| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reading U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2. | Bournemouth U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3. | Hull U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Birmingham U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | -7 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Sheffield Utd U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Derby U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:4 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3. | Stoke City U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | |
| 4. | Bristol City U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:9 | -6 | 1 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Charlton U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Preston U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Ipswich U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4. | Leicester U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Blackburn U21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2. | Leyton Orient U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:6 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Watford U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Coventry U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 | |
| # | Group E | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Exeter U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2:0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2. | Brentford U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3. | West Brom U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4. | Luton U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 0 | |
| # | Group F | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Burnley U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. | QPR U21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3. | Cardiff U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 1 | |
| 4. | Stockport U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 0 | |
| # | Group G | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Swansea U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2. | Millwall U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3. | Wolves U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 4. | Nottingham U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # | Group H | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Sunderland U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2. | Colchester U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Bromley U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Norwich U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 |