Premier League 2 Division One· Regular Season - 18
📅 Monday, 9 March 2026, 19:00🏟 Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground👤 D. Watson
A. Abdullahi 3'H. Jones 47'A. Abdullahi 57'J. Whittaker 77'J. Waters 90'⚽A. Cresswell 59'H. Vincent 70'
Match Events
- 3'⚽A. Abdullahi1 - 0assist J. Whittaker
- 30'🟨J. Howard
- 46'🔁A. Ba↔ F. Geragusian
- 47'⚽H. Jones2 - 0assist A. Lightfoot
- 57'🟨R. Chadwick-Chaplin
- 57'⚽A. Abdullahi3 - 0
- 59'⚽A. Cresswell3 - 1assist R. Chadwick-Chaplin
- 63'🔁A. Abdullahi↔ C. Dinsdale
- 63'🔁H. Jones↔ L. Hunt
- 63'🔁C. Crew↔ K. Mensah
- 64'🔁M. Aleksic↔ J. Waters
- 70'⚽H. Vincent3 - 2assist R. Chadwick-Chaplin
- 71'🔁E. Ibrovic-Fletcher↔ S. Alker
- 77'⚽J. Whittaker4 - 2assist F. Geragusian
- 84'🟨J. Jones
- 90+4'🟨J. Lienou
- 90'⚽J. Waters5 - 2assist J. Jones
Line-ups
Coaches
Graeme Murty
Coach
Scott Gardner
Coach
Bench
Sunderland U21C. Hamilton-Forsyth
C. Dinsdale→ 63’
J. Waters⚽→ 64’
L. Hunt→ 63’
F. Geragusian👟→ 46’
Leeds United U21R. Cook
L. Philpott
L. Whitehead
S. Alker→ 71’
K. Mensah→ 63’
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea U21 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 52-25 | +27 | 43 |
| 2 |  Manchester United U21 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43-26 | +17 | 43 |
| 3 |  Manchester City U21 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 59-21 | +38 | 40 |
| 4 |  Fulham U21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 48-32 | +16 | 38 |
| 5 |  Ipswich Town U21 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 45-45 | 0 | 38 |
| 6 |  Southampton U21 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36-29 | +7 | 36 |
| 7 |  Liverpool U21 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 49-36 | +13 | 35 |
| 8 |  Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 42-32 | +10 | 35 |
| 9 |  Leicester City U21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 48-42 | +6 | 31 |
| 10 |  Crystal Palace U21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36-31 | +5 | 31 |
| 11 |  Aston Villa U21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32-35 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 |  Brighton U21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 38-25 | +13 | 30 |
| 13 |  West Ham United U21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 44-35 | +9 | 30 |
| 14 |  Arsenal U21 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28-33 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Sunderland U21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 41-40 | +1 | 28 |
| 16 |  Middlesbrough U21 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 37-28 | +9 | 27 |
| 17 |  Nottingham Forest U21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 23-23 | 0 | 26 |
| 18 |  Everton U21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 33-36 | -3 | 25 |
| 19 |  Reading U21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29-36 | -7 | 25 |
| 20 |  Stoke City U21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29-42 | -13 | 25 |
| 21 |  Newcastle United U21 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30-35 | -5 | 24 |
| 22 |  Wolves U21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30-45 | -15 | 23 |
| 23 |  Norwich City U21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32-42 | -10 | 20 |
| 24 |  Derby County U21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26-44 | -18 | 20 |
| 25 | Leeds United U21 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28-40 | -12 | 18 |
| 26 |  West Bromwich Albion U21 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26-41 | -15 | 18 |
| 27 |  Birmingham City U21 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26-52 | -26 | 17 |
| 28 |  Blackburn Rovers U21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 27-46 | -19 | 14 |
| 29 |  Burnley U21 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22-42 | -20 | 13 |