Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sheffield Utd U23 & Everton U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Sheffield Utd U23 form and stats
Sheffield Utd U23 have collected 10 points from their Professional Development League home games so far after 3-1-1. This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
Sheffield faced defeat in their previous match, away at Coventry U23 (0-2).
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Crewe U23.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 5 games), Sheffield's attacking play is working. 6 goals have been conceded.
Everton U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Everton U23 have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Division One, after 0-3-5 (8 played). Total Premier League Cup statistics for Everton U23: 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Everton have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 194 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League 2 Division One.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Leeds U23 in their previous outing. The Premier League 2 Division One match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League Cup victory against Peterborough United U23 with the score of 1-0.A new game in only four days for Everton, the Premier League 2 Division One home match versus Crystal Palace U23. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Everton as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Everton U23's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 20 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
This duo faced each other previously this season: Everton U23 - Sheffield 1-3.Top Goalscorers
  C. Whitaker 5 goals |  T. Cannon 3 goals | R. Hughes 2 goals |
Sheffield Utd U23 missing players
Everton U23 missing players
| Sheffield Utd U23 | Everton U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 54 | 28 | Scored | S | 13 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 6.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.8 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 42% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 34% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 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 | Peterborough United U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Everton U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 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 | Coventry U23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Hull City U23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Barnsley U23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -16 | 14 |
| 5 | Peterborough United U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Crewe U23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 12 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 8 | Wigan U23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 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 Ham United U23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Tottenham U23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Manchester City U23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Arsenal U23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Brighton U23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Manchester United U23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Everton U23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Leicester City U23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Liverpool U23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Chelsea U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 12 | Derby County U23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Leeds U23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 11 |
