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2021 EFL Trophy Final Event 2020–21 EFL Trophy
Sunderland
Tranmere Rovers
1
0
Date 14 March 2021 Venue Wembley Stadium , LondonReferee Charles Breakspear Attendance 0 2022 →
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.
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
Sunderland v Aston Villa U21
Fleetwood Town v Sunderland
Oldham Athletic v Sunderland
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08 ) Round 2 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Sunderland show Oldham 19:00 GMT
Grant 13'
Report
Maguire 30' Scowen 64'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0
Sunderland v Port Vale
12 January 2021 Round 3 Sunderland 2–0 Port Vale show Sunderland 18:00 GMT
O'Brien 21' McGeady 90+7' (pen. )
Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Declan Bourne
Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland
2 February 2021 Quarter-Final Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sunderland show 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
Sunderland v Lincoln City
17 February 2021 Semi-Final Sunderland 1–1 (5–3 p ) Lincoln City show Sunderland 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
Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers v Wigan Athletic
Tranmere Rovers v Manchester City U21
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08 ) Round 2 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Manchester City U21 show Birkenhead 19:00 GMT
Lloyd 27' Banks 88' (pen. )
Report
Delap 17'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Tranmere Rovers v Peterborough United
2 February 2021 Quarter-Final Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Peterborough United show Birkenhead 19:00 GMT
Lloyd 38' Lewis 82'
Clarke-Harris 90+1' (pen. )
Stadium: Prenton Park
Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers
16 February 2021 Semi-Final Oxford United 0–2 Tranmere Rovers show Oxford 18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks
Match [ ]
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