2025–26 Professional U21 Development League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2025 – 13 April 2026 |
| Matches | 251 |
| Goals | 913 (3.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21s) (16 Goals) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester City U21s 8–1 Burnley U21s (9 January 2026) Liverpool U21s 7–0 Arsenal U21s (18 January 2026) |
| Biggest away win | Newcastle United U21s 0–5 Chelsea U21s (22 August 2025) Stoke City U21s 1–6 Manchester City U21s (30 January 2026) Nottingham Forest U21s 1-6 Sunderland U21s (11 February 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Leicester City U21s 3–6 Tottenham Hotspur U21s (19 September 2025) Manchester City U21s 8–1 Burnley U21s (9 January 2026) Aston Villa U21s 5–4 Ipswich Town U21s (24 January 2026) |
| Longest winning run | Manchester United U21s (7 Games) (18 August 2025 – 25 October 2025) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Fulham U21s (15 August 2025 – 6 February 2026) (13 Games) |
| Longest winless run | Reading U21s (15 August 2025 – 10 January 2026) Burnley U21s (31 October 2025 – 27 February 2026) (9 Games) |
| Longest losing run | Stoke City U21s (23 January 2026 – Present) 7 Games |
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All statistics correct as of 16 March 2026. | |
The 2025–26 Premier League 2 is the 14th season of the Professional Development League system. It continues to use the same format as the previous 2 seasons with a change from places 17 to 24. The sides finishing in the top eight positions of the Professional U21 Development League 2 at the end of the season will progress to a playoff stage against teams 17-24. 29 Category One Academies are competing this season, the most in league history. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U21s, Burnley U21s returning after a three season absence and Ipswich Town U21s playing in the Premier League 2 for the very first time.