# 2019–20 Premier League Cup

The 2019–20 Premier League Cup was the seventh edition of the competition. The defending champions were Everton, who won the 2018–19 competition. This edition of the tournament did not crown a champion as it was cancelled at the Round of 16 stage, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom.

## Participants

40 teams competed in the competition this season, 4 more than the previous season. Doncaster Rovers, Notts County, and Peterborough United did not return after last year's competition, while Bristol City, Leicester City and Norwich City did not return after 6 seasons of playing in the competition.
5 teams return to the competition this time around. Crystal Palace returned for the first time since the inaugural competition, Huddersfield Town returned for the first time since 2016-2017, and Middlesbrough, Watford, and Wigan Athletic returned after missing last year's competition. Meanwhile Cambridge United, Fleetwood Town, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, and Yeovil Town will compete in the competition for the very first time.

## 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 |
| Charlton Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 |
| Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 |
| Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 5 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| Scunthorpe United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 2 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Exeter City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 |

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 |
| Wigan Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 |
| Huddersfield Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 |

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| Leeds United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |