2021–22 Premier League Cup

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2021–22 Premier League Cup
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Defending championsEverton
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The 2021–22 Premier League Cup is the eighth edition of the competition. The defending champions are Everton, who won the 2018–19 competition. The previous two editions of the competition were cancelled, or not completed 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.

11 August 2021 Stevenage1–1
(4–5 p)		 Southend United Finchley
19:00 Report Stadium: The Maurice Rebak Stadium
11 August 2021 Salford City2–3 Mansfield Town Salford
19:00 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
18 August 2021 Oxford United3–4 Huddersfield Town Thame
19:00 Report Stadium: The ASM Stadium
3 September 2021 Plymouth Argyle1–2 Exeter City Plymouth
19:00 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 345
Referee: Rowan Clarke


Group stage[]

The draw for the group stage took place on 25 August 2021.[2] 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
West Bromwich Albion 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13
Arsenal 6 2 2 2 11 12 −1 8
AFC Bournemouth 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
Southampton 6 0 3 3 7 15 −8 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: [3]
2 September 2021 Arsenal 1–1 Southampton Borehamwood
19:00
  • 45'
Stadium: Meadow Park
7 September 2021 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 AFC Bournemouth Wellington
19:00
Stadium: New Bucks Head
23 September 2021 Southampton 0–6 West Bromwich Albion Totton
19:00
Stadium: The Snows Stadium
6 October 2021 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal Bournemouth
19:00
Stadium: Dean Court
11 November 2021 Arsenal 1–4 West Bromwich Albion Borehamwood
19:00
  • 90'
Stadium: Meadow Park
12 December 2021 Southampton 2–3 Arsenal Marchwood
14:00
  • 21'
  • Balogun 76'
  • 80'
 Stadium: Staplewood Campus
16 December 2021 AFC Bournemouth 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Bournemouth
19:00
Stadium: Dean Court
13 January 2022 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Southampton Wellington
19:00
  • 45'
  • 74'
 Stadium: New Bucks Head
18 January 2022 Arsenal 4–0 AFC Bournemouth Borehamwood
19:00
  • Flores 2', 81'
  • 32'
  • 71'
 Stadium: Meadow Park
27 January 2022 Southampton 0–1 AFC Bournemouth Totton
12:00
  • 10'
 Stadium: The Snows Stadium
Note: Match abandoned when first played 23rd November after 60 minutes due to heavy fog.[4] Match was rearranged for 22nd December - which was again postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the area.[5]
11 February 2022 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Southampton Bournemouth
19:00
Stadium: Dean Court
14 February 2022 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Arsenal Wellington
19:00
  • Giraud-Hutchinson 67'
 Stadium: New Bucks Head

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Middlesbrough 6 3 0 3 13 10 +3 9
Queens Park Rangers 6 3 0 3 15 14 +1 9
Blackburn Rovers 6 3 0 3 16 16 0 9
Nottingham Forest 6 3 0 3 13 17 −4 9
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: [3]
6 September 2021 Middlesbrough 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Bishop Auckland
11:00
Stadium: Heritage Park
6 September 2021 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
19:00
Stadium: Meadow Lane
8 October 2021 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Middlesbrough Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
12 October 2021 Queens Park Rangers 6–2 Nottingham Forest Ruislip
19:00
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
12 November 2021 Middlesbrough 2–1 Nottingham Forest Bishop Auckland
19:00
  • 12'
  • 88'
  • 21'
 Stadium: Heritage Park
16 November 2021 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Ruislip
13:00
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
13 December 2021 Blackburn Rovers 5–1 Nottingham Forest Leyland
19:00
  • 7', 41'
  • Burns 45+2', 88'
  • 58'
Stadium: County Ground
2 January 2022 Middlesbrough 2–4 Blackburn Rovers Bishop Auckland
13:00
  • Trialist A 13', 17' (pen.), 40'
  • Trialist B 62'
 Stadium: Heritage Park
5 January 2022 Queens Park Rangers 0–5 Middlesbrough London
13:00
Stadium: Imperial College Sports Ground
19 January 2022 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Alfreton
19:00
  • 26'
  • de Wijs 45'
 Stadium: North Street
11 February 2022 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Middlesbrough Alfreton
18:00
  • Trialist 2' (o.g.)
 Stadium: North Street
14 February 2022 Blackburn Rovers 3–6 Queens Park Rangers Leyland
13:00
  • 16'
  • Dozzell 54'
  • 70', 90+5'
  • 81', 89'
 Stadium: County Ground

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Derby County 6 5 1 0 17 9 +8 16
Charlton Athletic 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 10
Norwich City 6 1 2 3 12 16 −4 5
Reading 6 1 0 5 6 18 −12 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: [3]
8 September 2021 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Reading Dartford
14:00
Stadium: Princes Park
13 September 2021 Norwich City 3–3 Derby County Norwich
12:30
  • Dickson-Peters 42', 83', 90+2'
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
11 October 2021 Reading 3–2 Norwich City Reading
13:00
  • Dickson-Peters 43'
  • Kamara 90+1'
 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
11 October 2021 Derby County 2–1 Charlton Athletic Loughborough
19:00
Stadium: Loughborough University
15 November 2021 Derby County 2–1 Reading Loughborough
19:00
  • 84'
 Stadium: Loughborough University
19 November 2021 Norwich City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Norwich
19:00
  • Aouachria 48'
 Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
13 December 2021 Reading 0–5 Charlton Athletic Reading
13:00
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
13 December 2021 Derby County 5–2 Norwich City Loughborough
19:00
  • Cashin 25'
  • Sibley 36', 49', 87'
  • 40'
Stadium: Loughborough University
14 January 2022 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Derby County East Dulwich
19:00
Stadium: Champion Hill
17 January 2022 Norwich City 3–1 Reading Norwich
15:00
  • 30'
 Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
14 February 2022 Reading 1–3 Derby County Reading
13:00
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
14 February 2022 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Norwich City Dartford
19:00
  • 26'
 Stadium: Princes Park

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Peterborough United 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 10
Sheffield United 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10
Everton 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
Burnley 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2022. Source: [3]
17 September 2021 Everton 1–3 Sheffield United Southport
19:00
  • 14'
  • 25', 46'
 Stadium: Haig Avenue
11 October 2021 Sheffield United 0–3 Burnley Chesterfield
19:00
Stadium: Technique Stadium
19 October 2021 Burnley 1–2 Peterborough United Leyland
19:00
  • 18' (pen.)
  • 43'
 Stadium: County Ground
25 October 2021 Everton 2–0 Burnley Southport
19:00
  • 75'
  • 84'
 Stadium: Haig Avenue
23 November 2021 Peterborough United 3–3 Sheffield United Stamford
19:00
Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
1 December 2021 Everton 0–3 Peterborough United Southport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue
17 December 2021 Peterborough United 0–1 Everton Peterborough
13:00
  • 78'
 Stadium: London Road Stadium
6 January 2022 Sheffield United 1–3 Everton Chesterfield
19:00
  • 3'
  • 26'
  • 45', 49'
 Stadium: Technique Stadium
28 January 2022 Burnley 0–1 Sheffield United Leyland
19:00
  • 6' (pen.)
 Stadium: County Ground
11 February 2022 Burnley 2–1 Everton Leyland
13:00
  • Thomas 44'
  • 89'
Stadium: County Ground
13 February 2022 Sheffield United 1–0 Peterborough United Chesterfield
19:00
Stadium: Technique Stadium
24 February 2022 Peterborough United 5–2 Burnley Peterborough
13:00
  • 21'
  • Taylor 40', 48'
  • 64', 79' (pen.)
  • 32'
  • 38'
 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Match was originally scheduled for 4 January 2022, but was postponed due to injuries and COVID-19 cases in both teams.[6] The rearranged fixture on 18 February 2022 was again postponed, due to the effects of Storm Eunice[7]

Group E[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Wigan Athletic 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
Leeds United 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
Sunderland 6 1 3 2 9 13 −4 6
Mansfield Town 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2022. Source: [3]
6 September 2021 Mansfield Town 3–0 Sunderland Mansfield
19:00
Stadium: Field Mill
8 September 2021 Leeds United 1–2 Wigan Athletic York
19:00
  • 8'
Stadium: York Community Stadium
10 October 2021 Sunderland 2–1 Leeds United Sunderland
13:00
Stadium: Stadium of Light
28 October 2021 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Mansfield Town Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
15 November 2021 Leeds United 2–1 Mansfield Town York
19:00
  • 52'
  • 71'
  • 85'
 Stadium: York Community Stadium
17 November 2021 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Sunderland Leyland
13:00
  • 47', 68', 84'
Stadium: County Ground
13 December 2021 Sunderland 1–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
19:00
  • 57'
 Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
5 January 2022 Leeds United 3–3 Sunderland York
19:00
Stadium: York Community Stadium
14 January 2022 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Leeds United Leyland
19:00
  • 27'
  • 11'
  • 66'
 Stadium: County Ground
Note: Match originally scheduled for 16 December 2021, but was postponed due to concerns about the condition of the pitch at the County Ground.[8]
14 February 2022 Sunderland 2–2 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
19:00
  • 43'
  • 50' (o.g.)
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
23 February 2022 Mansfield Town 1–2 Wigan Athletic Mansfield
19:00
Stadium: Field Mill
Note: Originally scheduled for 18 February 2022, but was postponed due to the effects of Storm Eunice.
7 March 2022 Mansfield Town 1–1 Leeds United Mansfield
13:00
  • 70'
 Stadium: Field Mill
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 February 2022, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[9] The rearranged fixture on 21 February was moved to Mansfield's training ground, but was once again postponed due to the effects of Storm Franklin.[10][11]

Group F[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Ham United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
Exeter City 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 5
Swansea City 6 0 3 3 7 12 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2022. Source: [3]
3 September 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Kidderminster
14:00
  • 12'
 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
7 September 2021 Exeter City 1–1 Swansea City Exeter
19:00
  • 35'
 Stadium: St James Park
15 September 2021 Exeter City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Exeter
19:00
Stadium: St James Park
13 October 2021 West Ham United 3–2 Exeter City Romford
14:00
  • Ashby 33' (pen.)
  • 86'
  • 90'
Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
25 November 2021 Swansea City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea
14:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
3 December 2021 Swansea City 2–4 West Ham United Swansea
12:00
  • 59'
  • 80' (pen.)
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
13 December 2021 West Ham United 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Romford
14:00 Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
14 January 2022 Swansea City 2–2 Exeter City Swansea
14:00
  • 34', 75'
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
18 January 2022 Exeter City 0–3 West Ham United Exeter
19:00
Stadium: St James Park
4 February 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Swansea City Kidderminster
14:00
  • 12'
  • 15'
 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
11 February 2022 West Ham United 1–0 Swansea City Romford
14:00
  • Yarmolenko 45+2'
 Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
22 February 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Exeter City Kidderminster
14:00
  • 7'
  • 25'
 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

Group G[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Huddersfield Town 6 5 1 0 17 3 +14 16
Newcastle United 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
Watford 6 2 0 4 7 15 −8 6
Birmingham City 6 1 0 5 6 15 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2022. Source: [3]
6 September 2021 Watford 2–0 Newcastle United St Albans
18:00
Stadium: Clarence Park
15 September 2021 Birmingham City 1–2 Huddersfield Town Nuneaton
20:00
  • 50'
Stadium: Liberty Way
8 October 2021 Huddersfield Town 6–0 Watford Huddersfield
19:00
  • Harratt 12'
  • Russell 15', 18'
  • Obiero 24', 45+4'
  • 30'
 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
11 October 2021 Newcastle United 4–0 Birmingham City Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
  • Trialist 8'
  • Anderson 52', 90+2' (pen.)
  • 78'
 Stadium: Northumberland FA
17 November 2021 Newcastle United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
  • 50'
  • Harratt 29' (pen.)
 Stadium: Northumberland FA
23 November 2021 Watford 4–1 Birmingham City St Albans
19:00
  • Trialist 5' (pen.)
 Stadium: Clarence Park
10 December 2021 Newcastle United 2–1 Watford Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
  • 4'
  • 82'
  • 90+2'
 Stadium: Northumberland FA
13 December 2021 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Birmingham City Huddersfield
19:00
  • 67'
 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
21 January 2022 Birmingham City 0–2 Newcastle United Nuneaton
19:00
Stadium: Liberty Way
2 February 2022 Watford 0–3 Huddersfield Town St Albans
19:00
Stadium: Clarence Park
14 February 2022 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Newcastle United Huddersfield
19:00
  • 26'
  • Grant 39'
 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
17 February 2022 Birmingham City 3–0 Watford Nuneaton
13:30
  • 6', 22'
  • 17'
 Stadium: Liberty Way

Group H[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Fulham 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 16
Stoke City 6 3 0 3 15 11 +4 9
Colchester United 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
Southend United 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: [3]
6 September 2021 Southend United 1–3 Fulham Southend-on-Sea
19:00
  • 23'
Stadium: Roots Hall
10 September 2021 Stoke City 2–4 Colchester United Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:00
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
8 October 2021 Colchester United 1–1 Southend United Colchester
19:00
  • 68'
  • Trialist 16'
 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
8 October 2021 Fulham 2–1 Stoke City Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
16 November 2021 Colchester United 0–0 Fulham Colchester
19:00 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
22 November 2021 Stoke City 3–0 Southend United Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:00
  • 62', 65', 69'
 Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
8 December 2021 Fulham 4–0 Southend United Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
21 January 2022 Colchester United 2–3 Stoke City Colchester
19:00
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
25 January 2022 Southend United 1–0 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
20:00
Stadium: Roots Hall
10 February 2022 Stoke City 1–2 Fulham Newcastle-under-Lyme
13:00
  • 3'
  • Trialist 69'
 Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
14 February 2022 Fulham 3–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
14 February 2022 Southend United 1–5 Stoke City Southend-on-Sea
19:00
  • 85'
Stadium: Roots Hall

Knockout stages[]

Round of 16[]

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 1 March 2022.[12][13]

4 March 2022 Peterborough United 6–2Charlton AthleticPeterborough
13:00
  • Taylor 6', 20', 23', 79'
  • Clarke-Harris 84'
  • 90+3'
  • Kanu 5', 74'
 Stadium: London Road Stadium
4 March 2022 Fulham 2–0Newcastle UnitedKingston upon Thames
14:00
  • 9'
  • Stansfield 89'
 Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
4 March 2022 Wigan Athletic0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stalybridge
19:00 Campbell 70' Stadium: Bower Fold
7 March 2022 Derby County 4–3 (a.e.t.)Sheffield UnitedLoughborough
19:00
  • 40'
  • 90', 97'
 Stadium: Loughborough University
7 March 2022 West Bromwich Albion 4–2Queens Park RangersHednesford
19:00
  • 13', 62'
 Stadium: Keys Park
9 March 2022 Middlesbrough 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		ArsenalBishop Auckland
18:00
  • Giraud-Hutchinson 89' (pen.)
 Stadium: Heritage Park
Penalties
9 March 2022 Huddersfield Town1–3 Stoke City Huddersfield
19:00
  • 20'
  • Oakley-Boothe 23', 39'
 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
11 April 2022 West Ham United v Leeds United Romford
16:00 Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground

Quarter–final[]

The quarter-final draw was confirmed on 21 March 2022.[14]

8 April 2022 Stoke City v Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
19:00 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
10 April 2022 Derby County v West Bromwich Albion Derby
14:00 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
10 April 2022 Peterborough United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Peterborough
14:00 Stadium: London Road Stadium
TBC West Ham United or Leeds United v Fulham TBC
TBC Stadium: TBC


Semi–final[]

Final[]

See also[]

References[]

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  11. ^ "Premier League Cup match rescheduled". www.mansfieldtown.net. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Premier League Cup fixture details confirmed". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  14. ^ "Date confirmed for PL Cup quarter-final clash | West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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