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2018–19 Premier League Cup

The 2018–19 Premier League Cup was the sixth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Aston Villa, who won the 2017–18 competition.[1]

2018–19 Premier League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams36
Defending championsAston Villa
Final positions
ChampionsEverton
Runner-upNewcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played115
Goals scored382 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ryan Edmondson (8 goals)

Participants edit

Qualifying round edit

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

29 August 2018 Notts County 6–0Newport CountyIlkeston
145:00
Report 1 Report 2 Stadium: New Manor Ground
29 August 2018 Southend United1–2 Oxford United Southend-on-Sea
19:00
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall
30 August 2018 Bristol Rovers0–1 Exeter City Bristol
19:00 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
4 September 2018 Plymouth Argyle 2–1PortsmouthPlymouth
19:00
Report 1 Report 2
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 366[2]
Referee: Steve Annis

Group stage edit

Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.


Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Stoke City 6 4 1 1 17 8 +9 13
Sunderland 6 4 0 2 18 13 +5 12
Peterborough United 6 2 0 4 11 18 −7 6
Charlton Athletic 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
8 October 2018 Sunderland 2–0 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
19:00
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 145[4]
15 October 2018 Stoke City 3–2 Peterborough United Leek
19:00
Stadium: Harrison Park
8 November 2018 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Stoke City London
13:00 Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium
19 November 2018 Peterborough United 1–4 Sunderland Peterborough
19:00
Stadium: London Road Stadium
21 January 2019 Peterborough United 2–1 Stoke City Peterborough
14:00
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
21 January 2019 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Sunderland London
19:00
Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium
28 January 2019 Stoke City 6–2 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
19:00
Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground
7 February 2019 Peterborough United 0–3 Charlton Athletic Peterborough
14:00
Stadium: London Road Stadium
11 February 2019 Stoke City 4–1 Charlton Athletic Leek
19:00
Stadium: Harrison Park
11 February 2019 Sunderland 6–2 Peterborough United Sunderland
19:00
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 112[5]
25 February 2019 Charlton Athletic 1–4 Peterborough United London
13:00
Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium
25 February 2019 Sunderland 1–3 Stoke City Sunderland
19:00
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Everton 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14
Blackburn Rovers 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 10
Sheffield United 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9
Doncaster Rovers 6 0 1 5 6 20 −14 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
5 October 2018 Everton 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Southport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue
5 October 2018 Sheffield United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Stocksbridge
19:00
Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground
6 November 2018 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Sheffield United Doncaster
19:00
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
9 November 2018 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Everton Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 231[6]
30 November 2018 Sheffield United 0–1 Everton Stocksbridge
14:00
Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground
3 December 2018 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Doncaster Rovers Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 128[7]
21 January 2019 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Sheffield United Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
21 January 2019 Doncaster Rovers 3–3 Everton Doncaster
19:00
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
8 February 2019 Sheffield United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Stocksbridge
14:00
Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground
8 February 2019 Everton 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Southport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue
24 February 2019 Everton 2–1 Sheffield United Southport
14:00
Report
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 186
25 February 2019 Doncaster Rovers 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Doncaster
19:00
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Burnley 6 2 3 1 9 12 −3 9
AFC Bournemouth 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8
Liverpool 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
West Bromwich Albion 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2019. Source: [3]
6 October 2018 AFC Bournemouth 7–1 Burnley Bournemouth
13:00
Stadium: Dean Court
7 October 2018 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Liverpool West Bromwich
12:30
Stadium: The Hawthorns
9 November 2018 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Bournemouth
19:00
Morton   10' Stadium: Dean Court
11 November 2018 Liverpool 1–1 Burnley Kirkby
13:00
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
30 November 2018 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Burnley Hednesford
19:00
Stadium: Keys Park
2 December 2018 Liverpool 1–1 AFC Bournemouth Kirkby
12:00
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
18 January 2019 Burnley 4–2 AFC Bournemouth Ashton-under-Lyne
13:00
Stadium: Tameside Stadium
20 January 2019 Liverpool 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Kirkby
13:00
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
8 February 2019 Burnley 0–0 Liverpool Bamber Bridge
14:00 Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
11 February 2019 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 AFC Bournemouth Hednesford
19:00
Stadium: Keys Park
24 February 2019 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Liverpool Bournemouth
13:00
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 1,830[8]
1 March 2019 Burnley 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Ashton-under-Lyne
14:00
Stadium: Tameside Stadium

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nottingham Forest 6 5 1 0 17 6 +11 16
Leicester City 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Exeter City 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6
Norwich City 6 0 3 3 5 12 −7 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2019. Source: [3]
5 October 2018 Leicester City 3–0 Norwich City Leicester
19:00
Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 225[9]
7 October 2018 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Exeter City Alfreton
14:00
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 98[10]
8 November 2018 Exeter City 1–1 Norwich City Exeter
19:00
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 253[11]
12 November 2018 Leicester City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Leicester
19:00
Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 286[12]
30 November 2018 Norwich City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
19:00
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
16 January 2019 Leicester City 1–1 Exeter City Leicester
19:00
Stadium: Holmes Park
21 January 2019 Exeter City 0–5 Nottingham Forest Exeter
19:00 Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 333[13]
21 January 2019 Norwich City 1–1 Leicester City Norwich
19:00
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
Attendance: 200[14]
11 February 2019 Norwich City 0–3 Exeter City Norwich
19:00
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
21 February 2019 Exeter City 1–1 Leicester City Exeter
19:00
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 404[15]
25 February 2019 Nottingham Forest 3–3 Norwich City Alfreton
15:00
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 92[16]
28 February 2019 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Leicester City Alfreton
13:00
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 94[17]

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Swansea City 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
Oxford United 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
Hull City 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2019. Source: [3]
4 October 2018 Oxford United 1–0 Swansea City Thame
19:00
Stadium: Meadow View Park
Attendance: 250[18]
5 October 2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Hull City Telford
19:00
Stadium: New Bucks Head
10 November 2018 Swansea City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea
12:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
12 November 2018 Hull City 2–1 Oxford United Kingston upon Hull
19:00
Stadium: East Riding County Football Association
30 November 2018 Swansea City 2–1 Hull City Swansea
19:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
3 December 2018 Oxford United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Thame
19:00
Stadium: Meadow View Park
Attendance: 187[19]
19 January 2019 Swansea City 2–0 Oxford United Swansea
12:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
21 January 2019 Hull City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Kingston upon Hull
19:00
Stadium: East Riding County Football Association
12 February 2019 Oxford United 3–0 Hull City Thame
19:00
Stadium: Meadow View Park
Attendance: 156[20]
22 February 2019 Hull City 2–2 Swansea City Kingston upon Hull
19:00
Stadium: East Riding County Football Association
22 February 2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Oxford United Wolverhampton
19:00
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 918[21]
26 February 2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Swansea City Wolverhampton
18:00
Stadium: Compton Park Training Ground

Group F edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Derby County 6 4 1 1 18 4 +14 13
Aston Villa 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 12
Plymouth Argyle 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
Bristol City 6 0 2 4 4 25 −21 2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
4 October 2018 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Derby County Plymouth
19:00 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 281[22]
5 October 2018 Aston Villa 8–0 Bristol City Birmingham
19:00
Stadium: Villa Park
8 November 2018 Derby County 0–1 Aston Villa Loughborough
19:00
Stadium: Loughborough University
9 November 2018 Bristol City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Bristol
19:00 Stadium: Ashton Gate
30 November 2018 Aston Villa 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Birmingham
19:00
Stadium: Villa Park
30 November 2018 Bristol City 1–3 Derby County Stroud
19:00
Stadium: South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
18 January 2019 Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa Stroud
19:00
Stadium: South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
21 January 2019 Derby County 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Loughborough
19:00
Stadium: Loughborough University
11 February 2019 Aston Villa 1–2 Derby County Walsall
19:00
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
11 February 2019 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Bristol City Plymouth
19:00
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 128[23]
24 February 2019 Derby County 8–1 Bristol City Loughborough
13:00
Stadium: Loughborough University
25 February 2019 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Aston Villa Plymouth
19:00
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 212[24]

Group G edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Reading 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13
Fulham 6 4 0 2 16 5 +11 12
Birmingham City 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
Colchester United 6 0 0 6 3 24 −21 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2019. Source: [3]
5 October 2018 Colchester United 1–3 Reading Colchester
19:00
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
6 October 2018 Birmingham City 1–2 Fulham Solihull
12:00
Stadium: Damson Park
10 November 2018 Fulham 5–0 Colchester United London
13:00
Stadium: Craven Cottage
12 November 2018 Reading 3–0 Birmingham City Woking
19:00
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
3 December 2018 Colchester United 0–4 Birmingham City Colchester
19:00
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
3 December 2018 Reading 2–1 Fulham Woking
19:00
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
18 January 2019 Fulham 1–2 Birmingham City London
15:00
Stadium: Motspur Park
18 January 2019 Reading 5–1 Colchester United Woking
19:00
  • Nolan   34'
  • Trialist A   59', 88'
  • Trialist B   72'
  • Trialist C   79'
  • Trialist   8'
 Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
8 February 2019 Birmingham City 2–2 Reading Solihull
14:00
Stadium: Damson Park
11 February 2019 Colchester United 0–5 Fulham Colchester
19:00
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
22 February 2019 Birmingham City 2–1 Colchester United Nuneaton
12:00
Stadium: Liberty Way
22 February 2019 Fulham 2–0 Reading London
14:00
Stadium: Motspur Park


Group H edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Leeds United 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12
Newcastle United 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
Southampton 6 3 1 2 18 10 +8 10
Notts County 6 0 1 5 6 24 −18 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
4 October 2018 Newcastle United 2–1 Notts County Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
Stadium: Northumberland Football Association
Attendance: 127[25]
5 October 2018 Southampton 2–1 Leeds United Marchwood
19:00
Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 100[26]
25 October 2018 Notts County 0–5 Leeds United Ilkeston
14:00
Stadium: New Manor Ground
9 November 2018 Southampton 1–1 Newcastle United Marchwood
19:00
Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0[27]
28 November 2018 Notts County 0–7 Southampton Ilkeston
14:00 Report
Stadium: New Manor Ground
Attendance: 0[28]
30 November 2018 Newcastle United 2–0 Leeds United Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
Report Stadium: Northumberland Football Association
Attendance: 268[29]
21 January 2019 Leeds United 3–2 Southampton Tadcaster
19:00
Stadium: Ings Lane
Attendance: 2,894[30]
22 January 2019 Notts County 2–2 Newcastle United Ilkeston
14:00
Report
Stadium: New Manor Ground
Attendance: 120 estimated
8 February 2019 Newcastle United 3–0 Southampton Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00
Report Stadium: Northumberland Football Association
Attendance: 165[31]
15 February 2019 Leeds United 2–1 Notts County Guiseley
19:00
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 677[32]
22 February 2019 Southampton 6–2 Notts County Marchwood
19:00
Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0[33]
25 February 2019 Leeds United 3–1 Newcastle United Guiseley
19:00
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 1,012[34]

Knockout stages edit

Round of 16 edit

14 March 2019 Leeds United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		FulhamGuiseley
19:00
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 975[35]
Penalties
15 March 2019 Reading1–2 Newcastle United Woking
13:00
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
15 March 2019 Nottingham Forest 2–1AFC BournemouthNottingham
13:00
Stadium: City Ground
15 March 2019 Burnley 1–0Leicester CityBurnley
14:30
Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
15 March 2019 Stoke City1–4 Blackburn Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
18:30
Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground
15 March 2019 Swansea City 2–0Aston VillaSwansea
19:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
17 March 2019 Derby County 2–1 (a.e.t.)Wolverhampton WanderersDerby
13:00
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
29 March 2019 Everton 2–1SunderlandSouthport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue

Quarter–final edit

29 March 2019 Burnley1–3 Leeds United Burnley
14:30
Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors[36]
29 March 2019 Nottingham Forest0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 Swansea City Alfreton
15:00 Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 150[37]
Penalties
1 April 2019 Newcastle United 3–2 (a.e.t.)Derby CountyNewcastle-upon-Tyne
13:00
Report
Stadium: Northumberland Football Association
Attendance: 142
23 April 2019 Everton 2–1Blackburn RoversLiverpool
19:00
Stadium: Goodison Park

Semi–final edit

23 April 2019 Leeds United0–3 Newcastle United Guiseley
19:00 Report
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 3,051
4 May 2019 Swansea City0–2 Everton Swansea
12:00
Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Final edit

Everton1–0Newcastle United
 Report

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

Everton
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   POR João Virgínia
2 DF   WAL Ryan Astley
3 DF   ZIM Brendan Galloway
4 DF   NED Nathangelo Markelo
5 DF   ENG Morgan Feeney
6 MF   ENG Lewis Gibson
7 MF   ENG Josh Bowler
8 MF   ENG Dennis Adeniran
9 FW   SCO Fraser Hornby
10 FW   GER Bassala Sambou
11 MF   ENG Antony Evans
Substitutes:
12 FW   WAL Nathan Broadhead
13 GK   POL Mateusz Hewelt
14 DF   ENG Matty Foulds
15 MF   ENG Alex Denny
16 DF   ENG Kyle John
Coach:   David Unsworth
Newcastle United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Nathan Harker
2 DF   ENG Jamie Sterry
3 DF   ENG Liam Gibson
4 MF   ENG Owen Bailey
5 DF   ENG Lewis Cass
6 DF   ENG Kelland Watts
7 FW   ENG Thomas Allan
8 MF   LBR Mohammed Sangare
9 FW   ENG Luke Charman
10 MF   ENG Matty Longstaff
11 MF   ENG Callum Roberts
Substitutes:
12 DF   ENG Oliver Walters
13 GK   FIN Otto Huuhtanen
14 DF   ENG Rosaire Longelo
15 FW   DEN Elias Sørensen
16 FW   SUI Yannick Toure
Coach:   Chris Hogg

See also edit

References edit

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