# 2023–24 Premier League Cup

The 2023–24 Premier League Cup is the tenth edition of the competition.
The defending Champions are Brentford who defeated Blackburn Rovers 2–1 in last year's final.
32 academies will be competing in this edition of the competition. Eight teams did not return; Arsenal after 2 consecutive seasons, Cardiff City after last year, Derby County after 9 seasons, Everton after 9 seasons, Queens Park Rangers, Southampton 9 seasons, Stoke City 9 seasons, and Watford after 3 consecutive seasons did not take part in this year's competition.
Three teams will be competing as for the very first time; Fleetwood Town who is competing in the competition proper for the first time, alongside Luton Town, and Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea are returning to the competition for the first time since 2015–16, Ipswich Town for the first time since 2017–18, Leicester City for the first time since 2018–19 and Leeds United and Norwich City both return after missing last year's edition of the competition.

## Group stage

The draw for the Group Stage took place on 9 August 2023. 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 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 14 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 10 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 |
| Hull City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 10 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 4 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 16 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 |
| Charlton Athletic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 16 |
| Leeds United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 |
| Colchester United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 |
| Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 13 |
| Fleetwood Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 |
| Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
| Huddersfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 5 |

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 11 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 6 |

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 |
| Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 |

## Knockout stages
### Round of 16

The Round of 16 included all 8 group winners and runners up.

### Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals included the 8 winners from the previous round.

### Semi-finals

The Semi-finals include the four winners from the Previous Round.

### 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.
Fulham :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Alfie McNally |
| 2 | DF | COL | Devan Tanton |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Esenga 69' |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Harvey Araujo |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Luc De Fougerolles |
| 6 | MF | NZL | Matt Dibley-Dias |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Terrell Works 58' |
| 8 | MF | JAM | Delano McCoy-Splatt |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Callum Osmand 83' |
| 10 | MF | CYP | George Okkas 83' |
| 11 | MF | ALB | Adrion Pajaziti |
| Substitutes: ||||
| 13 | GK | ENG | Marco Underwood |
| 14 | DF | SCO | Connor McAvoy 69' |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Lemar Gordon 58' |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Aaron Loupalo-Bi 83' |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Oliver Gofford 83' |
| Coach: Hayden Mullins ||||
Tottenham Hotspur :
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Luca Gunter |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Rio Kyrematen 77' |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Maeson King 51' |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Dante Cassanova |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tyrell Ashcroft |
| 6 | MF | ENG | George Abbott |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nile John |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Tyrese Hall |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Will Lankshear |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jamie Donley 57' |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Yago Santiago 57' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jude Soonsup-Bell 57' |
| 13 | GK | IRL | Josh Keeley |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Yusuf Akhamrich 51' |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Max Robson 77' |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Damola Ajayi 78' |
| Coach: Wayne Burnett ||||