2024–25 Professional U21 Development League

Professional Development League 2
Season	2024–25
Matches played	181
Goals scored	711 (3.93 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ashley Hay Brentford U21s; (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Coventry City U21s 14–0 Colchester United U21s; (21 January 2025) Record
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	; Coventry City U21s 14–0 Colchester United U21s; (21 January 2025) Record
Longest winning run	8 Matches; Sheffield United U21s (20 August 2024 – 14 October 2024)
Longest unbeaten run	13 Matches; Sheffield United U21s (12 August 2024 – 15 November 2024)
Longest winless run	10 Matches; Barnsley U21s (15 October 2024 – Present); Colchester United U21s (23 August 2024 – 17 December 2024)
Longest losing run	6 Matches; Queens Park Rangers U21s (28 October 2024– 20 January 2025); Wigan Athletic U21s (8 October 2024 – 19 November 2024)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 29 January 2025.

Premier League 2
Season	2024–25
Matches played	159
Goals scored	611 (3.84 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jemiah Umolu Crystal Palace U21s (9 goals)
Biggest home win	Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0 Crystal Palace U21s; (5 October 2024) Record
Biggest away win	Fulham U21s 0–6 Chelsea U21s; (4 October 2024)
Highest scoring	Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0 Crystal Palace U21s; (5 October 2024)
Longest winning run	10 Matches; Manchester City U21s; (23 August 2024 – 13 January 2025)
Longest unbeaten run	11 Matches; Manchester City U21s; (23 August 2024 – 17 January 2025)
Longest winless run	10 Matches; Stoke City U21s; (16 August 2024 – 17 January 2025)
Longest losing run	8 Matches; Stoke City U21s; (23 August 2024 – 29 November 2024)
Highest attendance	6,384 Norwich City U21s 3–5 Manchester United U21s September 28, 2024
Lowest attendance	50 2 Matches
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 27 January 2025.

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.^[1]

Premier League 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City U21s	13	10	1	2	41	18	+23	31	Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup
2	Fulham U21s	13	10	1	2	37	23	+14	31
3	Brighton & Hove Albion U21s	13	7	3	3	33	12	+21	24
4	Manchester United U21s	12	8	0	4	28	20	+8	24
5	Chelsea U21s	13	7	1	5	34	20	+14	22
6	Southampton U21s	13	7	1	5	27	24	+3	22
7	West Ham United U21s	11	7	0	4	16	13	+3	21
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s	12	6	2	4	22	19	+3	20
9	Liverpool U21s	12	6	2	4	22	20	+2	20
10	Newcastle United U21s	12	6	2	4	18	16	+2	20
11	Sunderland U21s	12	6	1	5	31	23	+8	19
12	Crystal Palace U21s	13	5	4	4	25	24	+1	19
13	Arsenal U21s	12	6	1	5	26	26	0	19	Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
14	Everton U21s	12	4	4	4	25	28	−3	16
15	Derby County U21s	13	5	1	7	19	30	−11	16
16	Nottingham Forest U21s	12	5	0	7	20	18	+2	15
17	Leicester City U21s	13	4	3	6	21	21	0	15
18	Leeds United U21s	12	4	3	5	18	20	−2	15
19	West Bromwich Albion U21s	11	4	2	5	21	26	−5	14
20	Norwich City U21s	12	4	2	6	21	27	−6	14
21	Tottenham Hotspur U21s	13	4	1	8	22	31	−9	13
22	Reading U21s	13	3	3	7	17	28	−11	12
23	Blackburn Rovers U21s	12	3	2	7	20	30	−10	11
24	Middlesbrough U21s	11	3	0	8	19	32	−13	9
25	Aston Villa U21s	12	2	2	8	17	33	−16	8
26	Stoke City U21s	11	1	2	8	11	29	−18	5

Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2025. 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 U21s	—	4–1	—	1–1	—	—	4 Apr	—	—	—	—	0–3	—	4–2	14 Feb	21 Feb	—	2–0	—	—	—	1–2	2–5	—	—	—
Aston Villa U21s	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	3–1	28 Feb	3–3	—	—	14 Mar	—	—	—	2–3	0–3	—	7 Feb	—	—	11 Apr	—	—	—	0–4
Blackburn Rovers U21s	3–4	—	—	—	—	2–7	—	—	14 Apr	—	3–2	—	10 Feb	1–3	3–2	—	3 Mar	24 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	2–2	—	—
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s	—	23 Feb	—	—	—	10–0	2–1	—	14 Mar	—	1–1	6 Apr	—	0–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–1	—	0–2	1–1
Chelsea U21s	2–1	4 Apr	—	—	—	—	—	1–1	—	7 Feb	3–1	—	—	21 Feb	—	—	—	—	3–0	0–2	—	—	1–2	1–2	—	—
Crystal Palace U21s	3 Mar	17 Feb	—	—	14 Apr	—	—	—	0–1	—	—	3–3	—	—	—	—	2–2	2–1	1–1	—	—	—	5–1	—	—	0–1
Derby County U21s	—	—	0–0	—	2–6	—	—	—	—	14 Feb	—	—	2–3	—	—	1–0	—	—	—	11 Apr	—	—	2–1	4–1	28 Feb	4–1
Everton U21s	14 Mar	—	3–1	7 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	7 Apr	2–4	3–3	14 Feb	4–1	4–3	—	—	—	—
Fulham U21s	6–3	—	—	—	0–6	—	4–0	21 Feb	—	2–1	3–1	—	4 Apr	—	10 Feb	—	—	3 Mar	—	—	—	5–2	—	—	—	—
Leeds United U21s	—	1–1	2–4	3 Mar	—	1–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31 Mar	4 Apr	1–3	24 Feb	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1	1–2	—
Leicester City U21s	—	3–1	—	—	—	0–2	24 Feb	1–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1	—	—	—	—	1–2	4–0	1–2	3 Mar	7 Apr	—	—
Liverpool U21s	—	—	—	—	16 Feb	—	3–1	0–2	—	13 Apr	1–2	—	3–1	—	2 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–5	9 Mar	4–1
Manchester City U21s	—	4–1	—	2–1	28 Feb	16 Mar	—	5–0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11 Apr	5–0	—	—	—	2–2	—	17 Feb	—	4–1	—
Manchester United U21s	—	2–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	17 Feb	—	—	0–1	1–3	—	—	—	—	7 Apr	—	5–1	4–1	—	7 Feb	15 Mar	1–0	—
Middlesbrough U21s	—	4–2	—	0–3	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21 Feb	—	—	7 Mar	—	1–4	1–3	16 Mar	—	—	—	TBC	11 Apr	—
Newcastle United U21s	—	—	2–0	—	3–2	1–0	—	2–2	—	—	14 Feb	—	—	0–2	—	—	—	—	7 Apr	—	28 Feb	1–1	—	—	0–1	—
Norwich City U21s	31 Mar	—	—	14 Feb	14 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	7 Feb	—	—	3–5	1–3	—	—	0–3	—	—	11 Apr	0–3	—	6–1	—	—
Nottingham Forest U21s	—	—	—	0–1	2–4	—	10 Feb	—	—	0–1	14 Apr	—	2–3	—	—	17 Mar	—	—	—	0–2	17 Feb	—	—	—	—	2–0
Reading U21s	—	—	1–0	14 Apr	—	—	0–1	—	1–5	—	—	1–1	—	28 Feb	—	—	1–2	0–2	—	—	1–5	—	—	—	24 Feb	—
Southampton U21s	—	—	4 Apr	2–4	—	0–2	—	—	5–0	—	—	7 Feb	—	—	—	4–2	2–3	—	—	—	—	21 Feb	2–1	—	—	28 Feb
Stoke City U21s	0–1	TBC	—	—	—	10 Feb	14 Mar	—	0–1	1–1	—	21 Feb	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	0–3	—	—	—	—	—	4 Apr
Sunderland U21s	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–0	—	—	17 Mar	—	2–3	2–3	5–2	3–2	—	—	4 Apr	17 Feb	—	—	—	7 Apr	—	—	10 Feb
Tottenham Hotspur U21s	—	—	14 Mar	—	—	—	—	13 Apr	1–4	0–3	—	2–0	—	—	6–1	0–1	1–1	—	1–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	21 Feb
West Bromwich Albion U21s	14 Apr	—	—	0–4	—	24 Feb	—	TBC	—	—	—	—	0–5	—	—	10 Feb	—	—	3–1	1–1	5–0	3 Mar	—	—	—	—
West Ham United U21s	7 Feb	—	14 Feb	—	3–2	4 Apr	—	—	0–3	—	14 Mar	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—	—	5–1	31 Jan	1–0	—	—	—	—
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s	1–3	—	31 Mar	—	—	—	—	4–2	—	4–1	1–1	—	3–1	14 Apr	—	—	—	—	17 Mar	—	—	—	—	17 Feb	1–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2025. Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Semifinals

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Final

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Player of the Month

Month	Player	Club	Ref.
August	Nathan Butler-Oyedeji	Arsenal U21s	^[2]
September	Farid Alfa-Ruprecht	Manchester City U21s	^[3]
October	Kiano Dyer	Chelsea U21s	^[4]
November	Callum Osmand	Fulham U21s	^[5]
December	Harry Howell	Brighton & Hove Albion U21s	^[6]

Professional Development League

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 U21s are the defending champions.

22 teams compete in the league this season, one more than the previous season and the most since the league's inaugural season in 2012-13. Brentford U21s returned to the league after 9 years their academy was given Category Two status.^[7]

Tables

North Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sheffield United U21s	16	11	3	2	51	17	+34	36	Qualification for Knock-out stage
2	Burnley U21s	18	11	2	5	56	22	+34	35	Qualification for Knock-out stage
3	Hull City U21s	17	11	0	6	33	31	+2	33
4	Sheffield Wednesday U21s	16	7	3	6	27	30	−3	24
5	Coventry City U21s	16	7	1	8	44	26	+18	22
6	Peterborough United U21s	16	7	0	9	25	32	−7	21
7	Fleetwood Town U21s	15	6	2	7	23	27	−4	20
8	Barnsley U21s	19	3	7	9	29	43	−14	16
9	Crewe Alexandra U21s	17	4	3	10	21	39	−18	15
10	Birmingham City U21s	15	4	2	9	27	47	−20	14
11	Wigan Athletic U21s	17	3	3	11	22	38	−16	12

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2025. Source: Professional Development League table

South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Charlton Athletic U21s	19	11	4	4	57	30	+27	37	Qualification for Knock-out stage
2	Brentford U21s	16	11	2	3	39	22	+17	35	Qualification for Knock-out stage
3	Millwall U21s	16	9	3	4	34	22	+12	30
4	Cardiff City U21s	16	9	2	5	24	25	−1	29
5	AFC Bournemouth U21s	16	8	3	5	34	32	+2	27
6	Watford U21s	15	8	0	7	33	32	+1	24
7	Ipswich Town U21s	18	6	5	7	34	33	+1	23
8	Bristol City U21s	15	5	4	6	27	30	−3	19
9	Swansea City U21s	15	5	3	7	28	30	−2	18
10	Queens Park Rangers U21s	17	5	1	11	26	44	−18	16
11	Colchester United U21s	17	2	3	12	17	59	−42	9

Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2025. 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	—	2–2	0–4	4 Mar	2–0	3–3	14 Mar	3–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	—	—	0–4	—	0–4	—	1–2	—	29 Apr	—	4 Apr
Birmingham City U21s	21 Feb	—	10 Mar	2–0	17 Feb	3–2	1–2	21 Mar	2–2	14 Mar	1–3	7 Apr	—	—	3–4	—	0–3	—	4–1	—	28 Apr	—
Burnley U21s	3–1	8–1	—	5–0	3–1	18 Mar	4–0	5–0	0–1	4 Mar	18 Feb	—	8 Apr	—	—	0–4	—	3–3	—	6–0	—	22 Apr
Coventry City U21s	2–2	8–0	11 Feb	—	25 Feb	1–2	0–4	0–2	11 Mar	3–0	25 Mar	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	14–0	—	3–4	—	22 Apr	—
Crewe Alexandra U21s	2–2	4–2	18 Apr	0–1	—	3 Mar	3–4	2–0	10 Feb	17 Mar	1–1	—	28 Apr	—	7 Apr	—	—	0–3	—	0–1	—	3–0
Fleetwood Town U21s	11 Mar	11 Apr	14 Mar	18 Feb	3–2	—	1–3	25 Feb	25 Mar	2–1	2–0	1–4	—	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	2–1	—	3–1	—
Hull City U21s	2–1	11 Feb	25 Mar	0–2	11 Mar	1 Apr	—	4–1	25 Feb	2–1	3–1	—	2–1	—	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	3–1	—	1–3
Peterborough United U21s	4 Feb	25 Apr	2–5	18 Mar	0–1	3–2	19 Feb	—	2–1	1–3	3–0	3–0	—	11 Mar	—	29 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	1–2	—
Sheffield United U21s	18 Mar	4 Mar	1–0	3–4	10–1	4 Feb	3–1	2 May	—	2–1	25 Mar	—	6–0	—	2–0	—	22 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—	8–2
Sheffield Wednesday U21s	18 Apr	2–1	3–2	1–0	3 Feb	7 Feb	22 Apr	7 Mar	21 Mar	—	24 Feb	2–2	—	4–4	—	0–5	—	28 Apr	—	8 Apr	—	—
Wigan Athletic U21s	0–2	18 Mar	0–2	22 Apr	4 Feb	2–0	4 Mar	11 Feb	2–3	1–3	—	—	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	21 Feb	11 Mar	2–3	11 Feb	25 Feb	3–1	2–5	TBC	4–1
Brentford U21s	5 May	28 Feb	—	1–0	—	31 Mar	—	2–1	—	14 Apr	—	3–0	—	17 Mar	0–1	3–2	3–2	17 Feb	3–1	4–1	3 Mar	12 Feb
Bristol City U21s	—	5 May	1–3	—	2–0	—	31 Mar	—	1–1	—	14 Apr	5–0	0–4	—	24 Feb	0–0	17 Feb	2–2	23 Apr	2–1	18 Apr	25 Mar
Cardiff City U21s	15 Apr	—	6 May	28 Feb	—	2–0	—	1 Apr	—	0–1	—	0–0	0–3	4–1	—	2–0	15 Mar	2–2	4 Mar	2–1	11 Feb	2 May
Charlton Athletic U21s	—	15 Apr	—	6 May	1–1	—	6–0	—	1 Apr	—	4–2	18 Mar	1–6	4 Mar	6–1	—	21 Feb	2–2	18 Feb	6–3	3–1	7 Mar
Colchester United U21s	1–3	—	11 Apr	—	5 May	0–0	—	0–1	—	28 Mar	—	0–4	7 Mar	4–2	0–1	2–2	—	21 Mar	28 Mar	2–3	4 Apr	7 Feb
Ipswich Town U21s	—	6–1	—	11 Apr	—	6 May	0–2	—	0–1	—	1 Apr	1–2	1–2	11 Feb	5–1	1–5	1–1	—	18 Mar	4 Mar	3–2	2–1
Millwall U21s	1 Apr	—	1–1	—	15 Apr	—	2 May	2–1	—	1–1	—	4 Feb	25 Feb	21 Mar	28 Mar	2–0	3–0	3–0	—	0–0	5–0	11 Mar
Queens Park Rangers U21s	—	1 Apr	—	0–6	—	15 Apr	—	6 May	0–6	—	3–1	11 Feb	11 Feb	0–1	22 Apr	11 Mar	7–0	28 Mar	0–2	—	27 Feb	25 Feb
Swansea City U21s	0–0	—	31 Mar	—	4–0	—	14 Apr	—	5 May	3–1	—	2–2	3–3	2–0	0–1	24 Mar	4–1	10 Mar	3–4	17 Feb	—	1–3
Watford U21s	—	0–4	—	31 Mar	—	1–0	—	11 Apr	—	5 May	4–1	3 Mar	18 Apr	5–2	17 Feb	2–3	7–0	2–0	1–3	1–0	17 Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2025. 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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References

^ "Reformatting of Premier League 2 for 2023/24 explained". Premier League. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Butler-Oyedeji wins PL2 Player of the Month for August". premierleague.com. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Alfa-Ruprecht wins PL2 Player of the Month for September". premierleague.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Dyer wins PL2 Player of the Month for October". premierleague.com. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Osmand wins PL2 Player of the Month for November". premierleague.com. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
^ "Howell named PL2 Player of the Month for December". premierleague.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
^ "Brentford B fixtures revealed". www.brentfordfc.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[1] "Reformatting of Premier League 2 for 2023/24 explained". Premier League. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[2] "Butler-Oyedeji wins PL2 Player of the Month for August". premierleague.com. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[3] "Alfa-Ruprecht wins PL2 Player of the Month for September". premierleague.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[4] "Dyer wins PL2 Player of the Month for October". premierleague.com. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[5] "Osmand wins PL2 Player of the Month for November". premierleague.com. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

[6] "Howell named PL2 Player of the Month for December". premierleague.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[7] "Brentford B fixtures revealed". www.brentfordfc.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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