# 2017–18 Premier League Cup

The 2017–18 Premier League Cup was the fifth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Swansea City, who won the 2016–17 competition.

## Participants

36 teams participated in the competition this year, one fewer than last year. AFC Wimbledon, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Reading, West Ham United, did not return after playing 4 seasons in the competition. Manchester City did not return after playing last years competition.
3 teams returned to the competition this year. Bristol Rovers returned after the inaugural competition in 2013-2014, Aston Villa returned after last competing in 2014-2015, and Exeter City returned since last competing in 2015-2016. Bury and Dagenham & Redbridge will participate for the first time in the competition this year.

## Qualifying round

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

## Group stage

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

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 10 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Bury | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Newcastle United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 13 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 |
| Colchester United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 3 |

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 |
| Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 |

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 13 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 10 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 |
| Charlton Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Exeter City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 |
| Hull City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 |

## Knockout stages
### Final

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Swansea City :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Steven Benda |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Aaron Lewis |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Matthew Blake |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Jack Evans |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Cian Harries |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Ben Cabango |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Daniel James |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Adnan Marić |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Botti Biabi |
| 10 | MF | SCO | George Byers |
| 11 | FW | CUW | Kenji Gorré |
| Substitutes: ||||
| 12 | MF | WAL | Kieran Evans |
| 13 | GK | SVN | Gregor Zabret |
| 14 | MF | ROU | Marco Dulca |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Courtney Baker-Richardson |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Keston Davies |
| Coach: Cameron Toshack ||||
Aston Villa :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MNE | Matija Sarkic |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Isaiah Bazeley-Graham |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Jordan Lyden |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Dominic Revan |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Mitch Clark |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Jake Doyle-Hayes |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jack Clarke |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Corey Blackett-Taylor |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andre Green |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Callum O'Hare |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy |
| Substitutes: ||||
| 12 | GK | SWE | Viktor Johansson |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Oscar Borg |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Alex Prosser |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jordan Cox |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Kelsey Mooney |
| Coach: Mark Delaney ||||