 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

9 November 2018	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Everton	Leyland
19:00			35'	Stadium: County Ground

30 November 2018	Sheffield United	0–1	Everton	Stocksbridge
14:00			Evans 26'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

3 December 2018	Blackburn Rovers	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Leyland
19:00	Nuttall 18', 34' (pen.), 45', 56'			Stadium: County Ground

21 January 2019	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Sheffield United	Leyland
19:00	Platt 14' Butterworth 16' (pen.), 35'			Stadium: County Ground

21 January 2019	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Everton	Doncaster
19:00	Sadlier 10' May 25' 52'		Hornby 13', 68' Foulds 61'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

8 February 2019	Sheffield United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Stocksbridge
14:00	Bryan 2' 85'		Wright 30'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

8 February 2019	Everton	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Southport
19:00	Gordon 70'		Butterworth 46'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

24 February 2019	Everton	2–1	Sheffield United	Southport
14:00	Sambou 85' Mampala 90+2'		63'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

25 February 2019	Doncaster Rovers	1–5	Blackburn Rovers	Doncaster]
19:00	Watters 45+2'		Butterworth 7' Brereton 10', 72' Nuttall 28', 81'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Group C[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Burnley	6	2	3	1	9	12	−3	9
AFC Bournemouth	6	2	2	2	13	10	+3	8
Liverpool	6	1	4	1	5	4	+1	7
West Bromwich Albion	6	1	3	2	6	7	−1	6

Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2019. Source: ^[2]

6 October 2018	AFC Bournemouth	7–1	Burnley	Bournemouth
13:00	Pugh 17', 63' Dobre 19', 74' Kilkenny 65' 87' 90+1' (o.g.)		Agyei 68'	Stadium: Dean Court

7 October 2018	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Liverpool	West Bromwich
12:30	Morton 40' (pen.)			Stadium: The Hawthorns

9 November 2018	AFC Bournemouth	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
19:00	Kilkenny 28' Seaman 41'		Morton 10'	Stadium: Dean Court

11 November 2018	Liverpool	1–1	Burnley	Kirkby
13:00	54'		52'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

30 November 2018	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Burnley	Hednesford
19:00	Harper 29' 65'		24' Agyei 76'	Stadium: Keys Park

2 December 2018	Liverpool	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Kirkby
12:00	Camacho 58'		Taylor 80'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

18 January 2019	Burnley	4–2	AFC Bournemouth	Ashton-under-Lyne
13:00	10', 66' Harker 76' Thomas 79'		Jordan 58' Glennon 60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tameside Stadium

20 January 2019	Liverpool	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Kirkby
13:00	Edwards 22'		60'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

8 February 2019	Burnley	0–0	Liverpool	Bamber Bridge
14:00				Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium

11 February 2019	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Hednesford
19:00	Azaz 82'		Anthony 24'	Stadium: Keys Park

24 February 2019	AFC Bournemouth	0–2	Liverpool	Bournemouth
13:00			3' Glatzel 81'	Stadium: Dean Court

1 March 2019	Burnley	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Ashton-under-Lyne
14:00	Agyei 2'			Stadium: Tameside Stadium

Group D[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nottingham Forest	6	5	1	0	17	6	+11	16
Leicester City	6	1	3	2	8	8	0	6
Exeter City	6	1	3	2	7	11	−4	6
Norwich City	6	0	3	3	5	12	−7	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2019. Source: ^[2]

5 October 2018	Leicester City	3–0	Norwich City	Leicester
19:00	6' Shade 17' 90' (o.g.)			Stadium: Holmes Park

7 October 2018	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Exeter City	Alfreton
14:00	Edser 23' Richardson 39' 57'		64'	Stadium: North Street

8 November 2018	Exeter City	1–1	Norwich City	Exeter
19:00	Seymour 45+1'		22'	Stadium: St James Park

12 November 2018	Leicester City	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Leicester
19:00	Leshabela 41'		Gomis 32', 78'	Stadium: Holmes Park

30 November 2018	Norwich City	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Norwich
19:00			Gabriel 14'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

16 January 2019	Leicester City	1–1	Exeter City	Leicester
19:00	Dewsbury-Hall 83'		Seymour 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Holmes Park

21 January 2019	Exeter City	0–5	Nottingham Forest	Exeter
19:00			Gomis 36', 54', 68' Gabriel 74' Kadded 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park

21 January 2019	Norwich City	1–1	Leicester City	Norwich
19:00	9'		Muskwe 34'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

11 February 2019	Norwich City	0–3	Exeter City	Norwich
19:00			Hartridge 53' Trialist 62' Key 76'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

21 February 2019	Exeter City	1–1	Leicester City	Exeter
19:00	Sparkes 48'		Sherif 33'	Stadium: St James Park

25 February 2019	Nottingham Forest	3–3	Norwich City	Alfreton
15:00	Johnson 40' (pen.) Taylor 50' 90+2'		Idah 1' Yahyai 69' Mehmeti 80'	Stadium: North Street

28 February 2019	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Leicester City	Alfreton
13:00	Johnson 45' (pen.), 87' Ward 51'		Muskwe 10'	Stadium: North Street

Group E[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Swansea City	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11
Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2	11
Oxford United	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
Hull City	6	1	1	4	6	11	−5	4

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2019. Source: ^[2]

4 October 2018	Oxford United	1–0	Swansea City	Oxford
19:00	10'			Stadium: Kassam Stadium

5 October 2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Hull City	Telford
19:00	Watt 35' Ashley-Seal 78'		Lewis-Potter 14'	Stadium: New Bucks Head

10 November 2018	Swansea City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Swansea
12:00	Cooper 46'		Ashley-Seal 86'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

12 November 2018	Hull City	2–1	Oxford United	Kingston upon Hull
19:00	Lewis-Potter 44', 64'		Bradbury 50'	Stadium: East Riding County Football Association

30 November 2018	Swansea City	2–1	Hull City	Swansea
19:00	de Boer 10' Byers 17'		Chadwick 54'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

3 December 2018	Oxford United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Thame
19:00	Bradbury 77' (pen.)		Heredia 79'	Stadium: Meadow View Park

19 January 2019	Swansea City	2–0	Oxford United	Swansea
12:00	Garrick 38' Asoro 79'			Stadium: Landore Training Centre

21 January 2019	Hull City	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
19:00			Ennis 45'	Stadium: East Riding County Football Association

12 February 2019	Oxford United	3–0	Hull City	Thame
19:00	Smith 44' 50' Lofthouse 90+3'			Stadium: Meadow View Park

22 February 2019	Hull City	2–2	Swansea City	Kingston upon Hull
19:00	Lewis-Potter 58', 76'		King 13', 73'	Stadium: East Riding County Football Association

22 February 2019	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Oxford United	Wolverhampton
19:00	Ennis 15' Paulinho 86'			Stadium: Molineux Stadium

26 February 2019	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Swansea City	Wolverhampton
18:00			Kilman 62' (o.g.) Cooper 90+3'	Stadium: Compton Park Training Ground

Group F[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Derby County	6	4	1	1	18	4	+14	13
Aston Villa	6	4	0	2	15	6	+9	12
Plymouth Argyle	6	1	3	2	6	8	−2	6
Bristol City	6	0	2	4	4	25	−21	2

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: ^[2]

4 October 2018	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Derby County	Plymouth
19:00				Stadium: Home Park

5 October 2018	Aston Villa	8–0	Bristol City	Birmingham
19:00	13' Blackett-Taylor 26' O'Hare 32', 42', 65' Knibbs 80', 84' Sea 86'			Stadium: Villa Park

8 November 2018	Derby County	0–1	Aston Villa	Loughborough
19:00			Knibbs 68'	Stadium: Loughborough University

9 November 2018	Bristol City	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Bristol
19:00				Stadium: Ashton Gate

30 November 2018	Aston Villa	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Birmingham
19:00	71'			Stadium: Villa Park

30 November 2018	Bristol City	1–3	Derby County	Stroud
19:00	Hegeler 90+4' (pen.)		Butterfield 67' (pen.) Hunt 71' McAllister 74' 90'	Stadium: South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

18 January 2019	Bristol City	0–3	Aston Villa	Stroud
19:00			Mooney 26' Doyle-Hayes 67' O'Hare 90'	Stadium: South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

21 January 2019	Derby County	4–0	Plymouth Argyle	Loughborough
19:00	Elšnik 10' Cresswell 14', 35' 37'			Stadium: Loughborough University

11 February 2019	Aston Villa	1–2	Derby County	Walsall
19:00	Wright 76'		56' 68'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

11 February 2019	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Bristol City	Plymouth
19:00	Purrington 40' Battle 72'		Eisa 55' Richards 82'	Stadium: Home Park

24 February 2019	Derby County	8–1	Bristol City	Loughborough
13:00	Cresswell 9', 68', 77' (pen.), 88' Mitchell-Lawson 18', 32', 42' 20'		Bell 69'	Stadium: Loughborough University

25 February 2019	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Aston Villa	Plymouth
19:00	Battle 37' Jephcott 45' (pen.) 51' Fletcher 67'		Wright 17'	Stadium: Home Park

Group G[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Reading	6	4	1	1	15	7	+8	13
Fulham	6	4	0	2	16	5	+11	12
Birmingham City	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10
Colchester United	6	0	0	6	3	24	−21	0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2019. Source: ^[2]

5 October 2018	Colchester United	1–3	Reading	Colchester
19:00	Chilvers 90+2' (pen.)		House 43' Barrett 76' Frost 89'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

6 October 2018	Birmingham City	1–2	Fulham	Solihull
12:00	66'		De La Torre 16' Elliott 21'	Stadium: Damson Park

10 November 2018	Fulham	5–0	Colchester United	London
13:00	Thompson 10' 28' O'Riley 44', 49', 74'			Stadium: Craven Cottage

12 November 2018	Reading	3–0	Birmingham City	Woking
19:00	Frost 65', 73' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)			Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

3 December 2018	Colchester United	0–4	Birmingham City	Colchester
19:00			11', 90+5' Stirk 35' 81'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

3 December 2018	Reading	2–1	Fulham	Woking
19:00	Popa 59' 61'		83'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

18 January 2019	Fulham	1–2	Birmingham City	London
15:00	Adebayo 71'		Bajrami 17' Bellingham 36'	Stadium: Motspur Park

18 January 2019	Reading	5–1	Colchester United	Woking
19:00	Nolan 34' Trialist A 59', 88' Trialist B 72' Trialist C 79'		Trialist 8'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

8 February 2019	Birmingham City	2–2	Reading	Solihull
14:00	Bailey 57', 62'		Holmes 12' Rollinson 34'	Stadium: Damson Park

11 February 2019	Colchester United	0–5	Fulham	Colchester
19:00			16', 77' Drameh 64' O'Riley 84' Käit 87'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

22 February 2019	Birmingham City	2–1	Colchester United	Nuneaton
12:00	Bajrami 79' Bailey 84' (pen.)		Miller 90+1'	Stadium: Liberty Way

22 February 2019	Fulham	2–0	Reading	London
14:00	Elliott 19' Abraham 79'			Stadium: Motspur Park

Group H[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Leeds United	6	4	0	2	14	8	+6	12
Newcastle United	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	11
Southampton	6	3	1	2	18	10	+8	10
Notts County	6	0	1	5	6	24	−18	1

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: ^[2]

4 October 2018	Newcastle United	2–1	Notts County	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Sørensen 18' Roberts 43'		Bingham 77'	Stadium: Northumberland Football Association

5 October 2018	Southampton	2–1	Leeds United	Marchwood
19:00	Obafemi 31' Slattery 77' (pen.)		Temenuzhkov 61'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus

25 October 2018	Notts County	0–5	Leeds United	Ilkeston
14:00			Edmondson 30', 66' Oduor 42' Gotts 43' Dalby 60'	Stadium: New Manor Ground

9 November 2018	Southampton	1–1	Newcastle United	Marchwood
19:00	Barnes 18'		Sørensen 89'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus

28 November 2018	Notts County	0–7	Southampton	Ilkeston
14:00			Hamblin 23' Johnson 29', 38', 79' Smallbone 32', 47', 82'	Stadium: New Manor Ground

30 November 2018	Newcastle United	2–0	Leeds United	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Sørensen 29' 90+2'			Stadium: Northumberland Football Association

21 January 2019	Leeds United	3–2	Southampton	Tadcaster
19:00	Halme 9' 75' Edmondson 80'		53' Barnes 57'	Stadium: Ings Lane

22 January 2019	Notts County	2–2	Newcastle United	Ilkeston
14:00	Osborne 22' Ward 58'		Sangare 69' Watts 88'	Stadium: New Manor Ground

8 February 2019	Newcastle United	3–0	Southampton	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Charman 28' Toure 80', 90+2'			Stadium: Northumberland Football Association

15 February 2019	Leeds United	2–1	Notts County	Guiseley
19:00	Brown 31' (pen.) Edmondson 86'		Patching 57'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park

22 February 2019	Southampton	6–2	Notts County	Marchwood
19:00	Johnson 3', 26' 25', 79' N'Lundulu 64', 66'		Osborne 12' Patching 65'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus

25 February 2019	Leeds United	3–1	Newcastle United	Guiseley
19:00	Edmondson 25', 47' Struijk 60'		26'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park

Knockout stages[]

Round of 16[]

14 March 2019	Leeds United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Fulham	Guiseley
19:00	Edmondson 44' (pen.) Brown 78'		O'Riley 52' (pen.) 60'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park
	Penalties
	Brown Bogusz Struijk Stevens Clarke Berardi		Sessegnon O'Riley Opoku

15 March 2019	Reading	1–2	Newcastle United	Woking
13:00	Barrett 25'		Sterry 22' Allan 37'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

15 March 2019	Nottingham Forest	2–1	AFC Bournemouth	Nottingham
13:00	Hayes 44' Ward 45+1'		Camp 81'	Stadium: City Ground

15 March 2019	Burnley	1–0	Leicester City	Burnley
14:30	Agyei 67'			Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre

15 March 2019	Stoke City	1–4	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
18:30	Collins 21'		Carter 16' Rankin-Costello 50', 90' Vale 67'	Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground

15 March 2019	Swansea City	2–0	Aston Villa	Swansea
19:00	11' Garrick 19'			Stadium: Landore Training Centre

17 March 2019	Derby County	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Derby
13:00	Mitchell-Lawson 9' Cresswell 59'		Giles 80'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

29 March 2019	Everton	2–1	Sunderland	Southport
19:00	Sambou 67' (pen.) Gordon 88'		Kokolo 81'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

Quarter–final[]

29 March 2019	Burnley	1–3	Leeds United	Burnley
14:30	Agyei 44'		Halme 15' Edmondson 65' 81'	Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre

29 March 2019	Nottingham Forest	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Swansea City	Alfreton
15:00				Stadium: North Street
	Penalties
	Mighten Johnson		King Marić

1 April 2019	Newcastle United	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Derby County	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
13:00	39' Longstaff 42' Sangare 95'		68' 77'	Stadium: Northumberland Football Association

23 April 2019	Everton	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
19:00	Sambou 4' (pen.) Bowler 28'		Chapman 64'	Stadium: Goodison Park

Semi–final[]

23 April 2019	Leeds United	0–3	Newcastle United	Guiseley
19:00			50' (pen.) Roberts 54' Sørensen 90+6'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park

4 May 2019	Swansea City	0–2	Everton	Swansea
12:00			Hornby 14' Sambou 74'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Final[]

8 May 2019	Everton	1–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
19:00	Feeney 59'			Stadium: Goodison Park

References[]

^ Club, Aston Villa Football. "Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Premier League Table, Form Guide & Season Archives - Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[1] Club, Aston Villa Football. "Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[Tables-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Premier League Table, Form Guide & Season Archives - Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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2018–19 Premier League Cup

Contents

Participants[]

Category 1[]

Category 2[]

Category 3[]

Qualifying round[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Group B[]

Group C[]

Group D[]

Group E[]

Group F[]

Group G[]

Group H[]

Knockout stages[]

Round of 16[]

Quarter–final[]

Semi–final[]

Final[]

See also[]

References[]

Country	England Wales
Teams	36
Defending champions	Aston Villa
Champions	Everton
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