Under-21 Barclays Premier League Season 2012-13

The new league is part of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) and has been devised as part of the new
system that will help bridge the gap between Academy (U-18s) and First Team. 22 clubs are taking part, 17
from the Premier League and five from the Championship. The teams have been split into one group of eight
and two groups of seven, with a full home and away programme in the initial group stage.

Group Stage One


U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL GROUP 1 2012-13									U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL GROUP 1 2012-13
Away Team >									Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Home Team																	1	West Ham United (EG)	14	9	1	4	23	14	9	28
Arsenal		3-0	3-1	3-0	1-1	2-0	1-2	1-2	2	Arsenal (EG)	14	7	3	4	25	17	8	24
Blackburn Rovers	0-0		0-0	0-1	2-3	2-0	2-0	0-2	3	West Bromwich Alb (EG)	14	6	3	5	21	21	0	21
Bolton Wanderers	1-2	0-0		1-3	0-1	2-2	0-1	0-1	4	Everton	14	6	2	6	20	22	-2	20
Everton	1-2	1-2	5-2		2-1	0-0	2-1	1-5	5	Blackburn Rovers	14	5	4	5	16	17	-1	19
Norwich City	2-4	3-1	2-1	0-2		0-3	1-0	3-1	6	Norwich City	14	6	1	7	17	26	-9	19
Reading	2-2	2-4	0-0	1-1	3-0		6-1	3-0	7	Reading	14	4	6	4	26	20	6	18
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	2-2	2-1	3-1	4-0	3-3		1-1	8	Bolton Wanderers	14	1	4	9	11	22	-11	7
West Ham United	4-1	0-1	0-2	1-0	2-0	3-1	1-0

U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL GROUP 2 2012-13																U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL GROUP 2 2012-13
Away Team >									Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Home Team																1	Tottenham Hotspur (EG)	12	7	2	3	43	22	21	23
Aston Villa		0-2	1-2	2-2	3-0	2-1	0-3		2	Manchester United (EG)	12	5	5	2	20	16	4	20
Manchester United	0-1		4-2	3-3	1-1	2-2	2-1		3	Southampton (EG)	12	5	4	3	24	22	2	19
Newcastle United	2-3	1-2		0-1	5-1	2-2	6-4		4	Aston Villa	12	5	3	4	21	22	-1	18
Southampton	3-3	1-1	5-1		1-2	3-2	2-4		5	Sunderland	12	4	5	3	20	16	4	17
Stoke City	2-3	0-1	1-5	1-3		0-1	1-4		6	Newcastle United	12	4	2	6	28	32	-4	14
Sunderland	2-0	0-0	2-2	0-1	4-1		2-1		7	Stoke City	12	1	1	10	11	37	-26	4
Tottenham Hotspur	3-3	4-2	6-0	4-0	7-2	2-2			Note: Watford FC withdrew from Group 2 before the season started

U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL GROUP 3 2012-13																U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL GROUP 3 2012-13
Away Team >									Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Home Team																1	Liverpool (EG)	12	9	3	0	32	12	20	30
Chelsea		4-1	3-0	1-4	0-0	1-3	5-0		2	Wolverhampton Wand (EG)	12	5	4	3	19	21	-2	19
Crystal Palace	2-2		1-0	1-3	1-1	2-3	1-1		3	Chelsea	12	5	3	4	28	23	5	18
Fulham	3-1	1-4		1-2	1-0	0-0	1-2		4	Middlesbrough	12	4	3	5	17	18	-1	15
Liverpool	3-3	4-1	3-0		2-2	1-0	1-1		5	Fulham	12	3	2	7	10	20	-10	11
Manchester City	2-3	0-0	1-1	1-3		4-0	1-1		6	Crystal Palace	12	2	4	6	15	26	-11	10
Middlesbrough	2-3	4-0	2-0	0-1	2-2		1-4		7	Manchester City	12	1	7	4	15	16	-1	10
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-2	3-1	1-2	1-5	2-1	0-0
										Games Played: 140		(EG) = Qualified for Elite Group
		Home Wins			Draws			Away Wins					Goals Scored: 462
		55			36			49					Av Goals/Game: 3.3								–

Group Stage Two


U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE ELITE GROUP 2012-13										U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE ELITE GROUP 2012-13
Away Team >										Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Home Team																		1	Tottenham Hotspur	14	9	3	2	34	15	19	30
Arsenal		1-1	2-1	2-0	0-1	1-1	0-2	2-1		2	Manchester United	14	7	4	3	16	10	6	25
Liverpool	3-2		0-1	1-0	1-3	2-0	3-3	3-2		3	Liverpool	14	6	4	4	21	19	2	22
Manchester United	2-2	1-1		1-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	0-0		4	Southampton	14	5	5	4	21	18	3	20
Southampton	2-1	1-1	1-3		0-0	2-0	5-2	2-0		5	Arsenal	14	4	5	5	21	23	-2	17
Tottenham Hotspur	4-2	1-0	3-1	2-2		4-0	3-2	5-1		6	West Ham United	14	4	4	6	19	22	-3	16
West Bromwich Albion	2-2	1-2	0-2	3-3	0-4		1-0	1-0		7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	3	3	8	19	28	-9	12
West Ham United	1-1	2-1	0-0	0-1	1-1	2-0		3-2		8	West Bromwich Albion	14	2	4	8	10	26	-16	10
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-3	1-2	1-0	2-2	4-3	1-1	2-1

U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE QUALIFICATION TIER 1 2012-13																	U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE QUALIFICATION TIER 1 2012-13
Away Team >										Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Home Team																	1	Everton	12	6	6	0	17	8	9	24
Aston Villa		2-0	1-1	0-0	0-2	1-3	3-1			2	Aston Villa	12	5	4	3	17	12	5	19
Blackburn Rovers	0-2		2-1	0-3	1-3	0-1	2-1			3	Fulham	12	5	4	3	16	12	4	19
Chelsea	1-2	1-0		0-1	2-0	3-2	1-0			4	Chelsea	12	5	2	5	11	11	0	17
Everton	2-2	3-2	0-0		1-1	2-0	0-0			5	Middlesbrough	12	4	4	4	15	13	2	16
Fulham	2-0	0-1	1-0	0-1		1-0	2-2			6	Blackburn Rovers	12	4	0	8	11	20	-9	12
Middlesbrough	0-0	3-1	2-0	1-2	2-2		0-0			7	Sunderland	12	0	6	6	9	20	-11	6
Sunderland	0-4	0-2	0-1	2-2	2-2	1-1

U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE QUALIFICATION TIER 2 2012-13																	U-21 PREMIER LEAGUE QUALIFICATION TIER 2 2012-13
Away Team >									Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Home Team															1	Newcastle United	12	6	4	2	21	13	8	22
Bolton Wanderers		2-2	1-1	1-1	0-1	1-0	0-2			2	Bolton Wanderers	12	6	4	2	18	14	4	22
Crystal Palace	0-1		1-1	2-2	1-5	2-0	1-2			3	Reading	12	6	2	4	15	11	4	20
Manchester City	3-3	3-4		1-2	3-1	3-1	4-1			4	Norwich City	12	5	2	5	18	14	4	17
Newcastle United	1-2	4-0	1-1		2-0	0-3	3-0			5	Manchester City	12	4	4	4	24	22	2	16
Norwich City	0-2	1-1	3-2	1-2		0-1	1-0			6	Crystal Palace	12	2	5	5	21	29	-8	11
Reading	1-2	3-2	3-0	1-1	0-0		1-0			7	Stoke City	12	2	1	9	14	28	-14	7
Stoke City	2-3	5-5	1-2	1-2	0-5	0-1
											Games Played: 140
		Home Wins			Draws			Away Wins						Goals Scored: 388
		57			40			43						Av Goals/Game: 2.77								–

The winners of Qualification Tiers 1 & 2 play-off on 7th May with the winner playing the winner of the Elite Group in the first Semi-Final on 13th May. The second Semi-Final on 14th May is between the second and third placed clubs in the Elite Group. The Final is on 20th May.


PLAY-OFF 7th May 2013, Goodison Park 19:00		1st SEMI-FINAL 13th May 2013, White Hart Lane 19:00
	Everton (AET, Everton win on penalties 5-3)		3	Tottenham Hotspur		3
	Newcastle United		3	Everton		2

2nd SEMI-FINAL 14th May 2013, Old Trafford 19:00					FINAL 20th May, Old Trafford 19:00
	Manchester United		3	Manchester United		3
	Liverpool		0	Tottenham Hotspur		2

Under-21 Barclays Premier League Season 2012-13

Group Stage One

Group Stage Two

The winners of Qualification Tiers 1 & 2 play-off on 7th May with the winner playing the winner of the Elite Group in the first Semi-Final on 13th May. The second Semi-Final on 14th May is between the second and third placed clubs in the Elite Group. The Final is on 20th May.

Results, Tables & Statistics correct to 20th May 2013