# 2013–14 Under-21 Premier League Cup

The 2013-14 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the U21 Premier League Cup.
Fifty two teams entered the competition – with sixteen Category 3 EPPP teams entered in the 1st Qualifying Round, seventeen Category 2 teams entered in the 2nd Qualifying Round, and the remaining nineteen Category 1 teams entered in the Round of 32. Teams were allowed to field up to four over-age players in matches – three outfield and one goalkeeper.

## Matches
### First qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 23 September 2013. Only the sixteen Category 3 rated academies competed in this round.

### Second qualifying round

This round commenced the week beginning 21 October 2013. The eight First Qualifying Round winners were joined in this round by sixteen of the seventeen Category 2 rated academies – Nottingham Forest drew a bye to the Round of 32.
† – After extra time

### Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 18 November 2013. The nineteen Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the twelve Second Qualifying round winners and Nottingham Forest, who drew a bye to this round. Birmingham City withdrew from the competition after fielding an ineligible player. Newcastle United progressed to the Round of 16 instead.
† – After extra time.

### Round of 16

This round commenced the week beginning 16 December 2013. The sixteen Round of 32 winners entered this round.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 6 Jan | Chelsea | 2–1 | West Ham United | |
| 7 Jan | Exeter City | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 630 |
| 30 Dec | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Leicester City | 385 |
| 20 Dec | Everton | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 31 Jan | Reading | 6–1 | Watford | BCD |
| 23 Dec | Burnley | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 251 |
| 9 Jan | Fulham | 0–1 | Arsenal | 351 |
| 22 Dec | Manchester City | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | |

### Quarter-finals

This round commenced the week beginning 27 January 2014. The eight Round of 16 winners entered this round.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 27 Jan | Chelsea | 0–1† | Arsenal | 1,237 |
| 20 Feb | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | Reading | 133 |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 21 Feb | Newcastle United | 2–3 | Manchester City | BCD |
| 4 Mar | Exeter City | 2–3† | Burnley | 1,207 |
† – After extra time.

### Semi-finals

This round commenced the week beginning 24 February 2014. The four Quarter-final winners entered this round.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 15 Mar | Arsenal | 1–3† | Reading | |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 Apr | Manchester City | 3–2 | Burnley | 424 |

### Final
#### First leg

| Manchester City | Reading |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Manchester City :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Ian Lawlor |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Adam Drury |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Greg Leigh 70' |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Shay Facey |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Jason Denayer |
| 6 | MF | ENG | George Glendon 54' |
| 7 | MF | AUT | Sinan Bytyqi |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Olivier Ntcham |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jordy Hiwula |
| 10 | FW | POR | Marcos Lopes |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole |
| Sub | DF | ENG | Ellis Plummer |
| Sub | GK | WAL | Billy O'Brien |
| Sub | DF | BEL | Mathias Bossaerts |
| Sub | DF | ESP | Angeliño 70' |
| Sub | MF | FRA | Seko Fofana 54' |
Reading :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Daniel Lincoln |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Niall Keown |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Shane Griffin |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Aaron Tshibola |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jake Cooper 64' |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Pierce Sweeney |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jack Stacey |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Aaron Kuhl |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Gozie Ugwu |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Craig Tanner |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Tarique Fosu-Henry |
| Sub | DF | IRL | Sean Long |
| Sub | GK | ENG | Lewis Ward |
| Sub | MF | ZIM | Shepherd Murombedzi |
| Sub | MF | IRL | Liam Kelly |
| Sub | FW | SCO | Harry Cardwell |

#### Second leg

| Reading | Manchester 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.
Reading :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Daniel Lincoln |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Sean Long 68' |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Shane Griffin |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Niall Keown |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jake Cooper |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Pierce Sweeney |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Aaron Tshibola |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jack Stacey |
| 9 | MF | IRL | Liam Kelly |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Craig Tanner |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gozie Ugwu |
| Sub | GK | ENG | Lewis Ward |
| Sub | MF | ZIM | Shepherd Murombedzi |
| Sub | MF | ISL | Samúel Friðjónsson |
| Sub | FW | SCO | Harry Cardwell |
| Sub | MF | ENG | Tarique Fosu 68' |
Manchester City :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Ian Lawlor |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Adam Drury 75' |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Shay Facey |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Jason Denayer |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Greg Leigh |
| 6 | MF | ENG | George Glendon |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Seko Fofana |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Olivier Ntcham |
| 9 | FW | POR | Marcos Lopes |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Jordy Hiwula |
| Sub | MF | AUT | Sinan Bytyqi 75' |
| Sub | DF | ENG | Ellis Plummer |
| Sub | GK | WAL | Billy O'Brien |
| Sub | MF | ENG | Kean Bryan |
| Sub | | | |