2025 EFL Trophy final
| Event | 2024–25 EFL Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 13 April 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Ben Speedie | ||||||
| Attendance | 71,722 | ||||||
The 2025 EFL Trophy final, known as the Vertu Trophy final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match that was played on 13 April 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, England. It was played between League One teams and two-time winners Peterborough United, who was also the defending champions, and Birmingham City. The match decided the winners of the 2024–25 EFL Trophy, a knock-out tournament comprising clubs from League One and League Two of the English Football League (EFL), as well as 16 Category One academy sides representing Premier League and Championship clubs.[1] Peterborough United successfully defended the title—the first team to retain the EFL Trophy, tying the record of three wins held by Bristol City by their win in the 2015 final and becoming the only team to play and win all three EFL Trophy finals in their history.[2][3]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Birmingham City | Round | Peterborough United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walsall | 1–1 (3–4 p) (H) | Matchday 1 | Gillingham | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 4–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Stevenage | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham U21 | 7–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern section Group A
Source: EFL |
Final standings | Southern section Group D
Source: EFL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exeter City | 2–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Northampton Town | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swindon Town | 2–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Walsall | 4–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevenage | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-final | Cheltenham Town | 3–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford City | 2–1 (H) | Semi-final | Wrexham | 2–2 (4–2 p) (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
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References
- ^ "Vertu Trophy Final". WembleyStadium.com.
- ^ "Birmingham City 0-2 Peterborough United: Harley Mills scores stunning free-kick as Posh become first team ever to retain Vertu Trophy". Sky Sports. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Peterborough shock Birmingham in final to retain Vertu Trophy". Guardian. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.