National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Norwich City U23 or Derby County U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Norwich saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Thankfully the previous game, versus Aston Villa U23, was also a home game here at Lotus Training Center. The away team is better rested.
Norwich City U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Norwich City U23's two home games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Lotus Training Center.
A nice win for Norwich City U23 last time playing, versus Aston Villa U23. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2 with J. Rowe, A. Kamara and J. Tomkinson (2) scoring for the victors. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sunderland U23 and winning 4-3.Norwich City U23 has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Derby County U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Derby County U23 are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There were no winners in County's previous match, a Premier League International Cup home game that ended 3-3 vs West Ham United U23 (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties). County's last match (vs West Ham United U23 (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties)) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 83rd minute equalizer by J. Hector-Ingram. A loony game with masses of goals last time out for Derby County U23, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this match be as much fun?
That result followed a home victory 6-0 versus Middlesbrough U23 in the Premier League Cup.Derby County U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. County have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kamara 5 goals | J. Tomkinson 3 goals |  T. Dickson-Peters 1 goals |
Norwich City U23 missing players
Derby County U23 missing players
| Norwich City U23 | Derby County U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 65 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.7 | ||
| 7.2 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.7 | ||
| 40% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | ||
| 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 |