2021 EFL Trophy Final
# 2021 EFL Trophy Final

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. 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 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 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 | |

### 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 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 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 | |

## Match

| 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 ||
