The 2020 EFL Trophy Final (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 Papa John's Trophy Final) was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 13 March 2021. It decided the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Trophy, the 36th edition of the competition, a knock-out tournament for the 48 teams in League One and League Two and 16 category one academy sides.
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| Event | 2019–20 EFL Trophy | ||||||
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| After extra time Salford City won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 13 March 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Václav Hladký | ||||||
| Referee | Carl Boyeson | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||||
The final was contested by Portsmouth from League One, the defending champions and thus making their second successive final appearance, and Salford City from League Two, who made their finals debut.[1][2]
Portsmouth and Salford City had never played against each other before this EFL Trophy Final meeting.[3]
The final, which was originally scheduled for 5 April 2020, was postponed because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[4] and eventually rescheduled for 13 March 2021.[5] The delay meant that Salford held the trophy only until the following day, when the 2021 final took place.
Route to the final edit
Portsmouth edit
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
| 3 September 2019 Group stage | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Pitman  70' |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 14 September 2019 Group stage | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Norwich City U21 | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 BST | Harrison 10', 60' Flint 44' |
Report | Scully 67' |
Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 8 October 2019 Group stage | Oxford United | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Portsmouth | Oxford |
| 19:30 BST | Taylor 21' Dickie 90+1' |
Lethbridge 33' Walkes 85' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1548 | |
| Penalties | ||||
Sole  Brannagan Hall Sykes Ruffels  Agyei Long |
Evans Harrison Close Williams Downing Walkes Haunstrup |
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| 3 December 2019 Round 2 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Maloney 39' Harness 62' |
Harriman 12' |
Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 7 January 2020 Round 3 | Walsall | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Walsall |
| 19:45 GMT | Lavery 86' (pen.) |
Report | Marquis 23' Harrison 82' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,082 |
| 21 January 2020 Quarter-Final | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Marquis 13' McGeehan 66' |
Report | Eisa 62' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,832 |
| 18 February 2020 Semi-Final | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Harness 86' McGeehan 90+1'Marquis 90+6' |
Report | Taylor 79' Burgess 89' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,735 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Salford City edit
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | L2 | Salford City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 4 | — | Bury[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Automatically eliminated from competition |
Source: EFL.com
Notes:
Notes:
| 3 September 2019 Group stage | Salford City | 2–0 | Aston Villa U21 | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Lloyd 80' (pen.) Rooney 82' |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 916 |
| 12 November 2019 Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Salford City | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Threlkeld 2' Hogan 56' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,196 Referee: James Adcock |
| 3 December 2019 Round 2 | Salford City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Salford |
| 19:45 GMT | Armstrong 43', 47' Towell 87' |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 505 |
| 7 January 2020 Round 3 | Salford City | 3–0 | Port Vale | Salford |
| 19:45 GMT | Burgess 35' Armstrong 79'Jervis 84' |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 630 |
| 21 January 2020 Quarter-Final | Salford City | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Salford |
| 19:45 GMT | Burgess 45+3' Elliott 49' |
Report | Finley 11' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,401 |
Match edit
| Portsmouth | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Salford City |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Leasing.com Trophy semi-final: Portsmouth 3-2 Exeter City after dramatic finish". BBC Sport. 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Newport County 0-0 Salford City (5-6 on pens)". BBC Sport. 19 February 2020.
- ^ "#Pompey's first ever meeting with @SalfordCityFC will take place at @wembleystadium in the @LeasingcomTrphy final on Sunday, April 5". Portsmouth FC. 19 February 2020.
- ^ "EFL statement: Leasing.com Trophy Final". www.efl.com.
- ^ Allen, Neil (16 September 2020). "Pompey's EFL Trophy Wembley final against Salford City put back to 2021". The News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Smith, George (19 March 2020). "EFL confirm Leasing.com Trophy Final postponed amid coronavirus outbreak". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 March 2020.