2017–18 Premier League Cup

2017–18 Premier League Cup
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Teams	36
Defending champions	Swansea City
Final positions
Champions	Aston Villa (1st Title)
Runners-up	Swansea City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	115
Goals scored	366 (3.18 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Luke Charman Newcastle United (8 goals)

The 2017–18 Premier League Cup was the fifth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Swansea City, who won the 2016–17 competition.^[1]

Participants

36 teams participated in the competition this year, one fewer than last year. AFC Wimbledon, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Reading, West Ham United, did not return after playing 4 seasons in the competition. Manchester City did not return after playing last years competition.

3 teams returned to the competition this year. Bristol Rovers returned after the inaugural competition in 2013-2014, Aston Villa returned after last competing in 2014-2015, and Exeter City returned since last competing in 2015-2016. Bury and Dagenham & Redbridge will participate for the first time in the competition this year.

Qualifying round

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

22 August 2017	Bury	1–1 (12–11 p)	Bristol Rovers	Bury
19:00	Cooney 53'	Report	Dünnwald-Turan 36'	Stadium: Gigg Lane
	Penalties
	Adams Cooney Alli Hill Skarz Hulme Danns Styles Shotton Nyaupembe Fasan Adams Cooney		Dünnwald-Turan Ellington Ten-Grotenhuis Kelly Jones Hargreaves Ebbutt Ludford-Ison Russe Menayese Jonkerman Dünnwald-Turan Ellington

23 August 2017	Portsmouth	1–0	Southend United	Havant
19:00	Chaplin 7'	Report		Stadium: West Leigh Park Referee: Tristan Greaves

5 September 2017	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–2	Exeter City	Dagenham
19:00	Romain 34'	Report	Jay 61', 70'	Stadium: Victoria Road

12 September 2017	Wigan Athletic	1–3	AFC Bournemouth	Wigan
19:00	Barragán 10'		Harfield 48' Mahoney 52' Dunkley 61' (own goal)	Stadium: Robin Park Arena

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Derby County	6	4	2	14	8	+6	12
Middlesbrough	6	3	3	9	8	+1	9
Birmingham City	6	3	3	10	14	−4	9
Nottingham Forest	6	2	4	7	10	−3	6

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2018. Source: ^[2]

23 September 2017	Birmingham City	0–1	Derby County	Great Barr
13:00			Zanzala 50'	Stadium: BCFA Headquarters

2 October 2017	Nottingham Forest	0–3	Middlesbrough	Alfreton
19:00			Armstrong 56' Miller 52' Coulson 81'	Stadium: North Street

6 November 2017	Middlesbrough	1–3	Birmingham City	Bishop Auckland
19:00	Caliman 25'		Hale 67', 87' O'Keeffe 90+3'	Stadium: Heritage Park

6 November 2017	Derby County	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Derby
19:00	Vernam 12'		Clough 31' Cash 50'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

1 December 2017	Birmingham City	1–3	Nottingham Forest	Nuneaton
14:00	McCoy 21'		Gomis 13', 26' Edser 19'	Stadium: Liberty Way

1 December 2017	Derby County	2–1	Middlesbrough	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Vernam 27' Thomas 58'		Coulson 12'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

22 January 2018	Derby County	7–2	Birmingham City	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Walker 14', 45' (pen.), 50', 79' Cover 30' Anya 55', 66'		Hutton 5' McFarlane 28' (pen.)	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

5 February 2018	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Birmingham City	Alfreton
13:00	Dekel 73'		McCoy 53' Bernard 57'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 94^[3]

12 February 2018	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Derby County	Nottingham
19:00	Walters 84'		Babos 25', 66'	Stadium: City Ground

12 February 2018	Birmingham City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Nuneaton
19:00	McFarlane 52' McCoy 61'		O'Neill 16'	Stadium: Liberty Way

23 February 2018	Middlesbrough	2–1	Derby County	Bishop Auckland
19:00	Coulson 79' Armstrong 83'		Walker 13'	Stadium: Heritage Park

26 February 2018	Middlesbrough	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Bishop Auckland
19:00	Armstrong 30'			Stadium: Heritage Park Attendance: 82^[4]

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Blackburn Rovers	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	11
Southampton	6	3	1	2	6	3	+3	10
Cardiff City	6	2	2	2	9	8	+1	8
Watford	6	1	1	4	4	15	−11	4

Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2018. Source: ^[2]

29 September 2017	Southampton	1–2	Watford	Marchwood
19:00	Slattery 78' (pen.)	Report	Folivi 23' (pen.) Dja Djedje 66'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 100^[5]

9 October 2017	Blackburn Rovers	3–3	Cardiff City	Leyland
19:00	Nuttall 1', 87' Butterworth 48'		Paterson 17', 56', 90+1'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 238^[6]

2 November 2017	Cardiff City	0–1	Southampton	Cardiff Bay
13:00		Report	Johnson 82'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Village Attendance: 100^[7]

3 November 2017	Blackburn Rovers	6–1	Watford	Leyland
19:00	Wright 32', 34' Mansell 51' Doyle 58' Wharton 61' Butterworth 63'		Folivi 81'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 137^[8]

4 December 2017	Southampton	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Marchwood
19:00	Valery 45+1' Targett 54'	Report		Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 50^[9]

1 February 2018	Cardiff City	1–1	Watford	Leckwith
13:00	Obi 75'		Charles 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

9 February 2018	Southampton	0–1	Cardiff City	Marchwood
19:00		Report	Gyasi 76'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 60^[10]

12 February 2018	Watford	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Watford
13:00			Vale 73'	Stadium: Vicarage Road

15 February 2018	Watford	0–2	Southampton	Watford
19:00		Report	Slattery 5', 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 100^[11]

22 February 2018	Cardiff City	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff Bay
12:00			Magloire 6' Mansell 10' Nuttall 54'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Village

26 February 2018	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Southampton	Leyland
19:00		Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 185^[12]

31 March 2018	Watford	0–4	Cardiff City	Watford
13:45			Obi 2', 3' Meite 31' Ochieng 40'	Stadium: Vicarage Road

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	4	1	1	14	12	+2	13
AFC Bournemouth	6	3	1	2	16	7	+9	10
Norwich City	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
Bury	6	0	1	5	4	15	−11	1

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2018. Source: ^[2]

4 October 2017	AFC Bournemouth	3–2	Norwich City	Boscombe
19:00	Afobe 38', 75', 89'		Abrahams 72', 77'	Stadium: Dean Court

9 October 2017	Bury	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bury
19:00	Harker 20' Nyaupembe 46'		Armstrong 44' Wilson 58' Odofin 80'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

6 November 2017	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–3	Norwich City	Wellington
19:00	Wilson 18' Collins 32' Seedorf 36'	Report	Cantwell 45+2', 90+4' Abrahams 89'	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 133^[13]

4 December 2017	Bury	0–1	Norwich City	Bury
19:00			Abrahams 51'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

5 December 2017	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	AFC Bournemouth	Wellington
19:00	Deslandes 42' Gibbs-White 86'	Report	Ndjoli 11'	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 105

22 January 2018	Norwich City	1–0	AFC Bournemouth	Norwich
19:00	Cantwell 90'			Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 750 estimated^[14]

6 February 2018	AFC Bournemouth	6–0	Bury	Boscombe
13:00	Anthony 19', 27' Arter 25' Taylor 28' Ndjoli 68' Hyndman 77'			Stadium: Dean Court

9 February 2018	Norwich City	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
19:00			Gonçalves 30' Heredia 84'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

20 February 2018	Bury	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Bury
13:00	Hatton 82'		Nippard 20'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

23 February 2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Bury	Compton
13:00	Seedorf 56' Ashley-Seal 69' Randall 72'		De Girolamo 46'	Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground

26 February 2018	Norwich City	1–0	Bury	Norwich
12:30	Wallis 85'			Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

26 February 2018	AFC Bournemouth	5–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Boscombe
19:00	Taylor 3' Pugh 22' Mousset 27' Smith 42' Anthony 89'		Gonçalves 84'	Stadium: Dean Court

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Newcastle United	6	4	1	1	19	9	+10	13
Swansea City	6	3	1	2	14	13	+1	10
Burnley	6	3	0	3	10	11	−1	9
Colchester United	6	1	0	5	8	18	−10	3

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2018. Source: ^[2]

29 September 2017	Newcastle United	3–4	Burnley	Newcastle
13:00	McNall 21', 68' Sangare 83'	Report	Limb 77' N'Guessan 80' Metz 82' Nabi 86'	Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Headquarters Attendance: 126

2 November 2017	Burnley	4–0	Colchester United	Ashton-under-Lyne
19:00	Wells 7', 34', 45+1' (pen.) Chakwana 40'			Stadium: Tameside Stadium

29 November 2017	Newcastle United	6–3	Swansea City	Newcastle
13:00	Colback 11' Roberts 12' Heardman 41', 44', 58', 70'	Report	Cullen 26', 64' Marić 81'	Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Headquarters Attendance: 50

4 December 2017	Colchester United	1–2	Newcastle United	Colchester
19:00	Issa 47'		Charman 44', 66'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

7 December 2017	Swansea City	5–1	Colchester United	Landore
19:00	Marić 14' McBurnie 19', 58' Baker-Richardson 65' James 84'		Wright 45+1'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

18 January 2018	Burnley	0–4	Newcastle United	Stockport
14:00		Report	Charman 22', 49' Barlaser 24', 66'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 130 estimated

22 January 2021	Swansea City	0–2	Burnley	Landore
13:00			McNeil 20' Massanka 28'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

25 January 2018	Colchester United	3–4	Swansea City	Colchester
19:00	Sheriff 40' Rooney 61' Warde 79'		Baker-Richardson 14', 20' Rooney 56' (o.g.) Gorré 80'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

9 February 2018	Colchester United	3–0	Burnley	Colchester
19:00	Sheriff 34', 62' Wright 82'			Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

12 February 2018	Swansea City	1–1	Newcastle United	Landore
13:00	Biabi 56'	Report	Bailey 86'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre Attendance: 100 estimated

26 February 2018	Newcastle United	3–0	Colchester United	Newcastle
13:00	Charman 7', 10' Sangare 49'			Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Headquarters Attendance: 109^[15]

26 February 2018	Burnley	0–1	Swansea City	Ashton-under-Lyne
14:00			Gorré 37'	Stadium: Tameside Stadium

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Aston Villa	6	5	1	14	3	+11	15
Sheffield United	6	3	3	5	5	0	9
Ipswich Town	6	3	3	7	10	−3	9
West Bromwich Albion	6	1	5	5	13	−8	3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2018. Source: ^[2]

29 September 2017	Sheffield United	0–1	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00			Folami 47'	Stadium: Bramall Lane

29 September 2017	Aston Villa	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Hednesford
19:00	Suliman 67' Lyden 73' McKirdy 81'		Bradley 5'	Stadium: Keys Park

2 November 2017	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Sheffield United	Kidderminster
19:00			Thomas 86'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

6 November 2017	Ipswich Town	2–1	Aston Villa	Ipswich
19:00	McKendry 3' Woolfenden 88'		Knibbs 42'	Stadium: Portman Road

11 January 2018	Aston Villa	3–0	Sheffield United	Hednesford
19:00	Knibbs 52' Clarke 73' Cox 80'			Stadium: Keys Park

22 January 2018	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	Aston Villa	Walsall
19:00			Green 20', 71' O'Hare 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

22 January 2018	Ipswich Town	0–2	Sheffield United	Ipswich
19:00			Hallam 12' Smith 33'	Stadium: Portman Road

25 January 2018	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Bradley 30' Harper 44'		McLoughlin 73'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

15 February 2018	Sheffield United	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Stocksbridge
14:00	Smith 11', 41'			Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

22 February 2018	Aston Villa	3–0	Ipswich Town	Hednesford
19:00	Knibbs 19' Odutayo 80' Ramsey 90+1'			Stadium: Keys Park

26 February 2018	Ipswich Town	3–2	West Bromwich Albion	Ipswich
14:00	Drinan 46', 90' Morris 57'		Field 53' (pen.) Soule 78'	Stadium: Portman Road

14 March 2018	Sheffield United	0–1	Aston Villa	Stocksbridge
14:00		Report	Odutayo 8'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Leicester City	6	4	2	0	15	5	+10	14
Everton	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
Portsmouth	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	5
Barnsley	6	1	1	4	4	13	−9	4

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2018. Source: ^[2]

9 October 2017	Portsmouth	1–2	Everton	Havant
19:00	Widdrington 76' (pen.)	Report	Broadhead 72' Lavery 89'	Stadium: West Leigh Park Referee: Adrian Quelch

10 October 2017	Barnsley	1–3	Leicester City	Barnsley
14:00	Wolfe 29'		Muskwe 22', 84' Gordon 31'	Stadium: Oakwell

13 November 2017	Leicester City	0–0	Portsmouth	Whetstone
19:00		Report		Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 260^[16] Referee: Peter Gibbons

29 November 2017	Portsmouth	0–1	Barnsley	Havant
14:00		Report	Brown 89'	Stadium: West Leigh Park Referee: Adam Penwell

1 December 2017	Everton	1–2	Leicester City	Southport
19:00	Feeney 55'		Hornby 6' (o.g.) Eppiah 58'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

21 December 2017	Leicester City	7–1	Barnsley	Whetstone
14:00	Johnson 7' Hughes 11', 14' Ndukwu 38' Wardle 56' (o.g.) Gordon 60' Choudhury 88'		Brown 5'	Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 209^[17]

15 January 2018	Barnsley	1–2	Portsmouth	Barnsley
14:00	Palmer 38'		Smith 88' Lethbridge 90+1'	Stadium: Oakwell

23 January 2018	Everton	3–0	Portsmouth	Walton
19:00	Broadhead 32' Sambou 48', 68'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 400

6 February 2018	Portsmouth	1–1	Leicester City	Bognor Regis
19:00	Maloney 70'	Report	Eppiah 86'	Stadium: Nyewood Lane Referee: Adam Penwell

9 February 2018	Everton	0–0	Barnsley	Southport
19:00				Stadium: Haig Avenue

12 February 2018	Barnsley	0–1	Everton	Barnsley
14:00			Evans 70'	Stadium: Oakwell

26 February 2018	Leicester City	2–1	Everton	Whetstone
14:00	Edwards-John 86' Choudhury 89' (pen.)		Denny 71'	Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 286^[18]

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bristol City	6	4	1	1	10	12	−2	13
Liverpool	6	3	1	2	19	7	+12	10
Stoke City	6	2	1	3	11	14	−3	7
Charlton Athletic	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2018. Source: ^[2]

29 September 2017	Bristol City	3–1	Stoke City	Weston-super-Mare
19:00	Bakinson 38' Holden 45' Garita 47'		Jarvis 55'	Stadium: Woodspring Stadium

29 September 2017	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Liverpool	Charlton
19:00	Anderson 16'		Wilson 42'	Stadium: The Valley

3 November 2017	Stoke City	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Campbell 10', 90' Wara 26'			Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

5 November 2017	Liverpool	7–0	Bristol City	Chester
19:00	Ings 1', 17', 21', 68' Dhanda 33' Masterson 73' Wilson 88'			Stadium: Swansway Stadium

3 December 2017	Liverpool	3–4	Stoke City	Chester
13:00	Jones 8' Ings 56', 90' (pen.)	Report	Ngoy 4' Campbell 26' Shenton 39' Jarvis 69'	Stadium: Swansway Stadium Attendance: 260

4 December 2017	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Bristol City	Eltham
14:00			Smith 32'	Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium

19 January 2018	Stoke City	3–3	Bristol City	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Campbell 6', 19' Ayoola 53'		Hinds 32' Holden 86' Andrews 90' (pen.)	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

21 January 2018	Liverpool	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Chester
19:00	Adekanye 20', 40' Gomes 51' Wilson 53'		Yamfam 45+3'	Stadium: Swansway Stadium

12 February 2018	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Stoke City	Charlton
19:00	Hackett-Fairchild 20'			Stadium: Charlton Athletic Training Ground

13 February 2018	Bristol City	1–0	Liverpool	Bristol
19:00	Edwards 30'			Stadium: Ashton Gate

25 February 2018	Stoke City	0–4	Liverpool	Burton upon Trent
19:00		Report	Solanke 26', 40', 67' Adekenye 84'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 121

7 March 2018	Bristol City	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Bristol
19:00	Woodrow 15' Edwards 77'		Doughty 35'	Stadium: Bristol City Training Ground

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Exeter City	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11
Brighton & Hove Albion	6	3	1	2	15	9	+6	10
Sunderland	6	2	1	3	7	12	−5	7
Hull City	6	1	2	3	5	12	−7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2018. Source: ^[2]

29 September 2017	Sunderland	0–5	Brighton & Hove Albion	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00		Report	Sanders 19', 23' Alzate 45', 49' Tilley 75'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 149^[19] Referee: Matt Donohue

23 October 2017	Hull City	0–2	Exeter City	North Ferriby
19:00			McAlinden 15' Jay 48'	Stadium: Dransfield Stadium

2 November 2017	Sunderland	2–1	Exeter City	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00	Embleton 37' Molyneux 58'		McAlinden 85'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

3 November 2017	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	Hull City	Lancing
19:00	Connolly 27' Baldock 56'		Hinchliffe 2' Powell 41' Lewis-Potter 81'	Stadium: Elite Football Performance Centre

30 November 2017	Hull City	0–3	Sunderland	North Ferriby
19:00			Nelson 10' Greenwood 48', 67'	Stadium: Dransfield Stadium

4 December 2017	Exeter City	4–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Exeter
19:00	Jay 15', 82' Hornby-Forbes 56' (o.g.) Egan 78'		Bjørdal 40'	Stadium: St James Park

19 January 2018	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Sunderland	Lancing
19:00	Skalák 17' Gyökeres 45+2' Robson 56' (o.g.)		Embleton 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Elite Football Performance Centre

22 January 2018	Exeter City	1–1	Hull City	Exeter
19:00	K. Edwards 3'	Report	L. Edwards 21'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 231^[20]

9 February 2018	Hull City	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	North Ferriby
19:00			Cox 51' (pen.) Alzate 68' Connolly 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Dransfield Stadium

11 February 2018	Exeter City	2–0	Sunderland	Exeter
19:00	Loft 64' Byrne 73'			Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 299^[21]

23 February 2018	Sunderland	1–1	Hull City	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00	Molyneux 84'		Lewis-Potter 55'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 173^[22]

26 February 2018	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Exeter City	Lancing
19:00	Bjørdal 90+4'		Sparkes 61'	Stadium: Elite Football Performance Centre

Knockout stages

Round of 16

16 March 2018	Newcastle United	3–2	AFC Bournemouth	Newcastle
13:00	Gillesphey 47' Charman 55', 78'	Report	Ofoborh 33' Ndjoli 52'	Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Headquarters Attendance: 30

16 March 2018	Southampton	0–4	Leicester City	Marchwood
19:00		Report	Gordon 11' Hughes 45' Dewsbury-Hall 59' Thomas 90'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 110^[23]

16 March 2018	Aston Villa	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Aston
19:00	Mooney 1' O'Hare 81'			Stadium: Villa Park

17 March 2018	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Everton	Lancing
13:00	Skalák 28' Connolly 35' Gyökeres 86'			Stadium: Elite Football Performance Centre

21 March 2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Exeter City	Compton
14:30	Yang 74'		Simpson 18'	Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
	Penalties
	Ashley-Seal Levingston Hanne Breslin		Jay Simpson Dean Seymour

21 March 2018	Middlesbrough	3–1	Liverpool	Bishop Auckland
19:00	Curry 1', 57' Brewitt 37'	Report	Virtue-Thick 64'	Stadium: Heritage Park Attendance: 384

27 March 2018	Sheffield United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Derby County	Stocksbridge
19:00	Oure 85' Parkhouse 102'		Walker 30'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

29 March 2018	Swansea City	4–2	Bristol City	Landore
14:00	Biabi 44', 48' Gorré 45+4' Marić 68'		Cabango 82' (o.g.) Allen 85'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Quarter–final

6 April 2018	Swansea City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion	Landore
19:00	James 46'		Gyökeres 33'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre
	Penalties
	Biabi Byers Lewis Gorré James Cullen Evans Blake Harries		Sanders Mandroiu Cox Alzate Connolly Gyökeres Dallison Moore Barclay

6 April 2018	Sheffield United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle United	Stocksbridge
19:00	Smith 3', 77'	Report	Fernández 65'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground Attendance: 300 estimated

9 April 2018	Middlesbrough	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Aston Villa	Bishop Auckland
19:00	Liddle 16' (pen.)		Hepburn-Murphy 90+5', 105'	Stadium: Heritage Park Attendance: 242^[24]

9 April 2018	Leicester City	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Whetstone
19:00	Martis 18' Barnes 68'			Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 293

Semi–final

27 April 2018	Leicester City	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Aston Villa	Leicester
19:00	Benalouane 78' Thomas 111'		Clarke 74' Hepburn-Murphy 94', 108'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,134^[25] Referee: Joe Hull

27 April 2018	Swansea City	3–0	Sheffield United	Landore
19:00	Marić 5' Byers 23' Gorré 90'			Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Final

4 May 2018

19:00

Swansea City	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Aston Villa
	Report
Penalties
Byers Lewis Evans	1–4	Lyden Mooney Hepburn-Murphy Clarke

Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Swansea City
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Steven Benda
2	DF	WAL	Aaron Lewis
3	DF	WAL	Matthew Blake
4	MF	WAL	Jack Evans
5	DF	WAL	Cian Harries
6	DF	WAL	Ben Cabango
7	MF	WAL	Daniel James
8	MF	SWE	Adnan Marić
9	FW	SCO	Botti Biabi
10	MF	SCO	George Byers
11	FW	CUW	Kenji Gorré
Substitutes:
12	MF	WAL	Kieran Evans
13	GK	SVN	Gregor Zabret
14	MF	ROU	Marco Dulca
15	FW	ENG	Courtney Baker-Richardson
16	DF	WAL	Keston Davies
Coach: Cameron Toshack

Aston Villa
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MNE	Matija Sarkic
2	DF	ENG	Isaiah Bazeley-Graham
3	DF	AUS	Jordan Lyden
4	DF	ENG	Dominic Revan
5	DF	WAL	Mitch Clark
6	MF	IRL	Jake Doyle-Hayes
7	MF	ENG	Jack Clarke
8	MF	ENG	Corey Blackett-Taylor
9	FW	ENG	Andre Green
10	MF	ENG	Callum O'Hare
11	FW	ENG	Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
Substitutes:
12	GK	SWE	Viktor Johansson
13	DF	ENG	Oscar Borg
14	MF	ENG	Alex Prosser
15	MF	ENG	Jordan Cox
16	FW	ENG	Kelsey Mooney
Coach: Mark Delaney

References

^ "Under-23s win Premier League Cup final | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 4 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.
^ "UNDER 23S: FOREST 1-2 BIRMINGHAM". Nottingham Forest FC.
^ "Two serious injuries mar Nottingham Forest exit from Premier League Cup at Middlesbrough". Nottingham Post. 26 February 2018.
^ "Southampton U23s vs Watford U23s 2017-09-29". Southampton FC.
^ "Rovers U23s 3 Cardiff City U23s 3". Blackburn Rovers.
^ "Cardiff City U23s vs Southampton U23s 2017-11-02". Southampton FC.
^ "Report: Rovers U23s 6 Watford U23s 1". Blackburn Rovers.
^ "Southampton U23s vs Blackburn U23s 2017-12-04". Southampton FC.
^ "Southampton U23s vs Cardiff City U23s 2018-02-09". Southampton FC.
^ "Watford U23s vs Southampton U23s 2018-02-15". Southampton FC.
^ "PL Cup Report: Rovers U23s 0 Southampton U23s 0". Blackburn Rovers.
^ "Late Canaries Double Stuns Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
^ "Cantwell the last-gasp hero for City U23s to seal Premier League Cup win over Bournemouth". Eastern Daily Press.
^ "Newcastle United U23s 3-0 Colchester U23s: Young Magpies challenging on three fronts". ChronicleLive. 26 February 2018.
^ "Reserves Held By Leicester". Portsmouth FC.
^ "Youthful Foxes Hit Seven Past Barnsley". Leicester City FC.
^ "City's U23s Seal Dramatic Everton Victory". Leicester City FC.
^ "Sunderland U23 0-5 Brighton U23 report: Black Cats thrashed in Premier League Cup opener". ChronicleLive. 29 September 2017.
^ "Under 23s: City 1 Hull City 1". Exeter City FC.
^ @OfficialECFC (11 February 2018). "👥 ATTENDANCE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Sunderland U23 1-1 Hull City U23 report: Luke Molyneux salvages a point for the Black Cats". ChronicleLive. 23 February 2018.
^ "Southampton U23s vs Leicester City U23s 2018-03-16". Southampton FC.
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^ "Extra-Time Exit For City's Youngsters In PL Cup". Leicester City FC.

[1] "Under-23s win Premier League Cup final | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 4 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.

[3] "UNDER 23S: FOREST 1-2 BIRMINGHAM". Nottingham Forest FC.

[4] "Two serious injuries mar Nottingham Forest exit from Premier League Cup at Middlesbrough". Nottingham Post. 26 February 2018.

[5] "Southampton U23s vs Watford U23s 2017-09-29". Southampton FC.

[6] "Rovers U23s 3 Cardiff City U23s 3". Blackburn Rovers.

[7] "Cardiff City U23s vs Southampton U23s 2017-11-02". Southampton FC.

[8] "Report: Rovers U23s 6 Watford U23s 1". Blackburn Rovers.

[9] "Southampton U23s vs Blackburn U23s 2017-12-04". Southampton FC.

[10] "Southampton U23s vs Cardiff City U23s 2018-02-09". Southampton FC.

[11] "Watford U23s vs Southampton U23s 2018-02-15". Southampton FC.

[12] "PL Cup Report: Rovers U23s 0 Southampton U23s 0". Blackburn Rovers.

[13] "Late Canaries Double Stuns Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

[14] "Cantwell the last-gasp hero for City U23s to seal Premier League Cup win over Bournemouth". Eastern Daily Press.

[15] "Newcastle United U23s 3-0 Colchester U23s: Young Magpies challenging on three fronts". ChronicleLive. 26 February 2018.

[16] "Reserves Held By Leicester". Portsmouth FC.

[17] "Youthful Foxes Hit Seven Past Barnsley". Leicester City FC.

[18] "City's U23s Seal Dramatic Everton Victory". Leicester City FC.

[19] "Sunderland U23 0-5 Brighton U23 report: Black Cats thrashed in Premier League Cup opener". ChronicleLive. 29 September 2017.

[20] "Under 23s: City 1 Hull City 1". Exeter City FC.

[21] @OfficialECFC (11 February 2018). "👥 ATTENDANCE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[22] "Sunderland U23 1-1 Hull City U23 report: Luke Molyneux salvages a point for the Black Cats". ChronicleLive. 23 February 2018.

[23] "Southampton U23s vs Leicester City U23s 2018-03-16". Southampton FC.

[24] @HeritagePark_BA (9 April 2018). "Attendance 242" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[25] "Extra-Time Exit For City's Youngsters In PL Cup". Leicester City FC.

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2017–18 Premier League Cup

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