2014–15 Under-21 Premier League Cup

2014-15 Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup

Country	England  Wales
Teams	46
Champions	Southampton
Runners-up	Blackburn Rovers
Matches played	46
Goals scored	130 (2.83 per match)
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The 2014-15 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the U21 Premier League Cup.

Participants

There were six fewer participants than the previous season. The eight clubs that chose not to re-enter were Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Notts County, Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay United. The two clubs entering the competition for the first time were Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town.

Matches

First Qualifying Round

This round commences the week beginning 15 September 2014. The round was contested by 10 of the 11 clubs with Category 3 rated academies, with another, Doncaster Rovers, receiving a bye to the Second Qualifying Round.^[1]

† – After extra time

Second Qualifying Round

This round commences the week beginning 6 October 2014. The round was contested by Doncaster Rovers, who received a bye to this round, the five First Qualifying Round winners, and 20 of the 22 clubs with Category 2 rated academies - the other two, Crewe Alexandra and Queens Park Rangers, received a bye to the Round of 32.^[1]

† – After extra time

Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 24 November 2014. The nineteen Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the twelve teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round. Blackburn Rovers drew a bye to the Round of 16.

† – After extra time.

Round of 16

† – After extra time.

Quarter-finals

† – After extra time.

Semi-finals

† – After extra time.

Final

First leg

Blackburn Rovers

Southampton

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK David Raya 2 DF Ryan Nyambe 3 DF Jack Doyle 4 DF Connor Thompson 5 DF Sam Lavelle 6 DF Sam Jones 7 FW Devarn Green  39' 8 DF Bradley Bauress 9 FW Dean Rittenburg  90' 10 MF David Carson 11 MF Connor Mahoney Sub DF Kellen Daly Sub GK Ryan Crump Sub MF Hyuga Tanner Sub MF Lewis Mansell  39' Sub MF Sam Joel  90'

No. Position Player 1 GK Paulo Gazzaniga 2 DF Bevis Mugabi 3 DF Matt Targett 4 MF Dominic Gape 5 DF Jason McCarthy 6 DF Will Wood 7 FW Sam Gallagher  81' 8 MF Harrison Reed 9 FW Ryan Seager 10 MF Jake Hesketh 11 MF Sam McQueen  81' Sub MF Josh Sims  81' Sub GK Will Britt Sub FW Jake Sinclair  81' Sub MF Callum Slattery Sub DF Josh Debayo

Second leg

Southampton v Blackburn Rovers

20 Apr 2015 19:00 BST

Southampton	2 – 1 (AET)	Blackburn Rovers
Ryan Seager  52' Sam Gallagher  94'	Report	Matt Targett  69' (OG)

St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 12,356 Referee: Antony Coggins

Southampton

Blackburn Rovers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Paulo Gazzaniga 2 DF Bevis Mugabi 3 DF Matt Targett 4 MF Dominic Gape 5 DF Jason McCarthy 6 DF Will Wood 7 FW Sam Gallagher 8 MF Harrison Reed  88' 9 FW Ryan Seager  90' 10 MF Jake Hesketh 11 MF Sam McQueen  77' Sub MF Josh Sims  90' Sub GK Will Britt Sub FW Jake Sinclair  77' Sub MF Callum Slattery Sub DF Josh Debayo

No. Position Player 1 GK David Raya 2 DF Ryan Nyambe 3 DF Jack Doyle 4 DF Connor Thompson  91' 5 DF Sam Lavelle 6 DF Sam Jones 7 FW Dean Rittenburg  74' 8 DF Bradley Bauress 9 MF Lewis Mansell 10 MF David Carson  57' 11 MF Connor Mahoney Sub DF Kellen Daly Sub GK Ryan Crump Sub MF Hyuga Tanner  74' Sub MF Lewis Hardcastle  57' Sub MF Sam Joel  91'

References

See also

• 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League
• 2014–15 FA Cup
• 2014–15 FA Youth Cup
• 2014–15 in English football