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The 2017–18 Professional U23 Development League was the sixth season of the Professional Development League system.

Premier League 2

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Premier League 2
Season2017–18
ChampionsArsenal U23s (1st Title)
Division 2
Blackburn Rovers U23s (1st Title)
PromotedBlackburn Rovers U23s
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s
RelegatedSunderland U23s
Manchester United U23s
Matches267
(264 RS, 3 PO)
Goals951 (3.56 per match)
(939 RS, 12 PO)
Best playerEngland Reiss Nelson Arsenal U23s
Top goalscorer
Overall
Germany Lukas Nmecha Manchester City U23s (15 Goals)
Division 1
Germany Lukas Nmecha Manchester City U23s (15 Goals)
Division 2
England Joe Nuttall Blackburn Rovers U23s (14 Goals)
Biggest home winAston Villa U23s 6–0 Newcastle United U23s
(30 October 2017)
Biggest away winSunderland U23s 0–5 Chelsea U23s
(14 January 2018)
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s
(23 April 2018)
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 0–5 Manchester City U23s
(2 May 2018)
Highest scoringReading U23s 3–5 Blackburn Rovers U23s
(18 August 2017)
Southampton U23s 6–2 Newcastle United U23s
(16 October 2017)
Longest winning run6 Matches Liverpool U23s
Longest unbeaten run11 Matches Leicester City U23s
Longest winless run9 Matches West Bromwich Albion U23s
Longest losing run7 Matches Newcastle United U23s
Highest attendance5,049 Liverpool U23s 1–2 Manchester United U23s
(9 March 2018)
Lowest attendance15 West Bromwich Albion U23s 1–1 Stoke City U23s
(12 March 2018)
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Division 1

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal U23s (C) 22 13 3 6 48 32 +16 42
2 Liverpool U23s 22 13 1 8 43 27 +16 40
3 Leicester City U23s 22 11 6 5 36 20 +16 39
4 Swansea City U23s 22 11 4 7 40 31 +9 37
5 West Ham United U23s 22 9 4 9 30 32 −2 31
6 Manchester City U23s 22 8 6 8 41 31 +10 30
7 Everton U23s 22 9 3 10 32 36 −4 30
8 Chelsea U23s 22 8 5 9 34 35 −1 29
9 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 22 7 5 10 38 48 −10 26
10 Derby County U23s 22 7 3 12 32 44 −12 24
11 Sunderland U23s (R) 22 6 4 12 19 39 −20 22
12 Manchester United U23s (R) 22 4 8 10 22 40 −18 20
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Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, ARS ...
Home \ Away ARS CHE DER EVE LEI LIV MNC MNU SUN SWA TOT WHU
Arsenal U23s 3–1 3–3 4–0 1–0 1–2 4–3 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–0
Chelsea U23s 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–0
Derby County U23s 2–3 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 1–0
Everton U23s 4–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–3 3–4 0–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 0–4
Leicester City U23s 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 6–1 3–1
Liverpool U23s 1–1 5–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 4–2 0–1
Manchester City U23s 0–1 0–0 4–1 0–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 0–1
Manchester United U23s 0–2 0–4 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–3
Sunderland U23s 1–3 0–5 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2
Swansea City U23s 3–1 2–0 5–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–0
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 3–2 2–3 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–5 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–3
West Ham United U23s 1–3 0–1 1–5 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 4–2 0–1 5–2 2–2
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Source: Premier League 2 Division 1 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Blackburn Rovers U23s (P) 22 15 4 3 47 20 +27 49 Promotion to Division 1
2 Aston Villa U23s 22 14 1 7 51 29 +22 43 Qualification for Play-offs
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s (P) 22 11 7 4 46 25 +21 40
4 Middlesbrough U23s 22 11 4 7 41 36 +5 37
5 Reading U23s 22 10 4 8 38 44 −6 34
6 Southampton U23s 22 10 3 9 41 37 +4 33
7 Fulham U23s 22 9 3 10 38 37 +1 30
8 Norwich City U23s 22 8 6 8 32 33 −1 30
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 22 8 4 10 30 41 −11 28
10 Newcastle United U23s 22 6 3 13 29 45 −16 21
11 Stoke City U23s 22 6 2 14 31 46 −15 20
12 West Bromwich Albion U23s 22 2 3 17 21 52 −31 9
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2018. Source: [2]
(P) Promoted

Results

More information Home \ Away, AST ...
Home \ Away AST BLB B&H FUL MID NEW NOR REA SOT STO WBA WOL
Aston Villa U23s 0–3 1–0 1–3 4–0 6–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 6–1
Blackburn Rovers U23s 0–1 0–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 5–1
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 3–0 2–2 4–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–1 5–1 1–1
Fulham U23s 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 0–3
Middlesbrough U23s 4–1 3–3 0–3 0–2 1–0 4–0 3–4 3–3 2–1 2–1 3–1
Newcastle United U23s 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 1–5 0–2 2–0 0–1
Norwich City U23s 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 4–3 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–1
Reading U23s 3–2 3–5 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–4 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0
Southampton U23s 1–4 0–1 0–1 3–4 2–1 6–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 3–2 2–4
Stoke City U23s 1–3 0–1 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–4 1–3 2–3 0–2 4–2 1–0
West Bromwich Albion U23s 1–4 1–4 5–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 0–2 0–3 0–5 1–4 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–0
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Source: Premier League 2 Division 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Aston Villa U23s 4
5 Reading U23s 3
2 Aston Villa U23s 0
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 2
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 3
4 Middlesbrough U23s 0

Semifinals

More information Brighton & Hove Albion U23s, 3–0 ...
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s3–0Middlesbrough U23s
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Attendance: 640
Referee: David Rock
More information Aston Villa U23s, 4–3 ...
Aston Villa U23s4–3Reading U23s
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Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Joseph Johnson

Final

More information Aston Villa U23s, 0–2 ...
Aston Villa U23s0–2Brighton & Hove Albion U23s
Report
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Attendance: 1,869
Referee: Conor Farrell

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
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Hat-tricks

As of 12 May 2018
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateDivisionRef.
England Joe NuttallBlackburn Rovers U23sWolverhampton Wanderers U23s5–1 (H)14 August 2017Division 2[3]
England Marcus TavernierMiddlesbrough U23sNorwich City U23s4–0 (H)18 August 2017Division 2[4]
England George MillerMiddlesbrough U23sAston Villa U23s4–1 (H)15 September 2017Division 2[5]
Wales Harry WilsonLiverpool U23sTottenham Hotspur U23s4–2 (H)22 September 2017Division 1[6]
Scotland Oliver McBurnieSwansea City U23sChelsea U23s1–3 (A)13 October 2017Division 1[7]
Spain Antonio MartinezWest Ham United U23sManchester United U23s4–2 (H)15 October 2017Division 1[8]
Germany Lukas NmechaManchester City U23sDerby County U23s4–1 (H)21 October 2017Division 1[9]
Iceland Jon Dagur ThorsteinssonFulham U23sWolverhampton Wanderers U23s1–4 (A)23 October 2017Division 2[10]
England Callum O'HareAston Villa U23sNewcastle United U23s6–0 (H)30 October 2017Division 2[11]
Germany Lukas NmechaManchester City U23sTottenham Hotspur U23s4–2 (H)25 November 2017Division 1[12]
England Donovan WilsonWolverhampton Wanderers U23sSouthampton U23s2–4 (A)11 December 2017Division 2[13]
England Callum Hudson-OdoiChelsea U23sSunderland U23s0–5 (A)13 January 2018Division 1[14]
England Edward NketiahArsenal U23sEverton U23s5–0 (H)5 February 2018Division 1[15]
England Tyrese CampbellStoke City U23sFulham U23s4–1 (H)17 February 2018Division 2[16]
Germany Lukas NmechaManchester City U23sDerby County U23s0–4 (A)9 March 2018Division 1[17]
Netherlands Daishawn RedanChelsea U23sDerby County U23s0–3 (A)30 March 2018Division 1[18]
England Marcus BrowneWest Ham United U23sEverton U23s0–4 (A)9 April 2018Division 1[19]
Republic of Ireland Aaron ConnollyBrighton & Hove Albion U23sWolverhampton Wanderers U23s0–5 (A)23 April 2018Division 2[20]
England Sam SmithReading U23sStoke City U23s3–1 (H)23 April 2018Division 2[21]
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(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Awards

Player of the season: England Reiss Nelson (Arsenal U23s)[22]

Player of the Month

More information Month, Player ...
Month Player Club Ref.
August England Reiss Nelson Arsenal U23s [23]
September Wales Harry Wilson Liverpool U23s [24]
October England Declan Rice West Ham United U23s [25]
November England Phil Foden Manchester City U23s [26]
December England Donovan Wilson Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s [27]
January England Callum Hudson-Odoi Chelsea U23s [28]
February England Tyrese Campbell Stoke City U23s [29]
March England Harvey Barnes Leicester City U23s [30]
April England Rushian Hepburn-Murphy Aston Villa U23s [31]
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Professional Development League

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
U23 Professional Development League
Season2017–18
ChampionsBolton Wanderers U23s (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsCrystal Palace U23s (1st Title)
Matches313
(310 RS, 3 PO)
Goals1,020 (3.26 per match)
(1012 RS, 8 PO)
Top goalscorerEngland Connor Hall Bolton Wanderers U23s (22 Goals)
Biggest home winIpswich Town U23s 6–0 Coventry City U23s
(18 December 2017)
Biggest away winBurnley U23s 0–5 Birmingham City U23s
(15 February 2018)
Nottingham Forest U23s 0–5 Sheffield United U23s
(23 February 2018)
Cardiff City U23s 0–5 Nottingham Forest U23s
(23 April 2018)
Highest scoringBristol City U23s 5–5 Watford U23s
(6 February 2018)
Longest winning run5 Matches Crystal Palace U23s
Longest unbeaten run10 Matches Nottingham Forest U23s
Longest winless run9 Matches Bristol City U23s
Longest losing run5 Matches Burnley U23s
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The Professional Development League is the sixth campaign of post-EPPP Under-23 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 21 teams are 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 for a total of 30 games each in the North Division, and 29 games in the South division.

At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Burnley U23s were officially granted Category Two status in the summer of 2017 and became the league's 21st team.

Tables

North Division

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bolton Wanderers U23s 30 16 3 11 50 44 +6 51 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Nottingham Forest U23s 30 13 11 6 65 50 +15 50
3 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 30 14 8 8 48 39 +9 50
4 Sheffield United U23s 30 14 3 13 50 43 +7 45
5 Hull City U23s 30 14 3 13 47 57 −10 45
6 Leeds United U23s 30 13 5 12 50 46 +4 44
7 Huddersfield Town U23s 30 12 5 13 49 53 −4 41
8 Birmingham City U23s 30 10 8 12 46 42 +4 38
9 Crewe Alexandra U23s 30 10 5 15 38 53 −15 35
10 Burnley U23s 30 10 4 16 33 54 −21 34
11 Barnsley U23s 30 9 6 15 49 55 −6 33
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Source: [citation needed]

South Division

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Crystal Palace U23s 29 19 3 7 67 31 +36 60 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Charlton Athletic U23s 29 14 6 9 51 39 +12 48
3 Ipswich Town U23s 29 13 5 11 61 49 +12 44
4 Watford U23s 29 11 8 10 56 44 +12 41
5 Coventry City U23s 29 11 6 12 54 60 −6 39
6 Queens Park Rangers U23s 29 11 5 13 54 59 −5 38
7 Colchester United U23s 29 10 7 12 39 48 −9 37
8 Millwall U23s 29 9 10 10 28 38 −10 37
9 Cardiff City U23s 29 10 5 14 38 51 −13 35
10 Bristol City U23s 29 5 8 16 39 57 −18 23
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Source: [citation needed]

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

More information Bolton Wanderers U23s, 3–1 ...
Bolton Wanderers U23s3–1Charlton Athletic U23s
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Attendance: 329
More information Crystal Palace U23s, 0–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Crystal Palace U23s0–1 (a.e.t.)Nottingham Forest U23s
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Final

More information Nottingham Forest U23s, 1–2 ...
Nottingham Forest U23s1–2Bolton Wanderers U23s
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Scott Simpson

Top goalscorers

As of 4 May 2018
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Connor Hall Bolton Wanderers U23s 22
2 France Virgil Gomis Nottingham Forest U23s 20
3 Nigeria Victor Adeboyejo Barnsley U23s 17
England Tyler Smith Sheffield United U23s
5 England Aramide Oteh Queens Park Rangers U23s 16
6 England Jordan Ponticelli Coventry City U23s 15
England Lewis Reilly Crewe Alexandra U23s
8 England Levi Lumeka Crystal Palace U23s 14
Antigua and Barbuda Dion Pereira Watford U23s
10 Wales Mark Harris Cardiff City U23s 12
11 England Michael Folivi Watford U23s 11
England Kyle McFarlane Birmingham City U23s
Northern Ireland Conor McKendry Ipswich Town U23s
14 England James Daly Crystal Palace U23s 7
Australia Ben Folami Ipswich Town U23s
Democratic Republic of the Congo Jason Lokilo Crystal Palace U23s
England Ben Morris Ipswich Town U23s
England Aaron Smith Nottingham Forest U23s
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Hat-tricks

As of 4 May 2018
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
England Lewis WhiteMillwall U23sHuddersfield Town U23s4–0 (H)14 August 2017[32]
England Ebere EzeQueens Park Rangers U23sHull City U23s4–1 (H)14 August 2017[33]
Italy Diego De GirolamoBristol City U23sBurnley U23s3–1 (H)29 August 2017[34]
Republic of Ireland Anthony PilkingtonCardiff City U23sCharlton Athletic U23s4–3 (H)25 September 2017[35]
Republic of Ireland Olamide ShodipoQueens Park Rangers U23sCharlton Athletic U23s4–5 (A)16 October 2017[36]
England Tyler SmithSheffield United U23sBurnley U23s1–6 (A)23 October 2017[37]
England Connor HallBolton Wanderers U23sHull City U23s6–1 (H)6 November 2017[38]
Sierra Leone Sullay KaikaiCrystal Palace U23sColchester United U23s4–0 (H)20 November 2017[39]
England Joe LolleyHuddersfield Town U23sBarnsley U23s4–1 (H)20 November 2017[40]
England Connor HallBolton Wanderers U23sCrewe Alexandra U23s5–2 (H)27 November 2017[41]
Northern Ireland Conor McKendryIpswich Town U23sCoventry City U23s6–0 (H)18 December 2017[42]
England Greg LuerHull City U23sCrewe Alexandra U23s5–1 (H)8 January 2018[43]
England Jordan PonticelliCoventry City U23sBristol City U23s1–5 (A)9 January 2018[44]
Republic of Ireland Joshua BarrettCoventry City U23sCrystal Palace U23s6–1 (H)15 January 2018[45]
England Decarrey SherriffColchester United U23sIpswich Town U23s5–2 (H)6 February 2018[46]
Republic of Ireland Ryan CassidyWatford U23sBristol City U23s5–5 (A)9 February 2018[47]
England James DalyCrystal Palace U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s3–0 (H)19 February 2018[48]
England Jake WrightSheffield United U23sNottingham Forest U23s0–5 (A)23 February 2018[49]
Republic of Ireland Aaron DrinanIpswich Town U23sHull City U23s3–4 (H)9 April 2018[50]
England Rekeil PykeHuddersfield Town U23sWatford U23s3–4 (A)23 April 2018[51]
France Virgil GomisNottingham Forest U23sCardiff City U23s0–5 (A)23 April 2018[52]
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(H) – Home; (A) – Away

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