2025–26 Professional U21 Development League

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The 2025–26 Premier League 2 is the 14th season of the Professional Development League system. It continues to use the same format as the previous 2 seasons with a change from places 17 to 24.[1] The sides finishing in the top eight positions of the Professional U21 Development League 2 at the end of the season will progress to a playoff stage against teams 17–24. 29 Category One Academies are competing this season, the most in league history. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U21s,[2] Burnley U21s[3] returning after a three-season absence and Ipswich Town U21s[4] playing in the Premier League 2 for the very first time.

Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 13 April 2026
Matches298
(290 RS, 6 PO)
Goals1,067 (3.58 per match)
(1039 RS, 28 PO)
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Premier League 2
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 13 April 2026
Matches298
(290 RS, 6 PO)
Goals1,067 (3.58 per match)
(1039 RS, 28 PO)
Top goalscorerEngland Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21s)
(17 Goals)
Biggest home winManchester City U21s 8–1 Burnley U21s
(9 January 2026)
Liverpool U21s 7–0 Arsenal U21s
(18 January 2026)
Biggest away winNewcastle United U21s 0–5 Chelsea U21s
(22 August 2025)
Stoke City U21s 1–6 Manchester City U21s
(30 January 2026)
Highest scoringEverton U21s 8–4 Ipswich Town U21s
(17 April 2026)
Longest winning run7 games
Manchester United U21s
(18 August 2025 – 25 October 2025)
Manchester City U21s
(30 January 2026 – 20 March 2026)
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Fulham U21s
(15 August 2025 – 6 February 2026)
Longest winless run9 games
Reading U21s
(15 August 2025 – 10 January 2026)
Burnley U21s
(31 October 2025 – 27 February 2026)
Longest losing run7 games
Stoke City U21s (23 January 2026 – 16 March 2026)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 13 April 2026.
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Premier League 2

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea U21s (R) 20 14 1 5 52 25 +27 43 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
and Premier League International Cup
2 Manchester United U21s 20 13 4 3 43 26 +17 43
3 Manchester City U21s 20 13 1 6 59 21 +38 40
4 Fulham U21s 20 11 5 4 48 32 +16 38
5 Ipswich Town U21s 20 12 2 6 45 45 0 38
6 Southampton U21s 20 10 6 4 36 29 +7 36
7 Liverpool U21s 20 11 2 7 49 36 +13 35
8 Tottenham Hotspur U21s 20 11 2 7 42 32 +10 35
9 Leicester City U21s 20 9 4 7 48 42 +6 31
10 Crystal Palace U21s 20 9 4 7 36 31 +5 31
11 Aston Villa U21s 20 9 4 7 32 35 −3 31
12 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 20 8 6 6 38 25 +13 30
13 West Ham United U21s 20 8 6 6 44 35 +9 30
14 Arsenal U21s 20 8 5 7 28 33 −5 29
15 Sunderland U21s 20 8 4 8 41 40 +1 28
16 Middlesbrough U21s 20 7 6 7 37 28 +9 27
17 Nottingham Forest U21s 20 8 2 10 23 23 0 26 Qualification to the PDL Playoffs
18 Everton U21s 20 7 4 9 33 36 −3 25
19 Reading U21s 20 7 4 9 29 36 −7 25
20 Stoke City U21s 20 7 4 9 29 42 −13 25
21 Newcastle United U21s 20 6 6 8 30 35 −5 24
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 20 6 5 9 30 45 −15 23
23 Norwich City U21s 20 5 5 10 32 42 −10 20
24 Derby County U21s 20 5 5 10 26 44 −18 20
25 Leeds United U21s 20 5 3 12 28 40 −12 18
26 West Bromwich Albion U21s 20 5 3 12 26 41 −15 18
27 Birmingham City U21s 20 4 5 11 26 52 −26 17
28 Blackburn Rovers U21s 20 4 2 14 27 46 −19 14
29 Burnley U21s 20 3 4 13 22 42 −20 13
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Source: Premier League 2 Table
(R) Regular Season Champions

Matches

More information Home \ Away, ARS ...
Home \ Away ARS AVL BIR BLB BHA BUR CHE CRY DER EVE FUL IPS LEE LEI LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NOR NFO REA SOU STK SUN TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal U21s — — — — 1–0 1–0 — — — 0–0 2–3 0–1 — 1–5 — — — — 1–0 — — — — — — — 1–0 2–2 3–2
Aston Villa U21s — — — — — — 1–2 0–2 — — — 5–4 0–3 — — 0–4 — 0–2 3–4 2–1 — — — — 3–3 — — — 2–0
Birmingham City U21s — 1–1 — — — — 1–4 — — 1–1 1–3 0–3 — — — 1–5 1–1 — 2–2 — 2–1 — — 2–2 — — — — —
Blackburn Rovers U21s — 1–2 5–0 — 0–4 — — 1–2 1–4 — — — — — — 2–0 — 1–1 — — 0–3 — — — — 0–2 — 2–4 —
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s — 0–0 3–2 — — — — — 3–1 5–0 3–4 — — — 0–1 2–0 — 1–1 — — — — — — 0–2 — 4–0 — —
Burnley U21s — — 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 0–1 — 1–1 — — — 1–2 — — — — — — — — 1–3 — — 0–3 1–1 — — 1–2
Chelsea U21s 2–1 — — 5–0 — — — 4–1 — — — 2–4 2–2 — — 3–1 — — — — — 4–1 4–2 1–2 4–0 — — — —
Crystal Palace U21s 2–0 — 3–1 — — — — — 6–0 — 2–1 — 3–2 — — — — 1–1 0–2 — — — — 2–2 0–1 — — — 2–2
Derby County U21s 0–1 0–0 0–3 — — — — — — — — — — 0–2 — 1–0 — 1–0 — 0–3 0–0 — — — 2–1 — — 4–2 —
Everton U21s — 2–3 — 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 — — — 3–4 8–4 — 0–2 — 3–2 1–2 — — — — — — — 1–2 — — — —
Fulham U21s — — — — — 3–1 2–1 — 4–4 — — — — — 1–1 — 2–2 1–1 — — 1–2 — — — — 1–1 2–0 5–0 —
Ipswich Town U21s — — — — 3–1 0–0 — 2–1 4–3 — 1–2 — — — 3–2 — — — 1–0 — — — 2–2 2–1 — — 0–3 — —
Leeds United U21s 0–4 — — — 2–2 — — — — — — 2–3 — 2–3 — — 1–2 — — 1–0 1–2 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — 1–3 —
Leicester City U21s — 2–3 6–2 3–3 — — 1–2 — — — — — — — 4–2 — 1–4 — 2–2 2–1 — — 3–1 — — 3–6 — — —
Liverpool U21s 7–0 — — — — 2–3 — 1–5 — 4–1 — — 2–1 — — — 1–2 4–2 — — — — — — — 4–2 4–3 — 5–0
Manchester City U21s — — — — — 8–1 — — — — — — 3–0 4–0 2–0 — — — — 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 — — — — 3–1 6–0
Manchester United U21s — — — 0–4 1–1 — 0–2 4–1 1–1 — — — — — — 2–1 — — 1–3 4–2 — — 2–1 — — 4–1 — — —
Middlesbrough U21s — — 1–4 — — — — — — 0–1 — 6–1 — — — — 0–1 — — 2–2 1–0 5–2 — 6–1 — — — 3–3 0–1
Newcastle United U21s — — — 2–0 2–2 3–2 0–5 — — — 3–0 — — — — — — 0–1 — 2–3 — — 1–2 — — 1–4 — — 1–1
Norwich City U21s 2–2 — — — — 1–4 — — — 2–1 0–2 — — — 2–3 — — — — — — 1–1 1–1 4–2 — — 4–1 — 0–3
Nottingham Forest U21s 2–2 2–3 — — — — — 2–0 — — — 0–1 — — 0–3 — — — 3–0 — — 0–1 1–2 — 2–0 — 1–0 — —
Reading U21s 1–4 — — 4–1 — — — — 4–1 1–0 1–5 — 0–2 0–0 — — 0–1 — 1–1 — — — — 3–0 — — — — —
Southampton U21s 1–1 — — — 1–0 2–1 — — 4–1 2–2 — — 2–1 — 1–1 — — 2–1 — — — — — — 3–2 — 2–0 — —
Stoke City U21s — 0–1 — 3–1 — 1–3 — — — — 3–2 — — — 1–2 1–6 — — — — 2–1 — 1–0 — — 1–2 1–1 — —
Sunderland U21s 3–1 — — — — — — — — — — 4–2 5–2 3–2 — 1–2 — — 1–1 — — 2–2 — 1–2 — 3–5 — 2–4 —
Tottenham Hotspur U21s — — 4–0 — — — — 2–3 — 0–2 — — — — — — — 1–3 — 4–1 1–0 — 1–2 — — — 1–0 3–2 1–0
West Bromwich Albion U21s — 1–3 4–0 3–2 — — — 0–0 4–2 0–3 — — 2–2 1–3 — — 1–5 — — — — 2–1 — — — — — — —
West Ham United U21s — 1–0 3–0 — 3–3 — 5–0 3–0 — — — — — 1–1 3–0 — — — — 2–2 0–1 1–2 — — — — — — —
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s — — — 3–1 1–2 — 0–4 — — — — 3–4 — 4–3 — — 1–4 — — — — 2–1 — 2–2 2–2 — — 1–1 —
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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 Chelsea U21s 1
16 Middlesbrough U21s 0
1 Chelsea U21s
8 Tottenham Hotspur U21s
8 Tottenham Hotspur U21s 1
9 Leicester City U21s 0
 
 
5 Ipswich Town U21s 1
12 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 2
12 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s
13 West Ham United U21s
4 Fulham U21s 2 (3)
13 West Ham United U21s (pen.) 2 (4)
 
 
6 Southampton U21s 3 (4)
11 Aston Villa U21s (pen.) 3 (5)
11 Aston Villa U21s
3 Manchester City U21s
3 Manchester City U21s 3
14 Arsenal U21s 1
 
 
7 Liverpool U21s 3 (1)
10 Crystal Palace U21s (pen.) 3 (4)
10 Crystal Palace U21s
2 Manchester United U21s
2 Manchester United U21s 3
15 Sunderland U21s 2

Round of 16

More information Fulham U21s, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Fulham U21s2–2 (a.e.t.)West Ham United U21s
  • Ali Wahid 14'
  • Casey 104'
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  • Casey soccer ball with check mark
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Referee: William Davis
More information Ipswich Town U21s, 1–2 ...
Ipswich Town U21s1–2Brighton & Hove Albion U21s
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  • Robertson 45+3'
  • Keogh 74'
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Attendance: 233
Referee: Richie Watkins
More information Southampton U21s, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Southampton U21s3–3 (a.e.t.)Aston Villa U21s
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Penalties
 4–5
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Referee: Adrian Quelch
More information Tottenham Hotspur U21s, 1–0 ...
Tottenham Hotspur U21s1–0Leicester City U21s
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Attendance: 355
Referee: Callum Walchester
More information Chelsea U21s, 1–0 ...
Chelsea U21s1–0Middlesbrough U21s
  • Eboué 62'
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Referee: Wayne Cartmel
More information Manchester City U21s, 3–1 ...
Manchester City U21s3–1Arsenal U21s
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Attendance: 231
Referee: Andrew Miller
More information Liverpool U21s, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Liverpool U21s3–3 (a.e.t.)Crystal Palace U21s
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 1–3
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Referee: Aaron Bannister
More information Manchester United U21s, 3–2 ...
Manchester United U21s3–2Sunderland U21s
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  • Scott 30'
  • Whittaker 73'
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Referee: Niall Smith

Quarterfinals

More information Aston Villa U21s, v ...
Aston Villa U21svManchester City U21s
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More information Chelsea U21s, v ...
Chelsea U21svTottenham Hotspur U21s
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More information Crystal Palace U21s, v ...
Crystal Palace U21svManchester United U21s
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More information Brighton & Hove Albion U21s, v ...
Brighton & Hove Albion U21svWest Ham United U21s
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Semifinals

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Final

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Top goalscorers

As of 26 April 2026
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 England Shumaira Mheuka Chelsea U21s 17
2 Northern Ireland Braiden Graham Everton U21s 14
Northern Ireland Kieran Morrison Liverpool U21s
4 United States Keyrol Figueroa Liverpool U21s 12
5 England Nicholas Oyekunle Southampton U21s 11
6 England Bradley Burrowes Aston Villa U21s 10
England Sean Neave Newcastle United U21s
England Farhaan Ali Wahid Fulham U21s
England Matthew Warhurst Manchester City U21s
Denmark Chido Obi Manchester United U21s
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Hat-tricks

As of 17 April 2026
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
England Shane NtiBrighton & Hove Albion U21sWest Bromwich Albion U21s0–4 (A)17 August 2025[6]
England Shumaira MheukaChelsea U21sManchester City U21s3–1 (H)18 August 2025[7]
Belgium Trey Samuel-OgunsuyiSunderland U21sTottenham Hotspur U21s3–5 (H)18 August 2025[8]
England Zach MarshCrystal Palace U21sTottenham Hotspur U21s2–3 (A)22 August 2025[9]
England Luca Williams-BarnettTottenham Hotspur U21sLeicester City U21s3–6 (A)19 September 2025[10]
Scotland Josh LandersWest Ham United U21sBrighton & Hove Albion U21s3–3 (H)26 September 2025[11]
Wales Gabriele BiancheriManchester United U21sTottenham Hotspur U21s4–1 (H)25 October 2025[12]
United States Keyrol FigueroaLiverpool U21sEverton U21s4–1 (H)26 October 2025[13]
England Shumaira MheukaChelsea U21sCrystal Palace U21s4–1 (H)10 January 2026[14]
Northern Ireland Kieran MorrisonLiverpool U21sArsenal U21s7–0 (H)17 January 2026[15]
England Cruz IbehMiddlesbrough U21sIpswich Town U21s6–1 (H)18 January 2026[16]
Republic of Ireland Sean PattonReading U21sBlackburn Rovers U21s4–1 (H)19 January 2026[17]
England Kadan YoungAston Villa U21sIpswich Town U21s5–4 (H)24 January 2026[18]
England Floyd SambaManchester City U21sStoke City U21s1–6 (A)30 January 2026[19]
Netherlands Demiane AgustienArsenal U21sLeeds United U21s0–4 (A)1 February 2026[20]
England Shea LaceyManchester United U21sWest Bromwich Albion U21s1–4 (A)2 February 2026[21]
England Matheos FerreiraNewcastle United U21sAston Villa U21s3–4 (A)6 February 2026[22]
England Reece EvansReading U21sStoke City U21s3–0 (H)7 February 2026[23]
Denmark Chido Obi4Manchester United U21sLeicester City U21s1–4 (A)23 February 2026[24]
England Jack DaleyMiddlesbrough U21sStoke City U21s6–1 (H)13 March 2026[25]
England Jack BrayWest Bromwich Albion U21sBirmingham City U21s4–0 (H)13 March 2026[26]
Northern Ireland Braiden Graham4Everton U21sIpswich Town U21s8–4 (H)17 April 2026[27]
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(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

Awards

Player of the Month

More information Month, Player ...
Month Player Club Ref.
August England Shumaira Mheuka Chelsea U21s [28]
September England Lucá Williams-Barnett Tottenham Hotspur U21s [29]
October England Brandon Powell Blackburn Rovers U21s [30]
November England Farhaan Ali Wahid Fulham U21s [31]
January Northern Ireland Kieran Morrison Liverpool U21s [32]
February England Joshua Ajala West Ham United U21s [33]
March England Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Chelsea U21s [34]
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Professional Development League

Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Professional Development League 2
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 21 April 2026
Regular Season ChampionsBrentford U21s (1st Title)
Matches280
Goals1,084 (3.87 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Adam Moseley (Wigan Athletic U21s)
(23 Goals)
Biggest home winSwansea City U21s 6–0 Huddersfield Town U21s
(24 August 2025)
Watford U21s 6–0 Colchester United U21s
(4 November 2025)
Wigan Athletic U21s 7–1 Coventry City U21s
(10 February 2026)
Charlton Athletic U21s 6–0 Swansea City U21s
(24 February 2026)
Watford U21s 6–0 Coventry City U21s
(27 March 2025)
Biggest away winCoventry City U21s 0–9 Wigan Athletic U21s
(21 October 2025)
Highest scoringSheffield Wednesday U21s 6–8 Huddersfield Town U21s
(20 February 2026)
Longest winning run8 games
Sheffield United U21s
(24 August 2025 – 14 October 2025)
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Huddersfield Town U21s
(20 February 2026 – 21 April 2026)
Longest winless run12 games
Crewe Alexandra U21s
(1 September 2025 – 20 January 2026)
Longest losing run5 games
Huddersfield Town U21s
(11 August 2025 – 9 September 2025)
Sheffield Wednesday U21s
(24 October 2025 – 25 November 2025)
Coventry City U21s
(27 February 2026 – 27 March 2026)
Colchester United U21s
(20 March 2026 – 10 April 2026)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2026.
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The Professional Development League, sometimes known as the Professional Development League 2, is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league, previously split regionally into north and south divisions, is now a single table with teams playing a geographically aligned fixture schedule. The sides finishing in the top eight positions at the end of the season will progress to a playoff stage against Premier League 2 opposition. Brentford U21s are the defending champions.

20 teams compete in the league this season, two fewer than the previous season. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U21s,[35] Burnley U21s[36] returning after a three-season absence and six total seasons and founding member Ipswich Town U21s[37] playing in the Premier League 2 for the very first time after 13 seasons. However, Huddersfield Town U21s[38] returned after being granted Category Two academy status after 7 years.

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brentford U21s[a] (R, Q) 28 18 4 6 67 34 +33 55 Qualification for #PL2/PDL Playoffs
2 Sheffield United U21s (Q) 28 15 7 6 58 39 +19 52
3 AFC Bournemouth U21s (Q) 28 16 2 10 67 47 +20 50
4 Swansea City U21s (Q) 28 14 6 8 69 50 +19 48
5 Peterborough United U21s (Q) 28 14 6 8 66 52 +14 48
6 Huddersfield Town U21s (Q) 28 14 6 8 59 50 +9 48
7 Watford U21s (Q) 28 12 9 7 69 53 +16 45
8 Charlton Athletic U21s (Q) 28 11 7 10 58 49 +9 40
9 Cardiff City U21s 28 11 7 10 48 39 +9 40
10 Wigan Athletic U21s 28 11 5 12 67 58 +9 38
11 Hull City U21s 28 10 7 11 49 53 −4 37
12 Barnsley U21s 28 10 7 11 51 58 −7 37
13 Millwall U21s 28 11 3 14 48 52 −4 36
14 Bristol City U21s 28 10 5 13 45 54 −9 35
15 Coventry City U21s 28 11 2 15 46 63 −17 35
16 Queens Park Rangers U21s 28 8 9 11 51 61 −10 33
17 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 28 8 6 14 49 63 −14 30
18 Colchester United U21s 28 6 6 16 40 77 −37 24
19 Fleetwood Town U21s 28 5 8 15 36 63 −27 23
20 Crewe Alexandra U21s 28 5 8 15 41 69 −28 23
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2026. Source: Professional Development League table
(Q) Guaranteed qualification to the Play-Offs; (R) Regional League Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Brentford were deducted three points breaching PDL Rules regarding the number of substitution occasions.[39]

Matches

More information Home \ Away, BOU ...
Home \ Away BOU BAR BRE BRI CAR CHA COL COV CRE FLE HUD HUL MIL PET QPR SHU SHW SWA WIG WAT
AFC Bournemouth U21s — 1–0 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–1 4–1 — 3–2 — 3–0 — 4–0 0–1 1–4 — 3–0 4–1 — 1–0
Barnsley U21s — — 1–2 — 1–1 — 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 — 3–4 2–3 2–2 2–2 — 2–7 0–3
Brentford U21s 2–3 — — 1–0 4–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 — 6–1 — 1–1 1–2 — 4–0 1–3 — 2–2 4–0 4–0
Bristol City U21s 4–0 2–2 2–1 — 3–1 1–2 3–1 — 3–4 — 1–1 — 1–4 1–2 2–0 — 2–1 1–1 — 2–2
Cardiff City U21s 1–2 — 4–0 2–1 — 1–0 4–1 0–2 — 2–1 — 1–2 4–0 — 2–3 1–1 — 0–1 1–2 2–5
Charlton Athletic U21s 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 — 2–2 — 3–3 — 1–2 — 2–0 5–2 2–2 — 5–0 6–0 — 3–1
Colchester United U21s 2–1 — 2–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 — 3–2 — 1–1 — 2–2 0–6 — 1–1 2–4 — 3–1 4–1 5–2
Coventry City U21s 3–2 1–1 — 2–0 — 2–3 — — 3–2 1–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 1–2 — 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–9 —
Crewe Alexandra U21s — 5–2 0–3 — 0–3 — 2–0 0–4 — 1–1 0–5 3–2 — 3–3 1–1 2–3 1–1 — 1–3 2–3
Fleetwood Town U21s 2–6 1–2 — 3–0 — 0–2 — 0–5 2–0 — 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–1 — 1–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 —
Huddersfield Town U21s — 0–2 1–2 — 2–2 — 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 — 4–1 3–2 0–1 4–1 — 2–2 1–1
Hull City U21s 0–4 0–2 — 4–1 — 2–4 — 2–4 4–1 4–1 2–2 — 1–0 4–1 — 2–2 1–2 1–4 2–1 —
Millwall U21s 3–1 0–4 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–0 — 2–3 — 2–0 — — 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 2–5 — 2–0
Peterborough United U21s — 5–1 1–1 — 1–4 — 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–4 2–3 — — 2–2 6–1 3–0 — 4–0 3–3
Queens Park Rangers U21s 5–2 — 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 4–3 3–4 — 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 — — 0–2 — 0–4 2–3 1–1
Sheffield United U21s 2–3 5–2 — 1–2 — 3–1 — 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 — — 2–2 2–2 3–2 —
Sheffield Wednesday U21s — 4–0 1–2 — 1–2 — 3–0 1–2 3–0 4–1 6–8 0–2 — 2–1 2–6 0–1 — — 2–1 3–3
Swansea City U21s 4–2 2–3 0–3 4–1 1–1 3–0 5–0 — 3–2 — 6–0 — 1–1 1–2 3–1 — 5–1 — — 2–2
Wigan Athletic U21s 1–2 1–1 — 2–3 — 3–2 — 7–1 1–1 5–3 2–5 2–0 1–2 2–2 — 2–1 0–2 5–2 — —
Watford U21s 2–2 — 3–1 3–1 0–2 3–1 6–0 6–0 — 1–1 — 2–2 3–1 — 5–0 0–5 — 5–4 4–2 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2026. Source: Professional Development League Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

PL2/PDL Playoffs

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
PL2-2 Everton U21s (a.e.t.) 3
PDL-7 Watford U21s 2
Everton U21s
Brentford U21s
PDL-1 Brentford U21s 2
PL2-8 Derby County U21s 0
 
 
PL2-3 Reading U21s 0
PDL-6 Huddersfield Town U21s 1
Huddersfield Town U21s
AFC Bournemouth U21s
PDL-3 AFC Bournemouth U21s 1
PL2-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 0
 
 
PL2-4 Stoke City U21s 1
PDL-5 Peterborough United U21s 3
Peterborough United U21s
Nottingham Forest U21s
PL2-1 Nottingham Forest U21s 3
PDL-8 Charlton Athletic U21s 2
 
 
PDL-4 Swansea City U21s 2
PL2-5 Newcastle United U21s 0
 
 
PDL-2 Sheffield United U21s 1
PL2-7 Norwich City U21s (a.e.t.) 3

Round of 16

More information AFC Bournemouth U21s, 1–0 ...
AFC Bournemouth U21s1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s
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Everton U21s3–2 (a.e.t.)Watford U21s
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Brentford U21s2–0Derby County U21s
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Nottingham Forest U21s3–2Charlton Athletic U21s
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More information Reading U21s, 0–1 ...
Reading U21s0–1Huddersfield Town U21s
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Stoke City U21s1–3Peterborough United U21s
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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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Top goalscorers

As of 27 April 2026
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Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Adam Moseley Wigan Athletic U21s 23
2 Wales Morgan Bates Swansea City U21s 20
3 Northern Ireland Devlan Moses Sheffield Wednesday U21s 15
England Josh Pescatore Swansea City U21s
5 England Jonny Day AFC Bournemouth U21s 14
England Cole Simms Wigan Athletic U21s
7 Scotland Ethan Laidlaw Brentford U21s 13
8 England Amin Nabizada Watford U21s 12
Wales Tom Woodward Swansea City U21s
10 Wales Will Grainger Sheffield Wednesday U21s 10
England Louie Marsh Sheffield United U21s
Republic of Ireland Nickson Okosun Watford U21s
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Hat-tricks

As of 10 March 2026
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Scotland Jevan BeattieSheffield United U21sWatford U21s0–5 (A)5 September 2025[52]
England Adam Moseley4Wigan Athletic U21sSwansea City U21s5–2 (H)16 September 2025[53]
England Louie MarshSheffield United U21sBarnsley U21s5–2 (H)14 October 2025[54]
England Adam Moseley4Wigan Athletic U21sCoventry City U21s0–9 (A)21 October 2025[55]
England Cole SimmsWigan Athletic U21sCoventry City U21s0–9 (A)21 October 2025[55]
England Adam Moseley4Wigan Athletic U21sBarnsley U21s2–7 (A)17 November 2025[56]
England Jaydon Thomas-SmithMillwall U21sColchester United U21s0–6 (A)9 January 2026[57]
England Conrad AmbursleyCoventry City U21sHull City U21s2–4 (A)20 January 2026[58]
England George SebineHuddersfield Town U21sPeterborough United U21s2–4 (A)3 February 2026[59]
Republic of Ireland Nickson OkosunWatford U21sQueens Park Rangers U21s5–0 (H)3 February 2026[60]
Northern Ireland Devlan MosesSheffield Wednesday U21sHuddersfield Town U21s6–8 (H)20 February 2026[61]
Jamaica Kaheim DixonCharlton Athletic U21sSwansea City U21s6–0 (H)24 February 2026[62]
Wales Morgan BatesSwansea City U21sQueens Park Rangers U21s3–1 (H)2 March 2026[63]
Northern Ireland Devlan MosesSheffield Wednesday U21sFleetwood Town U21s3–3 (A)10 March 2026[64]
Scotland Ethan LaidlawBrentford U21sFleetwood Town U21s6–1 (H)31 March 2026[65]
Ecuador Malcom Dacosta GonzalezAFC Bournemouth U21sFleetwood Town U21s2–6 (A)7 April 2026[66]
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(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

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