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30 May 2022

Find out the winners and losers from the Under-23 competitions as Man City retain their title

The Premier League 2 Division 1 champions for 2021/22 are Manchester City, who retained the title after finishing six points clear of West Ham United.

Man City's Under-23s lost only four times, becoming just the second side after Manchester United to lift the trophy in successive seasons.

"You cannot believe how tough it is to win this title, so to do it two years in a row is an incredible achievement. It really shows how much hard work goes on at Manchester City's Academy," first-team manager Pep Guardiola told the club's official website.

"The way the team has played this season tells you everything about the attitude and focus of our young players. They work so hard - with and without the ball - and have played some really top football."

City ended their title-winning campaign with a 12-match unbeaten run, finishing up with a 7-0 victory over Everton.

At the other end of the table, a difficult season for Leeds United and Derby County ended with relegation to Division 2.

There was late drama as Chelsea scored an 88th-minute winner in their final match to climb out of the drop zone and send Leeds down instead.

In Division 2, Fulham's youngsters emulated the club's first team by topping the table to earn promotion.

They will be joined by Wolverhampton Wanderers, who finished second and then beat Stoke City 2-0 in the playoff final at Molineux, with Luke Cundle scoring both goals.

Premier League Cup

The cup competition for clubs in Premier League 2 and the Professional Development League was won in a thrilling Black Country derby final, when West Bromwich Albion beat Wolves 5-4 on penalties after the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Watch: Premier League Cup final highlights

Individual honours

Man City midfielder James McAtee and Crystal Palace's Jesurun Rak-Sakyi were joint top-scorers with 18 goals each.

McAtee was named the Premier League 2 Player of the Season.

Position Pos	Club	Played Pl	GD	Points Pts
1	Manchester City MCI	26	+33	54
2	West Ham United WHU	26	+20	48
3	Arsenal ARS	26	+8	41
4	Liverpool LIV	26	+10	40
5	Crystal Palace CRY	26	+4	39
6	Manchester United MUN	26	+3	39
7	Tottenham Hotspur U21 TOT	26	+4	37
8	Leicester City U21 LEI	26	-15	37
9	Blackburn Rovers BLB	26	-6	35
10	Brighton & Hove Albion U21 BHA	26	0	34
11	Everton EVE	26	-21	29
12	Chelsea CHE	26	-8	28
13	Leeds United LEE	26	-5	27
14	Derby County DER	26	-27	15

Position Pos	Club	Played Pl	GD	Points Pts
1	Fulham FUL	26	+37	62
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers WOL	26	+9	47
3	Stoke City STK	26	-2	43
4	Nottingham Forest NFO	26	+21	42
5	Norwich City NOR	26	+12	39
6	Burnley BUR	26	+7	39
7	Southampton SOU	26	+3	39
8	Newcastle United NEW	26	-5	38
9	West Bromwich Albion WBA	26	-10	35
10	Aston Villa AVL	26	+2	32
11	Birmingham City BIR	26	-17	26
12	Middlesbrough MID	26	-19	26
13	Sunderland SUN	26	-14	24
14	Reading RDG	26	-24	23