National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's West Bromwich Albion U23 or Newcastle Utd U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
West Bromwich Albion U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.West Bromwich Albion U23 have been very solid at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far, with 18 points collected from 7 matches (6-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition. After failing to beat Manchester United U23 here at Keys Park, West Bromwich Albion U23 has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
The West Bromwich Albion U23 goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 228 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
A good away victory last time out for West Bromwich Albion U23, who won 1-0 against Aston Villa U23. Before that, West Bromwich Albion U23 had a Premier League Cup home game versus Hull City U23 which ended with a victory 2-1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League Cup game versus Scunthorpe United U23 in only three days. This game is also played here at Keys Park.
West Bromwich Albion U23 are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Keys Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 21 goals in 7 matches. On the other hand, West Bromwich Albion U23 have conceded 10 goals.
Newcastle Utd U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the final.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. When we have look at the Premier League Cup statistics, we find 1W-2D-1L. This is both home and away.
Newcastle Utd U23 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Swansea City U23. A draw for Newcastle Utd U23 before that, at their own venue hosting Hull City U23 (1-1).
As mentioned above, Newcastle Utd U23 was the only team on the pitch versus Swansea City U23 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A new game in only four days for Newcastle Utd U23, the Premier League 2 Divison Two home match versus Sunderland U23. Busy days.
Newcastle Utd U23 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. The Newcastle Utd U23 manager B. Dawson has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Newcastle Utd U23 - West Bromwich Albion U23 0-1. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two West Bromwich Albion U23 victories, one draw and three Newcastle Utd U23 wins. three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Tulloch 9 goals |  J. Soule 7 goals |
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
Newcastle Utd U23 missing players
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | Newcastle Utd U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 48 | 27 | Scored | S | 17 | 37 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 24 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 293 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 123 | 251 | ||
| 138 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 100 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 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 Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Hull City U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 | West Ham United U23 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 33 | 42 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 27 | 40 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 24 | -8 | 23 |
| 6 | Aston Villa U23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 21 |
| 8 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Norwich City U23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 14 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -38 | 1 |