National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Liverpool U23 or Sunderland U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Liverpool U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Liverpool U23 have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games. On the other hand, in the Premier League Cup, Liverpool U23 has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Liverpool U23 drew their last game, 2-2 away at Wolves U23. Heartbreak before that as Liverpool U23 lost 0-3 at Wigan U23's place.
Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Wolves U23 last time out, but a goal from H. Elliott completed a comeback to a draw result for Liverpool U23.
Liverpool U23 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Liverpool U23's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Sunderland U23's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Sunderland U23 only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. When we have look at the Premier League Cup statistics, we find 1W-1D-2L. This is both home and away. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Sunderland U23 have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 21 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the West Ham United U23 game. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Sunderland U23, who have now gone 22 games without a victory. The Reading U23 game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Sunderland U23 failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League 2 Divison Two home match vs West Ham United U23 that ended with defeat 2-4. A 2-3 loss hosting Wigan U23 before that.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Sunderland U23, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Sunderland U23 are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. There are big problems for the Sunderland U23 defense as they have conceded 26 goals in 8 away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sunderland U23 - Liverpool U23 1-2. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Liverpool U23, zero draws and zero wins for Sunderland U23. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Jones 9 goals |  L. Longstaff 4 goals |
Liverpool U23 missing players
Sunderland U23 missing players
| Liverpool U23 | Sunderland U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 19 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | ||
| 38 | 24 | Conceded | C | 33 | 63 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 250 | 151 | Total Shots | T S | 91 | 175 | ||
| 120 | 75 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 71 | ||
| 22% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Liverpool U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 3 | Sunderland U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brighton U23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Southampton U23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Wolves U23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Tottenham U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Arsenal U23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Chelsea U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Manchester City U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester City U23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Everton U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Liverpool U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Manchester United U23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sunderland U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough U23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Stoke City U23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 21 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County U23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 23 | West Ham United U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 4 |
| 25 | Gjilani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Kek-U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |