Back up to third after Blades win
Yesterday’s 3-0 win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane has taken the under-23s up to third in the table, still behind the top two of Nottingham Forest and Hull City but now ahead of Leeds United who were beaten at home by Crewe Alexandra.
Leeds losing against Crewe was probably not the biggest surprise in the week’s fixtures. Wigan had secured an impressive 4-1 win at Watford last Thursday and were expected to record a fifth victory of the season against Birmingham yesterday but fell to a 3-0 defeat. That result has lifted Birmingham ahead of Barnsley on goal difference while also taking them past the two Sheffield clubs.
Forest beat Barnsley last Friday and Hull won last night at Bolton. They are two points and one point ahead of us but both have a game in hand while Crewe and Wigan are just two points behind with two games in hand.
Coventry still lead the south group. They’ve only played five games with their draw at Burnley the only occasion they’ve dropped points. Without a game in the last week, they could have lost that lead had Watford beaten Wigan. A three goal win yesterday for Bristol City against Colchester would have taken them top, but Colchester won that one to move out of the bottom two.
Both leagues still have a team without a point. Ipswich didn’t play this week but have lost all six games. Bolton didn’t start the season at the same time as the other teams but have now played three games and lost all three.
The northern group table won’t change in the next week. With the Premier League Cup getting underway, there is just one game and that’s in the southern group between Cardiff and Millwall.
The player featured this week is midfielder Adam Phillips who scored a stunning goal in yesterday’s 3-0 win at Bramall Lane.
The League Tables are updated as results are confirmed and can be found with our Fixtures and Results within U23/U18 Stats on the top menu.
Last week’s results are below along with all next week’s fixtures, including those in the Premier League Cup. You can also see the league’s leading goalscorers, our goalscorers and the current league tables.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Thursday 26th September
Watford 1 Wigan 4
Friday 27th September
Nottingham Forest 5 Barnsley 1
Monday 30th September
Bolton 0 Hull 2
Leeds 1 Crewe 2
Sheffield United 0 Burnley 3
Wigan 0 Birmingham 3
Bristol City 2 Colchester 3
THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Monday 7th October
Cardiff v Millwall
PREMIER LEAGUE CUP
Thursday 3rd October
Crystal Palace v Blackburn
Exeter v Aston Villa
Plymouth v Watford
Friday 4th October
Charlton v Swansea
Hull v Newcastle
Leeds v Birmingham
Scunthorpe v West Brom
Saturday 5th October
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
Southampton v Stoke
Sunday 6th October
Fulham v Everton
Liverpool v Wigan
Middlesbrough v Burnley
Monday 7th October
Derby v Wolves
Huddersfield v Sunderland
Reading v Colchester
LEADING GOALSCORERS
7: Ali Koiki (Burnley)
6: Elliot Simoes (Barnsley)
5: Joseph Hungbo (Watford), , Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest)
4: George Alexander (Millwall), Max Biamou (Coventry), Charlie Jolley (Wigan), Will Swan (Nottingham Forest), Reece York (Sheffield United)
BURNLEY’S GOALSCORERS
7: Ali Koiki
2: Rob Harker
1: Tunde Bayode, Mitch George, Adam Phillips, Lewis Richardson, Bobby Thomas
CURRENT LEAGUE TABLES
| Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Nottingham Forest | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 |
| Hull City | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| Burnley | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Wigan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Leeds | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Birmingham City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| Sheffield United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Coventry City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
| Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
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