Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Derby County U23 & Reading U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both participants have had ample time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an animated match!
Derby County U23 form and stats
Last season, County's Premier League Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.Derby County U23 have played 5 Premier League 2 Division One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Derby County U23's last game was hosting Blackburn Rovers U23 and winning 6-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, County played a great game against Blackburn Rovers U23 and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. J. Stretton was absolutely essential when County beat Blackburn Rovers U23 6-0, scoring three goals.
A Premier League 2 Division One defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Liverpool U23.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Manchester United U23 are coming to town in four days.
County are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Loughborough University Football Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 13 goals in 5 matches. County have conceded 9 from these games.
Reading U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Playing away, Reading U23 have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Reading have lost on their last two travels.
Reading's last game was the home draw against Aston Villa U23 (2-2).
A 0-3 loss hosting Sunderland U23 before that.Reading have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. Reading have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Ehibhaimha 5 goals |  L. Plange 4 goals |
Derby County U23 missing players
Reading U23 missing players
| Derby County U23 | Reading U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 9 | 37 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Conceded | C | 19 | 50 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 89% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.1 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.1 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 41% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| 8.3 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Derby County U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Charlton U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Reading U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 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 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 5 | Burnley U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Norwich City U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 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 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Reading U23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough U23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 9 |