2020 EFL Trophy final

Football match
2020 EFL Trophy Final
Event2019–20 EFL Trophy
Portsmouth Salford City
0 0
After extra time
Salford City won 4–2 on penalties
Date13 March 2021
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchVáclav Hladký
RefereeCarl Boyeson
Attendance0
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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
Source: EFL.com
Portsmouth v Crawley Town
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Portsmouth 1–0 Crawley Town Portsmouth
19:45 BST Pitman 70' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Portsmouth v Norwich City U21
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) Group stage Portsmouth 3–1 Norwich City U21 Portsmouth
12:30 BST Harrison 10', 60'
Flint 44'		 Report Scully 67' Stadium: Fratton Park
Oxford United v Portsmouth
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) 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 soccer ball with check mark
Brannagan soccer ball with check mark
Hall soccer ball with check mark
Sykes soccer ball with check mark
Ruffels soccer ball with red X
Agyei soccer ball with red X
Long soccer ball with red X		 Evans soccer ball with check mark
Harrison soccer ball with check mark
Close soccer ball with red X
Williams soccer ball with check mark
Downing soccer ball with check mark
Walkes soccer ball with red X
Haunstrup soccer ball with check mark
Portsmouth v Northampton Town
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round 2 Portsmouth 2–1 Northampton Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Maloney 39'
Harness 62'		 Harriman 12' Stadium: Fratton Park
Walsall v Portsmouth
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Round 3 Walsall 1–2 Portsmouth Walsall
19:45 GMT Lavery 86' (pen.) Report Marquis 23'
Harrison 82'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,082
Portsmouth v Scunthorpe United
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Quarter-Final Portsmouth 2–1 Scunthorpe United Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Marquis 13'
McGeehan 66'		 Report Eisa 62' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,832
Portsmouth v Exeter City
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

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
Source: EFL.com
Notes:
  1. ^ This group originally included the expelled Bury.
Salford City v Aston Villa U21
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Salford City 2–0 Aston Villa U21 Salford
19:45 BST Lloyd 80' (pen.)
Rooney 82'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 916
Tranmere Rovers v Salford City
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) 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
Salford City v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round 2 Salford City 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Salford
19:45 GMT Armstrong 43', 47'
Towell 87'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 505
Salford City v Port Vale
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Round 3 Salford City 3–0 Port Vale Salford
19:45 GMT Burgess 35'
Armstrong 79'
Jervis 84'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 630
Salford City v Accrington Stanley
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 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
Newport County v Salford City
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 soccer ball with check mark
Sheehan soccer ball with check mark
Abrahams soccer ball with red X
Labadie soccer ball with check mark
Dolan soccer ball with check mark
Matt soccer ball with check mark
Inniss soccer ball with red X		 Rooney soccer ball with check mark
Touray soccer ball with check mark
Jervis soccer ball with check mark
Conway soccer ball with check mark
Thomas-Asante soccer ball with red X
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
Wilson soccer ball with check mark

Match

Portsmouth0–0 (a.e.t.)Salford City
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Portsmouth
Salford City
GK 1 Scotland Craig MacGillivray
RB 13 England James Bolton Yellow card 73'
CB 6 England Jack Whatmough
CB 20 England Sean Raggett
LB 21 England Charlie Daniels downward-facing red arrow 45'
RM 7 Australia Ryan Williams
CM 4 England Tom Naylor Yellow card 95'
CM 16 Scotland George Byers downward-facing red arrow 73'
LM 23 England Harvey White downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 26 England Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 9 England John Marquis downward-facing red arrow 105'
Substitutes:
GK 22 England Lewis Ward
DF 8 England Ben Close upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 15 Denmark Rasmus Nicolaisen
DF 3 England Lee Brown Yellow card 114' upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 11 Republic of Ireland Ronan Curtis upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 19 England Marcus Harness upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 24 England Michael Jacobs upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
Wales Kenny Jackett
GK 1 Czech Republic Václav Hladký
RB 6 England Tom Clarke downward-facing red arrow 115'
CB 5 England Ashley Eastham
CB 16 England Jordan Turnbull
LB 3 The Gambia Ibou Touray Yellow card 119'
DM 4 England Jason Lowe Yellow card 90+1'
DM 18 England Oscar Threlkeld
RM 17 Republic of Ireland Richie Towell Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 99'
LM 10 England Ashley Hunter downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 37 England Brandon Thomas-Asante
CF 19 England James Wilson downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutes:
GK 31 England William Hayden Evans
DF 35 England Sam Fielding
MF 15 England Luke Burgess upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 33 England Liam Loughlan upward-facing green arrow 115'
MF 36 Wales Dan Hawkins
FW 20 England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe upward-facing green arrow 99'
FW 35 Portugal Bruno Andrade upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
England Richie Wellens

References

  1. ^ "Leasing.com Trophy semi-final: Portsmouth 3-2 Exeter City after dramatic finish". BBC Sport. 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Newport County 0-0 Salford City (5-6 on pens)". BBC Sport. 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "#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.
  4. ^ "EFL statement: Leasing.com Trophy Final". www.efl.com.
  5. ^ Allen, Neil (16 September 2020). "Pompey's EFL Trophy Wembley final against Salford City put back to 2021". The News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, George (19 March 2020). "EFL confirm Leasing.com Trophy Final postponed amid coronavirus outbreak". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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