[10] A fourth Premier League club – Crystal Palace – agreed to take their place having avoided relegation and played alongside Liverpool, Leicester City, and West Bromwich Albion.

[14] With the contest scheduled to take place three weeks before the start of the league season, it is intended to serve as the last warm-up event for participating teams before they embark on competitive football.

[1][17] Two years later Bolton Wanderers made an appearance alongside Everton, Manchester City, and the Thai under-23 national team, and defeated the local side 1–0 in the final, courtesy of a late penalty by El Hadji Diouf.

[24] The attendance for that contest, however, was underwhelming, with only 10,000 people present for the final at the 66,000-capacity Workers' Stadium,[25] where Tottenham Hotspur beat Hull City 3–0 thanks to a brace from Robbie Keane.

[28] Manchester City won the 2013 event,[29] which was overshadowed by heavy rain causing the semifinal matches to be abbreviated to 80 minutes and leading to the degradation of the stadium's playing surface.

[34][35] Arsenal claimed their first Premier League Asia Trophy, routing the host country's Select XI side 4–0 behind a Chuba Akpom hat-trick,[36] before defeating Everton 3–1 in the final.

[10] Due to the success of the Asia Trophy, the Premier League has considered establishing similar competitions in other continents to broaden their global presence.