2025–26 Professional U21 Development League

Premier League 2
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 13 April 2026
Matches204
Goals733 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21s)
(13 Goals)
Biggest home winManchester City U21s 8–1 Burnley U21s
(9 January 2026)
Liverpool U21s 7–0 Arsenal U21s
(18 January 2026)
Biggest away winNewcastle United U21s 0–5 Chelsea U21s
(22 August 2025)
Stoke City U21s 1–6 Manchester City U21s
(30 January 2026)
Highest scoringLeicester City U21s 3–6 Tottenham Hotspur U21s
(19 September 2025)
Manchester City U21s 8–1 Burnley U21s
(9 January 2026)
Aston Villa U21s 5–4 Ipswich Town U21s (24 January 2026)
Longest winning runManchester United U21s
(7 Games)
(18 August 2025 – 25 October 2025)
Longest unbeaten runFulham U21s
(15 August 2025 – 6 February 2026)
(13 Games)
Longest winless runReading U21s
(15 August 2025 – 10 January 2026)
(9 Games)
Longest losing runDerby County U21s
6 Games (15 August 2025 – 3 October 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 20 February 2026.

The 2025–26 Premier League 2 is the 14th season of the Professional Development League system. It continues to use the same format as the previous 2 seasons with a change from places 17 to 24.[1] The sides finishing in the top eight positions of the Professional U21 Development League 2 at the end of the season will progress to a playoff stage against teams 17-24. 29 Category One Academies are competing this season, the most in league history. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U21s,[2] Burnley U21s[3] returning after a three season absence and Ipswich Town U21s[4] playing in the Premier League 2 for the very first time.

Premier League 2

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea U21s 15 10 1 4 37 22 +15 31 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
and Premier League International Cup
2 Ipswich Town U21s 15 10 1 4 37 34 +3 31
3 Manchester United U21s 13 9 3 1 32 17 +15 30
4 Fulham U21s 15 8 5 2 36 22 +14 29
5 Liverpool U21s 16 9 2 5 39 27 +12 29
6 Southampton U21s 15 8 5 2 29 22 +7 29
7 Tottenham Hotspur U21s 14 8 2 4 33 22 +11 26
8 Manchester City U21s 14 8 1 5 42 19 +23 25
9 Leicester City U21s 15 7 3 5 35 30 +5 24
10 Arsenal U21s 13 6 4 3 19 19 0 22
11 West Ham United U21s 14 5 6 3 29 23 +6 21
12 Crystal Palace U21s 13 6 3 4 25 21 +4 21
13 Everton U21s 15 6 2 7 22 23 −1 20 Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
14 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 14 5 4 5 23 17 +6 19
15 Stoke City U21s 14 5 4 5 21 26 −5 19
16 Middlesbrough U21s 15 4 6 5 25 21 +4 18
17 Sunderland U21s 14 5 3 6 29 29 0 18 Qualification to the PDL Playoffs
18 Aston Villa U21s 13 5 3 5 24 25 −1 18
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 14 5 3 6 25 31 −6 18
20 Nottingham Forest U21s 15 5 2 8 15 17 −2 17
21 Leeds United U21s 14 4 3 7 20 25 −5 15
22 Newcastle United U21s 14 4 3 7 20 26 −6 15
23 Reading U21s 13 4 3 6 18 25 −7 15
24 Norwich City U21s 15 3 4 8 21 32 −11 13
25 Birmingham City U21s 12 3 3 6 16 30 −14 12
26 Blackburn Rovers U21s 13 3 2 8 19 31 −12 11
27 Burnley U21s 14 2 2 10 17 33 −16 8
28 Derby County U21s 13 1 4 8 14 32 −18 7
29 West Bromwich Albion U21s 14 1 3 10 11 32 −21 6
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: Premier League 2 Table

Matches

Home \ Away ARS AVL BIR BLB BHA BUR CHE CRY DER EVE FUL IPS LEE LEI LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NOR NFO REA SOU STK SUN TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal U21s 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 27 Feb 13 Mar 1–0 4 Apr 2–2 3–2
Aston Villa U21s 1–2 0–2 5–4 0–3 6 Mar 10 Apr 3–4 13 Mar 3–3 2–0
Birmingham City U21s 1–1 TBD 3 Apr 1–3 10 Apr 20 Mar 6 Mar 2–2 2–1 2–2
Blackburn Rovers U21s 2 Mar 5–0 0–4 6 Mar 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–3 TBD 23 Mar
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 3 Apr 22 Feb 3–1 22 Mar 6 Mar 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–0
Burnley U21s 0–2 12 Apr 16 Mar 0–1 20 Feb 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–2
Chelsea U21s 2–1 5–0 4–1 2–4 21 Feb 3–1 4–1 4–2 1–2 14 Mar
Crystal Palace U21s 13 Apr 3–1 6–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2 Mar 16 Mar
Derby County U21s 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–2 TBD 20 Mar 0–3 0–0 6 Apr 6 Mar
Everton U21s 2–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–4 16 Mar 0–2 3–2 1–2 20 Feb
Fulham U21s 27 Feb 10 Apr 4–4 1–1 2–2 1–1 13 Mar 1–1 2–0 5–0
Ipswich Town U21s 3–1 23 Mar 2–1 4–3 1–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 6 Mar
Leeds United U21s 0–4 2–2 2–3 13 Apr TBD 1–0 1–2 0–1 16 Mar 28 Feb
Leicester City U21s 20 Mar 6–2 3–3 1–2 4–2 23 Feb 9 Mar 2–1 3–1 3–6
Liverpool U21s 7–0 2–3 22 Mar 4–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 1 Mar 4–3 8 Mar
Manchester City U21s 8–1 3–0 4–0 13 Mar 10 Apr 27 Feb 3–0 3–3 3–1 20 Feb
Manchester United U21s 0–4 1–1 27 Feb 4–1 1–1 2–1 10 Apr 4–2 13 Mar 4–1
Middlesbrough U21s 2 Mar 0–1 6–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 5–2 16 Mar 3–3 0–1
Newcastle United U21s 13 Mar 27 Feb 3–2 0–5 20 Feb 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–4 TBD
Norwich City U21s 6 Mar 1–4 2–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 27 Feb 20 Mar 0–3
Nottingham Forest U21s 2–2 2–3 TBD 0–1 20 Feb 20 Mar 0–1 6 Mar 2–0 1–0
Reading U21s 23 Feb 4–1 13 Apr 9 Mar 1–5 0–2 0–0 20 Mar 1–1 3–0
Southampton U21s 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 27 Feb 20 Mar 1–1 20 Feb 3–2 2–0
Stoke City U21s 20 Feb 3–1 9 Mar 23 Mar 1–2 1–6 2–1 12 Apr 1–2 1–1
Sunderland U21s 23 Mar 4–2 9 Mar 3–2 1–2 1–1 TBD 1–2 3–5 2–4
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 4–0 2–3 0–2 6 Mar 20 Feb 1–0 1–2 1–0 4 Apr 10 Apr
West Bromwich Albion U21s 1–3 13 Mar 23 Feb 0–0 2 Mar 0–3 2–2 1–3 1–5 2–1
West Ham United U21s 1–0 3–0 3–3 5–0 23 Feb 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 13 Mar
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 3–1 1–2 20 Mar 3–4 4–3 1–4 2 Mar 2–2 2–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2026. Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 20 February 2026
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 England Shumaira Mheuka Chelsea U21s 13
2 United States Keyrol Figueroa Liverpool U21s 11
3 Northern Ireland Kieran Morrison Liverpool U21s 10
4 England Nicholas Oyekunle Southampton U21s 9
England Matthew Warhurst Manchester City U21s
6 England Bradley Burrowes Aston Villa U21s 8
Northern Ireland Braiden Graham Everton U21s
England Shea Lacey Manchester United U21s
England Aaron Loupalo-Bi Fulham U21s
10 England Farhaan Ali Wahid Fulham U21s 7
England Rio Kyerematen Tottenham Hotspur U21s
England Tudor Mendel-Idowu Ipswich Town U21s

Hat-tricks

As of 6 February 2026
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Shane Nti Brighton & Hove Albion U21s West Bromwich Albion U21s 0–4 (A) 17 August 2025 [6]
Shumaira Mheuka Chelsea U21s Manchester City U21s 3–1 (H) 18 August 2025 [7]
Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi Sunderland U21s Tottenham Hotspur U21s 3–5 (H) 18 August 2025 [8]
Zach Marsh Crystal Palace U21s Tottenham Hotspur U21s 2–3 (A) 22 August 2025 [9]
Luca Williams-Barnett Tottenham Hotspur U18s Leicester City U21s 3–6 (A) 19 September 2025 [10]
Josh Landers West Ham United U21s Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 3–3 (H) 26 September 2025 [11]
Gabriele Biancheri Manchester United U21s Tottenham Hotspur U21s 4–1 (H) 25 October 2025 [12]
Keyrol Figueroa Liverpool U21s Everton U21s 4–1 (H) 26 October 2025 [13]
Shumaira Mheuka Chelsea U21s Crystal Palace U21s 4–1 (H) 10 January 2026 [14]
Kieran Morrison Liverpool U21s Arsenal U21s 7–0 (H) 17 January 2026 [15]
Cruz Ibeh Middlesbrough U21s Ipswich Town U21s 6–1 (H) 18 January 2026 [16]
Sean Patton Reading U21s Blackburn Rovers U21s 4–1 (H) 19 January 2026 [17]
Kadan Young Aston Villa U21s Ipswich Town U21s 5–4 (H) 24 January 2026 [18]
Floyd Samba Manchester City U21s Stoke City U21s 1–6 (A) 30 January 2026 [19]
Demiane Agustien Arsenal U21s Leeds United U21s 0–4 (A) 1 February 2026 [20]
Shea Lacey Manchester United U21s West Bromwich Albion U21s 1–4 (A) 2 February 2026 [21]
Matheos Ferreira Newcastle United U21s Aston Villa U21s 3–4 (A) 6 February 2026 [22]
Reece Evans Reading U21s Stoke City U21s 3–0 (H) 7 February 2026 [23]

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Club Ref.
August England Shumaira Mheuka Chelsea U21s [24]
September England Lucá Williams-Barnett Tottenham Hotspur U21s [25]
October England Brandon Powell Blackburn Rovers U21s [26]
November England Farhaan Ali Wahid Fulham U21s [27]
January Northern Ireland Kieran Morrison Liverpool U21s [28]

Professional Development League

Professional Development League 2
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 21 April 2026
Matches178
Goals681 (3.83 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Adam Moseley (Wigan Athletic U21s)
(17 Goals)
Biggest home winSwansea City U21s 6–0 Huddersfield Town U21s
(24 August 2025)
Watford U21s 6–0 Colchester United U21s
(4 November 2025)
Wigan Athletic U21s 7–1 Coventry City U21s
(10 February 2026)
Biggest away winCoventry City U21s 0–9 Wigan Athletic U21s
(21 October 2025)
Highest scoringCoventry City U21s 0–9 Wigan Athletic U21s
(21 October 2025)
Watford U21s 5–4 Swansea City U21s
(27 October 2025)
Barnsley U21s 2–7 Wigan Athletic U21s
(18 November 2025)
Longest winning run(8 games)
Sheffield United U21s
(24 August 2025 – 14 October 2025)
Longest unbeaten run(9 games)
Sheffield United U21s
(12 August 2025 – 14 October 2025)
Longest winless run(12 games)
Crewe Alexandra U21s
(1 September 2025 – 20 January 2026)
Longest losing run(5 games)
Huddersfield Town U21s
(11 August 2025 – 9 September 2025)
Sheffield Wednesday U21s
(24 October 2025 – 25 November 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 17 February 2026.

The Professional Development League, sometimes known as the Professional Development League 2, is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league, previously split regionally into north and south divisions, is now a single table with teams playing a geographically-aligned fixture schedule. The sides finishing in the top eight positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a playoff stage against Premier League 2 opposition. Brentford U21s are the defending champions.

20 teams compete in the league this season, two fewer than the previous season. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U21s,[29] Burnley U21s[30] returning after a three season absence and six total seasons and founding member Ipswich Town U21s[31] playing in the Premier League 2 for the very first time after 13 seasons. However, Huddersfield Town U21s[32] returned after being granted Category Two academy status after 7 years.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield United U21s 19 13 3 3 41 23 +18 42 Qualification for #PL2/PDL Playoffs
2 Peterborough United U21s 20 12 3 5 50 33 +17 39
3 Brentford U21s[a] 18 11 2 5 38 21 +17 32
4 AFC Bournemouth U21s 18 10 1 7 40 30 +10 31
5 Watford U21s 18 8 4 6 43 37 +6 28
6 Millwall U21s 18 9 1 8 35 33 +2 28
7 Swansea City U21s 14 8 2 4 39 26 +13 26
8 Hull City U21s 18 7 5 6 34 31 +3 26
9 Coventry City U21s 17 8 2 7 31 37 −6 26
10 Cardiff City U21s 18 7 4 7 35 26 +9 25
11 Charlton Athletic U21s 17 6 6 5 34 32 +2 24
12 Huddersfield Town U21s 18 7 3 8 34 35 −1 24
13 Queens Park Rangers U21s 19 5 8 6 34 42 −8 23
14 Wigan Athletic U21s 19 6 4 9 46 40 +6 22
15 Barnsley U21s 18 5 5 8 34 42 −8 20
16 Bristol City U21s 19 5 3 11 26 38 −12 18
17 Colchester United U21s 16 5 3 8 24 41 −17 18
18 Fleetwood Town U21s 18 3 7 8 20 29 −9 16
19 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 17 4 3 10 23 39 −16 15
20 Crewe Alexandra U21s 17 2 5 10 20 46 −26 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: Professional Development League table
Notes:
  1. ^ Brentford were deducted three points breaching PDL Rules regarding the number of substitution occasions.[33]

Matches

Home \ Away BOU BAR BRE BRI CAR CHA COL COV CRE FLE HUD HUL MIL PET QPR SHU SHW SWA WIG WAT
AFC Bournemouth U21s 16 Mar 9 Mar 5–0 2–2 4–1 4–1 30 Mar 3–0 23 Feb 0–1 1–4 3–0 4–1 1–0
Barnsley U21s 1–2 1–1 10 Apr 27 Feb 6 Mar 4–2 2–3 24 Feb 3–4 2–3 27 Mar 2–2 2–7 0–3
Brentford U21s 2–3 1–0 6 Apr 2–1 28 Feb 15 Mar 31 Mar 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 19 Apr 4–0 4–0
Bristol City U21s 4–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 20 Apr 17 Mar 31 Mar 1–4 1–2 24 Feb 2–1 1–1 10 Mar
Cardiff City U21s 1–2 4–0 2–1 10 Mar 24 Feb 0–2 17 Mar 31 Mar 4–0 2–3 1–1 27 Feb 1–2 2–5
Charlton Athletic U21s 27 Mar 1–1 1–1 3 Mar 0–3 17 Apr 3–3 17 Mar 27 Feb 31 Mar 2–2 5–0 23 Feb 3–1
Colchester United U21s 2–1 2–3 0–3 14 Apr 2–2 3–2 1–1 17 Mar 0–6 1–1 31 Mar 6 Mar 4–1 5–2
Coventry City U21s 3–2 1–1 2–0 23 Mar 17 Apr 10 Mar 7 Apr 2–3 14 Apr 1–2 24 Feb 2–1 0–1 0–9
Crewe Alexandra U21s 7 Apr 0–3 0–3 23 Mar 0–4 1–1 0–5 3–2 23 Feb 13 Apr 2–3 1–1 2 Mar 2–3
Fleetwood Town U21s 7 Apr 1–2 3–0 0–2 3 Apr 2–0 3 Mar 1–1 24 Mar 3–1 1–1 13 Mar 14 Apr 0–0
Huddersfield Town U21s 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 21 Apr 10 Mar 1–0 25 Feb 4–1 24 Mar 0–1 4–1 2–2 14 Apr
Hull City U21s 14 Apr 0–2 8 Apr 2–4 2–4 4–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 10 Mar 1–2 24 Mar 2–1
Millwall U21s 3–1 0–4 6 Mar 2–1 3 Mar 2–4 4–0 2–3 2–0 17 Mar 2–1 31 Mar 2–5 20 Mar
Peterborough United U21s 5–1 14 Apr 1–4 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–4 3 Mar 2–2 6–1 3–0 4–0 24 Mar
Queens Park Rangers U21s 10 Apr 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 20 Mar 3–4 2–2 1–1 10 Mar 17 Mar 0–4 27 Mar 1–1
Sheffield United U21s 23 Mar 5–2 14 Apr 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 3 Mar 21 Apr 3–2
Sheffield Wednesday U21s 14 Apr 20 Mar 10 Apr 3–0 1–2 20 Apr 4–1 20 Feb 0–2 6 Mar 2–6 0–1 2–1 3–3
Swansea City U21s 4–2 30 Mar 0–3 4–1 13 Mar 3–0 3 Apr 3–2 6–0 1–1 7 Apr 2 Mar 16 Mar 10 Apr
Wigan Athletic U21s 1–2 10 Mar 24 Mar 14 Apr 7–1 1–1 24 Feb 2–5 31 Mar 1–2 2–2 2–1 7 Apr 5–2
Watford U21s 3 Mar 24 Feb 3–1 0–2 3 Apr 6–0 27 Mar 1–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 0–5 5–4 13 Mar
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: Professional Development League Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 17 February 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Adam Moseley Wigan Athletic U21s 17
2 England Louie Marsh Sheffield United U21s 11
England Cole Simms Wigan Athletic U21s
4 Republic of Ireland Nickson Okosun Watford U21s 10
5 Wales Morgan Bates Swansea City U21s 9
6 England Jonny Day AFC Bournemouth U21s 8
Republic of Ireland Hugh Parker Hull City U21s
Wales Troy Perrett Cardiff City U21s
9 England Amin Nabizada Watford U21s 7
Scotland Jevan Beattie Sheffield United U21s
England Koby Mottoh AFC Bournemouth U21s

Hat-tricks

As of 3 February 2026
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Jevan Beattie Sheffield United U21s Watford U21s 0–5 (A) 5 September 2025 [34]
Adam Moseley4 Wigan Athletic U21s Swansea City U21s 5–2 (H) 16 September 2025 [35]
Louie Marsh Sheffield United U21s Barnsley U21s 5–2 (H) 14 October 2025 [36]
Adam Moseley4 Wigan Athletic U21s Coventry City U21s 0–9 (A) 21 October 2025 [37]
Cole Simms Wigan Athletic U21s Coventry City U21s 0–9 (A) 21 October 2025 [38]
Adam Moseley4 Wigan Athletic U21s Barnsley U21s 2–7 (A) 17 November 2025 [39]
Jaydon Thomas-Smith Millwall U21s Colchester United U21s 0–6 (A) 9 January 2026 [40]
Conrad Ambursley Coventry City U21s Hull City U21s 2–4 (A) 20 January 2026 [41]
George Sebine Huddersfield Town U21s Peterborough United U21s 2–4 (A) 3 February 2026 [42]
Nickson Okosun Watford U21s Queens Park Rangers U21s 5–0 (H) 3 February 2026 [43]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

v
v

Professional Development League National Final

v

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