2024–25 Premier League International Cup

2024–25 Premier League International Cup

Tournament details
Dates	21 August 2024 –
Teams	32 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	229 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ensar Aksakal Hertha Berlin (6 goals)
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 5 February 2025.

The 2024–25 Premier League International Cup is the ninth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 teams.

Crystal Palace are the defending champions.

Format

The competition features thirty-two teams: sixteen from English league system and sixteen invitees from other European countries. The teams are split into four groups of eight. The group winners and runners-up will progress into the knockout phase of the tournament.

All matches will be played in England.

Teams

English league system:

• Blackburn Rovers
• Brighton & Hove Albion
• Chelsea
• Crystal Palace
• Fulham
• Liverpool
• Manchester United
• Middlesbrough
• Norwich City
• Nottingham Forest
• Reading
• Southampton
• Sunderland
• Tottenham Hotspur
• West Ham United
• Wolverhampton Wanderers

Other countries:

• Anderlecht
• Dinamo Zagreb
• Sparta Prague
• Nordsjælland
• Lyon
• Monaco
• Borussia Mönchengladbach
• Hertha Berlin
• RB Leipzig
• Ajax
• PSV Eindhoven
• Benfica
• Sporting CP
• Athletic Bilbao
• Real Sociedad
• Valencia

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Valencia (Q)	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	10
2	Nottingham Forest (Q)	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	9
3	Monaco (E)	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	7
4	Ajax (E)	4	2	0	2	9	4	+5	6
5	Dinamo Zagreb (E)	4	1	1	2	7	10	−3	4
6	Reading (E)	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	4
7	Tottenham Hotspur (E)	4	1	0	3	4	13	−9	3
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers (E)	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2

Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2024. Source: Premier League
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Tottenham Hotspur v Valencia

17 September 2024	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Valencia	Stevenage
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Black 9'	Report	Alemañ 42' Daniel Paulino 58' Gurendal 80'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: Richie Watkins

Reading v Ajax

24 September 2024	Reading	2–1	Ajax	Reading
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Sackey 23' Bouwman 69' (o.g.)		Konadu 34'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

Nottingham Forest v Dinamo Zagreb

25 September 2024	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Dinamo Zagreb	Loughborough
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Brown 60' Nadin 81' Berry 90+3'			Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Monaco

27 September 2024	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Monaco	Compton
10:00 BST (UTC+1)	Olagunju 52'		Unknown 12'	Stadium: Compton Park
Note: Was originally scheduled for 19:00 on 26 September, but was moved to 10:00 the following morning due to heavy rain.

Nottingham Forest v Valencia

15 October 2024	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Valencia	Loughborough
19:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Joselu 87'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Ollie Yates

Reading v Monaco

28 October 2024	Reading	1–4	Monaco	Reading
19:00 GMT	Okine-Peters 82' (pen.)	Report	Tincres 25', 62' (pen.), 78' Michal 90+6'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 815 Referee: Jack Clench

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Dinamo Zagreb

29 October 2024	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–3	Dinamo Zagreb	Kidderminster
19:00 GMT	Barnett 22' Edozie 81' Reynolds 90+4'	Report	Andrić 20' Majić 35' Menalo 87'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 218 Referee: Ross Martin

Nottingham Forest v Ajax

18 November 2024	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Ajax	Loughborough
19:00 GMT	Nadin 82'			Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Reading v Dinamo Zagreb

4 December 2024	Reading	2–3	Dinamo Zagreb	Aldershot
19:00 GMT	Sackey 33' Stickland 40'		Majić 8', 56' Menalo 71'	Stadium: The EBB Stadium at The Recreation Ground

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ajax

4 December 2024	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–3	Ajax	Wolverhampton
19:00 GMT			Banel 37', 55' Chourak 65'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco

6 December 2024	Tottenham Hotspur	0–4	Monaco	Stevenage
19:00 GMT		Report	Michal 31', 67' Etondé 33', 76'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 296 Referee: Richard Eley

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Valencia

10 December 2024	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Valencia	Kidderminster
19:00 GMT			Blázquez 81'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v Ajax

18 December 2024	Tottenham Hotspur	1–5	Ajax	Stevenage
19:00 GMT	Irow 49' (pen.)	Report	Banel 13', 24' Bounida 23' Maguire 75' (o.g.) van der Vaart 84'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Wayne Cartmel

Nottingham Forest v Monaco

20 December 2024	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Monaco	Loughborough
19:00 GMT	Back 12' Nadin 23' da Silva Moreira 31'		Etonde 71'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Reading v Valencia

21 January 2025	Reading	1–1	Valencia	Reading
19:00 GMT	Wareham 32'	Report	Alós 2'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 346 Referee: Tom Reeves

Tottenham Hotspur v Dinamo Zagreb

22 January 2025	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Stevenage
19:00 GMT	Irow 47', 55' (pen.)	Report	McKnight 45+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 362 or 350 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lyon (Q)	4	3	0	1	5	2	+3	9
2	Athletic Bilbao (Q)	4	2	2	0	10	5	+5	8
3	Sunderland (E)	4	2	1	1	6	6	0	7
4	West Ham United (E)	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	5
5	Benfica (E)	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
6	Blackburn Rovers (E)	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4
7	Borussia Mönchengladbach (E)	4	1	0	3	7	9	−2	3
8	Middlesbrough (E)	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2024. Source: Premier League
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Sunderland v Athletic Bilbao

11 September 2024	Sunderland	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Sunderland
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Jones 19' Watson 83'		Gift 41' Bancalero 45+4'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Ben Robinson

Blackburn Rovers v Lyon

12 September 2024	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Lyon	Accrington
19:00 BST (UTC+1)			Lega 73' Bossiwa 87'	Stadium: Wham Stadium

Sunderland v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 September 2024	Sunderland	0–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00 BST (UTC+1)			Fukuda 35' (pen.), 51' Pesch 47'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

West Ham United v Benfica

24 September 2024	West Ham United	2–2	Benfica	Dagenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Luis Guilherme 57' Dolaghan 82'		Veloso 36', 38'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium

Sunderland v Lyon

1 October 2024	Sunderland	2–0	Lyon	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Samuel-Ogunsuyi 82', 85'	Report		Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 70 Referee: Declan Brown

West Ham United v Athletic Bilbao

2 October 2024	West Ham United	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Romford
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dolaghan 52', 82'		Conde 11' Oyono 14'	Stadium: Rush Green

Blackburn Rovers v Benfica

17 October 2024	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Benfica	Accrington
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Leonard 41'	Report	Farias 32'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: William Davis

Blackburn Rovers v Borussia Mönchengladbach

22 October 2024	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Accrington
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Powell 19' Leonard 54' Caddick 60'		Stange 47'	Stadium: Wham Stadium

Middlesbrough v Lyon

30 October 2024	Middlesbrough	0–1	Lyon	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT		Report	Perret 19'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Declan Brown

Middlesbrough v Borussia Mönchengladbach

6 November 2024	Middlesbrough	3–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT	Matthews 78', 90+1' Stott 83'		Herrmann 2' Boteli 37'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium

West Ham United v Lyon

3 December 2024	West Ham United	0–2	Lyon	Dagenham
19:00 GMT			Lega 15' Diawara 47'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium

West Ham United v Borussia Mönchengladbach

10 December 2024	West Ham United	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Dagenham
19:00 GMT	Orford 49' Luizão 74' Simon-Swyer 90+5'		Fleck 26'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium

Middlesbrough v Benfica

18 December 2024	Middlesbrough	0–1	Benfica	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT			Veloso 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough v Athletic Bilbao

14 January 2025	Middlesbrough	0–4	Athletic Bilbao	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT		Report	Azkune 25' Lete 28' Izaguirre 33' Hierro 46'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 313 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Sunderland v Benfica

22 January 2025	Sunderland	2–1	Benfica	Sunderland
19:00 GMT	Poveda 16' Aleksić 57'		Veloso 70'	Stadium: Stadium of Light

Blackburn Rovers v Athletic Bilbao

5 February 2025	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Accrington
19:00 GMT	Wood 78'		Hierro 2' Monreal 90+1'	Stadium: Wham Stadium

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nordsjælland (Q)	4	3	1	0	7	4	+3	10
2	Fulham (Q)	4	2	2	0	13	9	+4	8
3	Hertha Berlin (E)	4	2	1	1	12	11	+1	7
4	Sparta Prague (E)	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1	6
5	Norwich City (E)	4	2	0	2	9	8	+1	6
6	PSV Eindhoven (E)	4	1	2	1	9	7	+2	5
7	Manchester United (E)	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2
8	Liverpool (E)	4	0	0	4	7	15	−8	0

Updated to match(es) played on 24 January 2024. Source: Premier League
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Liverpool v PSV Eindhoven

21 August 2024	Liverpool	0–4	PSV Eindhoven	Kirkby
19:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Abed 21' Uneken 30', 63' Babadi 51'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Fulham v PSV Eindhoven

24 September 2024	Fulham	4–4	PSV Eindhoven	New Malden
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	De Jesus 73' Osmand 75', 90+5' Ali-Wahid 86'	Report	Bars 17', 48' Younis 70' Babadi 76'	Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 102 Referee: Jacob Viera

Norwich City v Sparta Prague

24 September 2024	Norwich City	2–1	Sparta Prague	Norwich
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Welch 14' Mundle-Smith 87'		Penxa 82'	Stadium: Carrow Road

Manchester United v Hertha Berlin

1 October 2024	Manchester United	1–1	Hertha Berlin	Salford
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Baumann 64'	Report	Aksakal 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Ben Robinson

Liverpool v Hertha Berlin

30 October 2024	Liverpool	3–4	Hertha Berlin	Kirkby
19:00 GMT	Pilling 18' Morrison 72' Hill 87'		Aksakal 23', 37' Ajvazi 51' Weiland 58'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

Manchester United v PSV Eindhoven

30 October 2024	Manchester United	1–1	PSV Eindhoven	Leigh
19:00 GMT	Biancheri 90+1' (pen.)		Babadi 14'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

Norwich City v Nordsjælland

5 November 2024	Norwich City	0–2	Nordsjælland	Norwich
19:00 GMT			Nene 15' Hansen 28'	Stadium: Carrow Road

Fulham v Sparta Prague

26 November 2024	Fulham	3–1	Sparta Prague	New Malden
19:00 GMT	Loupalo-Bi 6', 47' Works 33'		Jedlička 78'	Stadium: Motspur Park

Liverpool v Nordsjælland

4 December 2024	Liverpool	3–4	Nordsjælland	Kirkby
19:00 GMT	Chiesa 11' Corness 70' Kone-Doherty 82'		Nene 3' Marxen 60' Hansen 66' Berthelsen 86'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

Norwich City v PSV Eindhoven

5 December 2024	Norwich City	2–0	PSV Eindhoven	Norwich
19:00 GMT	Aboh 75' Ogwuru 87'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 705 Referee: Paul Howard

Manchester United v Sparta Prague

7 December 2024	Manchester United	1–3	Sparta Prague	Carrington
19:00 GMT	Wheatley 8'	Report	Hruska 38', 40' Šiler 39'	Stadium: Carrington Attendance: 120 Referee: Paul Cooper

Fulham v Hertha Berlin

10 December 2024	Fulham	5–3	Hertha Berlin	New Malden
19:00 GMT	Gordon 29', 45' Osmand 36', 38', 49'		Aksakal 8' Wollschläger 74' Ndi 81'	Stadium: Motspur Park

Liverpool v Sparta Prague

15 January 2025	Liverpool	1–3	Sparta Prague	Kirkby
19:00 GMT	Danns 11'	Report	Šiler 22' Uhrinčať 41' Schánělec 69'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy Attendance: 125 Referee: Richard Aspinall

Manchester United v Nordsjælland

21 January 2025	Manchester United	1–3	Nordsjælland	Altrincham
19:00 GMT	Obi-Martin 77'	Report	Mohammed 28' Nene 30'	Stadium: J. Davidson Stadium Attendance: 346 Referee: David Westgate

Norwich City v Hertha Berlin

21 January 2025	Norwich City	2–4	Hertha Berlin	Colney
19:00 GMT	Aboh 30', 33'		Aksakal 50', 56' Michelbrink 53' Ajvazi 90+1'	Stadium: Avant Training Centre

Fulham v Nordsjælland

24 January 2025	Fulham	1–1	Nordsjælland	New Malden
19:00 GMT	Donnell 57'		Jóhannesson 25'	Stadium: Motspur Park

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brighton & Hove Albion (Q)	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8	12
2	Sporting CP (Q)	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9
3	Chelsea (E)	4	2	0	2	9	7	+2	6
4	Southampton (E)	4	2	0	2	10	11	−1	6
5	RB Leipzig (E)	4	2	0	2	7	10	−3	6
6	Crystal Palace (E)	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4
7	Real Sociedad (E)	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1	4
8	Anderlecht (E)	4	0	0	4	2	12	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2025. Source: Premier League
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Chelsea v RB Leipzig

28 August 2024	Chelsea	2–4	RB Leipzig	Kingston upon Thames
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kellyman 5', 46'		Ramsak 2' Akomeah 60' (o.g.) Russell-Denny 66' (o.g.) Weißbach 77'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Referee: Oliver Mackey

Crystal Palace v Real Sociedad

17 September 2024	Crystal Palace	2–2	Real Sociedad	Sutton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Nascimento 45' Umolu 61'		Osazuwa 1' Agote 69'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium

Chelsea v Anderlecht

1 October 2024	Chelsea	4–0	Anderlecht	Kingston upon Thames
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Morgan 21' George 32' Silcott-Duberry 82' Rak-Sakyi 90+3'			Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Brighton & Hove Albion v RB Leipzig

18 October 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	RB Leipzig	Lancing
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Duffus 40' Peupion 56' Ifill 63'	Report		Stadium: The American Express Elite Football Performance Centre

Crystal Palace v Sporting CP

18 October 2024	Crystal Palace	1–2	Sporting CP	Selhurst
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Umolu 52'	Report	Gonçalves 76', 83'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

Brighton & Hove Albion v Real Sociedad

22 October 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Real Sociedad	Lancing
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Duffus 24'	Report		Stadium: The American Express Elite Football Performance Centre Referee: Paul Howard

Southampton v RB Leipzig

29 October 2024	Southampton	4–1	RB Leipzig	Eastleigh
19:00 GMT	Charles 12' Dipepa 41' MacLeod 71', 79'		Masanka Bungi 83'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Referee: Paul Howard

Chelsea v Real Sociedad

26 November 2024	Chelsea	2–1	Real Sociedad	Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT	Vale 5' Washington 21'		Díaz 88'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Brighton & Hove Albion v Anderlecht

26 November 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Anderlecht	Lancing
19:00 GMT	Peupion 53' Ifill 69'	Report		Stadium: The American Express Elite Football Performance Centre

Crystal Palace v Anderlecht

10 December 2024	Crystal Palace	3–1	Anderlecht	Sutton
19:00 GMT	Marsh 28' (pen.) Jemide 31' Umolu 90+5'		van de Ven 37'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium

Southampton v Real Sociedad

10 December 2024	Southampton	3–4	Real Sociedad	Eastleigh
19:00 GMT	Dipepa 6' O'Brien-Whitmarsh 77' Ehibhatiomhan 90+3'		Arenzana 9' Gorosabel 60' Carrera 84' Agote 90+1'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Referee: Jason Richardson

Southampton v Sporting CP

19 December 2024	Southampton	0–5	Sporting CP	Eastleigh
19:00 GMT		Report	Silva 9' Brito 38', 71' Gonçalves 41' Moreira 80'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 290 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sporting CP

22 December 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Sporting CP	Lancing
13:00 GMT	Howell 31' Robertson 79'	Report		Stadium: The American Express Elite Football Performance Centre

Chelsea v Sporting CP

7 January 2025	Chelsea	1–2	Sporting CP	Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT	George 8'		Gonçalves 5' Silva 43'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Crystal Palace v RB Leipzig

17 January 2025	Crystal Palace	1–2	RB Leipzig	Sutton
19:00 GMT	Derry 15'		Sakar 4' Gerth 58' (pen.)	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium

Southampton v Anderlecht

21 January 2025	Southampton	3–1	Anderlecht	Eastleigh
19:00 GMT	Dipepa 28', 44' Amo-Ameyaw 61'	Report	Van de Ven 75'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 91 Referee: James Durkin

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

v

TBC

v

v

TBC

v

v

TBC

v

v

TBC

v

Semi-finals

v

TBC

v

v

TBC

v

Final

v

TBC

v

Top goalscorers

Players with more than one goal displayed
There were 229 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match (as of 5 February 2025).

6 goals

• Ensar Aksakal (Hertha Berlin)

5 goals

• Levy Nene (Norsjaelland)

4 goals

• Jaydon Banel (Ajax)
• Baylee Dipepa (Southampton)
• Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting CP)
• Callum Osmand (Fulham)
• João Veloso (Benfica)

3 goals

• Ken Aboh (Norwich City)
• Isaac Babadi (PSV Eindhoven)
• Brad Dolaghan (West Ham United)
• Romaric Etondé (Monaco)
• Oliver Irow (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Toni Majić (Dinamo Zagreb)
• Lucas Michal (Monaco)
• Jack Nadin (Nottingham Forest)
• Joan Tincres (Monaco)
• Jemiah Umolu (Crystal Palace)

2 goals

• Unax Agote (Real Sociedad)
• Dion Ajvazi (Hertha Berlin)
• Emir Bars (PSV Eindhoven)
• Alexandre Brito (Sporting CP)
• Joshua Duffus (Brighton & Hove Albion)
• Shio Fukuda (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
• Tyrique George (Chelsea)
• Lemar Gordon (Fulham)
• Mads Hansen (Nordsjaelland)
• Asier Hierro (Athletic Bilbao)
• Hynek Hruska (Sparta Prague)
• Markus Ifill (Brighton & Hove Albion)
• Omari Kellyman (Chelsea)
• Sekou Lega (Lyon)
• Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers)
• Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fulham)
• Rory MacLeod (Southampton)
• Ajay Matthews (Middlesbrough)
• Luka Menalo (Dinamo Zagreb)
• Cameron Peupion (Brighton & Hove Albion)
• Tyler Sackey (Reading)
• Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi (Sunderland)
• Radek Šiler (Sparta Prague)
• Gabriel Silva (Sporting CP)
• Jesper Uneken (PSV Eindhoven)
• Terry van de Ven (Anderlecht)