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2018–19 Premier League Cup

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2018–19 Premier League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams36
Defending championsAston Villa
Final positions
ChampionsEverton
Runner-upNewcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played115
Goals scored382 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ryan Edmondson (8 goals)

The 2018–19 Premier League Cup was the sixth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Aston Villa, who won the 2017–18 competition.[1]

Participants

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Qualifying round

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A qualifying round was required to finalise the 32 teams that would enter the Group Stage.

29 August 2018 Notts County 6–0Newport CountyIlkeston
145:00
Report 1 Report 2 Stadium: New Manor Ground
4 September 2018 Plymouth Argyle 2–1PortsmouthPlymouth
19:00 Report 1 Report 2
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 366[2]
Referee: Steve Annis

Group stage

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Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.


Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Stoke City 6 4 1 1 17 8 +9 13
Sunderland 6 4 0 2 18 13 +5 12
Peterborough United 6 2 0 4 11 18 −7 6
Charlton Athletic 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
8 October 2018 Sunderland 2–0 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
19:00
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 145[4]
15 October 2018 Stoke City 3–2 Peterborough United Leek
19:00
Stadium: Harrison Park
8 November 2018 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Stoke City London
13:00 Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium
21 January 2019 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Sunderland London
19:00
Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium
28 January 2019 Stoke City 6–2 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
19:00
Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground
11 February 2019 Stoke City 4–1 Charlton Athletic Leek
19:00 Stadium: Harrison Park
11 February 2019 Sunderland 6–2 Peterborough United Sunderland
19:00
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 112[5]
25 February 2019 Charlton Athletic 1–4 Peterborough United London
13:00
Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium
25 February 2019 Sunderland 1–3 Stoke City Sunderland
19:00 Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Everton 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14
Blackburn Rovers 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 10
Sheffield United 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9
Doncaster Rovers 6 0 1 5 6 20 −14 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
5 October 2018 Everton 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Southport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue
5 October 2018 Sheffield United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Stocksbridge
19:00
Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground
9 November 2018 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Everton Leyland
19:00 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 231[6]
Referee: Simon Mather
30 November 2018 Sheffield United 0–1 Everton Stocksbridge
14:00
Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground
3 December 2018 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Doncaster Rovers Leyland
19:00
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 128[7]
21 January 2019 Doncaster Rovers 3–3 Everton Doncaster
19:00
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
8 February 2019 Sheffield United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Stocksbridge
14:00
Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground
24 February 2019 Everton 2–1 Sheffield United Southport
14:00
Report
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 186

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Burnley 6 2 3 1 9 12 −3 9
AFC Bournemouth 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8
Liverpool 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
West Bromwich Albion 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2019. Source: [3]
6 October 2018 AFC Bournemouth 7–1 Burnley Bournemouth
13:00
Stadium: Dean Court
11 November 2018 Liverpool 1–1 Burnley Kirkby
13:00
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
18 January 2019 Burnley 4–2 AFC Bournemouth Ashton-under-Lyne
13:00
Stadium: Tameside Stadium
8 February 2019 Burnley 0–0 Liverpool Bamber Bridge
14:00 Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
24 February 2019 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Liverpool Bournemouth
13:00 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 1,830[8]
1 March 2019 Burnley 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Ashton-under-Lyne
14:00
Stadium: Tameside Stadium

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nottingham Forest 6 5 1 0 17 6 +11 16
Leicester City 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Exeter City 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6
Norwich City 6 0 3 3 5 12 −7 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2019. Source: [3]
5 October 2018 Leicester City 3–0 Norwich City Leicester
19:00
Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 225[9]
7 October 2018 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Exeter City Alfreton
14:00
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 98[10]
8 November 2018 Exeter City 1–1 Norwich City Exeter
19:00
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 253[11]
12 November 2018 Leicester City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Leicester
19:00
Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 286[12]
30 November 2018 Norwich City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
19:00
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
16 January 2019 Leicester City 1–1 Exeter City Leicester
19:00
Stadium: Holmes Park
21 January 2019 Exeter City 0–5 Nottingham Forest Exeter
19:00 Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 333[13]
21 January 2019 Norwich City 1–1 Leicester City Norwich
19:00
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
Attendance: 200[14]
11 February 2019 Norwich City 0–3 Exeter City Norwich
19:00
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
21 February 2019 Exeter City 1–1 Leicester City Exeter
19:00
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 404[15]
25 February 2019 Nottingham Forest 3–3 Norwich City Alfreton
15:00
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 92[16]
28 February 2019 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Leicester City Alfreton
13:00
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 94[17]

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Swansea City 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
Oxford United 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
Hull City 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2019. Source: [3]
4 October 2018 Oxford United 1–0 Swansea City Thame
19:00
Stadium: Meadow View Park
Attendance: 250[18]
10 November 2018 Swansea City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea
12:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
30 November 2018 Swansea City 2–1 Hull City Swansea
19:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
3 December 2018 Oxford United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Thame
19:00
Stadium: Meadow View Park
Attendance: 187[19]
19 January 2019 Swansea City 2–0 Oxford United Swansea
12:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
12 February 2019 Oxford United 3–0 Hull City Thame
19:00
Stadium: Meadow View Park
Attendance: 156[20]
26 February 2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Swansea City Wolverhampton
18:00
Stadium: Compton Park Training Ground

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Derby County 6 4 1 1 18 4 +14 13
Aston Villa 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 12
Plymouth Argyle 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
Bristol City 6 0 2 4 4 25 −21 2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
4 October 2018 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Derby County Plymouth
19:00 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 281[22]
5 October 2018 Aston Villa 8–0 Bristol City Birmingham
19:00
Stadium: Villa Park
11 February 2019 Aston Villa 1–2 Derby County Walsall
19:00
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
11 February 2019 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Bristol City Plymouth
19:00
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 128[23]
24 February 2019 Derby County 8–1 Bristol City Loughborough
13:00
Stadium: Loughborough University
25 February 2019 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Aston Villa Plymouth
19:00
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 212[24]

Group G

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Reading 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13
Fulham 6 4 0 2 16 5 +11 12
Birmingham City 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
Colchester United 6 0 0 6 3 24 −21 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2019. Source: [3]
10 November 2018 Fulham 5–0 Colchester United London
13:00
Stadium: Craven Cottage
12 November 2018 Reading 3–0 Birmingham City Woking
19:00
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
3 December 2018 Reading 2–1 Fulham Woking
19:00
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
18 January 2019 Fulham 1–2 Birmingham City London
15:00
Stadium: Motspur Park
18 January 2019 Reading 5–1 Colchester United Woking
19:00
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Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
8 February 2019 Birmingham City 2–2 Reading Solihull
14:00
Stadium: Damson Park
22 February 2019 Fulham 2–0 Reading London
14:00
Stadium: Motspur Park

Group H

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Leeds United 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12
Newcastle United 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
Southampton 6 3 1 2 18 10 +8 10
Notts County 6 0 1 5 6 24 −18 1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]
5 October 2018 Southampton 2–1 Leeds United Marchwood
19:00
Report Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 100[26]
25 October 2018 Notts County 0–5 Leeds United Ilkeston
14:00
Stadium: New Manor Ground
28 November 2018 Notts County 0–7 Southampton Ilkeston
14:00 Report
Stadium: New Manor Ground
Attendance: 0[28]
21 January 2019 Leeds United 3–2 Southampton Tadcaster
19:00
Stadium: Ings Lane
Attendance: 2,894[30]
22 January 2019 Notts County 2–2 Newcastle United Ilkeston
14:00
Report
Stadium: New Manor Ground
Attendance: 120 estimated
15 February 2019 Leeds United 2–1 Notts County Guiseley
19:00
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 677[32]
22 February 2019 Southampton 6–2 Notts County Marchwood
19:00
Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0[33]
25 February 2019 Leeds United 3–1 Newcastle United Guiseley
19:00
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 1,012[34]

Knockout stages

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Round of 16

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15 March 2019 Burnley 1–0Leicester CityBurnley
14:30
Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
15 March 2019 Swansea City 2–0Aston VillaSwansea
19:00
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
29 March 2019 Everton 2–1SunderlandSouthport
19:00
Stadium: Haig Avenue

Quarter–final

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29 March 2019 Burnley1–3 Leeds United Burnley
14:30
Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors[36]
23 April 2019 Everton 2–1Blackburn RoversLiverpool
19:00
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 350

Semi–final

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23 April 2019 Leeds United0–3 Newcastle United Guiseley
19:00 Report
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 3,051
4 May 2019 Swansea City0–2 Everton Swansea
12:00 Report
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Referee: Christopher Pollard

Final

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Everton1–0Newcastle United
Report
Attendance: 1,500

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Everton
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR João Virgínia
2 DF Wales WAL Ryan Astley
3 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Brendan Galloway
4 DF Netherlands NED Nathangelo Markelo
5 DF England ENG Morgan Feeney
6 MF England ENG Lewis Gibson
7 MF England ENG Josh Bowler
8 MF England ENG Dennis Adeniran
9 FW Scotland SCO Fraser Hornby
10 FW Germany GER Bassala Sambou
11 MF England ENG Antony Evans
Substitutes:
12 FW Wales WAL Nathan Broadhead
13 GK Poland POL Mateusz Hewelt
14 DF England ENG Matty Foulds
15 MF England ENG Alex Denny
16 DF England ENG Kyle John
Coach: England David Unsworth
Newcastle United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Nathan Harker
2 DF England ENG Jamie Sterry
3 DF England ENG Liam Gibson
4 MF England ENG Owen Bailey
5 DF England ENG Lewis Cass
6 DF England ENG Kelland Watts
7 FW England ENG Thomas Allan
8 MF Liberia LBR Mohammed Sangare
9 FW England ENG Luke Charman
10 MF England ENG Matty Longstaff
11 MF England ENG Callum Roberts
Substitutes:
12 DF England ENG Oliver Walters
13 GK Finland FIN Otto Huuhtanen
14 DF England ENG Rosaire Longelo
15 FW Denmark DEN Elias Sørensen
16 FW Switzerland SUI Yannick Toure
Coach: England Chris Hogg

See also

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References

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