Football tournament season
2019–20 Premier League Cup Tournament details Country England Wales Teams 40 Defending champions Everton Final positions Champions None Tournament statistics Matches played 108 Goals scored 351 (3.25 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Jahmal Hector-Ingram (8 Goals) Derby County ← 2018–19 2021–22 →
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.
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
Qualifying round
A qualifying round was required to finalise the 32 teams that would enter the Group Stage.
Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United
Southend United v Fleetwood Town
Scunthorpe United v Shrewsbury Town
Newport County v Yeovil Town
Huddersfield Town v Oxford United
Cambridge United v Exeter City
Southend United v Scunthorpe United
Plymouth Argyle v Yeovil Town
Group stage
Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.
Group A
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source:
Charlton Athletic v Swansea City
Reading v Colchester United
Colchester United v Charlton Athletic
Reading v Swansea City
Reading v Swansea City
Swansea City v Colchester United
Swansea City v Charlton Athletic
Colchester United v Reading
Swansea City v Reading
Charlton Athletic v Colchester United
Charlton Athletic v Reading
Group B
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source:
Plymouth Argyle v Watford
Fulham v Everton
Fulham v Watford
Everton v Plymouth Argyle
Fulham v Plymouth Argyle
Everton v Watford
Everton v Fulham
Watford v Plymouth Argyle
Watford v Fulham
Plymouth Argyle v Everton
Watford v Everton
Plymouth Argyle v Fulham
Group C
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2020. Source:
Scunthorpe United v West Bromwich Albion
Hull City v Newcastle United
Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion
Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United
Newcastle United v Hull City
West Bromwich Albion v Hull City
Scunthorpe United v Hull City
West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion v Scunthorpe United
Newcastle United v Scunthorpe United
Hull City v West Bromwich Albion
Hull City v Scunthorpe United
Group D
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source:
Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth
Exeter City v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Doncaster Rovers
Exeter City v Doncaster Rovers
Aston Villa v Portsmouth
Portsmouth v Exeter City
Aston Villa v Exeter City
Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers v Aston Villa
Exeter City v Portsmouth
Doncaster Rovers v Exeter City
Portsmouth v Aston Villa
Group E
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2020. Source:
AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
Southampton v Stoke City
AFC Bournemouth v Stoke City
Southampton v Nottingham Forest
Stoke City v Nottingham Forest
Southampton v AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
Nottingham Forest v Stoke City
AFC Bournemouth v Southampton
Stoke City v Southampton
Stoke City v AFC Bournemouth
Group F
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source:
Liverpool v Wigan Athletic
Huddersfield Town v Sunderland
Sunderland v Liverpool
Wigan Athletic v Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town v Liverpool
Wigan Athletic v Liverpool
Sunderland v Huddersfield Town
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic
Liverpool v Huddersfield Town
Liverpool v Sunderland
Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
Group G
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2020. Source:
Middlesbrough v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Blackburn Rovers
Burnley v Crystal Palace
Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough
Burnley v Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers v Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace v Burnley
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace
Burnley v Blackburn Rovers
Group H
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source:
Leeds United v Birmingham City
Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City
Derby County v Leeds United
Derby County v Birmingham City
Birmingham City v Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leeds United v Derby County
Birmingham City v Derby County
Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County
Knockout stages
Round of 16
West Bromwich Albion v Doncaster Rovers
Derby County v Middlesbrough
Everton v Reading
Charlton Athletic v Fulham
Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Exeter City v Newcastle United
Liverpool v Stoke City
See also
References
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@SUFCYouth (10 September 2019). "Today's #PLCup attendance at Roots Hall was 178. Thanks so much to everyone that came along to lend support to the team" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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"Report: Iron U23s 3-3 Newcastle United U23s" . Scunthorpe United FC .
"Report: Iron U23s 2-3 Hull City U23s" . Scunthorpe United FC .
"Report: Newcastle United U23s 6-2 Iron U23s" . Scunthorpe United FC .
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@MCallanderMedia (17 January 2020). "27' A good crowd of 104 at @AlfretonTownFC's Impact Arena on a chilly Friday night" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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@stokecity (27 February 2020). "⚠️ Tomorrow's #PLCup tie against @afcbournemouth will be played behind closed doors at Clayton Wood. The Club apologise that there will be no public access to the game" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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