2026–27 Professional U21 Development League

The 2026–27 Premier League 2 is the 15th season of the Professional Development League system. It continues to use the same format as the previous 3 seasons. 31 teams will compete in this season, the most in league history. Bournemouth U21s^[1], and Brentford U21s^[2] joined after being promoted to Category One status after 3, and 2 seasons as Category Two Academies respectively. The Chelsea Under-21 team are now known as Cobham Next Gen.^[3]

Season2026–27

Dates21 August 2026 – 12 April 2027

Matches29

Goals119 (4.1 per match)

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Premier League 2
Season	2026–27
Dates	21 August 2026 – 12 April 2027
Matches	29
Goals	119 (4.1 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kaye Furo (Brentford U21s) Josh Landers (West Ham United U21s) Carrick Njinko (Leeds United U21s) (4 Goals Each)
Biggest home win	Manchester United U21s 5–0 Ipswich Town U21s (24 August 2026)
Biggest away win	Newcastle United U21s 0–4 Fulham U21s (31 August 2026)
Highest scoring	Cobham Next Gen U21s 5–4 West Ham United U21s (31 August 2026)
Highest attendance	1,439 Everton U21s 1–1 Liverpool U21s U21s (21 August 2026)
Lowest attendance	61 Leeds United U21s 4–3 West Bromwich Albion U21s (23 August 2026)
Total attendance	5,611
Average attendance	330
← 2025–26 2027–28 → All statistics correct as of 31 August 2026.

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Premier League 2

Table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United U21s	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6	Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup
2	Brentford U21s	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	6
3	Fulham U21s	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	6
4	Bournemouth U21s	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
5	Derby County U21s	2	1	1	0	7	5	+2	4
6	Tottenham Hotspur U21s	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	4
7	Crystal Palace U21s	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
8	Liverpool U21s	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
9	Southampton U21s	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
10	Norwich City U21s	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
11	Manchester City U21s	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
12	Cobham Next Gen U21s	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	3
13	Sunderland U21s	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	3
14	Leeds United U21s	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
15	Reading U21s	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
16	Aston Villa U21s	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
17	Ipswich Town U21s	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3	Qualification to the PL2/PDL Playoffs
18	Nottingham Forest U21s	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	3
19	Arsenal U21s	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
20	Birmingham City U21s	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1
21	West Bromwich Albion U21s	2	0	1	1	7	8	−1	1
22	West Ham United U21s	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	1
23	Brighton & Hove Albion U21s	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
24	Everton U21s	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
25	Stoke City U21s	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
26	Burnley U21s	2	0	0	2	4	7	−3	0
27	Blackburn Rovers U21s	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
28	Leicester City U21s	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
29	Middlesbrough U21s	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
30	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0
31	Newcastle United U21s	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

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Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2026. Source: Premier League 2 Table

Matches

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Home \ Away	ARS	AVL	BIR	BLB	BOU	BRE	BHA	BUR	CNG	CRY	DER	EVE	FUL	IPS	LEE	LEI	LIV	MNC	MNU	MID	NEW	NOR	NFO	REA	SOU	STK	SUN	TOT	WBA	WHU	WOL
Arsenal U21s	—	8 Nov	—	—	19 Feb	—	—	—	12 Sep	1–1	5 Mar	—	15 Jan	—	12 Mar	—	—	20 Dec	—	—	13 Dec	—	—	—	—	—	10 Oct	—	—	—	—
Aston Villa U21s	—	—	5 Mar	—	—	—	2–1	—	26 Feb	0–2	—	—	—	—	26 Oct	—	—	—	12 Dec	18 Sep	8 Jan	—	—	—	—	5 Feb	—	—	—	—	22 Jan
Birmingham City U21s	18 Sep	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19 Oct	—	—	—	26 Feb	—	—	14 Dec	—	—	18 Jan	—	8 Feb	21 Dec	12 Feb	22 Mar	—	—	—	6 Nov	—
Blackburn Rovers U21s	30 Nov	18 Jan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25 Jan	—	—	—	12 Apr	15 Mar	—	14 Dec	—	14 Sep	—	—	—	8 Mar	26 Oct	—	22 Feb
Bournemouth U21s	—	—	—	—	—	26 Oct	—	—	2–1	—	15 Jan	1 Mar	—	—	—	—	15 Feb	—	15 Mar	3–1	—	—	—	30 Nov	—	29 Sep	14 Dec	—	—	—	—
Brentford U21s	—	—	10 Jan	14 Feb	—	—	—	24 Jan	—	20 Dec	—	13 Sep	18 Oct	—	—	—	14 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–1	21 Feb	—	—	6 Nov
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s	2–2	—	—	—	18 Oct	26 Feb	—	6 Mar	—	7 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	11 Sep	—	—	—	—	21 Mar	—	—	17 Jan	29 Nov	—	—	—	—	—	9 Jan
Burnley U21s	—	17 Oct	—	19 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	—	18 Sep	—	—	—	—	8 Jan	—	26 Feb	8 Nov	18 Dec	—	—	—	1–3	7 Feb	—	—	—	12 Feb	—	—
Cobham Next Gen U21s	—	—	19 Feb	—	—	5 Feb	—	12 Mar	—	—	—	—	18 Sep	—	—	—	24 Oct	—	—	—	5 Mar	—	22 Jan	—	—	—	8 Jan	—	—	5–4	11 Dec
Crystal Palace U21s	—	—	—	19 Sep	—	—	—	14 Dec	—	—	—	8 Nov	—	15 Feb	—	—	—	24 Jan	—	—	1 Mar	2 Apr	11 Jan	—	26 Oct	—	—	—	—	19 Mar	—
Derby County U21s	—	—	—	1 Mar	—	—	12 Apr	—	—	—	—	—	14 Dec	30 Nov	15 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	—	26 Oct	15 Mar	—	11 Jan	—	—	11 Sep	4–4	—	—
Everton U21s	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30 Nov	—	1–1	—	—	16 Oct	—	12 Feb	—	—	1–2	—	5 Mar	19 Mar	21 Dec	22 Jan	23 Oct
Fulham U21s	—	12 Sep	—	8 Jan	22 Jan	—	23 Oct	4–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9 Mar	26 Feb	—	—	—	27 Nov	—	—	—	—	12 Feb	5 Mar	—	—
Ipswich Town U21s	—	19 Feb	23 Oct	4–1	—	—	—	16 Jan	—	—	—	8 Jan	—	—	—	—	2 Apr	7 Nov	—	—	—	—	—	5 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	27 Feb	12 Mar
Leeds United U21s	—	—	—	—	17 Nov	12 Dec	—	22 Feb	—	18 Oct	—	—	—	8 Mar	—	—	—	6 Feb	—	—	19 Sep	—	—	—	—	—	22 Mar	8 Jan	4–3	—	—
Leicester City U21s	23 Oct	30 Nov	—	TBD	—	5 Mar	—	—	21 Dec	—	—	5 Feb	—	19 Mar	15 Jan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 Feb	—	—	18 Sep	—
Liverpool U21s	20 Mar	19 Dec	28 Nov	—	—	—	19 Sep	—	—	6 Mar	23 Jan	—	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	6 Feb	—	—	—	20 Feb	17 Oct	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Manchester City U21s	—	—	—	—	9 Apr	—	19 Feb	—	—	—	—	15 Jan	—	—	—	—	11 Jan	—	12 Sep	12 Feb	—	—	—	—	12 Mar	23 Oct	—	—	27 Nov	—	4–0
Manchester United U21s	—	—	—	—	—	18 Sep	—	—	15 Feb	30 Nov	21 Mar	19 Feb	—	5–0	—	4–1	—	—	—	8 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	10 Jan	—	—	—	17 Jan	—
Middlesbrough U21s	—	—	—	—	—	—	24 Jan	—	21 Mar	—	9 Nov	—	21 Feb	—	13 Sep	11 Dec	—	—	—	—	—	0–1	11 Apr	28 Feb	—	—	—	26 Oct	—	—	—
Newcastle United U21s	—	—	—	—	21 Dec	30 Nov	—	—	—	—	22 Feb	—	0–4	25 Jan	—	15 Mar	—	18 Oct	—	—	—	8 Feb	—	—	—	—	26 Oct	1–3	—	—	—
Norwich City U21s	22 Jan	—	11 Sep	—	5 Mar	—	12 Mar	—	27 Nov	—	—	—	—	19 Dec	—	19 Feb	15 Jan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–0	—	—	—	16 Oct	—
Nottingham Forest U21s	—	22 Mar	—	—	—	16 Jan	12 Feb	14 Sep	—	—	—	11 Dec	—	—	—	6 Nov	—	2–1	17 Oct	—	—	—	—	—	5 Mar	26 Feb	—	—	—	—	—
Reading U21s	8 Jan	15 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3	19 Sep	—	—	—	—	—	—	22 Jan	—	6 Nov	—	24 Oct	—	—	7 Mar	—	—	19 Mar	15 Dec	—
Southampton U21s	9 Apr	—	—	—	12 Sep	19 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17 Oct	—	26 Feb	—	—	18 Dec	—	—	7 Nov	—	19 Feb	—	12 Dec	—	15 Jan	—	—	—
Stoke City U21s	—	—	—	18 Dec	—	2–3	—	9 Apr	16 Oct	15 Jan	—	12 Mar	6 Nov	—	—	22 Jan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 Feb	11 Sep
Sunderland U21s	—	—	25 Jan	6 Nov	—	—	—	—	—	12 Mar	—	—	21 Dec	11 Sep	—	—	27 Feb	—	—	5 Feb	—	18 Sep	5–1	—	—	30 Nov	—	—	—	—	—
Tottenham Hotspur U21s	5 Feb	—	3–3	—	—	—	21 Dec	—	8 Nov	—	—	—	—	11 Apr	—	18 Oct	—	20 Sep	—	—	—	1 Mar	—	15 Mar	—	—	—	—	22 Jan	—	—
West Bromwich Albion U21s	—	9 Apr	12 Mar	—	5 Feb	—	11 Dec	—	15 Jan	19 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	—	7 Nov	—	—	—	12 Sep	9 Jan	18 Sep	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Ham United U21s	—	—	—	5 Feb	—	—	—	23 Oct	—	—	—	—	12 Mar	—	18 Dec	—	14 Sep	—	—	8 Jan	—	—	—	—	0–0	—	19 Feb	27 Nov	—	—	5 Mar
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s	1 Mar	—	12 Apr	—	19 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	21 Dec	—	8 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	—	30 Nov	12 Feb	—	—	—	18 Sep	—	18 Jan	—	19 Oct	—	—

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Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2026. Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 31 August 2026

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[4]
1	Kaye Furo	Brentford U21s	4
	Josh Landers	West Ham United U21s
	Carrick Njinko	Leeds United U21s
4	Jack Bray	West Bromwich Albion U21s	3
	Jonny Day	Bournemouth U21s
	Jayden Quashie	Fulham U21s
	Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi	Sunderland U21s
	Will Wright	Liverpool U21s
9	Ollie Bostock	West Bromwich Albion U21s	2
	Dan Casey	Fulham U21s
	Jaydan Davidson	Derby County U21s
	JJ Gabriel	Manchester United U21s
	Reiss Elliott-Parris	Tottenham Hotspur U21s
	Tyrese Hall	Tottenham Hotspur U21s
	Shea Lacey	Manchester United U21s
	James Mauge	Ipswich Town U21s
	Brandon Pouani	Burnley U21s
	Floyd Samba	Manchester City U21s
	Jose Sani	Fulham U21s
	Princewill Ehibhatiomhan	Southampton U21s
	Torin Ntege	Reading U21s
	Reggie Watson	Cobham Next Gen U21s

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Hat-tricks

As of 31 August 2026

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Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Carrick Njinko	Leeds United U21s	West Bromwich Albion U21s	4–3 (H)	23 August 2026	^[5]
Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi	Sunderland U21s	Nottingham Forest U21s	5–1 (H)	24 August 2026	^[6]
Josh Landers⁴	West Ham United U21s	Cobham Next Gen U21s	5–4 (A)	31 August 2026	^[7]
Kaye Furo	Brentford U21s	Sunderland U21s	4–1 (H)	31 August 2026	^[8]

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(H) – Home; (A) – Away
⁴ – player scored 4 goals

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Professional Development League

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Professional Development League 2
Season	2026–27
Dates	14 August 2026 – 14 April 2027
Matches	20
Goals	75 (3.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Daeshon Lawrence (Bolton Wanderers U21s) Toby Ritchie (Bolton Wanderers U21s) Patryk Sykut (Peterborough United U21s) (3 Goals Each)
Biggest home win	Bolton Wanderers U21s 7–0 Colchester United U21s (25 August 2026)
Biggest away win	Fleetwood Town U21s 0–4 Colchester United U21s (14 August 2026)
Highest scoring	Bolton Wanderers U21s 7–0 Colchester United U21s (25 August 2026) Wigan Athletic U21s 2–5 Cardiff City U21s (25 August 2026)
← 2025–26 2027–28 → All statistics correct as of 1 September 2026 (5 of 7 games played).

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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.

17 teams compete in the league this season, three fewer than the previous season and tied for the lowest amount of teams in the league's history. Two teams joined the Premier League 2 with Category One status with Bournemouth U21s^[9], and Brentford U21s^[10] joined after being promoted to Category One status after 3, and 2 seasons as Category Two Academies respectively, with Brentford playing 6 seasons in the league total. While 2 Academies downgraded themselves to Category Three, with founding member Crewe Alexandra U21s ^[11] after 14 seasons, alongside Watford U21s^[12] after 11 seasons. However, Bolton Wanderers U21s^[13] returned after being granted Category Two academy status after 6 years.