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| Event | 2019–20 EFL Trophy | ||||||
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| Afterextra time Salford City won 4–2 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 13 March 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Václav Hladký | ||||||
| Referee | Carl Boyeson | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||||
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The2020 EFL Trophy Final (known for sponsorship reasons as the2020 Papa John's Trophy Final) was a football match played atWembley Stadium on 13 March 2021. It decided the winners of the2019–20 EFL Trophy, the 36th edition ofthe competition, a knock-out tournament for the 48 teams inLeague One andLeague Two and 16 category one academy sides.
The final was contested byPortsmouth from League One, the defending champions and thus making their second successive final appearance, andSalford 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 theCOVID-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 the2021 final took place.
| 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 toRound 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 (2019-09-03)Group stage | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Portsmouth |
| 19:45BST | Pitman 70' | Report | Stadium:Fratton Park |
| 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)Group stage | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Norwich City U21 | Portsmouth |
| 12:30BST | Harrison 10',60' Flint 44' | Report | Scully 67' | Stadium:Fratton Park |
| 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)Group stage | Oxford United | 2–2 (4–5p) | Portsmouth | Oxford |
| 19:30BST | 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 | |||
| 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03)Round 2 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
| 19:45GMT | Maloney 39' Harness 62' | Harriman 12' | Stadium:Fratton Park |
| 7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)Round 3 | Walsall | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Walsall |
| 19:45GMT | Lavery 86' (pen.) | Report | Marquis 23' Harrison 82' | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,082 |
| 21 January 2020 (2020-01-21)Quarter-Final | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Portsmouth |
| 19:45GMT | Marquis 13' McGeehan 66' | Report | Eisa 62' | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 5,832 |
| 18 February 2020Semi-Final | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45GMT | Harness 86' McGeehan 90+1'Marquis 90+6' | Report | Taylor 79' Burgess 89' (o.g.) | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 14,735 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 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 toRound 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 |
| 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03)Group stage | Salford City | 2–0 | Aston Villa U21 | Salford |
| 19:45BST | Lloyd 80' (pen.) Rooney 82' | Report | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 916 |
| 12 November 2019 (2019-11-12)Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Salford City | Birkenhead |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Threlkeld 2' Hogan 56' | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 1,196 Referee: James Adcock |
| 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03)Round 2 | Salford City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Salford |
| 19:45GMT | Armstrong 43',47' Towell 87' | Report | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 505 |
| 7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)Round 3 | Salford City | 3–0 | Port Vale | Salford |
| 19:45GMT | Burgess 35' Armstrong 79'Jervis 84' | Report | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 630 |
| 21 January 2020 (2020-01-21)Quarter-Final | Salford City | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Salford |
| 19:45GMT | Burgess 45+3' Elliott 49' | Report | Finley 11' | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 1,401 |
| 19 February 2020Semi-Final | Newport County | 0–0 (5–6p) | Salford City | Newport |
| 19:45GMT | 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 | |||
        Portsmouth |    Salford City |
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