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Premier League 2
Season2024–25
Matches played266
(260 RS, 6 PO)
Goals scored974 (3.66 per match)
(946 RS, 28 PO)
Top goalscorerDonnell McNeilly Chelsea U21s (13 goals)
(12 RS, 1 PO)
Divin Mubama Manchester City U21s (13 goals)
(11 RS, 2 PO)
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 run10 Matches
Manchester City U21s
(23 August 2024 – 13 January 2025)
Longest unbeaten run11 Matches
Manchester City U21s
(23 August 2024 – 17 January 2025)
Longest winless run16 Matches
Aston Villa U21s
(27 September 2024 – 18 April 2025)
Longest losing run8 Matches
Stoke City U21s
(23 August 2024 – 29 November 2024)
Highest attendance6,384 Norwich City U21s 3–5 Manchester United U21s September 28, 2024
Lowest attendance50 2 Matches
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2025.

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

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U21s (R) 20 15 2 3 61 23 +38 47 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
and Premier League International Cup
2 Fulham U21s 20 14 3 3 49 30 +19 45
3 Chelsea U21s 20 12 2 6 51 30 +21 38
4 West Ham United U21s 20 12 2 6 30 24 +6 38
5 Manchester United U21s 20 11 3 6 45 31 +14 36
6 Crystal Palace U21s 20 10 5 5 44 35 +9 35
7 Southampton U21s 20 10 4 6 38 31 +7 34
8 Arsenal U21s 20 10 3 7 44 38 +6 33
9 Newcastle United U21s 20 10 2 8 39 37 +2 32
10 Leicester City U21s 20 9 4 7 39 30 +9 31
11 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 20 8 6 6 39 22 +17 30
12 Everton U21s 20 8 5 7 41 43 −2 29
13 Sunderland U21s 20 8 4 8 48 35 +13 28 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 20 8 4 8 30 36 −6 28
15 Nottingham Forest U21s 20 8 3 9 32 28 +4 27
16 Liverpool U21s 20 7 6 7 29 31 −2 27
17 Leeds United U21s 20 6 7 7 27 32 −5 25
18 West Bromwich Albion U21s 20 7 4 9 33 42 −9 25
19 Middlesbrough U21s 20 7 1 12 27 43 −16 22
20 Reading U21s 20 6 3 11 26 45 −19 21
21 Blackburn Rovers U21s 20 6 2 12 31 47 −16 20
22 Tottenham Hotspur U21s 20 6 1 13 35 47 −12 19
23 Derby County U21s 20 5 4 11 27 43 −16 19
24 Norwich City U21s 20 5 3 12 29 49 −20 18
25 Stoke City U21s 20 4 3 13 26 43 −17 15
26 Aston Villa U21s 20 2 6 12 26 51 −25 12
Source: Premier League 2 Table
(R) Regular Season Champions

Results

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 U21s — 4–1 — 1–1 — — 2–2 — — — — 0–3 — 4–2 2–1 4–1 — 2–0 — — — 1–2 2–5 — — —
Aston Villa U21s — — 2–1 — — — 3–1 1–2 3–3 — — 2–2 — — — 2–3 0–3 — 1–3 — — 2–2 — — — 0–4
Blackburn Rovers U21s 3–4 — — — — 2–7 — — 2–3 — 3–2 — 1–3 1–3 3–2 — 2–0 3–2 — — — — — 2–2 — —
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s — 1–1 — — — 10–0 2–1 — 1–3 — 1–1 2–1 — 0–1 — — — — — — — — 5–1 — 0–2 1–1
Chelsea U21s 2–1 4–1 — — — — — 1–1 — 1–1 3–1 — — 2–0 — — — — 3–0 0–2 — — 1–2 1–2 — —
Crystal Palace U21s 2–2 3–0 — — 2–4 — — — 0–1 — — 3–3 — — — — 2–2 2–1 1–1 — — — 5–1 — — 0–1
Derby County U21s — — 0–0 — 2–6 — — — — 1–2 — — 2–3 — — 1–0 — — — 0–0 — — 2–1 4–1 0–1 4–1
Everton U21s 1–2 — 3–1 1–0 — — — — — 1–3 — — — — — — 3–4 2–4 3–3 1–2 4–1 4–3 — — — —
Fulham U21s 6–3 — — — 0–6 — 4–0 2–2 — 2–1 3–1 — 1–1 — 2–0 — — 0–1 — — — 5–2 — — — —
Leeds United U21s — 1–1 2–4 1–1 — 1–1 — — — — — — — 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–1 — — — — — — 2–1 1–2 —
Leicester City U21s — 3–1 — — — 0–2 2–1 1–1 — — — — — — 3–1 — — — — 1–2 4–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 — —
Liverpool U21s — — — — 0–3 — 3–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–2 — 3–1 — 0–1 — — — — — — — — 0–5 1–1 4–1
Manchester City U21s — 4–1 — 2–1 5–0 2–3 — 5–0 — — — — — — — 4–0 5–0 — — — 2–2 — 2–0 — 4–1 —
Manchester United U21s — 2–1 — — — — — — 0–1 — — 0–1 1–3 — — — — 3–3 — 5–1 4–1 — 2–0 5–1 1–0 —
Middlesbrough U21s — 4–2 — 0–3 1–3 — — — — — — — 0–3 — — 0–2 — 1–4 1–3 1–0 — — — 2–1 1–1 —
Newcastle United U21s — — 2–0 — 3–2 1–0 — 2–2 — — 3–6 — — 0–2 — — — — 7–1 — 4–1 1–1 — — 0–1 —
Norwich City U21s 0–3 — — 1–1 1–3 — — — — — 1–5 — — 3–5 1–3 — — 0–3 — — 0–3 0–3 — 6–1 — —
Nottingham Forest U21s — — — 0–1 2–4 — 1–1 — — 0–1 2–0 — 2–3 — — 2–3 — — — 0–2 1–0 — — — — 2–0
Reading U21s — — 1–0 2–0 — — 0–1 — 1–5 — — 1–1 — 1–4 — — 1–2 0–2 — — 1–5 — — — 0–3 —
Southampton U21s — — 3–0 2–4 — 0–2 — — 5–0 — — 1–1 — — — 4–2 2–3 — — — — 3–3 2–1 — — 2–1
Stoke City U21s 0–1 1–1 — — — 1–2 5–3 — 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 — — 1–3 — — — — 0–3 — — — — — 4–1
Sunderland U21s — — — — — — 6–0 — — 3–0 — 2–3 2–3 5–2 3–2 — — 0–0 1–2 — — — 2–3 — — 5–0
Tottenham Hotspur U21s — — 4–0 — — — — 4–5 1–4 0–3 — 2–0 — — 6–1 0–1 1–1 — 1–4 — — — — — — 2–3
West Bromwich Albion U21s 4–3 — — 0–4 — 0–2 — 0–1 — — — — 0–5 — — 3–1 — — 3–1 1–1 5–0 2–1 — — — —
West Ham United U21s 1–0 — 2–1 — 3–2 2–5 — — 0–3 — 2–3 — — — — — 1–0 — — 5–1 1–0 1–0 — — — —
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 1–3 — 0–2 — — — — 4–2 — 4–1 1–1 — 3–1 1–1 — — — — 1–0 — — — — 1–1 1–0 —
Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Elimination Playoffs

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 Manchester City U21s 2
16 Liverpool U21s 1
1 Manchester City U21s
8 Arsenal U21s
8 Arsenal U21s 2
9 Newcastle United U21s 1
 
 
5 Manchester United U21s 4
12 Everton U21s 2
5 Manchester United U21s
4 West Ham United U21s
4 West Ham United U21s 3
13 Sunderland U21s 1
 
 
6 Crystal Palace U21s
11 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s
 
3 Chelsea U21s
3 Chelsea U21s 4
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 0
 
 
7 Southampton U21s
10 Leicester City U21s
 
 
2 Fulham U21s
15 Nottingham Forest U21s

Round of 16

Arsenal U21s2–1Newcastle United U21s
 Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Harry Wager
Manchester City U21s2–1 (a.e.t.)Liverpool U21s
 Report
Attendance: 541
Referee: Aaron Jackson
Manchester United U21s4–2Everton U21s
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Aaron Bannister
West Ham United U21s3–1Sunderland U21s
 Report
Rush Green Stadium, Romford
Attendance: 111
Referee: Jason Richardson
Chelsea U21s4–0Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s
 Report
Attendance: 252
Referee: William Davis
Southampton U21s5–3 (a.e.t.)Leicester City U21s
 Report
Attendance: 165
Referee: Elliott Swallow
Crystal Palace U21svBrighton & Hove Albion U21s
Report
Crystal Palace Training Ground, Beckenham
Fulham U21svNottingham Forest U21s
Report

Quarterfinals

Manchester City U21svArsenal U21s
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Semifinals

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Final

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Player of the Month

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]
December England Harry Howell Brighton & Hove Albion U21s [6]
January England Dom Ballard Southampton U21s [7]
February England Divin Mubama Manchester City U21s [8]
March England Emre Tezgel Stoke City U21s [9]

Professional Development League

Professional Development League 2
Season2024–25
Matches played316
Goals scored1,207 (3.82 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Adu-Adjei AFC Bournemouth U21s
(19 goals)
Biggest home winCoventry City U21s 14–0 Colchester United U21s
(21 January 2025) Record
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
Coventry City U21s 14–0 Colchester United U21s
(21 January 2025) Record
Longest winning run11 Matches
AFC Bournemouth U21s (7 March 2025 – Present)
Longest unbeaten run13 Matches
Brentford U21s (1 October 2024 – 17 February 2025)
Sheffield United U21s (12 August 2024 – 15 November 2024)
Longest winless run12 Matches
Colchester United U21s (6 January 2025 – 1 April 2025)
Longest losing run8 Matches
Colchester United U21s (6 January 2025 – 7 March 2025)
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2025.

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 nine years their academy was given Category Two status.[10]

Tables

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield United U21s (Q) 29 19 7 3 81 28 +53 64 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Burnley U21s (Q) 30 18 2 10 85 37 +48 56
3 Hull City U21s 29 16 0 13 59 54 +5 48
4 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 29 13 5 11 49 49 0 44
5 Coventry City U21s 27 13 3 11 64 47 +17 42
6 Peterborough United U21s 28 11 2 15 42 61 −19 35
7 Fleetwood Town U21s 28 10 4 14 40 56 −16 34
8 Birmingham City U21s 28 8 4 16 45 73 −28 28
9 Barnsley U21s 29 6 9 14 39 59 −20 27
10 Wigan Athletic U21s 29 7 5 17 45 59 −14 26
11 Crewe Alexandra U21s 28 6 6 16 38 70 −32 24
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2025. Source: Professional Development League table
(Q) Guaranteed qualification to the Play-Offs

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC Bournemouth U21s 29 19 4 6 79 45 +34 61 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Brentford U21s 29 19 4 6 69 46 +23 61
3 Millwall U21s 29 18 6 5 65 35 +30 60
4 Charlton Athletic U21s 29 16 7 6 81 42 +39 55
5 Ipswich Town U21s 29 11 8 10 59 62 −3 41
6 Cardiff City U21s 28 12 5 11 39 45 −6 41
7 Bristol City U21s 28 10 7 11 59 60 −1 37
8 Watford U21s 29 11 4 14 53 58 −5 37
9 Swansea City U21s 29 11 4 14 47 57 −10 37
10 Queens Park Rangers U21s 29 7 4 18 46 72 −26 25
11 Colchester United U21s 30 3 4 23 23 92 −69 13
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2025. Source: Professional Development League table

Results

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 0–4 2–4 2–0 3–3 1–0 3–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 — — 0–4 — 0–4 — 1–2 — 29 Apr — 1–1
Birmingham City U21s 2–3 — 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–4 — — 3–4 — 0–3 — 4–1 — 28 Apr —
Burnley U21s 3–1 8–1 — 5–0 3–1 0–2 4–0 5–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 — 1–2 — — 0–4 — 3–3 — 6–0 — 4–1
Coventry City U21s 2–2 8–0 2–6 — 2 May 1–2 0–4 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 29 Apr — 9 May — — 14–0 — 3–4 — 2–1 —
Crewe Alexandra U21s 2–2 4–2 0–5 0–1 — 3–3 3–4 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 — 28 Apr — 4–2 — — 0–3 — 0–1 — 3–0
Fleetwood Town U21s 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–2 — 1–3 5–0 2 May 2–1 2–0 1–4 — 29 Apr — 0–4 — — 2–1 — 3–1 —
Hull City U21s 2–1 5–0 1–4 0–2 4–1 5–1 — 4–1 0–3 2–1 3–1 — 2–1 — 29 Apr — 4–0 — — 3–1 — 1–3
Peterborough United U21s 0–1 2 May 2–5 3–2 0–1 3–2 3–1 — 2–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 — 4–2 — 29 Apr — 2–3 — — 1–2 —
Sheffield United U21s 0–0 5–2 1–0 3–4 10–1 5–1 3–1 5–1 — 2–1 2–1 — 6–0 — 2–0 — 3–0 — 1–1 — — 8–2
Sheffield Wednesday U21s 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–4 3–0 0–2 — 2–1 2–2 — 4–4 — 0–5 — 28 Apr — 4–3 — —
Wigan Athletic U21s 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–3 1–3 — — 1–1 — 1–3 — 4–1 — 29 Apr — 3–1 —
AFC Bournemouth U21s 4–3 — 3–2 — 4–3 — 2–0 — 3–1 — 2 May — 8–1 2–0 4–0 2–3 2–0 7–0 3–1 2–5 4–0 4–1
Brentford U21s 5 May 2–0 — 1–0 — 2–0 — 2–1 — 1–1 — 3–0 — 4–3 0–1 3–2 3–2 5–2 3–1 4–1 3–0 2–2
Bristol City U21s — 5 May 1–3 — 2–0 — 4–2 — 1–1 — 4–2 5–0 0–4 — 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–4 3–2
Cardiff City U21s 1–0 — 6 May 1–1 — 2–0 — 4–0 — 0–1 — 0–0 0–3 4–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2 May
Charlton Athletic U21s — 3–1 — 6 May 1–1 — 6–0 — 1–1 — 4–2 1–2 1–6 1–1 6–1 — 8–1 2–2 1–0 6–3 3–1 2–1
Colchester United U21s 1–3 — 0–3 — 5 May 0–0 — 0–1 — 0–1 — 0–4 1–2 4–2 0–1 2–2 — 1–2 0–1 2–3 2–0 0–3
Ipswich Town U21s — 6–1 — 4–1 — 6 May 0–2 — 0–1 — 2–2 1–2 1–2 3–4 5–1 1–5 1–1 — 3–3 3–2 3–2 2–1
Millwall U21s 4–1 — 1–1 — 4–0 — 2 May 2–1 — 1–1 — 2–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 — 0–0 5–0 4–2
Queens Park Rangers U21s — 0–2 — 0–6 — 1–1 — 6 May 0–6 — 3–1 1–4 1–5 0–1 2–1 2–2 7–0 2–3 0–2 — 1–3 0–0
Swansea City U21s 0–0 — 2–0 — 4–0 — 1–0 — 5 May 3–1 — 2–2 3–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 3–4 0–5 — 1–3
Watford U21s — 0–4 — 1–2 — 1–0 — 1–2 — 5 May 4–1 1–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 2–3 7–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2025. Source: Professional Development League Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

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Professional Development League National Final

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