The 2023–24 Premier League Cup was the tenth edition of the competition.
The defending champions were Brentford who defeated Blackburn Rovers 2–1 in last year's final.
32 academies competed in this edition of the competition. Eight teams did not return; Arsenal after 2 consecutive seasons, Cardiff City after last year, Derby County after 9 seasons, Everton after 9 seasons, Queens Park Rangers, Southampton 9 seasons, Stoke City 9 seasons, and Watford after 3 consecutive seasons did not take part in this year's competition.
Three teams competed as for the very first time; Fleetwood Town who competed in the competition proper for the first time, alongside Luton Town, and Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea returned to the competition for the first time since 2015–16, Ipswich Town for the first time since 2017–18, Leicester City for the first time since 2018–19 and Leeds United and Norwich City both return after missing last year's edition of the competition.
Participants
Category 1 Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Reading Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Category 2 AFC Bournemouth Birmingham City Bristol City Charlton Athletic Burnley Colchester United Fleetwood Town Hull City Ipswich Town Peterborough United Sheffield United Swansea City
Category 3 Luton Town
Category 4 Brentford Huddersfield Town
Group stage The draw for the Group Stage took place on 9 August 2023. Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stages Round of 16 The Round of 16 included all 8 group winners and runners up.
Quarter-finals The Quarter-finals included the 8 winners from the previous round.
Semi-finals The Semi-finals included the four winners from the Previous Round.
Final
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