National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arsenal U23 or West Bromwich Albion U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
This has all the signs of an action-packed game with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last played a game. Bring it on!
Arsenal U23 form and stats
4-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League 2 Division One numbers at home for Arsenal U23 so far this season.
The home supporters saw a 3-3 draw versus Leicester City U23 in the Premier League 2 Division One last time out and are looking for a win here. Late drama in the game against Leicester City U23 as Arsenal were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until F. Balogun popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Arsenal, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Leicester City U23. Fun stuff to watch!
In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Leeds U23.It's goals goals goals for Arsenal who have scored 17 goals from 5 league home games. 6 goals have been conceded.
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Divison Two matches, West Bromwich Albion U23 have produced an overall stat of 2-2-2 so far. With three draws in a row for Bromwich the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
West Bromwich Albion U23 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Wolves U23.
A 2-2 draw at Nottingham U23's stadium before that.The Bromwich manager R. Beale has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 6 league matches. West Bromwich Albion U23 have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Balogun 10 goals |  M. Bieveth 4 goals |
Arsenal U23 missing players
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
| Arsenal U23 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 47 | 21 | Scored | S | 27 | 45 | ||
| 48 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 72% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | ||
| 11.5 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 11 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Arsenal U23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Bournemouth U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Southampton U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham United U23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Brighton U23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Tottenham U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Manchester United U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace U23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Leicester City U23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | Leeds U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Liverpool U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 | Everton U23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Chelsea U23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | Derby County U23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Burnley U23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 17 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough U23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 7 |