2018–19 Premier League Cup

2018–19 Premier League Cup

Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	36
Defending champions	Aston Villa
Final positions
Champions	Everton
Runner-up	Newcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	115
Goals scored	382 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ryan Edmondson Leeds United (8 goals)

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.[1]

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.

Category 1 Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Derby County Everton Fulham Leicester City Liverpool Newcastle United Norwich City Reading Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Category 2 Birmingham City Bristol City Burnley Charlton Athletic Colchester United Hull City Leeds United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United

Category 3 AFC Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Newport County Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Southend United

Qualifying round

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

Notts County v Newport County

29 August 2018	Notts County	6–0	Newport County	Ilkeston
145:00	Campbell 45', 50', 60', 70' Alessandra 5', 80'	Report 1 Report 2		Stadium: New Manor Ground

Southend United v Oxford United

29 August 2018	Southend United	1–2	Oxford United	Southend-on-Sea
19:00	Wabo 80'	Report	Noel-Williams 44' (pen.) Lopes 78'	Stadium: Roots Hall

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

30 August 2018	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Exeter City	Bristol
19:00		Report	Seymour 32'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

4 September 2018	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Portsmouth	Plymouth
19:00	Battle 6' Sangster 75'	Report 1 Report 2	Mnoga 51'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 366[2] Referee: Steve Annis

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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]

Sunderland v Charlton Athletic

8 October 2018	Sunderland	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00	Kokolo 36' Diamond 56'			Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 145[4]

Stoke City v Peterborough United

15 October 2018	Stoke City	3–2	Peterborough United	Leek
19:00	Campbell 32', 45' (pen.), 64'		Stevens 37', 67'	Stadium: Harrison Park

Charlton Athletic v Stoke City

8 November 2018	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Stoke City	Eltham
13:00				Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium

Peterborough United v Sunderland

19 November 2018	Peterborough United	1–4	Sunderland	Peterborough
19:00	Dembele 23'		Kokolo 9', 81' Connelly 56' Bainbridge 63'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

Peterborough United v Stoke City

21 January 2019	Peterborough United	2–1	Stoke City	Peterborough
14:00	Stevens 4' Godden 17'	Report	Dunwoody	Stadium: London Road Stadium

Charlton Athletic v Sunderland

21 January 2019	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Sunderland	Eltham
19:00	Aouachria 6'		Connelly 55', 61', 64'	Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium

Stoke City v Sunderland

28 January 2019	Stoke City	6–2	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	Berahino 11', 73' Diouf 20', 44', 87', 89'		Connelly 42' Mbunga Kimpioka 63'	Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground

Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic

7 February 2019	Peterborough United	0–3	Charlton Athletic	Peterborough
14:00			Kennedy 40', 86' Dempsey 45'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

Stoke City v Charlton Athletic

11 February 2019	Stoke City	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Leek
19:00	Will Forrester 5' Kyeremateng 16', 48' Sørensen 69'		Stevenson 47'	Stadium: Harrison Park

Sunderland v Peterborough United

11 February 2019	Sunderland	6–2	Peterborough United	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00	Diamond 4', 80', 90+2' Connelly 28', 64' Mbunga Kimpioka 52' (pen.)		Penfold 54' Shackleton 85'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 112[5]

Charlton Athletic v Peterborough United

25 February 2019	Charlton Athletic	1–4	Peterborough United	Eltham
13:00	Vetokele 45'		Penfold 21', 48' Reed 34' Stevens 80'	Stadium: DGS Marine Stadium

Sunderland v Stoke City

25 February 2019	Sunderland	1–3	Stoke City	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00	Mbunga Kimpioka 72'		Dunwoody 15' Kyeremateng 35' Verlinden 90'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]

Everton v Doncaster Rovers

5 October 2018	Everton	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Southport
19:00	John 45' Broadhead 88' Markelo 90+1'			Stadium: Haig Avenue

Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers

5 October 2018	Sheffield United	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Stocksbridge
19:00	Hallam 20' Greaves 25' Oure 63'		Mols 75'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United

6 November 2018	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Sheffield United	Doncaster
19:00	Crawford 38'		Hallam 26', 68', 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

9 November 2018	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Everton	Leyland
19:00		Report	Simmonds 35'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 231[6] Referee: Simon Mather

Sheffield United v Everton

30 November 2018	Sheffield United	0–1	Everton	Stocksbridge
14:00			Evans 26'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

3 December 2018	Blackburn Rovers	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Leyland
19:00	Nuttall 18', 34' (pen.), 45', 56'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 128[7]

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

21 January 2019	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Sheffield United	Leyland
19:00	Platt 14' Butterworth 16' (pen.), 35'			Stadium: County Ground

Doncaster Rovers v Everton

21 January 2019	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Everton	Doncaster
19:00	Sadlier 10' May 25' Gibbons 52'		Hornby 13', 68' Foulds 61'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Sheffield United v Doncaster Rovers

8 February 2019	Sheffield United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Stocksbridge
14:00	Bryan 2' York 85'		Wright 30'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Ground

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

8 February 2019	Everton	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Southport
19:00	Gordon 70'		Butterworth 46'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

Everton v Sheffield United

24 February 2019	Everton	2–1	Sheffield United	Southport
14:00	Sambou 85' Mampala 90+2'	Report	York 63'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 186

Doncaster Rovers v Blackburn Rovers

25 February 2019	Doncaster Rovers	1–5	Blackburn Rovers	Doncaster
19:00	Watters 45+2'		Butterworth 7' Brereton 10', 72' Nuttall 28', 81'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

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

Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2019. Source: [3]

AFC Bournemouth v Burnley

6 October 2018	AFC Bournemouth	7–1	Burnley	Boscombe
13:00	Pugh 17', 63' Dobre 19', 74' Kilkenny 65' Hamilton 87' Cropper 90+1' (o.g.)		Agyei 68'	Stadium: Dean Court

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

7 October 2018	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Liverpool	West Bromwich
12:30	Morton 40' (pen.)			Stadium: The Hawthorns

AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

9 November 2018	AFC Bournemouth	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Boscombe
19:00	Kilkenny 28' Seaman 41'		Morton 10'	Stadium: Dean Court

Liverpool v Burnley

11 November 2018	Liverpool	1–1	Burnley	Kirkby
13:00	McAuley 54'		Chakwana 52'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley

30 November 2018	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Burnley	Hednesford
19:00	Harper 29' Meredith 65'		Blair 24' Agyei 76'	Stadium: Keys Park

Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth

2 December 2018	Liverpool	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Kirkby
12:00	Camacho 58'		Taylor 80'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

Burnley v AFC Bournemouth

18 January 2019	Burnley	4–2	AFC Bournemouth	Ashton-under-Lyne
13:00	Blair 10', 66' Harker 76' Thomas 79'		Jordan 58' Glennon 60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tameside Stadium

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

20 January 2019	Liverpool	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Kirkby
13:00	Edwards 22'		Virtue-Thick 60'	Stadium: Liverpool Academy

Burnley v Liverpool

8 February 2019	Burnley	0–0	Liverpool	Bamber Bridge
14:00				Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium

West Bromwich Albion v AFC Bournemouth

11 February 2019	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Hednesford
19:00	Azaz 82'		Anthony 24'	Stadium: Keys Park

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

24 February 2019	AFC Bournemouth	0–2	Liverpool	Boscombe
13:00			McAuley 3' Glatzel 81'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 1,830[8]

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion

1 March 2019	Burnley	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Ashton-under-Lyne
14:00	Agyei 2'			Stadium: Tameside Stadium

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

Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2019. Source: [3]

Leicester City v Norwich City

5 October 2018	Leicester City	3–0	Norwich City	Whetstone
19:00	Uche 6' Shade 17' Jones 90' (o.g.)			Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 225[9]

Nottingham Forest v Exeter City

7 October 2018	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Exeter City	Alfreton
14:00	Edser 23' Richardson 39' En Neyah 57'		Dodd 64'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 98[10]

Exeter City v Norwich City

8 November 2018	Exeter City	1–1	Norwich City	Exeter
19:00	Seymour 45+1'	Report	Spyrou 22'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 253[11]

Leicester City v Nottingham Forest

12 November 2018	Leicester City	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Whetstone
19:00	Leshabela 41'		Gomis 32', 78'	Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 286[12]

Norwich City v Nottingham Forest

30 November 2018	Norwich City	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Norwich
19:00			Gabriel 14'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

Leicester City v Exeter City

16 January 2019	Leicester City	1–1	Exeter City	Whetstone
19:00	Dewsbury-Hall 83'		Seymour 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Holmes Park

Exeter City v Nottingham Forest

21 January 2019	Exeter City	0–5	Nottingham Forest	Exeter
19:00		Report	Gomis 36', 54', 68' Gabriel 74' Kadded 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 333[13]

Norwich City v Leicester City

21 January 2019	Norwich City	1–1	Leicester City	Norwich
19:00	Keller 9'		Muskwe 34'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre Attendance: 200[14]

Norwich City v Exeter City

11 February 2019	Norwich City	0–3	Exeter City	Norwich
19:00			Hartridge 53' Randall 62' Key 76'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre

Exeter City v Leicester City

21 February 2019	Exeter City	1–1	Leicester City	Exeter
19:00	Sparkes 48'		Sherif 33'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 404[15]

Nottingham Forest v Norwich City

25 February 2019	Nottingham Forest	3–3	Norwich City	Alfreton
15:00	Johnson 40' (pen.) Taylor 50' Coveny 90+2'		Idah 1' Yahyai 69' Mehmeti 80'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 92[16]

Nottingham Forest v Leicester City

28 February 2019	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Leicester City	Alfreton
13:00	Johnson 45' (pen.), 87' Ward 51'		Muskwe 10'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 94[17]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2019. Source: [3]

Oxford United v Swansea City

4 October 2018	Oxford United	1–0	Swansea City	Thame
19:00	James 10'			Stadium: Meadow View Park Attendance: 250[18]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City

5 October 2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Hull City	Wellington
19:00	Watt 35' Ashley-Seal 78'		Lewis-Potter 14'	Stadium: New Bucks Head

Swansea City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

10 November 2018	Swansea City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Landore
12:00	Cooper 46'		Ashley-Seal 86'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Hull City v Oxford United

12 November 2018	Hull City	2–1	Oxford United	Kingston upon Hull
19:00	Lewis-Potter 44', 64'		Bradbury 50'	Stadium: East Riding County Football Association

Swansea City v Hull City

30 November 2018	Swansea City	2–1	Hull City	Landore
19:00	de Boer 10' Byers 17'		Chadwick 54'	Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Oxford United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 December 2018	Oxford United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Thame
19:00	Bradbury 77' (pen.)		Heredia 79'	Stadium: Meadow View Park Attendance: 187[19]

Swansea City v Oxford United

19 January 2019	Swansea City	2–0	Oxford United	Landore
12:00	Garrick 38' Asoro 79'			Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 January 2019	Hull City	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
19:00			Ennis 45'	Stadium: East Riding County Football Association

Oxford United v Hull City

12 February 2019	Oxford United	3–0	Hull City	Thame
19:00	Smith 44' James 50' Lofthouse 90+3'			Stadium: Meadow View Park Attendance: 156[20]

Hull City v Swansea City

22 February 2019	Hull City	2–2	Swansea City	Kingston upon Hull
19:00	Lewis-Potter 58', 76'		King 13', 73'	Stadium: East Riding County Football Association

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oxford United

22 February 2019	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Oxford United	Wolverhampton
19:00	Ennis 15' Paulinho 86'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 918[21]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City

26 February 2019	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Swansea City	Compton
18:00			Kilman 62' (o.g.) Cooper 90+3'	Stadium: Compton Park Training Ground

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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]

Plymouth Argyle v Derby County

4 October 2018	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Derby County	Plymouth
19:00				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 281[22]

Aston Villa v Bristol City

5 October 2018	Aston Villa	8–0	Bristol City	Aston
19:00	Cox 13' Blackett-Taylor 26' O'Hare 32', 42', 65' Knibbs 80', 84' Sea 86'			Stadium: Villa Park

Derby County v Aston Villa

8 November 2018	Derby County	0–1	Aston Villa	Loughborough
19:00			Knibbs 68'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle

9 November 2018	Bristol City	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Bristol
19:00				Stadium: Ashton Gate

Aston Villa v Plymouth Argyle

30 November 2018	Aston Villa	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Aston
19:00	Cox 71'			Stadium: Villa Park

Bristol City v Derby County

30 November 2018	Bristol City	1–4	Derby County	Stroud
19:00	Hegeler 90+4' (pen.)		Butterfield 67' (pen.) Hunt 71' McAllister 74' Splatt 90'	Stadium: South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Bristol City v Aston Villa

18 January 2019	Bristol City	0–3	Aston Villa	Stroud
19:00			Mooney 26' Doyle-Hayes 67' O'Hare 90'	Stadium: South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Derby County v Plymouth Argyle

21 January 2019	Derby County	4–0	Plymouth Argyle	Loughborough
19:00	Elšnik 10' Cresswell 14', 35' Shonibare 37'			Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Aston Villa v Derby County

11 February 2019	Aston Villa	1–2	Derby County	Walsall
19:00	Wright 76'		Shonibare 56' Babos 68'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City

11 February 2019	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Bristol City	Plymouth
19:00	Purrington 40' Battle 72'		Eisa 55' Richards 82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 128[23]

Derby County v Bristol City

24 February 2019	Derby County	8–1	Bristol City	Loughborough
13:00	Cresswell 9', 68', 77' (pen.), 88' Mitchell-Lawson 18', 32', 42' Shonibare 20'		Bell 69'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Plymouth Argyle v Aston Villa

25 February 2019	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Aston Villa	Plymouth
19:00	Battle 37' Jephcott 45' (pen.) Rooney 51' Fletcher 67'		Wright 17'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 212[24]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2019. Source: [3]

Colchester United v Reading

5 October 2018	Colchester United	1–3	Reading	Colchester
19:00	Chilvers 90+2' (pen.)		House 43' Barrett 76' Frost 89'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Birmingham City v Fulham

6 October 2018	Birmingham City	1–2	Fulham	Solihull
12:00	Anderson 66'		De La Torre 16' Elliott 21'	Stadium: Damson Park

Fulham v Colchester United

10 November 2018	Fulham	5–0	Colchester United	Fulham
13:00	Thompson 10' Santos 28' O'Riley 44', 49', 74'			Stadium: Craven Cottage

Reading v Birmingham City

12 November 2018	Reading	3–0	Birmingham City	Woking
19:00	Frost 65', 73' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)			Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

Colchester United v Birmingham City

3 December 2018	Colchester United	0–4	Birmingham City	Colchester
19:00			McFarlane 11', 90+5' Stirk 35' Anderson 81'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Reading v Fulham

3 December 2018	Reading	2–1	Fulham	Woking
19:00	Popa 59' Lawless 61'		Santos 83'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

Fulham v Birmingham City

18 January 2019	Fulham	1–2	Birmingham City	New Malden
15:00	Adebayo 71'		Bajrami 17' Bellingham 36'	Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground

Reading v Colchester United

18 January 2019	Reading	5–1	Colchester United	Woking
19:00	Nolan 34' Liddle 59', 88' Barrett 72', 79'		Trialist 8'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

Birmingham City v Reading

8 February 2019	Birmingham City	2–2	Reading	Solihull
14:00	Bailey 57', 62'		Holmes 12' Rollinson 34'	Stadium: Damson Park

Colchester United v Fulham

11 February 2019	Colchester United	0–5	Fulham	Colchester
19:00			Santos 16', 77' Drameh 64' O'Riley 84' Käit 87'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Birmingham City v Colchester United

22 February 2019	Birmingham City	2–1	Colchester United	Nuneaton
12:00	Bajrami 79' Bailey 84' (pen.)		Miller 90+1'	Stadium: Liberty Way

Fulham v Reading

22 February 2019	Fulham	2–0	Reading	New Malden
14:00	Elliott 19' Abraham 79'			Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground

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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2019. Source: [3]

Newcastle United v Notts County

4 October 2018	Newcastle United	2–1	Notts County	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Sørensen 18' Roberts 43'		Bingham 77'	Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Attendance: 127[25]

Southampton v Leeds United

5 October 2018	Southampton	2–1	Leeds United	Marchwood
19:00	Obafemi 31' Slattery 77' (pen.)	Report	Temenuzhkov 61'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 100[26]

Notts County v Leeds United

25 October 2018	Notts County	0–5	Leeds United	Ilkeston
14:00			Edmondson 30', 66' Oduor 42' Gotts 43' Dalby 60'	Stadium: New Manor Ground

Southampton v Newcastle United

9 November 2018	Southampton	1–1	Newcastle United	Marchwood
19:00	Barnes 18'	Report	Sørensen 89'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 0[27]

Notts County v Southampton

28 November 2018	Notts County	0–7	Southampton	Ilkeston
14:00		Report	Hamblin 23' Johnson 29', 38', 79' Smallbone 32', 47', 82'	Stadium: New Manor Ground Attendance: 0[28]

Newcastle United v Leeds United

30 November 2018	Newcastle United	2–0	Leeds United	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Sørensen 29' Wilson 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Attendance: 268[29]

Leeds United v Southampton

21 January 2019	Leeds United	3–2	Southampton	Tadcaster
19:00	Halme 9' Díaz 75' Edmondson 80'		Sims 53' Barnes 57'	Stadium: Ings Lane Attendance: 2,894[30]

Notts County v Newcastle United

22 January 2019	Notts County	2–2	Newcastle United	Ilkeston
14:00	Osborne 22' Ward 58'	Report	Sangare 69' Watts 88'	Stadium: New Manor Ground Attendance: 120 estimated

Newcastle United v Southampton

8 February 2019	Newcastle United	3–0	Southampton	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:00	Charman 28' Toure 80', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Attendance: 165[31]

Leeds United v Notts County

15 February 2019	Leeds United	2–1	Notts County	Guiseley
19:00	Brown 31' (pen.) Edmondson 86'		Patching 57'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 677[32]

Southampton v Notts County

22 February 2019	Southampton	6–2	Notts County	Marchwood
19:00	Johnson 3', 26' Sims 25', 79' N'Lundulu 64', 66'	Report	Osborne 12' Patching 65'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 0[33]

Leeds United v Newcastle United

25 February 2019	Leeds United	3–1	Newcastle United	Guiseley
19:00	Edmondson 25', 47' Struijk 60'		Sterry 26'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,012[34]

Knockout stages

Round of 16

Leeds United v Fulham

14 March 2019	Leeds United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Fulham	Guiseley
19:00	Edmondson 44' (pen.) Brown 78'		O'Riley 52' (pen.) Santos 60'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 975[35]
	Penalties
	Brown Bogusz Struijk Stevens Clarke Berardi		Sessegnon De Havilland Hilton O'Riley Opoku Santos

Reading v Newcastle United

15 March 2019	Reading	1–2	Newcastle United	Woking
13:00	Barrett 25'		Sterry 22' Allan 37'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth

15 March 2019	Nottingham Forest	2–1	AFC Bournemouth	West Bridgford
13:00	Hayes 44' Ward 45+1'		Camp 81'	Stadium: City Ground

Burnley v Leicester City

15 March 2019	Burnley	1–0	Leicester City	Burnley
14:30	Agyei 67'			Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre

Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers

15 March 2019	Stoke City	1–4	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
18:30	Collins 21'		Carter 16' Rankin-Costello 50', 90' Vale 67'	Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground

Swansea City v Aston Villa

15 March 2019	Swansea City	2–0	Aston Villa	Landore
19:00	Cabango 11' Garrick 19'			Stadium: Landore Training Centre

Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 March 2019	Derby County	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Derby
13:00	Mitchell-Lawson 9' Cresswell 59'		Giles 80'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

Everton v Sunderland

29 March 2019	Everton	2–1	Sunderland	Southport
19:00	Sambou 67' (pen.) Gordon 88'		Kokolo 81'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

Quarter–final

Burnley v Leeds United

29 March 2019	Burnley	1–3	Leeds United	Burnley
14:30	Agyei 44'		N'Guessan 15' (o.g.) Edmondson 65' Díaz 81'	Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre Attendance: Behind Closed Doors[36]

Nottingham Forest v Swansea City

29 March 2019	Nottingham Forest	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Swansea City	Alfreton
15:00				Stadium: North Street Attendance: 150[37]
	Penalties
	Coveny Mighten Johnson		King Marić Blake

Newcastle United v Derby County

1 April 2019	Newcastle United	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Derby County	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
13:00	Bailey 39' Longstaff 42' Sangare 95'	Report	McDonald 68' Shonibare 77'	Stadium: Northumberland Football Association Attendance: 142

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

23 April 2019	Everton	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Walton
19:00	Sambou 4' (pen.) Bowler 28'		Chapman 64'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 350

Semi–final

Leeds United v Newcastle United

23 April 2019	Leeds United	0–3	Newcastle United	Guiseley
19:00		Report	Watts 50' (pen.) Roberts 54' Sørensen 90+6'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 3,051

Swansea City v Everton

4 May 2019	Swansea City	0–2	Everton	Swansea
12:00		Report	Hornby 14' Sambou 74'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Referee: Christopher Pollard

Final

8 May 2019

19:00

Everton	1–0	Newcastle United
Feeney 59'	Report

Goodison Park, Walton

Attendance: 1,500

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

See also

• 2018–19 Professional U23 Development League
• 2018–19 FA Youth Cup

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