2020 EFL Trophy final
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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 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.
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
Portsmouth
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3 September 2019 Group stage | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Pitman | Report | Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 14 September 2019 Group stage | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Norwich City U21 | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 BST | Harrison Flint | Report | Scully | Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 8 October 2019 Group stage | Oxford United | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Portsmouth | Oxford |
| 19:30 BST | Taylor Dickie | Lethbridge Walkes | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1548 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Sole Brannagan Hall Sykes Ruffels Agyei Long | Evans Harrison Close Williams Downing Walkes Haunstrup | |||
| 3 December 2019 Round 2 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Maloney Harness | Harriman | Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 7 January 2020 Round 3 | Walsall | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Walsall |
| 19:45 GMT | Lavery | Report | Marquis Harrison | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,082 |
| 21 January 2020 Quarter-Final | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Marquis McGeehan | Report | Eisa | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,832 |
| 18 February 2020 Semi-Final | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Harness McGeehan Marquis | Report | Taylor Burgess | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,735 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Salford City
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes:
| 3 September 2019 Group stage | Salford City | 2–0 | Aston Villa U21 | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Lloyd Rooney | Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 916 |
| 12 November 2019 Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Salford City | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Threlkeld Hogan | 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 Towell | Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 505 |
| 7 January 2020 Round 3 | Salford City | 3–0 | Port Vale | Salford |
| 19:45 GMT | Burgess Armstrong Jervis | Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 630 |
| 21 January 2020 Quarter-Final | Salford City | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Salford |
| 19:45 GMT | Burgess Elliott | Report | Finley | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,401 |
| 19 February 2020 Semi-Final | Newport County | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Salford City | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Anthony Backhouse | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Demetriou Sheehan Abrahams Labadie Dolan Matt Inniss | Rooney Touray Jervis Conway Thomas-Asante Gibson Wilson | |||
Match
| Portsmouth | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Salford City |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Portsmouth | Salford City |
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References
- ^ "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.
