# 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup

The 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the third edition of the U21 Premier League Cup. The competition was won by West Ham United who defeated Hull City 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the two-leg final had finished 1–1 on aggregate.

## Participants

There was three more participants than the previous competition. Aston Villa, and Manchester City, did not play this year after 2 years in the competition. Meanwhile Chelsea, Exeter City returned after last year's absence. Brentford, Liverpool and Southend United entered the competition for the very first time.

## Matches
### First qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 14 September 2015. Peterborough United received a bye.
† – After extra time

### Second qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 5 October 2015. Leeds United were awarded a bye.
† – After extra time

### Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 9 November 2015. The Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round.
† – After extra time.

### Round of 16

This round begins the week beginning 21 December 2015.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Att |
| 22 Dec | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | Millwall | 109 |
| 6 Jan | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Brentford | BCD |
| 13 Jan | West Ham United | 3 – 2† | Fulham | |
| 18 Jan | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leicester City | |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 18 Jan | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Hull City |
| 19 Jan | Liverpool | 1–0 | Leeds United |
| 25 Jan | Southampton | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town |
| 9 Feb | Everton | 2 – 2† | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Brighton & Hove Albion advance 4 – 2 on penalties. |||||
† – After extra time.

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Att |
| 27 Jan | West Ham United | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 680 |
| 8 Feb | Huddersfield Town | 1 – 1† | Charlton Athletic | 261 |
| Huddersfield Town advance 5 – 4 on penalties. |||||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Att |
| 14 Feb | Liverpool | 4 – 3† | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 23 Feb | Millwall | 1 – 3 | Hull City | |
† – After extra time.

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Att |
| 15 Mar | Huddersfield Town | 0 – 0† | Hull City | 927 |
| Hull City advance 4 – 3 on penalties. |||||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Att |
| 16 Mar | West Ham United | 3 – 2† | Liverpool | 1,319 |
† – After extra time.

### Final
#### First leg

| West Ham United | Hull City |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
West Ham United :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SUI | Raphael Spiegel |
| — | DF | ENG | Sam Byram 87' |
| — | DF | ENG | Lewis Page |
| — | DF | ENG | George Dobson 60' |
| — | DF | CAN | Doneil Henry |
| — | DF | ENG | Reece Oxford (c) 35' |
| — | MF | NOR | Martin Samuelsen |
| — | MF | IRL | Josh Cullen |
| — | FW | ENG | Jahmal Hector-Ingram 60' |
| — | MF | ENG | Marcus Browne |
| — | DF | SCO | Stephen Hendrie 60' |
| Sub | GK | ENG | Sam Howes |
| Sub | DF | ENG | Alex Pike |
| Sub | MF | ENG | Grady Diangana 60' |
| Sub | MF | ENG | Moses Makasi 60' |
| Sub | FW | BER | Djair Parfitt-Williams 60' |
Hull City :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Rory Watson |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Brian Lenihan |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Josh Tymon |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Max Clark (c) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Harvey Rodgers |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Ben Clappison |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tyler Hamilton |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Robbie McKenzie |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ben Hinchliffe |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Greg Olley |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jarrod Bowen |
| Sub | | ENG | Jonathan Saltmer |
| Sub | | ENG | Adam Curry |
| Sub | | SCO | Will Annan |
| Sub | | ENG | Daniel Batty |
| Sub | | ENG | Josh Clackstone |

#### Second leg

| Hull City | West Ham United |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Hull City :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Rory Watson |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Brian Lenihan |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Josh Tymon |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Max Clark (c) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Harvey Rodgers 39' |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Ben Clappison 22' |
| 7 | | SCO | Will Annan |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Robbie McKenzie 85' |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ben Hinchliffe 72' |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Greg Olley 80' |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jarrod Bowen |
| Sub | GK | ENG | Jonathan Saltmer |
| Sub | FW | ENG | Johan Ter Horst 72' |
| Sub | | ENG | Josh Clackstone |
| Sub | | ENG | Daniel Batty 85' |
| Sub | MF | ENG | Tyler Hamilton 80' |
West Ham United :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SUI | Raphael Spiegel |
| — | DF | ENG | Sam Byram 42' |
| — | DF | ENG | Lewis Page |
| — | MF | IRL | Declan Rice 100' |
| — | DF | CAN | Doneil Henry 33' |
| — | DF | ENG | Reece Oxford (c) 59' |
| — | MF | ENG | Grady Diangana 60' |
| — | MF | ENG | Moses Makasi |
| — | MF | NOR | Martin Samuelsen |
| — | MF | ENG | Marcus Browne 116' |
| — | FW | BER | Djair Parfitt-Williams 68' |
| Sub | GK | ENG | Sam Howes |
| Sub | DF | SCO | Stephen Hendrie 68' |
| Sub | DF | ENG | Alex Pike 68' |
| Sub | DF | ENG | George Dobson |
| Sub | FW | ENG | Jahmal Hector-Ingram 100' |