2020 EFL Trophy Final

The 2020 EFL Trophy Final will be a football match played at Wembley Stadium. It will decide the winner 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.

2020 EFL Trophy Final
Event2019–20 EFL Trophy
Portsmouth Salford City
DatePostponed
VenueWembley Stadium, London

The final will be contested by Portsmouth from League One, the defending champions and thus making their second successive final appearance, and Salford City from League Two, who will make 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, was postponed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[4]

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
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group StagesPortsmouth1–0Crawley TownPortsmouth
19:45 BST Pitman  70' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) Group StagesPortsmouth3–1Norwich City U21Portsmouth
12:30 BST Harrison  10', 60'
Flint  44'		 Report Scully  67' Stadium: Fratton Park
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group StagesOxford United2–2
(4–5 p)		PortsmouthOxford
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
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round 2Portsmouth2–1Northampton TownPortsmouth
19:45 GMT Maloney  39'
Harness  62'		 Harriman  12' Stadium: Fratton Park
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Round 3Walsall1–2PortsmouthWalsall
19:45 GMT Lavery  86' (pen.) Report Marquis  23'
Harrison  82'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,082
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Quarter-FinalPortsmouth2–1Scunthorpe UnitedPortsmouth
19:45 GMT Marquis  13'
McGeehan  66'		 Report Eisa  62' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,832
18 February 2020 Semi-FinalPortsmouth3–2Exeter CityPortsmouth
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[lower-alpha 1] 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.
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group StagesSalford City2–0Aston Villa U21Salford
19:45 BST Lloyd  80' (pen.)
Rooney  82'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 916
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group StagesTranmere Rovers0–2Salford CityBirkenhead
19:45 GMT Report Threlkeld  2'
Hogan  56'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,196
Referee: James Adcock
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round 2Salford City3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers U21Salford
19:45 GMT Armstrong  43', 47'
Towell  87'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 505
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Round 3Salford City3–0Port ValeSalford
19:45 GMT Burgess  35'
Armstrong  79'
Jervis  84'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 630
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Quarter-FinalSalford City2–1Accrington StanleySalford
19:45 GMT Burgess  45+3'
Elliott  49'		 Report Finley  11' Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,401
19 February 2020 Semi-FinalNewport County0–0
(5–6 p)		Salford CityNewport
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

Final details
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References
  1. "Leasing.com Trophy semi-final: Portsmouth 3-2 Exeter City after dramatic finish". 18 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "Newport County 0-0 Salford City (5-6 on pens)". 19 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. FC, Portsmouth (19 February 2020). "#Pompey's first ever meeting with @SalfordCityFC will take place at @wembleystadium in the @LeasingcomTrphy final on Sunday, April 5".
  4. "EFL statement: Leasing.com Trophy Final". www.efl.com.
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