# 2018–19 Premier League Cup

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.

## Participants

36 teams participated in the competition this year, the same as last year. Bury, Dagenham & Redbridge did not return after participating last year, meanwhile Ipswich Town did not return after 4 years in the competition, Barnsley, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Watford, and Wigan Athletic did not return after 5 seasons in the competition. 7 teams returned to the competition this year. Notts County returned after competing in the inaugural competition, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, Peterborough United and Plymouth Argyle returned after a 2 year absence competing for the first time since 2015-2016, Fulham and Reading after last year's absence. Newport County and Oxford United participated in the competition for the very first time 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 |
| 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 |

### Group B

| 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 |

### Group C

| 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 |

### Group D

| 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 |

### Group E

| 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 |

### Group F

| 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 |

### Group G

| 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 |

### Group H

| 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 |

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