Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Newcastle Utd U23 & Watford U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Newcastle Utd U23 form and stats
Newcastle participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Newcastle Utd U23 have collected 11 points from their Premier League 2 Divison Two home games so far after 3-2-2. On the other hand, in the Premier League Cup, Newcastle Utd U23 has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Newcastle's last game was hosting Sunderland U23 and winning 2-0.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League 2 Divison Two match versus Nottingham U23 with a 3-1 scoreline.Newcastle can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. On the other hand, Newcastle Utd U23 have conceded 10 goals.
Watford U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.There's been little loot from Watford U23's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Professional Development League. Watford U23 only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. Total Premier League Cup statistics for Watford U23: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. It's looking increasingly bleak for Watford who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Queens Park Rangers U23 was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Watford are travelling again after losing away to Cardiff U23 in their previous match (0-4). Watford U23 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
A 1-4 loss hosting Ipswich U23 before that.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Watford, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the sides faced each other previously this season; Watford U23 - Newcastle Utd U23 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  D. Stephenson 10 goals |  E. Anderson 5 goals | C. Wiggett 3 goals |
Newcastle Utd U23 missing players
Watford U23 missing players
| Newcastle Utd U23 | Watford U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 9 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Watford U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Birmingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 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 | Fulham U23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Burnley U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cardiff U23 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 33 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Ipswich U23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Millwall U23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Charlton U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Colchester U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 10 |
| 8 | Watford U23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
| 9 | Swansea City U23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 8 |