2024–25 Professional U21 Development League

Premier League 2

Season	2024–25
Matches played	64
Goals scored	242 (3.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Ethan Wheatley, Harry Whitwell (5 goals)
Biggest home win	Norwich City U21s 6–1 West Bromwich Albion U21s (16 August 2024) West Bromwich Albion U21s 5–0 Stoke City U21s Manchester City U21s 5–0 Everton U21s (1 September 2024)
Biggest away win	Blackburn Rovers U21s 2–7 Crystal Palace U21s (23 August 2024)
Highest scoring	Blackburn Rovers U21s 2–7 Crystal Palace U21s (23 August 2024)
Longest winning run	5 matches West Ham United U21s,
Longest unbeaten run	5 matches West Ham United U21s
Longest winless run	5 matches Blackburn Rovers U21s Middlesbrough U21s Stoke City U21s
Longest losing run	5 matches Blackburn Rovers U21s Middlesbrough U21s
Highest attendance	6,384 Norwich City U21s 3–5 Manchester United U21s September 28, 2024
Lowest attendance	50
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 30 September 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.

Premier League 2

Table

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

Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. Source: Premier League 2 Table

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 U21	—	4–1	—	1 Dec	—	—	4 Apr	—	—	—	—	0–3	—	4–2	14 Feb	21 Feb	—	24 Jan	—	—	—	16 Dec	5 Oct	—	—	—
Aston Villa U21	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	3–1	28 Feb	24 Jan	—	—	14 Mar	—	—	—	5 Oct	2 Dec	—	7 Feb	—	—	11 Apr	—	—	—	15 Dec
Blackburn Rovers U21	28 Oct	—	—	—	—	2–7	—	—	14 Apr	—	7 Oct	—	10 Feb	1–3	20 Jan	—	3 Mar	24 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	29 Nov	—	—
Brighton & Hove Albion U21	—	23 Feb	—	—	—	5 Oct	25 Oct	—	14 Mar	—	19 Jan	6 Apr	—	26 Jan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15 Dec	—	0–2	1–1
Chelsea U21	1 Nov	4 Apr	—	—	—	—	—	1–1	—	7 Feb	25 Oct	—	—	21 Feb	—	—	—	—	10 Jan	24 Jan	—	—	1–2	1–2	—	—
Crystal Palace U21	3 Mar	17 Feb	—	—	14 Apr	—	—	—	6 Jan	—	—	16 Dec	—	—	—	—	27 Jan	2–1	1–1	—	—	—	1 Nov	—	—	20 Jan
Derby County U21	—	—	27 Jan	—	29 Nov	—	—	—	—	14 Feb	—	—	2–3	—	—	1–0	—	—	—	11 Apr	—	—	10 Jan	1 Nov	28 Feb	4–1
Everton U21	14 Mar	—	3–1	7 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	17 Jan	—	—	—	—	—	—	7 Apr	29 Nov	3–3	14 Feb	2 Nov	4–3	—	—	—	—
Fulham U21	18 Jan	—	—	—	4 Oct	—	13 Dec	21 Feb	—	29 Nov	3–1	—	4 Apr	—	10 Feb	—	—	3 Mar	—	—	—	5–2	—	—	—	—
Leeds United U21	—	1–1	13 Dec	3 Mar	—	1–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10 Jan	4 Apr	1 Nov	24 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	—	7 Oct	27 Jan	—
Leicester City U21	—	1 Nov	—	—	—	13 Jan	24 Feb	16 Dec	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1	—	—	—	—	1–2	4–0	25 Jan	3 Mar	7 Apr	—	—
Liverpool U21	—	—	—	—	16 Feb	—	3–1	26 Oct	—	13 Apr	1–2	—	3–1	—	2 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19 Jan	12 Jan	3 Nov
Manchester City U21	—	4–1	—	10 Jan	28 Feb	16 Mar	—	5–0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11 Apr	1 Nov	—	—	—	17 Jan	—	17 Feb	—	5 Oct	—
Manchester United U21	—	18 Jan	—	—	—	—	—	—	15 Feb	—	—	5 Oct	1–3	—	—	—	—	5 Apr	—	14 Dec	4–1	—	8 Feb	15 Mar	30 Nov	—
Middlesbrough U21	—	25 Oct	—	0–3	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21 Feb	—	—	10 Jan	—	2 Nov	1–3	16 Mar	—	—	—	26 Jan	11 Apr	—
Newcastle United U21	—	—	2–0	—	16 Dec	29 Nov	—	24 Jan	—	—	14 Feb	—	—	25 Oct	—	—	—	—	7 Apr	—	28 Feb	1–1	—	—	0–1	—
Norwich City U21	13 Jan	—	—	14 Feb	14 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	7 Feb	—	—	3–5	13 Dec	—	—	0–3	—	—	11 Apr	25 Oct	—	6–1	—	—
Nottingham Forest U21	—	—	—	0–1	20 Jan	—	10 Feb	—	—	28 Oct	14 Apr	—	16 Dec	—	—	17 Mar	—	—	—	4 Oct	17 Feb	—	—	—	—	2–0
Reading U21s	—	—	1 Nov	14 Apr	—	—	20 Jan	—	1–5	—	—	29 Nov	—	28 Feb	—	—	7 Oct	0–2	—	—	27 Jan	—	—	—	24 Feb	—
Southampton U21	—	—	4 Apr	1 Nov	—	25 Oct	—	—	10 Jan	—	—	7 Feb	—	—	—	17 Jan	2–3	—	—	—	—	21 Feb	2–1	—	—	28 Feb
Stoke City U21	0–1	10 Jan	—	—	—	9 Feb	14 Mar	—	27 Oct	1–1	—	21 Feb	—	—	4 Oct	—	—	—	—	29 Nov	—	—	—	—	—	4 Apr
Sunderland U21	—	—	—	—	—	—	7 Oct	—	—	17 Mar	—	2–3	30 Nov	1 Nov	3–2	—	—	10 Jan	17 Feb	—	—	—	7 Apr	—	—	10 Feb
Tottenham Hotspur U21	—	—	15 Mar	—	—	—	—	13 Apr	1–4	0–3	—	26 Jan	—	—	29 Nov	0–1	20 Jan	—	25 Oct	—	—	—	—	—	—	21 Feb
West Bromwich Albion U21	12 Apr	—	—	0–4	—	22 Feb	—	11 Jan	—	—	—	—	26 Oct	—	—	8 Feb	—	—	16 Dec	1–1	5–0	1 Mar	—	—	—	—
West Ham United U21	7 Feb	—	14 Feb	—	3–2	5 Apr	—	—	1 Nov	—	14 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—	—	5–1	14 Dec	18 Jan	—	—	—	—
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	1–3	—	10 Jan	—	—	—	—	4 Oct	—	4–1	29 Nov	—	27 Jan	14 Apr	—	—	—	—	17 Mar	—	—	—	—	17 Feb	25 Oct	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Professional Development League

Professional Development League 2

Season	2024–25
Matches played	75
Goals scored	283 (3.77 per match)
Top goalscorer	Henry Hearn, Ryan Huke, Billy Phillips, Jonny Stuttle, Tom Taylor, Ben Wodskou (6 goals)
Biggest home win	Sheffield United U21s 6–0 Brentford U21s (20 August 2024) Charlton Athletic U21s 6–0 Hull City U21s (27 August 2024) Sheffield United U21s 8–2 Watford U21s (2 September 2024) Burnley U21s 6–0 Queens Park Rangers U21s (17 September 2024)
Biggest away win	Queens 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 8–2 Watford U21s (2 September 2024)
Longest winning run	6 matches Sheffield United U21s
Longest unbeaten run	7 matches Charlton Athletic U21s Sheffield United U18s
Longest winless run	5 matches Barnsley U21s Crewe Alexandra U21s Wigan Athletic U21s
Longest losing run	4 matches Crewe Alexandra U21s
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 1 October 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 are the defending champions. Brentford returned to the league after 9 years their academy was given category 2 status.

Tables

North Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sheffield United U21s	7	6	1	0	25	3	+22	19	Qualification for Knock-out stage
2	Hull City U21s	8	5	0	3	14	14	0	15
3	Burnley U21s	8	3	2	3	18	14	+4	11
4	Peterborough United U21s	4	3	0	1	9	5	+4	9
5	Birmingham City U21s	7	3	0	4	16	18	−2	9
6	Sheffield Wednesday U21s	6	2	2	2	10	14	−4	8
7	Fleetwood Town U21s	7	2	1	4	8	12	−4	7
8	Barnsley U21s	8	2	1	5	12	19	−7	7
9	Wigan Athletic U21s	8	1	2	5	11	19	−8	5
10	Crewe Alexandra U21s	8	1	2	5	6	15	−9	5
11	Coventry City U21s	4	1	0	3	9	9	0	3

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2024. Source: Professional Development League table

South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Charlton Athletic U21s	8	6	1	1	28	11	+17	19	Qualification for Knock-out stage
2	Cardiff City U21s	7	4	1	2	12	9	+3	13
3	AFC Bournemouth U21s	8	4	1	3	17	21	−4	13
4	Bristol City U21s	7	3	2	2	17	10	+7	11
5	Ipswich Town U21s	7	3	2	2	16	10	+6	11
6	Millwall U21s	7	3	2	2	12	11	+1	11
7	Queens Park Rangers U21s	8	3	1	4	10	24	−14	10
8	Watford U21s	7	3	0	4	12	20	−8	9
9	Swansea City U21s	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	7
10	Brentford U21s	6	2	1	3	9	11	−2	7
11	Colchester United U21s	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	4

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2024. 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	—	5 Nov	28 Jan	4 Mar	4 Oct	3 Dec	14 Mar	3–4	22 Oct	17 Dec	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	25 Oct	21 Mar	15 Nov	6 Jan	9 Dec	7 Apr	—	—	3–4	—	0–3	—	4–1	—	28 Apr	—
Burnley U21s	15 Oct	3 Dec	—	29 Oct	3–1	18 Mar	17 Dec	21 Jan	7 Jan	4 Mar	18 Feb	—	8 Apr	—	—	0–4	—	3–3	—	6–0	—	22 Apr
Coventry City U21s	19 Nov	15 Oct	11 Feb	—	25 Feb	21 Oct	0–4	10 Dec	11 Mar	14 Jan	25 Mar	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	12 Nov	—	3–4	—	22 Apr	—
Crewe Alexandra U21s	20 Jan	21 Oct	13 Jan	4 Nov	—	3 Mar	2 Dec	14 Oct	10 Feb	17 Mar	1–1	—	28 Apr	—	7 Apr	—	—	0–3	—	0–1	—	3–0
Fleetwood Town U21s	11 Mar	14 Jan	10 Dec	18 Feb	19 Nov	—	21 Jan	25 Feb	25 Mar	29 Oct	15 Oct	1–4	—	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	2–1	—	3–1	—
Hull City U21s	10 Dec	11 Feb	25 Mar	7 Jan	11 Mar	8 Oct	—	22 Oct	25 Feb	2–1	19 Nov	—	2–1	—	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	3–1	—	1–3
Peterborough United U21s	7 Jan	17 Dec	9 Oct	18 Mar	29 Jan	5 Nov	19 Feb	—	19 Nov	4 Dec	29 Oct	3–0	—	11 Mar	—	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	17 Jan	—
Sheffield United U21s	18 Mar	4 Mar	1–0	3 Dec	29 Oct	17 Dec	5 Nov	14 Jan	—	15 Oct	21 Jan	—	6–0	—	2–0	—	22 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	8–2
Sheffield Wednesday U21s	18 Apr	2–1	18 Nov	4 Oct	10 Dec	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	22 Oct	17 Dec	7 Jan	28 Jan	4 Mar	11 Feb	8 Oct	5 Nov	—	—	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	10 Dec	8 Oct	25 Feb	29 Oct	2–5	28 Jan	19 Nov
Brentford U21s	5 May	28 Feb	—	1–0	—	31 Mar	—	26 Nov	—	14 Apr	—	16 Dec	—	17 Mar	0–1	7 Jan	2 Dec	17 Feb	4 Nov	28 Oct	3 Mar	27 Jan
Bristol City U21s	—	5 May	1–3	—	2–0	—	31 Mar	—	1–1	—	14 Apr	5–0	9 Dec	—	24 Feb	18 Nov	17 Feb	28 Oct	14 Oct	20 Jan	13 Jan	25 Mar
Cardiff City U21s	15 Apr	6 May	—	17 Jan	—	2–0	—	1 Apr	—	0–1	—	3 Dec	14 Jan	4 Nov	—	5 Oct	15 Mar	2–2	4 Mar	16 Dec	11 Feb	22 Oct
Charlton Athletic U21s	—	15 Apr	—	6 May	1–1	—	6–0	—	1 Apr	—	4–2	18 Mar	1–6	4 Mar	21 Jan	—	5 Nov	15 Oct	18 Feb	3 Dec	17 Dec	14 Jan
Colchester United U21s	1–3	—	11 Apr	—	5 May	0–0	—	0–1	—	28 Mar	—	17 Jan	7 Mar	18 Oct	6 Dec	21 Feb	—	21 Mar	10 Jan	11 Oct	TBD	7 Feb
Ipswich Town U21s	—	6–1	—	11 Apr	—	6 May	0–2	—	0–1	—	1 Apr	5 Nov	22 Oct	11 Feb	7 Jan	28 Jan	17 Dec	—	18 Mar	4 Mar	3 Dec	8 Oct
Millwall U21s	1 Apr	—	1–1	—	15 Apr	—	2 May	2–1	—	14 Nov	—	4 Feb	25 Feb	28 Jan	27 Nov	22 Oct	3–0	10 Dec	—	0–0	8 Oct	11 Mar
Queens Park Rangers U21s	—	1 Apr	—	0–6	—	15 Apr	—	6 May	0–6	—	3–1	14 Jan	11 Feb	8 Oct	22 Apr	11 Mar	28 Jan	19 Nov	7 Jan	—	22 Oct	25 Feb
Swansea City U21s	0–0	—	31 Mar	—	4–0	—	14 Apr	—	5 May	27 Nov	—	14 Oct	18 Nov	2–0	28 Oct	24 Mar	6 Jan	10 Mar	20 Jan	17 Feb	—	9 Dec
Watford U21s	—	0–4	—	31 Mar	—	1–0	—	11 Apr	5 May	—	4–1	3 Mar	14 Oct	16 Dec	17 Feb	2–3	28 Oct	20 Jan	2 Dec	4 Nov	17 Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2024. 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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