Arsenal U21s v West Ham United U21sPremier League 2, Meadow Park, Saturday 4 October 2025, 1pm BSTWest Ham United U21s return to Premier League 2 action this Saturday to face Arsenal at Meadow Park. Premier League 2 Explained…To minimise the impact of relegation on future groups of U21 players, the Premier League introduced a new format to its development phase competition in 2023/24. Replacing the two-division system, the 29 Category One academies now compete in a single tier with 20 regular season fixtures before the top 16 seeded teams advance to single-elimination play-offs. Each team plays 20 different opponents before the play-offs in April and May, where they will be drawn against each other based on league positions, with the higher seeded team playing at home. The top 16 are also rewarded with a place in the following season’s Premier League International Cup competition.