2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup

The 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the third edition of the U21 Premier League Cup. The competition was won by West Ham United who defeated Hull City 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the two-leg final had finished 1–1 on aggregate.[1]

2015–16 Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup
West Ham United with the trophy.
Country England
 Wales
Teams47
ChampionsWest Ham United
Runners-upHull City
Matches played49
Goals scored159 (3.24 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jerome Sinclair

Ntumba Massanka

James Tilley

Djair Parfitt-Williams
(4 goals)

Participants

There was one more participant than the previous competition.[2]

Matches

First qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 14 September 2015. Peterborough United received a bye.

† – After extra time

Second qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 5 October 2015. Leeds United were awarded a bye.

† – After extra time

Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 9 November 2015. The Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round.

† – After extra time.

Round of 16

This round begins the week beginning 21 December 2015.

† – After extra time.

Quarter-finals

† – After extra time.

Semi-finals

† – After extra time.

First leg
West Ham United1–0Hull City
Parfitt-Williams 90' Report
Attendance: 10,267
Referee: Christopher O'Donnell
West Ham United
Hull City

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

West Ham United
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Raphael Spiegel
— DF England ENG Sam Byram Yellow card 87'
— DF England ENG Lewis Page
— DF England ENG George Dobson downward-facing red arrow 60'
— DF Canada CAN Doneil Henry
— DF England ENG Reece Oxford (c) Yellow card 35'
— MF Norway NOR Martin Samuelsen
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Josh Cullen
— FW England ENG Jahmal Hector-Ingram downward-facing red arrow 60'
— MF England ENG Marcus Browne
— DF Scotland SCO Stephen Hendrie downward-facing red arrow 60'
Sub GK England ENG Sam Howes
Sub DF England ENG Alex Pike
Sub MF England ENG Grady Diangana upward-facing green arrow 60'
Sub MF England ENG Moses Makasi upward-facing green arrow 60'
Sub FW Bermuda BER Djair Parfitt-Williams upward-facing green arrow 60'
Hull City
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Rory Watson
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Lenihan
3 DF England ENG Josh Tymon
4 DF England ENG Max Clark (c)
5 DF England ENG Harvey Rodgers
6 MF England ENG Ben Clappison
7 MF England ENG Tyler Hamilton
8 MF England ENG Robbie McKenzie
9 FW England ENG Ben Hinchliffe
10 MF England ENG Greg Olley
11 MF England ENG Jarrod Bowen
Sub England ENG Jonathan Saltmer
Sub England ENG Adam Curry
Sub Scotland SCO Will Annan
Sub England ENG Daniel Batty
Sub England ENG Josh Clackstone

Second leg
Hull City1–0 (a.e.t.)West Ham United
Annan 90+3' Report
Penalties
Bowen soccer ball with check mark
Batty soccer ball with red X
Lenihan soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Browne
soccer ball with check mark Oxford
soccer ball with check mark Byram
soccer ball with check mark Hendrie
soccer ball with check mark Samuelsen
Attendance: 3,886
Hull City
West Ham United

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

Hull City
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Rory Watson
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Lenihan
3 DF England ENG Josh Tymon
4 DF England ENG Max Clark (c)
5 DF England ENG Harvey Rodgers Yellow card 39'
6 MF England ENG Ben Clappison Yellow card 22'
7 Scotland SCO Will Annan
8 MF England ENG Robbie McKenzie downward-facing red arrow 85'
9 FW England ENG Ben Hinchliffe downward-facing red arrow 72'
10 MF England ENG Greg Olley downward-facing red arrow 80'
11 MF England ENG Jarrod Bowen
Sub GK England ENG Jonathan Saltmer
Sub FW England ENG Johan Ter Horst upward-facing green arrow 72'
Sub England ENG Josh Clackstone
Sub England ENG Daniel Batty upward-facing green arrow 85'
Sub MF England ENG Tyler Hamilton upward-facing green arrow 80'
West Ham United
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Raphael Spiegel
— DF England ENG Sam Byram Yellow card 42'
— DF England ENG Lewis Page
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Declan Rice downward-facing red arrow 100'
— DF Canada CAN Doneil Henry Yellow card 33'
— DF England ENG Reece Oxford (c) Yellow card 59'
— MF England ENG Grady Diangana downward-facing red arrow 60'
— MF England ENG Moses Makasi
— MF Norway NOR Martin Samuelsen
— MF England ENG Marcus Browne Yellow card 116'
— FW Bermuda BER Djair Parfitt-Williams downward-facing red arrow 68'
Sub GK England ENG Sam Howes
Sub DF Scotland SCO Stephen Hendrie upward-facing green arrow 68'
Sub DF England ENG Alex Pike upward-facing green arrow 68'
Sub DF England ENG George Dobson
Sub FW England ENG Jahmal Hector-Ingram upward-facing green arrow 100'

See also

References
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  2. "Under-21 Premier League Cup". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. "FT – Exeter City U21 0–4 Dev Squad". www.whufc.com. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. "FT: Dev Squad 2–1 Blackburn Rovers". www.whufc.com. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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