# 2024–25 Professional U21 Development League

The Premier League 2 is the 13th season of the Professional Development League system. It continues to use the same format as the 2023–24 season.

## Premier League 2
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Manchester City U21s (Q) | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 43 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 2 | Fulham U21s (Q) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 41 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 3 | West Ham United U21s (Q) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 37 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 4 | Chelsea U21s (Q) | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 32 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21s (X) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 32 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 6 | Leicester City U21s (X) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 30 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 7 | Manchester United U21s (X) | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 30 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 8 | Southampton U21s (X) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 30 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 9 | Arsenal U21s (X) | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 29 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s (X) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 27 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 27 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 12 | Sunderland U21s | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 26 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
| 13 | Newcastle United U21s | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 26 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
| 14 | Everton U21s | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 26 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
| 15 | Liverpool U21s | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 25 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
| 16 | Leeds United U21s | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 23 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 22 | |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 21 | |
| 19 | Reading U21s | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 18 | |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 17 | |
| 21 | Derby County U21s | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 17 | |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s (E) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 16 | |
| 23 | Norwich City U21s | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 15 | |
| 24 | Middlesbrough U21s | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 15 | |
| 25 | Aston Villa U21s (E) | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 10 | |
| 26 | Stoke City U21s (E) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 9 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AVL | BLB | BHA | CHE | CRY | DER | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | NOR | NFO | REA | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal U21s | — | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 4 Apr | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–5 | — | — | — |
| Aston Villa U21s | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | — | — | 18 Apr | — | — | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 11 Apr | — | — | — | 0–4 |
| Blackburn Rovers U21s | 3–4 | — | — | — | — | 2–7 | — | — | 14 Apr | — | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 10–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 6 Apr | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Chelsea U21s | 2–1 | 4 Apr | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | — |
| Crystal Palace U21s | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | — | 14 Apr | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 5–1 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Derby County U21s | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–6 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 11 Apr | — | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Everton U21s | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 Apr | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | — | — | — | — |
| Fulham U21s | 6–3 | — | — | — | 0–6 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 4 Apr | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 5–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Leeds United U21s | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 Mar | 4 Apr | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Leicester City U21s | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 7 Apr | — | — |
| Liverpool U21s | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 13 Apr | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Manchester City U21s | — | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 Apr | 5–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | — |
| Manchester United U21s | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 7 Apr | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Middlesbrough U21s | — | 4–2 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 18 Apr | 11 Apr | — |
| Newcastle United U21s | — | — | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–6 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 7 Apr | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — |
| Norwich City U21s | 31 Mar | — | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–5 | — | — | 3–5 | 1–3 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | 11 Apr | 0–3 | — | 6–1 | — | — |
| Nottingham Forest U21s | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 14 Apr | — | 2–3 | — | — | 31 Mar | — | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Reading U21s | — | — | 1–0 | 14 Apr | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–5 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 11 Apr | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–5 | — | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| Southampton U21s | — | — | 4 Apr | 2–4 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 5–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 4–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Stoke City U21s | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 5–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 Apr |
| Sunderland U21s | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6–0 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | — | 4 Apr | 1–2 | — | — | — | 7 Apr | — | — | 5–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21s | — | — | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | 13 Apr | 1–4 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–3 |
| West Bromwich Albion U21s | 14 Apr | — | — | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–5 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |
| West Ham United U21s | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 4 Apr | — | — | 0–3 | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 1–3 | — | 31 Mar | — | — | — | — | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 14 Apr | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |

### Elimination Playoffs

* Round of 16
* 1
* 16
* 8
* 9
* 5
* 12
* 4
* 13
* 6
* 11
* 3
* 14
* 7
* 10
* 2
* 15

#### Final
## Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club |
| August | Nathan Butler-Oyedeji | Arsenal U21s |
| September | Farid Alfa-Ruprecht | Manchester City U21s |
| October | Kiano Dyer | Chelsea U21s |
| November | Callum Osmand | Fulham U21s |
| December | Harry Howell | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s |
| January | Dom Ballard | Southampton U21s |
| February | Divin Mubama | Manchester City U21s |

## Professional Development League

The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away and opponents in the other region once resulting in 31 games played. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Sheffield United U21s are the defending champions.
22 teams compete in the league this season, one more than the previous season and the most since the league's inaugural season in 2012-13. Brentford U21s returned to the league after nine years their academy was given Category Two status.

### Tables
#### North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheffield United U21s | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 49 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Hull City U21s | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 45 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 3 | Burnley U21s | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 34 | |
| 5 | Fleetwood Town U21s | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Coventry City U21s | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 32 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United U21s | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 28 | |
| 8 | Barnsley U21s | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 26 | |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic U21s | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 22 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City U21s | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 21 | |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 18 | |

#### South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brentford U21s | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 51 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 47 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 3 | Millwall U21s | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 46 | |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth U21s | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 37 | |
| 5 | Cardiff City U21s | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 35 | |
| 6 | Watford U21s | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town U21s | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Bristol City U21s | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 27 | |
| 9 | Swansea City U21s | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 25 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 19 | |
| 11 | Colchester United U21s | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 76 | −56 | 10 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BUR | COV | CRE | FLE | HUL | PET | SHU | SHW | WIG | BOU | BRE | BRI | CAR | CHA | COL | IPS | MIL | QPR | SWA | WAT |
| Barnsley U21s | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | — | 29 Apr | — | 4 Apr |
| Birmingham City U21s | 2–3 | — | 28 Mar | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 21 Mar | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 7 Apr | — | — | 3–4 | — | 0–3 | — | 4–1 | — | 28 Apr | — |
| Burnley U21s | 3–1 | 8–1 | — | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 8 Apr | — | — | 0–4 | — | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | — | 22 Apr |
| Coventry City U21s | 2–2 | 8–0 | 2–6 | — | 2 May | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 28 Mar | 3–0 | 2–1 | 29 Apr | — | 8 Apr | — | — | 14–0 | — | 3–4 | — | 22 Apr | — |
| Crewe Alexandra U21s | 2–2 | 4–2 | 18 Apr | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 22 Apr | 1–1 | — | 28 Apr | — | 7 Apr | — | — | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Fleetwood Town U21s | 2–1 | 11 Apr | 25 Apr | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 5–0 | 25 Mar | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 29 Apr | — | 8 Apr | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | — |
| Hull City U21s | 2–1 | 5–0 | 25 Mar | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 29 Apr | — | 8 Apr | — | — | 3–1 | — | 1–3 |
| Peterborough United U21s | 0–1 | 25 Apr | 2–5 | 16 Apr | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | — | 29 Apr | — | 8 Apr | — | — | 1–2 | — |
| Sheffield United U21s | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 10–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2 May | — | 2–1 | 25 Mar | — | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 22 Apr | — | 8 Apr | — | — | 8–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 18 Apr | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 21 Mar | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–4 | — | 0–5 | — | 28 Apr | — | 8 Apr | — | — |
| Wigan Athletic U21s | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 22 Apr | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | — | 29 Apr | — | 8 Apr | — |
| AFC Bournemouth U21s | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | — | 1 Apr | — | 2–0 | — | 15 Apr | — | 2 May | — | 25 Mar | 4 Apr | 4–0 | 2–3 | 25 Apr | 21 Apr | 3–1 | 2–5 | 28 Mar | 4–1 |
| Brentford U21s | 5 May | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 31 Mar | — | 2–1 | — | 14 Apr | — | 3–0 | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Bristol City U21s | — | 5 May | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | — | 31 Mar | — | 1–1 | — | 14 Apr | 5–0 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 23 Apr | 2–1 | 18 Apr | 25 Mar |
| Cardiff City U21s | 15 Apr | — | 6 May | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 1 Apr | — | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2 May |
| Charlton Athletic U21s | — | 15 Apr | — | 6 May | 1–1 | — | 6–0 | — | 1 Apr | — | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 6–1 | — | 8–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Colchester United U21s | 1–3 | — | 11 Apr | — | 5 May | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 28 Mar | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 21 Mar | 28 Mar | 2–3 | 4 Apr | 0–3 |
| Ipswich Town U21s | — | 6–1 | — | 11 Apr | — | 6 May | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | 1 Apr | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Millwall U21s | 1 Apr | — | 1–1 | — | 15 Apr | — | 2 May | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 21 Mar | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 |
| Queens Park Rangers U21s | — | 1 Apr | — | 0–6 | — | 15 Apr | — | 6 May | 0–6 | — | 3–1 | 1–4 | 25 Apr | 0–1 | 22 Apr | 11 Apr | 7–0 | 28 Mar | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 20 Mar |
| Swansea City U21s | 0–0 | — | 31 Mar | — | 4–0 | — | 14 Apr | — | 5 May | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 24 Mar | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–5 | — | 1–3 |
| Watford U21s | — | 0–4 | — | 31 Mar | — | 1–0 | — | 11 Apr | — | 5 May | 4–1 | 1–1 | 18 Apr | 5–2 | 26 Apr | 2–3 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — |

### Knock-out stage

Semi-finals
Professional Development League National Final