| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swansea U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2. | Bristol City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3. | Southampton U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4. | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 3 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Blackburn U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2. | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:6 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Burnley U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 | |
| 4. | Cardiff U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Hull U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2. | Manchester City U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3. | Derby U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:7 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Colchester U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 3 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Portsmouth U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2. | Norwich U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:9 | -2 | 3 | |
| 3. | Everton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 1 | |
| 4. | Wolves U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:6 | -6 | 1 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Brighton U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. | West Ham U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3. | Leicester U23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:5 | -2 | 2 | |
| 4. | Nottingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:12 | -10 | 1 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Fulham U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2. | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | |
| 3. | AFC Wimbledon U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 1 | |
| 4. | Charlton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 | |
| # | Group G | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Liverpool U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2. | Huddersfield U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3. | West Brom U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4. | Ipswich U23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:4 | -3 | 2 | |
| # | Group H | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Reading U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:5 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2. | Sheffield Utd U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3. | Birmingham U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:5 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4. | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 |