2021 EFL Trophy final

2021 EFL Trophy Final
Event2020–21 EFL Trophy
Sunderland Tranmere Rovers
1 0
Date14 March 2021
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeCharles Breakspear
Attendance0

The 2021 EFL Trophy Final (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Papa John's Trophy Final) was a football match that was played at Wembley Stadium. It decided the winners of the 2020–21 EFL Trophy, the 37th 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 match was played on 14 March 2021, one day after the final for the previous tournament, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Although no fans were present, supporters raised money for local initiatives through virtual ticket sales.

Sunderland won 1–0 for their first win at Wembley in 48 years.[2]

Route to the final

Sunderland

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 0 1 14 6 +8 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group Stage Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Stadium of Light
19:00 BST Wyke 15', 50'
Feeney 21'
Scowen 75'
Power 77'
Graham 82'
Dobson 84'
O'Brien 90'		 Report Vassilev 47' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Group Stage Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United Stadium of Light
19:45 BST Maguire 26', 54'
Hume 37'
Wyke 69'
Diamond 90+1'		 Alessandra 6' (pen.)
Mellish 72', 82'		 Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Group Stage Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Highbury Stadium
19:45 GMT McKay 51'
Duffy 59'		 McFadzean 15' Attendance: 0
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Round 2Oldham Athletic1–2 Sunderland Oldham
19:00 GMT Grant 13' Report Maguire 30'
Scowen 64'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
12 January 2021 Round 3 Sunderland 2–0Port ValeSunderland
18:00 GMT O'Brien 21'
McGeady 90+7' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Declan Bourne
2 February 2021 Quarter-FinalMilton Keynes Dons0–3 Sunderland Milton Keynes
18:30 GMT Harvie  56'
Gladwin  69'		 Report Lewington 12' (o.g.)
McGeady 76'
Wyke 82'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
17 February 2021 Semi-Final Sunderland 1–1
(5–3 p)		Lincoln CitySunderland
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties

Tranmere Rovers

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 5 4 +1 6
3 L1 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 1 1 9 6 +3 4
4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group Stage Port Vale 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Tranmere Rovers Vale Park
19:00 BST Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
Penalties
Whitehead
Cullen
Conlon
Trickett-Smith
Rodney
Fitzpatrick 		Banks
Khan
Morris
O'Connor
Payne
Walker-Rice
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Group Stage Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Liverpool U21 Prenton Park
19:00 BST Vaughan 74', 75'
Payne 90'		 Report Cain 50'
Longstaff 83'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Group Stage Tranmere Rovers 2–2
(3–1 p)		 Wigan Athletic Birkenhead
18:30 GMT Woolery 45+1'
Morris 72'		 Report Keane 19'
McHugh 45+3'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Ferrier
Lloyd
Smith
Banks
Morris 		James
Joseph
Perry
Crankshaw
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Round 2 Tranmere Rovers 2–1Manchester City U21Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lloyd 27'
Banks 88' (pen.)		 Report Delap 17' Stadium: Prenton Park
13 January 2021 Round 3 Tranmere Rovers 4–2Leicester City U21Birkenhead
19:30 GMT Ferrier 4'
Lloyd 37', 45+1'
Blackett-Taylor 53'		 Wakeling 36'
Suengchitthawon 56'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 February 2021 Quarter-Final Tranmere Rovers 2–1Peterborough UnitedBirkenhead
19:00 GMT Lloyd 38'
Lewis 82'		 Clarke-Harris 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
16 February 2021 Semi-FinalOxford United0–2 Tranmere Rovers Oxford
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks

Match

Sunderland1–0Tranmere Rovers
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Sunderland
Tranmere Rovers
GK 1 Lee Burge
RB 6 Max Power (c)  90+2'
CB 3 Tom Flanagan  44'
CB 13 Luke O'Nien
LB 25 Callum McFadzean
DM 14 Josh Scowen
DM 23 Grant Leadbitter
AM 7 Chris Maguire  63'
AM 28 Aiden McGeady
CF 11 Lynden Gooch
CF 9 Charlie Wyke
Substitutes:
GK 20 Remi Matthews
DF 2 Conor McLaughlin  44'
DF 35 Ollie Younger
MF 12 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
MF 24 Daniel Neil
FW 21 Jack Diamond  63'
FW 31 Ross Stewart
Manager:
Lee Johnson
GK 1 Scott Davies (c)
RB 17 Otis Khan
CB 26 Peter Clarke
CB 21 George Ray
LB 18 Calum Macdonald
DM 19 Liam Feeney
DM 8 Jay Spearing
RM 14 Kaiyne Woolery
AM 7 Kieron Morris  90+1'
LM 35 Danny Lloyd  65'
CF 22 Paul Lewis  65'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Joe Murphy
DF 3 Liam Ridehalgh
DF 6 Manny Monthé
MF 11 Corey Blackett-Taylor  65'
MF 16 Nya Kirby
FW 27 Jake Burton  90+1'
FW 28 David Nugent  65'
Manager:
Keith Hill

References

  1. ^ "'Wembley Weekender' for Papa John's Trophy Finals". EFL. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland beat Tranmere in EFL Trophy". BBC Sport.
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