2025–26 Premier League Cup

2025–26 Premier League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams32
Defending championsQueens Park Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played89
Goals scored326 (3.66 per match)
Attendance1,400 (16 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Souleyman Mandey (West Bromwich Albion)
Justin Oguntolu (Derby County)
Troy Perrett (Cardiff City)
(5 Goals Each)

All statistics correct as of 21 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Premier League Cup is the twelfth edition of the competition. 32 academies participated this season 4 fewer than last time after expanding to 36 last season. 7 academies that participated last season did not return this year. Huddersfield Town did not return after 5 consecutive seasons in the competition, Brighton & Hove Albion did not return after a 3-year stint, Chelsea, Fleetwood Town, and Leeds United did not return after 2 consecutive seasons, and finally Everton, and Southampton did not return after playing last year. In terms of teams returning to the competition only 2 returned after a long absence, Millwall is returning for the first time since the competition was a knockout only in 2015–16, and Stoke City is returning after a 2-season absence, There is one newcomer to the competition, Leyton Orient who is participating for the very first time.

Participants

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Reading (A) 5 5 0 0 10 1 +9 15
AFC Bournemouth (A) 5 2 2 1 13 10 +3 8
Hull City (E) 6 2 0 4 12 12 0 6
Birmingham City (E) 6 0 2 4 5 17 −12 2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
2 September 2025 Hull City 5–1Birmingham CityKingston Upon Hull
19:00 BST
  • Belloumi 42', 47'
  • Moore 56'
  • Brown 64', 84'
  • Da Silva 29'
 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Referee: Garreth Rhodes
12 September 2025 Reading 2–1AFC BournemouthAldershot
19:00 BST
  • Okine-Peters 64'
  • Duah 90+1'
  • Day 71'
 Stadium: EBB Stadium
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 October 2025 AFC Bournemouth 4–1Hull CityBournemouth
19:00 BST
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Referee: Harry Wager
16 October 2025 Birmingham City0–3 Reading Tiddington
19:00 BST
Stadium: DCS Stadium
Referee: Scott Jackson
21 November 2025 Hull City0–2 Reading North Ferriby
19:00 GMT
  • Okine-Peters 21'
  • Leach 53' (o.g.)
 Stadium: The Versa Sportswear Stadium
Referee: Dean Watson
24 November 2025 Birmingham City 2–2 AFC Bournemouth Stratford upon Avon
19:00 GMT
Stadium: The Arden Garages Stadium
Referee: George Laflin
1 December 2025 Birmingham City0–3 Hull City Tiddington
19:00 GMT
  • Henia-Kamau 72'
  • Ocaya 74'
  • Parker 82'
 Stadium: The Arden Garages Stadium
Referee: Kavan Hurn
5 December 2025 Hull City 3–4 AFC Bournemouth North Ferriby
19:00 GMT
Stadium: The Versa Sportswear Stadium
Referee: Scott Jackson
13 December 2025 Reading 2–0Birmingham CityReading
13:00 GMT
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
19 December 2025 Reading 1–0Hull CityAldershot
19:00 GMT
Stadium: The EBB Stadium
22 December 2025 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Birmingham City Totton
19:00 GMT
  • Briscoe 23'
  • Wynne 30'
 Stadium: Snows Stadium
6 January 2026 AFC Bournemouth v Reading
19:00 GMT
Note: match was originally going to be played on 1 December 2025 but was postponed.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sheffield United (Q) 5 5 0 0 12 6 +6 15
Stoke City 6 1 3 2 10 12 −2 6
Derby County 5 1 2 2 14 10 +4 5
Bristol City (E) 6 1 1 4 10 18 −8 4
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: [1]
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
12 September 2025 Sheffield United 2–1Derby CountyYork
19:00 BST
  • Asante-Boakye 24'
  • Giggs 81'
  • McAndrew 55' (pen.)
 Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Referee: James Bancroft
13 September 2025 Bristol City 1–1 Stoke City Failand
15:30 BST
  • Derrick 11'
Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Referee: William Davis
20 October 2025 Derby County 8–2Bristol CityMatlock
19:00 BST
  • Eames 3'
  • Allen 7', 25'
  • Wilson 10', 15'
  • Osong 31'
  • Oguntolu 63', 75'
  • Sheppard 34' (pen.)
  • Phillips 45+7'
 Stadium: The Proctor Cars Stadium
Attendance: 151
Referee: Richard Holmes
28 October 2025 Stoke City1–2 Sheffield United Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:00 GMT
  • Enabulele 30'
  • Aston 41'
  • Francis 57'
 Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
Referee: Lewis Dawson
21 November 2025 Derby County 2–2 Stoke City Matlock
19:00 GMT
  • Osong 2'
  • Oguntolu 30'
  • Otegbayo 33'
  • Enabulele 38'
 Stadium: The Proctor Cars Stadium
Attendance: 203
Referee: Paul Johnson
30 November 2025 Stoke City 3–2Bristol CityNewcastle-under-Lyme
14:00 GMT
  • Skinner 59', 90+3'
 Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
Referee: Dean Watson
5 December 2025 Sheffield United 2–1 Bristol City York
19:00 GMT
  • Hooper 48'
 Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Referee: Garreth Rhodes
Note: match was originally going to be played 21 November 2025 but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
15 December 2025 Sheffield United 4–2Stoke CityYork
19:00 GMT
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
16 December 2025 Bristol City 3–2Derby CountyFailand
19:00 GMT
  • Skinner 11'
  • Sheppard 63'
  • Yeboah 67'
  • Eames 34'
  • Oguntolu 84'
 Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
21 December 2025 Stoke City 1–1 Derby County Newcastle-under-Lyme
14:00 GMT
  • Curley 90+8'
 Report
  • Oguntolu 69'
 Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
22 December 2025 Bristol City1–2 Sheffield United Failand
19:00 GMT
  • Francis 39', 89'
 Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
6 January 2026 Derby County v Sheffield United Matlock
19:00 GMT Stadium: The Proctor Cars Stadium
Note: match was originally going to be played 28 November 2025 but was postponed

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ipswich Town (A) 5 3 1 1 9 4 +5 10
Charlton Athletic (A) 6 3 1 2 9 14 −5 10
Leicester City (E) 6 2 0 4 11 9 +2 6
Preston North End (E) 5 1 2 2 6 8 −2 5
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
23 September 2025 Preston North End1–2 Charlton Athletic Chorley
19:00 BST
  • Gryba 55'
  • Sol-Loza 79'
  • Rylah 90+2'
 Stadium: Victory Park
Referee: Niall Smith
7 October 2025 Preston North End 2–0Leicester CityChorley
19:00 BST
Stadium: Victory Park
Referee: Steven Copeland
17 October 2025 Leicester City3–4 Charlton Athletic Seagrave
19:00 BST
  • Amartey 36'
  • Evans 56', 66'
Stadium: Leicester City F.C. Training Ground
Referee: Harry Warner
28 October 2025 Ipswich Town 2–2 Preston North End Needham Market
19:00 GMT
  • Mauge 12', 16'
Stadium: Bloomfields
Attendance: 150
Referee: Lewis Smith
18 November 2025 Charlton Athletic 2–1Ipswich TownCharlton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
21 November 2025 Leicester City0–2 Ipswich Town Seagrave
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Leicester City F.C. Training Ground
Referee: Aji Ajibola
1 December 2025 Ipswich Town 1–0Leicester CityIpswich
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Portman Road
Referee: Paul Johnson
2 December 2025 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Preston North End Dartford
19:00 GMT
  • Lock 46'
  • Pasiek 65'
 Stadium: Princes Park
Referee: George Laflin
16 December 2025 Charlton Athletic0–5 Leicester City Dartford
19:00 GMT
  • Evans 7'
  • Khela 16'
  • Carr 61'
  • Ali 85'
  • Daniels 89'
 Stadium: Princes Park
19 December 2025 Leicester City 3–0Preston North EndSeagrave
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Seagrave Training Ground
22 December 2025 Ipswich Town 3–0Charlton AthleticIpswich
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Portman Road
12 January 2026 Preston North End v Ipswich Town Chorley
19:00 GMT Stadium: Victory Park
Note: Match was originally going to be played 15 December 2025 but was postponed.

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Watford 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
Blackburn Rovers 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8
Leyton Orient 5 2 1 2 10 11 −1 7
Coventry City 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2025. Source: [1]
9 September 2025 Leyton Orient 3–2WatfordLeyton
19:00 BST
Stadium: BetWright Stadium
Referee: Wayne Cartmel
10 September 2025 Coventry City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Leamington Spa
19:00 BST
  • Shepherd 4'
  • Sergeant 90+2'
 Stadium: New Windmill Ground
Referee: William Davis
8 October 2025 Blackburn Rovers 3–1Leyton OrientLeyland
19:00 BST
  • Sterling 44'
 Stadium: County Ground
Referee: Aaron Jackson
17 October 2025 Watford 4–1Coventry CityKings Langley
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Orbital Fasteners Stadium
Referee: Adam Merchant
5 November 2025 Leyton Orient 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Leyton
19:00 GMT
  • Carter 90+4'
  • Joseph 82'
 Stadium: BetWright Stadium
Referee: Lewis Sandoe
21 November 2025 Watford 2–1Blackburn RoversKings Langley
19:00 GMT
  • Powell 65'
 Stadium: The Orbital Fasteners Stadium
Referee: Ross Martin
25 November 2025 Leyton Orient 4–3Coventry CityLeyton
19:00 GMT
  • Archibald 10'
  • Hambury 28'
  • Nzang 80'
  • Mohamud 89'
  • Stidder 2'
  • Siddall 40'
  • Toluwaloju 48'
 Stadium: BetWright Stadium
Referee: Will Briers
3 December 2025 Watford 2–1Leyton OrientKings Langley
19:00 GMT
  • Moulton 2', 90+9'
  • Mohamud 75'
 Stadium: The Orbital Fasteners Stadium
Referee: Matthew Scholes
12 December 2025 Coventry City 0–0 Watford Leamington Spa
19:00 GMT Stadium: New Windmill Ground
16 December 2025 Blackburn Rovers 4–2WatfordLeyland
19:00 GMT
  • Joseph 18', 50'
  • Doherty 43'
  • Farkas 90+1'
Stadium: County Ground
18 December 2025 Coventry City P–P Leyton Orient Leamington Spa
19:00 GMT Stadium: New Windmill Ground
7 January 2026 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City
19:00 GMT
Note: Match was originally to be played 28 November 2025 but was postponed.

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Bromwich Albion (A) 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 13
Brentford (A) 6 4 0 2 16 5 +11 12
Exeter City (E) 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
Luton Town (E) 6 1 0 5 8 19 −11 3
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
26 August 2025 Exeter City 1–0Luton TownExeter
19:00 BST
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 335
Referee: Adrian Quelch
30 September 2025 Exeter City 1–0BrentfordExeter
19:00 BST
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 247
Referee: Matthew Russell
15 October 2025 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Exeter City Perry Park
19:00 BST Stadium: Alexander Stadium
Referee: Matthew Scholes
21 October 2025 Luton Town1–6 Brentford Luton
19:00 BST
  • Evans 6'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Referee: Tolu Sangowawa
18 November 2025 Luton Town1–5 West Bromwich Albion Luton
19:00 GMT
  • Nelson 20'
  • Parker 55'
  • Dupont 67'
  • Blackshield 90+1'
  • Francis-Caesar 90+5'
 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Referee: Callum Walchester
24 November 2025 Brentford 3–0Exeter CityStaines-upon-Thames
19:00 GMT
  • Stephenson 62'
  • Pierre 78'
  • Boni 85'
 Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Referee: Matthew Norton
28 November 2025 West Bromwich Albion 1–0BrentfordPerry Park
19:00 GMT
  • Mandey 19'
 Stadium: Alexander Stadium
Referee: Paul Marsden
3 December 2025 Luton Town 2–1Exeter CityEnfield
19:00 GMT
  • Trustram 25'
  • Odegah 45'
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
Referee: Alan Dale
8 December 2025 Brentford 5–1 West Bromwich Albion Staines-upon-Thames
19:00 GMT
  • Boni 37', 52'
  • Morgan 39', 45+3'
  • Pierre 79'
  • Dupont 10'
 Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Referee: Aji Ajibola
14 December 2025 Brentford 2–1Luton TownStaines-upon-Thames
13:00 GMT
  • Holland 4'
  • Grey 57'
  • Odegah 56'
 Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
16 December 2025 Exeter City1–2 West Bromwich Albion Exeter
19:00 GMT
  • Williams 90+1'
  • Mandey 19', 37'
 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 244
22 December 2025 West Bromwich Albion 4–3Luton TownPerry Park
19:00 GMT
  • Nelson 7'
  • Mandey 16', 79'
  • Parker 29'
  • Lorentzen-Jones 10' (pen.)
  • Fox 44'
  • Paternoster 89'
 Stadium: Alexander Stadium

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Burnley (A) 5 4 0 1 10 7 +3 12
Queens Park Rangers (A) 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
Cardiff City (E) 6 2 1 3 15 12 +3 7
Stockport County (E) 5 1 0 4 8 16 −8 3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
18 September 2025 Stockport County1–3 Queens Park Rangers Edgeley
19:00 BST
  • Whittingham 57'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Referee: Steven Copeland
23 September 2025 Cardiff City1–2 Burnley Leckwith
19:00 BST
  • Barton 74'
  • Veevers 67'
  • Ryan 86'
 Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Campus
Referee: Ross Martin
17 October 2025 Burnley 3–2Stockport CountyLeyland
19:00 BST
  • Veevers 9'
  • McEvilly 30'
  • Clark 90+2'
  • Nino 55'
  • Maher 85'
 Stadium: County Ground
Referee: Callum Jones
24 October 2025 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Cardiff City Perivale
19:00 BST
Stadium: The Powerday Stadium
Referee: Chay Hathway
20 November 2025 Burnley1–3 Queens Park Rangers Leyland
19:00 GMT
  • Wetshi 28'
Stadium: County Ground
Referee: Gareth Thomas
28 November 2025 Burnley 3–1Cardiff CityLeyland
19:00 GMT
  • Barton 28'
 Stadium: County Ground
Referee: Liam Smith
28 November 2025 Queens Park Rangers 2–1Stockport CountyPerivale
19:00 GMT
  • Cina 61'
 Stadium: Reynolds Field
5 December 2025 Cardiff City 7–2Stockport CountyLeckwith
19:00 GMT
  • Twose 27', 45+1'
  • Perrett 34' (pen.), 58'
  • Apter 34'
  • George 73'
  • Barton 90+2'
  • Astles 17'
  • Kingdon 29' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Campus
Referee: Niall Smith
12 December 2025 Cardiff City 3–1Queens Park RangersLeckwith
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Campus
15 December 2025 Stockport County P–P Burnley
19:00 GMT
19 December 2025 Queens Park Rangers0–1 Burnley Perivale
19:00 GMT
Stadium: The Powerday Stadium
22 December 2025 Stockport County 2–1Cardiff CityRadcliffe
19:00 GMT
  • Astles 56', 85'
Stadium: Nueven Stadium

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nottingham Forest (A) 5 5 0 0 9 2 +7 15
Swansea City (A) 5 3 0 2 13 8 +5 9
Wolverhampton Wanderers (E) 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7
Millwall (E) 6 0 1 5 7 17 −10 1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
26 September 2025 Millwall 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bermondsey
19:00 BST
  • Baker 88'
  • Ángel 45+5'
 Stadium: The Den
Referee: Paul Johnson
20 October 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers2–4 Swansea City Kidderminster
19:00 BST
  • Griffith 3'
  • Woodward 65'
  • McKenzie 78'
  • Wales 80'
 Stadium: Aggborough
Referee: Gareth Thomas
21 November 2025 Nottingham Forest 1–0Wolverhampton WanderersLoughborough
19:00 GMT
  • Sillah 39'
 Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
Referee: Chay Hathway
21 November 2025 Swansea City 2–1MillwallLandore
19:00 GMT
  • Demery 19'
  • Bates 32' (pen.)
  • Howland 35'
 Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Referee: Jason Richardson
28 November 2025 Nottingham Forest 1–0Swansea CityLoughborough
19:00 GMT
  • Anisjko 90'
 Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
Referee: Scott Jackson
7 December 2025 Swansea City P–P Nottingham Forest Landore
12:00 GMT Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Note: Match was originally going to be played 7 December 2025 but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
8 December 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Millwall Kidderminster
19:00 GMT
  • Celestine-Charles 54' (pen.)
  • Redhead 75'
 Stadium: Aggborough
Referee: Gareth Thomas
12 December 2025 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Millwall Loughborough
19:00 GMT
  • Berry 29', 34'
  • Celestine-Charles 74'
 Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
13 December 2025 Swansea City2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Landore
15:30 GMT
  • Woodward 48'
  • Bates 69'
  • Ángel 1'
  • Rawlings 81'
  • Voice 90+1'
 Stadium: Landore Training Centre
16 December 2025 Millwall1–4 Nottingham Forest Bermondsey
19:00 GMT
Stadium: The Den
20 December 2025 Millwall1–5 Swansea City Bermondsey
13:00 GMT
  • Redhead 44'
  • Pescatore 34', 47'
  • Demery 40'
  • Woodward 90+3'
  • McKenzie 90+5'
 Stadium: The Den
22 December 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1 Nottingham Forest Kidderminster
19:00 GMT
  • McClure 67'
 Stadium: Aggborough

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colchester United (A) 6 3 1 2 15 12 +3 10
Sunderland (A) 6 3 1 2 13 10 +3 10
Bromley (E) 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 9
Norwich City (E) 6 1 2 3 10 12 −2 5
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
8 September 2025 Bromley 2–1SunderlandBromley
19:00 BST
  • Whittaker 56'
 Stadium: CopperJax Community Stadium
Referee: Adrian Quelch
12 September 2025 Norwich City 2–2 Colchester United Colney
19:00 BST
  • Jones 10'
  • Bridge 25'
  • Connolly 49' (pen.)
  • Wood 54'
 Stadium: Avant Training Centre
Referee: Abigail Byrne
10 October 2025 Sunderland 3–2Norwich CityHetton-le-Hole
19:00 BST
  • Nield 9'
  • Proctor 90'
  • Neill 90+8'
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Referee: Paul Howard
17 October 2025 Sunderland 2–1Colchester UnitedHetton-le-Hole
19:00 BST
  • Martin 79'
 Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Referee: Kavan Hurn
27 October 2025 Colchester United 2–0BromleyColchester
19:00 GMT
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Referee: Kai Morgan
17 November 2025 Bromley 2–1Norwich CityBromley
19:00 GMT
  • Adelusi 30'
 Stadium: Copperjax Community Stadium
Referee: Harry Wager
1 December 2025 Sunderland 4–0BromleyHetton-le-Hole
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 220
Referee: Aaron Jackson
2 December 2025 Colchester United3–4 Norwich City Colchester
19:00 GMT
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Referee: Richard Aspinall
12 December 2025 Norwich City 1–1 Sunderland Colney
19:00 GMT
  • Bracking 90+1'
  • Whittaker 53'
 Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
15 December 2025 Bromley2–3 Colchester United Bromley
19:00 GMT
  • Taylor 1'
  • Hards 51'
  • Lisbie 66'
  • Evans 72'
  • Newby 90+6'
 Stadium: Copperjax Community Stadium
19 December 2025 Norwich City0–1 Bromley Colney
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Avant Training Centre
22 December 2025 Colchester United 4–2SunderlandColchester
19:00 GMT
  • Newby 15'
  • Akande 28', 83'
  • Connolly 58'
  • Proctor 29'
  • Jones 41'
 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium

Knockout stages

Round of 16

The Round of 16 included all 8 group winners and runners up.

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Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals included the 8 winners from the previous round.

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Semi-finals

The Semi-finals include the four winners from the Previous Round.

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Final

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h = "Premier League Table, Form Guide & Season Archives - Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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