West Ham U21s
Posted: 18 Aug 2025, 06:33
The reformatted PL2 structure, starts today. Basically the same fornat sees the young Hammers play 20 league fixtures across the 29-team league, ten home games and ten away. Previously a 26-team division, Premier League 2 has this season been expanded to 29 competing clubs with the addition of Birmingham City, Burnley and Ipswich Town, who were awarded Category One academy status in 2025. Fixturs are selected from seeded pots.As in the previous two campaigns, the top 16 teams at the end of the regular season in March will progress to the play-offs, which will also serve as qualification for the 2026/27 Premier League International Cup.New for this season, the eight clubs finishing between 17th and 24th will enter a cross-category play-off competition alongside the top eight teams from the Professional Development League (Category Two). This competition will also feature a knockout format, starting with a round of 16.PL2 Fixtures 2025/26
August 2025Monday 18 August – Nottingham Forest (H) 7pm
Friday 22 August – Manchester City (A) 7pm
Friday 29 August – Sunderland (A) 7pmSeptember 2025Friday 19 September – Birmingham City (H) 7pm
Friday 26 September – Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 7pmOctober 2025Saturday 4 October – Arsenal (A) 1pm
Friday 24 October – Aston Villa (H) 7pm
Friday 31 October – Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 7pmNovember 2025Friday 7 November – Liverpool (H) 7pmJanuary 2026Friday 9 January – Tottenham Hotspur (A) 7pm
Friday 16 January – Chelsea (H) 7pm
Friday 23 January – Norwich City (H) 7pmFebruary 2026Monday 2 February – Middlesbrough (A) 7pm
Friday 6 February – Fulham (A) 7pm
Monday 16 February – Leicester City (H) 7pm
Monday 23 February – Crystal Palace (H) 7pm
Saturday 28 February – Leeds United (A) 12.30pmMarch 2026Friday 6 March – Derby County (A) 7pm
Friday 13 March – Reading (H) 7pm
Monday 23 March – Blackburn Rovers (A) 7pm
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outfield players
August 2025Monday 18 August – Nottingham Forest (H) 7pm
Friday 22 August – Manchester City (A) 7pm
Friday 29 August – Sunderland (A) 7pmSeptember 2025Friday 19 September – Birmingham City (H) 7pm
Friday 26 September – Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 7pmOctober 2025Saturday 4 October – Arsenal (A) 1pm
Friday 24 October – Aston Villa (H) 7pm
Friday 31 October – Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 7pmNovember 2025Friday 7 November – Liverpool (H) 7pmJanuary 2026Friday 9 January – Tottenham Hotspur (A) 7pm
Friday 16 January – Chelsea (H) 7pm
Friday 23 January – Norwich City (H) 7pmFebruary 2026Monday 2 February – Middlesbrough (A) 7pm
Friday 6 February – Fulham (A) 7pm
Monday 16 February – Leicester City (H) 7pm
Monday 23 February – Crystal Palace (H) 7pm
Saturday 28 February – Leeds United (A) 12.30pmMarch 2026Friday 6 March – Derby County (A) 7pm
Friday 13 March – Reading (H) 7pm
Monday 23 March – Blackburn Rovers (A) 7pm
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| Finlay Herrick | G | 19 | 6' 0" | -- | England | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Finley Hooper13 | G | 17 | -- | -- | England | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Junior Robinson | D | 21 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Regan Clayton | D | 20 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Luis Brown | D | 19 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Josh Briggs | D | 19 | -- | -- | Northern Ireland | ||||||||||
| Emeka Adeile | D | 18 | 5' 8" | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Ryan Battrum | D | 19 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Jethro Medine | D | 18 | 5' 8" | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Ezra Mayers | D | 18 | 6' 0" | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Rayan Oyebade | D | 18 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Luizão5 | D | 23 | 6' 2" | 174 lbs | Brazil | ||||||||||
| Airidas Golambeckis6 | D | 17 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Daniel Rigge | M | 19 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Mohamadou Kanté | M | 19 | 5' 10" | 161 lbs | France | ||||||||||
| Tyron Akpata | M | 19 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Gabriel Caliste | M | 18 | -- | -- | Mauritius | ||||||||||
| Preston Fearon | M | 18 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Riley Hargan | M | 18 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Lewis Orford8 | M | 19 | 6' 2" | 161 lbs | England | ||||||||||
| Daniel Cummings | F | 19 | 6' 1" | -- | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Josh Landers | F | 18 | -- | -- | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Joshua Ajala | F | 18 | -- | -- | England | ||||||||||
| Elisha Sowanmi | F | 18 | -- | -- | England |