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
Runner-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)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

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
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	Cardiff
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
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	Bournemouth
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	Telford
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	Telford
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	Bournemouth
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	Wolverhampton
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	Bournemouth
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	Swansea
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	Swansea
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	Swansea
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	Leicester
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	Leicester
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	Liverpool
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	Leicester
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	London
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	London
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	London
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	Sunderland
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	Sunderland
19:00	Embleton 37' Molyneux 58'		McAlinden 85'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

3 November 2017	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	Hull City	Brighton
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	Brighton
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	Sunderland
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	Brighton
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	Birmingham
19:00	Mooney 1' O'Hare 81'			Stadium: Villa Park

17 March 2018	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Everton	Brighton
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	Wolverhampton
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	Swansea
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	Swansea
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	Leicester
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	Swansea
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.
^ @HeritagePark_BA (9 April 2018). "Attendance 242" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "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