Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Newcastle United U21 & Bristol City U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Newcastle United U21 have to build on here at Blue Flames Ground in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
Newcastle United U21's previous match was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 against Sheffield United U21 (in Premier League Cup).
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Sheffield United U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Early season league goal statistics from Newcastle United U21's 5 home games: {10 goals}, 5 conceded.
Bristol City U21 form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Professional Development League.
225 minutes! That's how long the Bristol City U21 goalkeeper Stefan Bajic and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away matches in a row for Bristol City U21, whose manager Hines could celebrate last time after the Premier League Cup win against Crystal Palace U21.
Ahead of that, 2-2 at home hosting Crystal Palace U21 in the Premier League Cup.
The travelling fans enjoy Bristol's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Bristol City U21 as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other before in this season, with the final score Bristol City U21 - Newcastle United U21 4-0 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Stephenson 5 goals | J. Scott 4 goals |  J. White 3 goals |
Newcastle United U21 missing players
Bristol City U21 missing players
| Newcastle United U21 | Bristol City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 7 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 17 | 44 | ||
| 52 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 80% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | ||
| 60% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 61% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 39% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 50% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 50% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 6.9 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7.7 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 49% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Bristol City U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 32 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town U21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
