Premier League 2 last 16 play-off details confirmed

We can confirm that our Under-21s will host Aston Villa in the Premier League 2 play-offs, round of 16, this coming Bank Holiday Monday (6 May) at Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium.

Kick-off will be at 12pm UK time, with tickets available at the venue on the day or online in advance via Stevenage’s ticketing website, priced at £5 for adults and £2 for concessions.

The match represents our first fixture in the play-off stage of the Premier League 2, with the top 16 teams from the league phase set to battle it out to determine this season’s champions. This is the first season of a new format for the Under-21 competition, where there is only one division with no promotion or relegation and the title is decided by play-off matches rather than league position.

We finished first in the league stage and with teams seeded based on their overall positions in the table, that means we’re now at home to the 16th-placed team in the form of Villa.

Similarly, second-placed West Ham United will take on 15th-placed Blackburn Rovers and third-placed Fulham face 14th-placed Nottingham Forest. The pairings continue in that format throughout the top 16, with the higher-placed team having home advantage in the one-legged ties.

If a tie is level after 90 minutes, there will be extra-time and then a penalty shootout if required.

Our potential path to the final is mapped out below.

Last 16 (3-6 May)

Match 1: Spurs v Aston Villa
Match 2: Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Match 3: Arsenal v Man Utd
Match 4: Chelsea v Brighton
Match 5: Reading v Middlesbrough
Match 6: Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Match 7: Sunderland v Wolves
Match 8: West Ham v Blackburn Rovers

Quarter-finals (10-13 May)

Match 9: Winner 1 v Winner 2
Match 10: Winner 3 v Winner 4
Match 11: Winner 5 v Winner 6
Match 12: Winner 7 v Winner 8

Semi-finals (17-20 May)

Match 13: Winner 9 v Winner 10
Match 14: Winner 11 v Winner 12

Final (24-27 May)

Winner 13 v Winner 14