2018 EFL Trophy Final
# 2018 EFL Trophy Final

The 2018 EFL Trophy Final was a football match that took place on 8 April 2018 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 2017–18 EFL Trophy, the 34th edition of the EFL Trophy, a competition for the 48 clubs in EFL League One and EFL League Two, and 16 under-21 sides from Premier League and EFL Championship clubs. It was contested by Lincoln City, from League Two, and Shrewsbury Town, from League One. Lincoln City won the game 1–0, with the goal scored by Elliott Whitehouse. It was Lincoln's first cup win in any competition.

## Route to the final

    Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

| Lincoln City | Lincoln City | Round | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| Mansfield Town | 3–1 (A) | Match 1 | Coventry City | 3–2 (A) |
| Everton U21s | 2–1 (H) | Match 2 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 3–0 (H) |
| Notts County | 2–1 (H) | Match 3 | Walsall | 0–1 (H) |
| Group G (Northern Section) winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Lincoln City (Q) 3 9 2 Mansfield Town (Q) 3 6 3 Notts County (E) 3 3 4 Everton U21s (E) 3 0 Source: EFL.com (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated | Group G (Northern Section) winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Lincoln City (Q) 3 9 2 Mansfield Town (Q) 3 6 3 Notts County (E) 3 3 4 Everton U21s (E) 3 0 Source: EFL.com (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated | Final standings | Group E (Northern Section) runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Walsall (Q) 3 7 2 Shrewsbury Town (Q) 3 6 3 Coventry City (E) 3 5 4 West Bromwich Albion U21s (E) 3 0 Source: EFL.com (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated | Group E (Northern Section) runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Walsall (Q) 3 7 2 Shrewsbury Town (Q) 3 6 3 Coventry City (E) 3 5 4 West Bromwich Albion U21s (E) 3 0 Source: EFL.com (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout phase | Opponent | Result |
| Accrington Stanley | 3–2 (H) | Round 2 | Port Vale | 2–1 (A) |
| Rochdale | 1–0 (A) | Round 3 | Blackpool | 0–0 (H) (4–2 p) |
| Peterborough United | 4–2 (H) | Round 4 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 (H) |
| Chelsea U21s | 1–1 (H) (4–2 p) | Semi-finals | Yeovil Town | 1–0 (H) |

## Match

### Details

| Lincoln City | Shrewsbury Town |
| - | - |
| GK | 22 | Ryan Allsop |
| RB | 23 | Neal Eardley |
| CB | 16 | Michael Bostwick |
| CB | 5 | Luke Waterfall |
| LB | 3 | Sam Habergham |
| DM | 30 | Alex Woodyard |
| CM | 4 | Elliott Whitehouse |
| CM | 19 | Lee Frecklington | 83' | |
| RW | 10 | Matt Green | | 90+5' |
| LW | 24 | Danny Rowe | | 64' |
| CF | 9 | Matt Rhead | 10' | 63' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Paul Farman |
| DF | 2 | Sean Long | | 90+5' |
| MF | 12 | Ellis Chapman |
| MF | 26 | Harry Anderson | | 64' |
| MF | 32 | Cameron Stewart |
| MF | 36 | Declan O'Hare |
| FW | 8 | Ollie Palmer | | 63' |
| Manager: ||
| Danny Cowley ||
| GK | 1 | Dean Henderson |
| RB | 13 | James Bolton |
| CB | 22 | Aristote Nsiala | 49' | |
| CB | 5 | Mat Sadler |
| LB | 6 | Omar Beckles |
| DM | 16 | Bryn Morris | | 67' |
| RM | 7 | Shaun Whalley | | 86' |
| CM | 20 | Jon Nolan | 84' | |
| CM | 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| LM | 10 | Nathan Thomas | | 75' |
| CF | 9 | Carlton Morris |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 15 | Craig MacGillivray |
| DF | 3 | Max Lowe |
| MF | 21 | Abo Eisa |
| MF | 23 | Alex Rodman | | 67' |
| FW | 11 | Arthur Gnahoua | | 86' |
| FW | 14 | Lenell John-Lewis |
| FW | 45 | Stefan Payne | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Paul Hurst ||
