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Premier League 2
Season2024–25
Matches played128
Goals scored508 (3.97 per match)
Top goalscorerJemiah Umolu Crystal Palace U21s (9 goals)
Biggest home winBrighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0 Crystal Palace U21s
(5 October 2024) Record
Biggest away winFulham U21s 0–6 Chelsea U21s
(4 October 2024)
Highest scoring Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0 Crystal Palace U21s
(5 October 2024)
Longest winning run9 Matches
Manchester City U21s
Longest unbeaten run9 Matches
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s
Manchester City U21s
Longest winless run9 Matches
Stoke City U21s
Longest losing run8 Matches
Stoke City U21s
Highest attendance6,384 Norwich City U21s 3–5 Manchester United U21s September 28, 2024
Lowest attendance50 2 Matches
All statistics correct as of 16 December 2024.

The Premier League 2 is the 13th season of the Professional Development League system. It continues to use the same format as the 2023–24 season.[1]

Premier League 2

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U21s 10 9 0 1 36 12 +24 27 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
and Premier League International Cup
2 Fulham U21s 9 8 0 1 27 12 +15 24
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10 7 2 1 31 8 +23 23
4 Liverpool U21s 10 6 2 2 22 13 +9 20
5 Newcastle United U21s 10 6 1 3 14 10 +4 19
6 Manchester United U21s 10 6 0 4 25 19 +6 18
7 Chelsea U21s 10 5 1 4 27 16 +11 16
8 Sunderland U21s 10 5 1 4 29 21 +8 16
9 Arsenal U21s 10 5 1 4 21 20 +1 16
10 Nottingham Forest U21s 10 5 0 5 18 12 +6 15
11 Crystal Palace U21s 9 4 3 2 21 20 +1 15
12 West Ham United U21s 9 5 0 4 13 12 +1 15
13 Everton U21s 10 4 3 3 22 23 −1 15 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
14 Leicester City U21s 10 4 2 4 19 16 +3 14
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 10 4 2 4 18 18 0 14
16 Southampton U21s 10 4 1 5 16 22 −6 13
17 Reading U21s 10 3 3 4 16 19 −3 12
18 Leeds United U21s 10 3 3 4 14 17 −3 12
19 Norwich City U21s 10 4 0 6 18 24 −6 12
20 West Bromwich Albion U21s 10 3 2 5 16 26 −10 11
21 Tottenham Hotspur U21s 10 3 0 7 18 28 −10 9
22 Middlesbrough U21s 10 3 0 7 17 29 −12 9
23 Derby County U21s 10 3 0 7 16 29 −13 9
24 Blackburn Rovers U21s 10 2 1 7 17 28 −11 7
25 Aston Villa U21s 10 2 1 7 13 28 −15 7
26 Stoke City U21s 9 0 1 8 4 26 −22 1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2024. Source: Premier League 2 Table

Results

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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 — 4–1 — 1–1 — — 4 Apr — — — — 0–3 — 4–2 14 Feb 21 Feb — 24 Jan — — — 1–2 2–5 — — —
Aston Villa U21 — — 2–1 — — — 3–1 28 Feb 24 Jan — — 14 Mar — — — 2–3 0–3 — 7 Feb — — 11 Apr — — — 0–4
Blackburn Rovers U21 3–4 — — — — 2–7 — — 14 Apr — 3–2 — 10 Feb 1–3 17 Jan — 3 Mar 24 Feb — — — — — 2–2 — —
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 — 23 Feb — — — 10–0 2–1 — 14 Mar — 17 Jan 6 Apr — 26 Jan — — — — — — — — 5–1 — 0–2 1–1
Chelsea U21 2–1 4 Apr — — — — — 1–1 — 7 Feb 3–1 — — 21 Feb — — — — 10 Jan 24 Jan — — 1–2 1–2 — —
Crystal Palace U21 3 Mar 17 Feb — — 14 Apr — — — 6 Jan — — 3–3 — — — — 27 Jan 2–1 1–1 — — — 5–1 — — 20 Jan
Derby County U21 — — 27 Jan — 2–6 — — — — 14 Feb — — 2–3 — — 1–0 — — — 11 Apr — — 10 Jan 4–1 28 Feb 4–1
Everton U21 14 Mar — 3–1 7 Feb — — — — — 17 Jan — — — — — — 7 Apr 2–4 3–3 14 Feb 4–1 4–3 — — — —
Fulham U21 18 Jan — — — 0–6 — 4–0 21 Feb — 2–1 3–1 — 4 Apr — 10 Feb — — 3 Mar — — — 5–2 — — — —
Leeds United U21 — 1–1 2–4 3 Mar — 1–1 — — — — — — — 10 Jan 4 Apr 1–3 24 Feb — — — — — — 2–1 27 Jan —
Leicester City U21 — 3–1 — — — 10 Jan 24 Feb 1–1 — — — — — — 3–1 — — — — 1–2 4–0 25 Jan 3 Mar 7 Apr — —
Liverpool U21 — — — — 16 Feb — 3–1 0–2 — 13 Apr 1–2 — 3–1 — 2 Mar — — — — — — — — 19 Jan 12 Jan 4–1
Manchester City U21 — 4–1 — 10 Jan 28 Feb 16 Mar — 5–0 — — — — — — — 11 Apr 5–0 — — — 17 Jan — 17 Feb — 4–1 —
Manchester United U21 — 17 Jan — — — — — — 17 Feb — — 0–1 1–3 — — — — 7 Apr — 5–1 4–1 — 7 Feb 15 Mar 1–0 —
Middlesbrough U21 — 4–2 — 0–3 1–3 — — — — — — — 21 Feb — — 10 Jan — 1–4 1–3 16 Mar — — — 26 Jan 11 Apr —
Newcastle United U21 — — 2–0 — 3–2 1–0 — 24 Jan — — 14 Feb — — 0–2 — — — — 7 Apr — 28 Feb 1–1 — — 0–1 —
Norwich City U21 13 Jan — — 14 Feb 14 Mar — — — — — 7 Feb — — 3–5 1–3 — — 0–3 — — 11 Apr 0–3 — 6–1 — —
Nottingham Forest U21 — — — 0–1 17 Jan — 10 Feb — — 0–1 14 Apr — 2–3 — — 17 Mar — — — 0–2 17 Feb — — — — 2–0
Reading U21s — — 1–0 14 Apr — — 20 Jan — 1–5 — — 1–1 — 28 Feb — — 1–2 0–2 — — 27 Jan — — — 24 Feb —
Southampton U21 — — 4 Apr 2–4 — 0–2 — — 10 Jan — — 7 Feb — — — 17 Jan 2–3 — — — — 21 Feb 2–1 — — 28 Feb
Stoke City U21 0–1 10 Jan — — — 10 Feb 14 Mar — 0–1 1–1 — 21 Feb — — 1–3 — — — — 0–3 — — — — — 4 Apr
Sunderland U21 — — — — — — 6–0 — — 17 Mar — 2–3 2–3 5–2 3–2 — — 10 Jan 17 Feb — — — 7 Apr — — 10 Feb
Tottenham Hotspur U21 — — 14 Mar — — — — 13 Apr 1–4 0–3 — 26 Jan — — 6–1 0–1 18 Jan — 1–4 — — — — — — 21 Feb
West Bromwich Albion U21 14 Apr — — 0–4 — 24 Feb — 10 Jan — — — — 0–5 — — 10 Feb — — 3–1 1–1 5–0 3 Mar — — — —
West Ham United U21 7 Feb — 14 Feb — 3–2 4 Apr — — 0–3 — 14 Mar — — — — — 1–0 — — 5–1 TBC 17 Jan — — — —
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1–3 — 10 Jan — — — — 4–2 — 4–1 1–1 — 24 Jan 14 Apr — — — — 17 Mar — — — — 17 Feb 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2024. Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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Player of the Month

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Month Player Club Ref.
August England Nathan Butler-Oyedeji Arsenal U21s [2]
September Germany Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Manchester City U21s [3]
October England Kiano Dyer Chelsea U21s [4]
November Wales Callum Osmand Fulham U21s [5]

Professional Development League

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Professional Development League 2
Season2024–25
Matches played155
Goals scored600 (3.87 per match)
Top goalscorerAshley Hay Brentford U21s
(11 goals)
Biggest home winSheffield United U21s 10–1 Crewe Alexandra U21s
(29 October 2024)
Biggest away winQueens Park Rangers U21s 0–6 Coventry City U21s
(13 August 2024), Queens Park Rangers U21s 0–6 Sheffield United U21s
(10 September 2024)
Highest scoring
Sheffield United U21s 10–1 Crewe Alexandra U21s
(29 October 2024)
Longest winning run8 Matches
Sheffield United U21s (20 August 2024 – 14 October 2024)
Longest unbeaten run13 Matches
Sheffield United U21s (12 August 2024 – 15 November 2024)
Longest winless run10 Matches
Colchester United U21s (23 August 2024 – 6 December 2024)
Longest losing run6 Matches
Wigan Athletic U21s (8 October 2024 – 19 November 2024)
All statistics correct as of 23 December 2024.

The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away and opponents in the other region once resulting in 31 games played. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Sheffield United U21s are the defending champions.

22 teams compete in the league this season, one more than the previous season and the most since the league's inaugural season in 2012-13. Brentford U21s returned to the league after 9 years their academy was given Category Two status.[6]

Tables

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North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield United U21s 15 10 3 2 50 17 +33 33 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Hull City U21s 15 10 0 5 30 28 +2 30
3 Burnley U21s 15 9 2 4 47 21 +26 29
4 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 15 7 3 5 27 27 0 24
5 Peterborough United U21s 13 7 0 6 24 24 0 21
6 Fleetwood Town U21s 13 6 2 5 22 22 0 20
7 Barnsley U21s 16 3 5 8 25 35 −10 14
8 Coventry City U21s 12 4 1 7 25 24 +1 13
9 Crewe Alexandra U21s 15 3 2 10 18 37 −19 11
10 Birmingham City U21s 14 3 2 9 25 47 −22 11
11 Wigan Athletic U21s 15 2 2 11 18 36 −18 8
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2024. Source: Professional Development League table

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U21s 16 9 4 3 44 25 +19 31 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Brentford U21s 14 9 2 3 33 20 +13 29
3 Cardiff City U21s 13 9 2 2 22 11 +11 29
4 AFC Bournemouth U21s 15 7 3 5 30 32 −2 24
5 Millwall U21s 13 6 3 4 23 19 +4 21
6 Watford U21s 14 7 0 7 31 32 −1 21
7 Ipswich Town U21s 15 5 5 5 28 25 +3 20
8 Bristol City U21s 14 4 4 6 25 29 −4 16
9 Queens Park Rangers U21s 14 4 1 9 18 40 −22 13
10 Swansea City U21s 11 3 3 5 19 19 0 12
11 Colchester United U21s 13 2 3 8 16 30 −14 9
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. Source: Professional Development League table

Results

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Home \ Away BAR BIR BUR COV CRE FLE HUL PET SHU SHW WIG BOU BRE BRI CAR CHA COL IPS MIL QPR SWA WAT
Barnsley U21s — 2–2 28 Jan 4 Mar 2–0 3–3 14 Mar 3–4 1–1 1–3 14 Jan — — 0–4 — 0–4 — 1–2 — 29 Apr — 4 Apr
Birmingham City U21s 21 Feb — 10 Mar 24 Jan 17 Feb 3–2 1–2 21 Mar 2–2 6 Jan 1–3 7 Apr — — 3–4 — 0–3 — 4–1 — 28 Apr —
Burnley U21s 3–1 8–1 — 5–0 3–1 18 Mar 4–0 21 Jan 7 Jan 4 Mar 18 Feb — 8 Apr — — 0–4 — 3–3 — 6–0 — 22 Apr
Coventry City U21s 2–2 8–0 11 Feb — 25 Feb 1–2 0–4 0–2 11 Mar 14 Jan 25 Mar 29 Apr — 8 Apr — — 21 Jan — 3–4 — 22 Apr —
Crewe Alexandra U21s 20 Jan 4–2 13 Jan 0–1 — 3 Mar 3–4 2–0 10 Feb 17 Mar 1–1 — 28 Apr — 7 Apr — — 0–3 — 0–1 — 3–0
Fleetwood Town U21s 11 Mar 14 Jan 14 Mar 18 Feb 3–2 — 21 Jan 25 Feb 25 Mar 2–1 2–0 1–4 — 29 Apr — 8 Apr — — 2–1 — 3–1 —
Hull City U21s 2–1 11 Feb 25 Mar 7 Jan 11 Mar 1 Apr — 4–1 25 Feb 2–1 3–1 — 2–1 — 29 Apr — 8 Apr — — 3–1 — 1–3
Peterborough United U21s 7 Jan 25 Apr 2–5 18 Mar 29 Jan 3–2 19 Feb — 2–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 — 11 Mar — 29 Apr — 8 Apr — — 17 Jan —
Sheffield United U21s 18 Mar 4 Mar 1–0 3–4 10–1 4 Feb 3–1 2 May — 2–1 21 Jan — 6–0 — 2–0 — 22 Apr — 8 Apr — — 8–2
Sheffield Wednesday U21s 18 Apr 2–1 3–2 1–0 3 Feb 7 Feb 13 Jan 7 Mar 21 Mar — 24 Feb 2–2 — 4–4 — 0–5 — 28 Apr — 8 Apr — —
Wigan Athletic U21s 0–2 18 Mar 0–2 22 Apr 7 Jan 28 Jan 4 Mar 11 Feb 2–3 1–3 — — 1–1 — 1–3 — 4–1 — 29 Apr — 8 Apr —
AFC Bournemouth U21s 4–3 — 3–2 — 1 Apr — 2–0 — 15 Apr — 2 May — 25 Mar 7 Jan 11 Mar 2–3 11 Feb 25 Feb 3–1 2–5 28 Jan 4–1
Brentford U21s 5 May 28 Feb — 1–0 — 31 Mar — 2–1 — 14 Apr — 3–0 — 17 Mar 0–1 7 Jan 3–2 17 Feb 3–1 4–1 3 Mar TBC
Bristol City U21s — 5 May 1–3 — 2–0 — 31 Mar — 1–1 — 14 Apr 5–0 0–4 — 24 Feb 0–0 17 Feb 2–2 23 Apr 20 Jan 13 Jan 25 Mar
Cardiff City U21s 15 Apr — 6 May 17 Jan — 2–0 — 1 Apr — 0–1 — 0–0 14 Jan 4–1 — 2–0 15 Mar 2–2 4 Mar 2–1 11 Feb 2 May
Charlton Athletic U21s — 15 Apr — 6 May 1–1 — 6–0 — 1 Apr — 4–2 18 Mar 1–6 4 Mar 21 Jan — 21 Feb 2–2 18 Feb 6–3 3–1 14 Jan
Colchester United U21s 1–3 — 11 Apr — 5 May 0–0 — 0–1 — 28 Mar — 17 Jan 7 Mar 4–2 0–1 2–2 — 21 Mar 10 Jan 2–3 4 Apr 7 Feb
Ipswich Town U21s — 6–1 — 11 Apr — 6 May 0–2 — 0–1 — 1 Apr 1–2 1–2 11 Feb 7 Jan 28 Jan 1–1 — 18 Mar 4 Mar 3–2 2–1
Millwall U21s 1 Apr — 1–1 — 15 Apr — 2 May 2–1 — 1–1 — 4 Feb 25 Feb 28 Jan 28 Mar 2–0 3–0 3–0 — 0–0 24 Jan 11 Mar
Queens Park Rangers U21s — 1 Apr — 0–6 — 15 Apr — 6 May 0–6 — 3–1 14 Jan 11 Feb 0–1 22 Apr 11 Mar 28 Jan 28 Mar 7 Jan — 27 Feb 25 Feb
Swansea City U21s 0–0 — 31 Mar — 4–0 — 14 Apr — 5 May 3–1 — 2–2 3–3 2–0 0–1 24 Mar 6 Jan 10 Mar 20 Jan 17 Feb — 1–3
Watford U21s — 0–4 — 31 Mar — 1–0 — 11 Apr — 5 May 4–1 3 Mar 18 Apr 5–2 17 Feb 2–3 7–0 20 Jan 1–3 1–0 17 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. Source: Professional Development League Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finals

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Professional Development League National Final

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References

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  1. ^ "Reformatting of Premier League 2 for 2023/24 explained". Premier League. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Butler-Oyedeji wins PL2 Player of the Month for August". premierleague.com. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Alfa-Ruprecht wins PL2 Player of the Month for September". premierleague.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Dyer wins PL2 Player of the Month for October". premierleague.com. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Osmand wins PL2 Player of the Month for November". premierleague.com. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Brentford B fixtures revealed". www.brentfordfc.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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