Premier League Cup

Six-goal Notts County lead PL Cup qualifiers

5 Sep 2018

Remaye Campbell scores four as Notts reach group stages along with Oxford United, Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle

Notts County beat Newport County 6-0 to become one of four teams to complete the Premier League Cup group stage line-up with victory in the qualifying round.

Remaye Campbell (pictured) scored four times and Lewis Alessandra added another two goals to confirm their place in Group H alongside Southampton, Newcastle United and Leeds United.

4⃣ | Remaye Campbell struck four times as the Under-23s saw off Newport earlier.
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— Notts County FC (@Official_NCFC) August 29, 2018

Plymouth Argyle will meet PL Cup holders Aston Villa in Group F after beating 2016/17 semi-finalists Portsmouth to reach the competition's group stage for the first time.

Alex Battle and Cameron Sangster scored for the Pilgrims, either side of Haji Mnoga's equaliser for Pompey at Home Park.

Exeter City, who reached the Round of 16 in last season's PL Cup, qualified for the group stage with a 1-0 victory at Bristol Rovers.

The other qualifiers were Oxford United, who beat Southend United 2-1 at Roots Hall.

See: Plymouth report | Exeter report | Oxford report

Premier League Cup group stage draw

Group A: Stoke City, Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, Peterborough United
Group B: Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield United
Group C: Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion, Burnley, AFC Bournemouth
Group D: Norwich City, Leicester City, Exeter City, Nottingham Forest
Group E: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Swansea City, Oxford United, Hull City
Group F: Derby County, Aston Villa, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol City
Group G: Reading, Fulham, Birmingham City, Colchester United
Group H: Southampton, Newcastle United, Leeds United, Notts County