2021 EFL Trophy final

{{Use British English|date=February 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2021 EFL Trophy Final

| other_titles =

| image = Wembley-Stadion 2013.jpg

| event = 2020–21 EFL Trophy

| caption =

| team1 = Sunderland

| team1association =

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Tranmere Rovers

| team2association =

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = 14 March 2021

| stadium = Wembley Stadium

| city = London

| man_of_the_match1a =

| man_of_the_match1atitle =

| referee = Charles Breakspear

| attendance = 0

| weather =

| previous = 2020

| next = 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2021/february/wembley-weekender-for-papa-johns-trophy-finals/|title='Wembley Weekender' for Papa John's Trophy Finals|publisher=EFL|date=4 February 2021|accessdate=6 February 2021}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Pilnick |first1=Brent |title=Sunderland beat Tranmere in EFL Trophy |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56373623 |work=BBC Sport |date=14 March 2021}}

Route to the final

=Sunderland=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|section=North Group A

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|OTloss_header=PL

|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no

|teamwidth=220

|source=[http://www.efl.com/checkatrade-trophy/checkatrade-trophy-tables EFL.com]

|team1=FLE |team2=SUN |team3=CAR |team4=AST

|result1=R2 |result2=R2

|show_groups=yes

|group_header=Div

|update=complete

|win_FLE=3 |OTwin_FLE=0 |OTloss_FLE=0 |loss_FLE=0 |gf_FLE=8 |ga_FLE=2

|win_SUN=2 |OTwin_SUN=0 |OTloss_SUN=0 |loss_SUN=1 |gf_SUN=14|ga_SUN=6

|win_CAR=1 |OTwin_CAR=0 |OTloss_CAR=0 |loss_CAR=2 |gf_CAR=7 |ga_CAR=9

|win_AST=0 |OTwin_AST=0 |OTloss_AST=0 |loss_AST=3 |gf_AST=2 |ga_AST=14

|group_CAR=L2 |name_CAR=Carlisle United

|group_SUN=L1 |name_SUN=Sunderland

|group_FLE=L1 |name_FLE=Fleetwood Town

|group_AST=ACA |name_AST=Aston Villa U21

|res_col_header=Q

|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|8|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 BST

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 8–1

|report = https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-vs-aston-villa-u21s-18899242

|team2 = Aston Villa U21

|goals1 = Wyke {{goal|15||50}}
Feeney {{goal|21}}
Scowen {{goal|75}}
Power {{goal|77}}
Graham {{goal|82}}
Dobson {{goal|84}}
O'Brien {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Vassilev {{goal|47|pen.}}

|stadium = Stadium of Light

|attendance = 0

|referee = Carl Boyeson

|result = W

|round = Group Stage

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|10|6|df=y}}

|time = 19:45 BST

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 5–3

|report =

|team2 = Carlisle United

|goals1 = Maguire {{goal|26||54}}
Hume {{goal|37}}
Wyke {{goal|69}}
Diamond {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = Alessandra {{goal|6|pen.}}
Mellish {{goal|72||82}}

|stadium = Stadium of Light

|attendance = 0

|referee =

|round = Group Stage

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|11|10|df=y}}

|time = 19:45 GMT

|team1 = Fleetwood Town

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = McKay {{goal|51}}
Duffy {{goal|59}}

|goals2 = McFadzean {{goal|15}}

|stadium = Highbury Stadium

|attendance = 0

|referee =

|result = L

|round = Group Stage

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|8|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 GMT

|team1 = Oldham Athletic

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.goal.com/en/match/oldham-athletic-v-sunderland/6brbteixa2e5ihhiwe329cufo

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = Grant {{goal|13}}

|goals2 = Maguire {{goal|30}}
Scowen {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Boundary Park

|location = Oldham

|attendance = 0

|result = W

|round = Round 2

|referee =

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 12 January 2021

|time = 18:00 GMT

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 2–0

|report =

|result = W

|round = Round 3

|team2 = Port Vale

|goals1 = O'Brien {{goal|21}}
McGeady {{goal|90+7|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadium of Light

|location = Sunderland

|attendance =

|referee = Declan Bourne

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 2 February 2021

|time = 18:30 GMT

|team1 = Milton Keynes Dons

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/mk-dons-vs-sland/441181

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = Harvie {{yel|56}}
Gladwin {{yel|69}}

|goals2 = Lewington {{goal|12|o.g.}}
McGeady {{goal|76}}
Wyke {{goal|82}}

|stadium = Stadium MK

|location = Milton Keynes

|attendance = 0

|round = Quarter-Final

|result = W

|referee = Thomas Bramall

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 17 February 2021

|time = 18:00 GMT

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 1–1

|penaltyscore = 5–3

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56098246

|team2 = Lincoln City

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Stadium of Light

|location = Sunderland

|attendance = 0

|referee = Ben Toner

|result = D

|round = Semi-Final

}}

=Tranmere Rovers=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|section=North Group C

|OTwin_header=PW

|OTloss_header=PL

|only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=no

|teamwidth=220

|source=[http://www.efl.com/checkatrade-trophy/checkatrade-trophy-tables EFL.com]

|team1=POR |team2=TRA |team3=WIG |team4=LIV

|result1=R2 |result2=R2

|show_groups=yes

|group_header=Div

|update=complete

|win_POR=2 |OTwin_POR=1 |OTloss_POR=0 |loss_POR=0 |gf_POR=7 |ga_POR=3

|win_TRA=1 |OTwin_TRA=1 |OTloss_TRA=1 |loss_TRA=0 |gf_TRA=5 |ga_TRA=4

|win_WIG=1 |OTwin_WIG=0 |OTloss_WIG=1 |loss_WIG=1 |gf_WIG=9 |ga_WIG=6

|win_LIV=0 |OTwin_LIV=0 |OTloss_LIV=0 |loss_LIV=3 |gf_LIV=5 |ga_LIV=13

|group_POR=L2 |name_POR=Port Vale

|group_TRA=L2 |name_TRA=Tranmere Rovers

|group_LIV=ACA |name_LIV=Liverpool U21

|group_WIG=L1 |name_WIG=Wigan Athletic

|res_col_header=Q

|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to Round 2

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|8|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 BST

|team1 = Port Vale

|score = 0–0

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/port-vale-vs-tranmere/428744

|team2 = Tranmere Rovers

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 = Whitehead {{pengoal}}
Cullen {{pengoal}}
Conlon {{penmiss}}
Trickett-Smith {{penmiss}}
Rodney {{pengoal}}
Fitzpatrick {{pengoal}}

|penalties2 = Banks {{pengoal}}
Khan {{penmiss}}
Morris {{pengoal}}
O'Connor {{pengoal}}
Payne {{penmiss}}
Walker-Rice {{penmiss}}

|stadium = Vale Park

|attendance = 0

|referee = Declan Bourne

|result = D

|round = Group Stage

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|29|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 BST

|team1 = Tranmere Rovers

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.skysports.com/football/tranmere-vs-liverpool-u21/428782

|team2 = Liverpool U21

|goals1 = Vaughan {{goal|74||75}}
Payne {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Cain {{goal|50}}
Longstaff {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Prenton Park

|attendance = 0

|referee = Scott Oldham

|result = W

|round = Group Stage

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|11|11|df=y}}

|time = 18:30 GMT

|team1 = Tranmere Rovers

|score = 2–2

|penaltyscore = 3–1

| report = https://www.skysports.com/football/tranmere-vs-wigan/428815

| team2 = Wigan Athletic

| goals1 = Woolery {{goal|45+1}}
Morris {{goal|72}}

| penalties1 = Ferrier {{penmiss}}
Lloyd {{pengoal}}
Smith {{penmiss}}
Banks {{pengoal}}
Morris {{pengoal}}

| goals2 = Keane {{goal|19}}
McHugh {{goal|45+3}}

| penalties2 = James {{pengoal}}
Joseph {{penmiss}}
Perry {{penmiss}}
Crankshaw {{penmiss}}

| stadium = Prenton Park

| location = Birkenhead

| referee = Ben Speedie

| attendance = 0

| result = D

| round = Group Stage

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|8|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 GMT

|team1 = Tranmere Rovers

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.espn.com.au/football/match?gameId=588725

|team2 = Manchester City U21

|goals1 = Lloyd {{goal|27}}
Banks {{goal|88|pen.}}

|goals2 = Delap {{goal|17}}

|stadium = Prenton Park

|location = Birkenhead

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

|round = Round 2

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 13 January 2021

|time = 19:30 GMT

|team1 = Tranmere Rovers

|score = 4–2

|report =

|team2 = Leicester City U21

|goals1 = Ferrier {{goal|4}}
Lloyd {{goal|37||45+1}}
Blackett-Taylor {{goal|53}}

|goals2 = Wakeling {{goal|36}}
Suengchitthawon {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Prenton Park

|location = Birkenhead

|attendance =

|referee = Marc Edwards

|round = Round 3

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 2 February 2021

|time = 19:00 GMT

|team1 = Tranmere Rovers

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Peterborough United

|goals1 = Lloyd {{goal|38}}
Lewis {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Clarke-Harris {{goal|90+1|pen.}}

|stadium = Prenton Park

|location = Birkenhead

|attendance =

|referee =

|round = Quarter-Final

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date = 16 February 2021

|time = 18:00 GMT

|team1 = Oxford United

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56071218

|team2 = Tranmere Rovers

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kassam Stadium

|location = Oxford

|attendance = 0

|referee = Craig Hicks

|result = W

|round = Semi-Final

}}

Match

{{Football box

|date = 14 March 2021

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56373623

|team2 = Tranmere Rovers

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wembley Stadium

|location = London

|attendance = 0

|referee = Charles Breakspear

}}

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width=25|width=25|
GK1{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Burge
RB6{{flagicon|ENG}} Max Power (c){{yel|90+2}}
CB3{{flagicon|NIR}} Tom Flanagan{{suboff|44}}
CB13{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke O'Nien
LB25{{flagicon|SCO}} Callum McFadzean
DM14{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Scowen
DM23{{flagicon|ENG}} Grant Leadbitter
AM7{{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Maguire{{suboff|63}}
AM28{{flagicon|IRL}} Aiden McGeady
CF11{{flagicon|USA}} Lynden Gooch
CF9{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Wyke
colspan="3"|Substitutes:
GK20{{flagicon|ENG}} Remi Matthews
DF2{{flagicon|NIR}} Conor McLaughlin{{subon|44}}
DF35{{flagicon|ENG}} Ollie Younger
MF12{{flagicon|SWE}} Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
MF24{{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Neil
FW21{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Diamond{{subon|63}}
FW31{{flagicon|SCO}} Ross Stewart
colspan="3"|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Johnson

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GK1{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Davies (c)
RB17{{flagicon|ENG}} Otis Khan
CB26{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Clarke
CB21{{flagicon|WAL}} George Ray
LB18{{flagicon|SCO}} Calum Macdonald
DM19{{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Feeney
DM8{{flagicon|ENG}} Jay Spearing
RM14{{flagicon|ENG}} Kaiyne Woolery
AM7{{flagicon|ENG}} Kieron Morris{{suboff|90+1}}
LM35{{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Lloyd{{suboff|65}}
CF22{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Lewis{{suboff|65}}
colspan="3"|Substitutes:
GK13{{flagicon|IRL}} Joe Murphy
DF3{{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Ridehalgh
DF6{{flagicon|CMR}} Manny Monthé
MF11{{flagicon|ENG}} Corey Blackett-Taylor{{subon|65}}
MF16{{flagicon|ENG}} Nya Kirby
FW27{{flagicon|ENG}} Jake Burton{{subon|90+1}}
FW28{{flagicon|ENG}} David Nugent{{subon|65}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Hill

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References

{{reflist}}

{{EFL Trophy}}

{{2020–21 in English men's football}}

{{Sunderland A.F.C. matches}}

{{Tranmere Rovers F.C. matches}}

2021

Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium

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