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2020–21 EFL Trophy

The 2020–21 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy before 28 October 2020 and later the Papa John's Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status.[1]

2020–21 EFL Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams64
Defending championsSalford City
Final positions
ChampionsSunderland (1st title)
Runner-upTranmere Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played127
Goals scored420 (3.31 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Harvey Saunders
Charlie Wyke
(5 goals each)

Salford City were the defending champions; however, the 2020 final was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the day prior to the 2021 final. Hence, for most of the tournament, Portsmouth (who won the 2019 final and were also in the 2020 final) were the most recent champions.

Sunderland won the trophy for the first time after beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final.

Participating clubs edit

  • 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
  • 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
  • Expelled clubs were automatically eliminated from the tournament.
  • Category One teams relegated to League One missed out on having academies participate in the following tournament.

Four Premier League clubs with Category One academies did not participate: Burnley and Crystal Palace, both in their first full season of Category One status, and Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, who both played in the previous year's competition but declined to participate in this one. A fifth Premier League club's academy, Sheffield United, did not have Category One status. As a result, the academy of Championship-side Norwich City was invited instead.

League One League Two Academies
Clubs
Total 24 24 16

Eligibility criteria for players edit

For EFL clubs[2]
  • Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met any of the following requirements:
    • Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture.
    • Any player who was in the top 10 players at the club who had made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions that season.
    • Any player with forty or more first-team appearances in their career.
    • Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
  • A club could play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition.

Competition format edit

Group stage
  • Sixteen groups of four teams were organised on a regionalised basis.
  • All groups included one invited club.
  • All clubs played each other once, either home or away (Academies played all group matches away from home).
  • Clubs were awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
  • In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shoot-out was held with the winning team earning an additional point.
  • Clubs expelled from the EFL were knocked out of the tournament automatically.
  • The top two teams progressed to the knockout stage.
Knockout stage
  • Round 2 and 3 of the competition were drawn on a regionalised basis.
  • In Round 2, the group winners were seeded and the group runners-up were unseeded in the draw.
  • In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage were kept apart from each other.[3]

Group stage edit

Northern Section edit

Group A edit

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
Source: EFL.com
1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) Carlisle United 1–3 Fleetwood Town Carlisle
19:00 BST Touré   36'   90' Report Camps   44'
Saunders   57', 68'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Stadium of Light
19:00 BST Wyke   15', 50'
Feeney   21'
Scowen   75'
Power   77'
Graham   82'
Dobson   84'
O'Brien   90'		 Report Vassilev   47' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Fleetwood Town 3–0 Aston Villa U21 Highbury Stadium
19:45 BST Saunders   3', 4', 15' Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United Stadium of Light
19:45 BST Maguire   26', 54'
Hume   37'
Wyke   69'
Diamond   90+1'		 Alessandra   6' (pen.)
Mellish   72', 82'		 Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Highbury Stadium
19:45 GMT McKay   51'
Duffy   59'		 McFadzean   15' Attendance: 0
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Carlisle United 3–1 Aston Villa U21 Brunton Park
19:00 GMT Obiero   32'
Touré   55'
Reilly   68'		 Sohna   82' Attendance: 0

Group B edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Salford City 3 2 0 0 1 4 7 −3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester United U21 3 1 1 0 1 6 4 +2 5
3 L1 Rochdale 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 L2 Morecambe 3 1 0 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Morecambe 1–2 Rochdale Globe Arena
19:45 BST Lavelle   23' Report Tavares   86'
Newby   90+3'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
9 September 2020 (2020-09-09) Salford City 0–6 Manchester United U21 Moor Lane
19:45 BST Report Mejbri   8'
Puigmal   19'
Helm   46', 73'
McCann   70'
Elanga   74'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Rochdale 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Manchester United U21 Spotland Stadium
19:45 BST Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
Morley  
Newby  
Tavares  
Keohane  
Rathbone  
Hopper  		 Mejbri  
McCann  
Wellens  
Hansen-Aarøen  
Elanga  
Hugill  
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Salford City 2–0 Morecambe Moor Lane
19:45 BST Wilson   45'
Hunter   90+2'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Rochdale 1–2 Salford City Spotland Stadium
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0
18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) Morecambe 4–0 Manchester United U21 Globe Arena
18:30 GMT Attendance: 0

Group C edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 3 0 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Crewe Alexandra 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 L2 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Crewe Alexandra University of Bolton Stadium
19:00 BST Delaney   53'
Miller   75'		 Report Mandron   15', 89' (pen.)
Dale   66'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Newcastle United U21 New Meadow
17:30 BST High   11'
Barnett   18'
Cummings   55'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Newcastle United U21 Gresty Road
19:00 BST Pickering   66' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers New Meadow
19:00 BST Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Crewe Alexandra 3–4 Shrewsbury Town Gresty Road
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Newcastle United U21 University of Bolton Stadium
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0

Group D edit

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
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Port Vale 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Tranmere Rovers Vale Park
19:00 BST Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
Penalties
Whitehead  
Cullen  
Conlon  
Trickett-Smith  
Rodney  
Fitzpatrick  		 Banks  
Khan  
Morris  
O'Connor  
Payne  
Walker-Rice  
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) Wigan Athletic 6–1 Liverpool U21 DW Stadium
19:45 BST Naismith   47'
Jolley   59', 66'
Crankshaw   79', 90'
Garner   81' (pen.)		 Report Clarkson   44' Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Liverpool U21 Prenton Park
19:00 BST Vaughan   74', 75'
Payne   90'		 Report Cain   50'
Longstaff   83'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Wigan Athletic 1–3 Port Vale DW Stadium
19:45 BST Pearce   79' Report Robinson   13', 30'
Montaño   55'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Port Vale 4–2 Liverpool U21 Vale Park
19:00 GMT Cullen   12'
Hurst   19'
McKirdy   61'
Rodney   64'		 Report Millar   11', 34' Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Tranmere Rovers 2–2
(3–1 p)		 Wigan Athletic Birkenhead
18:30 GMT Woolery   45+1'
Morris   72'		 Report Keane   19'
McHugh   45+3'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Ferrier  
Lloyd  
Smith  
Banks  
Morris  		 James  
Joseph  
Perry  
Crankshaw  

Group E edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Manchester City U21 3 2 0 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 1 2 0 0 5 3 +2 7
3 L2 Mansfield Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 L2 Scunthorpe United 3 0 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Mansfield Town 0–3 Manchester City U21 Field Mill
18:00 BST Report Bernabé   25'
Delap   89', 90+1'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Lincoln City 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Scunthorpe United Sincil Bank
19:00 BST Anderson   80' Report Cordner   38' Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Penalties
Howarth  
Montsma  
Scully  
Jones  		 Jarvis  
Vincent  
Hippolyte  
Gilliead  
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Scunthorpe United 0–4 Manchester City U21 Glanford Park
19:00 BST Report Knight   17', 63'
Edozie   58', 66'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Mansfield Town 1–3 Lincoln City Field Mill
19:00 BST Menayese   72' Report Soule   31'
Scully   49'
Archibald   62'		 Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Scunthorpe United 1–2 Mansfield Town Glanford Park
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Lincoln City 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Manchester City U21 Sincil Bank
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0

Group F edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Oldham Athletic 3 3 0 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 1 1 0 1 3 6 −3 5
3 L2 Bradford City 3 0 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4 L1 Doncaster Rovers 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 −3 2
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Doncaster Rovers 0–0
(4–1 p)		 Bradford City Keepmoat Stadium
19:30 BST Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Penalties
Whiteman  
Okenabirhie  
Coppinger  
Williams  		 Guthrie  
Pritchard  
Longridge  
15 September 2020 (2020-09-15) Oldham Athletic 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Boundary Park
19:45 BST Rowe   42'
Grant   85'
McAleny   88', 90+1'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Bradford City 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Valley Parade
19:30 BST Report Attendance: 0
Penalties
Pritchard  
Hosannah  
Shanks  
Scales  		 Samuels  
Hoever  
Shabani  
Corbeanu  
Sanderson  
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Oldham Athletic 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Boundary Park
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Keepmoat Stadium
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Bradford City 1–3 Oldham Athletic Valley Parade
19:30 GMT Attendance: 0

Group G edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 2 1 0 0 9 1 +8 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Blackpool 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 +3 6
3 L2 Barrow 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
4 ACA Leeds United U21 3 0 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Accrington Stanley 7–0 Leeds United U21 Crown Ground
19:00 BST Uwakwe   5', 22', 72'
Burgess   14'
Charles   30'
Cassidy   38', 55'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Blackpool 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Barrow Bloomfield Road
19:00 BST Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
Yates  
Lubala  
Anderson  
Ward  
Kemp  		 Quigley  
Brown  
Gribbin  
Taylor  
5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) Barrow 2–2
(4–3 p)		 Leeds United U21 Holker Street
19:45 BST Angus   62'
Taylor   80'		 Report Dean   11', 38' Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
Penalties
Angus  
James  
Taylor  
Hird  
Kay  
Taylor  		 Summerville  
Shackleton  
Galloway  
Gibbon  
Dean  
Jenkins  
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Accrington Stanley 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Blackpool Crown Ground
19:00 BST Bishop   79' Report Anderson   10' Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Bishop  
Charles  
Sykes  
Pritchard  
Scully  		 Yates  
Robson  
Anderson  
Ward  
Kemp  
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Barrow 0–1 Accrington Stanley Holker Street
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Blackpool 3–0 Leeds United U21 Bloomfield Road
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0

Group H edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Hull City 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 L2 Harrogate Town 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Hull City 1–2 Leicester City U21 KCOM Stadium
17:30 BST Lewis-Potter   66' Report Wright   50'
Hirst   90+5'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Grimsby Town 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Harrogate Town Blundell Park
19:45 BST Gibson   36' (pen.)
Boyd   74'
Khouri   90'		 Report Kiernan   81'
Lokko   86'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: David Hunt
Penalties
Gibson  
Taylor  
Edwards  
Starbuck  
Jackson  		 Thompson  
Martin  
Beck  
Burrell  
Kerry  
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Harrogate Town 3–1 Leicester City U21 Keepmoat Stadium[a]
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Grimsby Town 1–3 Leicester City U21 Blundell Park
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Harrogate Town 0–2 Hull City Wetherby Road
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Hull City 3–0 Grimsby Town KCOM Stadium
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
  1. ^ Match played at Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster due to ongoing pitch renovations at Wetherby Road.

Southern Section edit

Group A edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Portsmouth 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3 L2 Colchester United 3 1 0 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4 L2 Southend United 3 0 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Southend United 1–3 West Ham United U21 Roots Hall
17:30 BST Humphrys   13' Report Odubeko   2', 84'
Coventry   90+1'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United Fratton Park
19:00 BST Harness   37', 38' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hick
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Colchester United 0–1 West Ham United U21 Colchester Community Stadium
19:00 BST Report Coventry   61' Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Southend United 0–3 Portsmouth Roots Hall
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Colchester United 6–1 Southend United Colchester Community Stadium
19:30 GMT Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Portsmouth 0–1 West Ham United U21 Fratton Park
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0

Group B edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Arsenal U21 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3 L2 Crawley Town 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 L1 Ipswich Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Gillingham 2–1 Crawley Town Priestfield Stadium
17:30 BST Coyle   40'
Oliver   50'		 Report Ferguson   78' Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Ipswich Town 1–2 Arsenal U21 Portman Road
19:45 BST Nolan   26' Report Lewis   45+1'
Balogun   54'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Ipswich Town 2–0 Gillingham Portman Road
19:00 BST Dobra   57' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) Crawley Town 1–2 Arsenal U21 Broadfield Stadium
19:45 BST Watters   37' Report McEneff   15'
Azeez   55'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Crawley Town 2–0 Ipswich Town Broadfield Stadium
19:00 GMT Galach   17', 55' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Gillingham 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Arsenal U21 Priestfield Stadium
19:00 GMT Coyle   56' Report Cîrjan   6' Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Coyle  
Samuel  
McKenzie  
Eccles  		 Balogun  
Moller  
Cottrell  
Cîrjan  

Group C edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Northampton Town 3 1 1 0 1 6 3 +3 5
3 L2 Stevenage 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Northampton Town Stadium MK
19:00 BST Poole   34'
Nombe   74'
Sorinola   77'		 Report Mills   13' Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) Stevenage 2–1 Southampton U21 Broadhall Way
19:45 BST Dinanga   45+3'
Marsh   90+2'		 Report Slattery   37' Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Northampton Town 5–0 Southampton U21 Sixfields Stadium
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Stevenage 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons Broadhall Way
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Southampton U21 Stadium MK
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Northampton Town 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Stevenage Sixfields Stadium
19:30 GMT Attendance: 0

Group D edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3 L2 Walsall 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
4 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 5 7 −2 2
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Bristol Rovers 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Walsall Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Mehew   16' Ayunga   71' Jules   29' Gordon   64' Attendance: 0
Penalties
Kelly  
Harries  
Hare  
Ayunga  		 Norman  
McDonald  
Holden  
Lavery  
Gordon  
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Oxford United 2–1 Chelsea U21 Kassam Stadium
19:45 BST Agyei   17'
Osei   45+2'		 Report Russell   53' Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Walsall 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Chelsea U21 Bescot Stadium
19:45 BST McDonald   53' Report Simeu   69' Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
Norman  
Holden  
Adebayo  
Lavery  		 Russell  
Flabema  
Ballo  
Simeu  
Maatsen  
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Oxford United 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Bristol Rovers Kassam Stadium
19:00 BST Osei   89' Report Mehew   12' Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
Penalties
Osei  
Agyei  
McGuane  
Hall  
Brannagan  		 Leahy  
Upson  
Hare  
Hargreaves  
Baldwin  
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Walsall 0–1 Oxford United Bescot Stadium
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0
18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) Bristol Rovers 4–3 Chelsea U21 Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0

Group E edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Exeter City 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 0 0 2 5 4 +1 3
3 L1 Swindon Town 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Exeter City 3–2 Forest Green Rovers St James Park
17:30 BST Ajose   45+1'
Jay   57'
Key   67'		 Report Stevens   5', 51' Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Swindon Town 2–3 West Bromwich Albion U21 County Ground
19:45 BST Smith   72'
Caddis   75'		 Report Dyce   27'
Windsor   47'
Gardner-Hickman   74'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Forest Green Rovers 3–0 West Bromwich Albion U21 The New Lawn
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Swindon Town 3–4 Exeter City County Ground
19:00 BST Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Swindon Town The New Lawn
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Exeter City 4–0 West Bromwich Albion U21 St James Park
19:45 GMT Attendance: 0

Group F edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Norwich City U21 3 2 0 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 L1 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 L2 Newport County 3 0 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Newport County 0–1 Cheltenham Town Rodney Parade
19:00 BST Report Reid   70' Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Norwich City U21 Home Park
19:45 BST Lolos   39' (pen.)
Telford   63'		 Report Hondermarck   26'
Omotoye   54'
Dennis   67'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Newport County 0–5 Norwich City U21 Rodney Parade
19:00 BST Attendance: 0
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Cheltenham Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Whaddon Road
19:45 BST Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Newport County Home Park
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Cheltenham Town 1–0 Norwich City U21 Whaddon Road
19:00 GMT Attendance: 0

Group G edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Leyton Orient 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 AFC Wimbledon 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 L1 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 0 1 5 4 +1 5
4 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 3 0 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: EFL.com
1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Charlton Athletic Loftus Road[a]
17:30 BST Roscrow   46'
Thomas   58'		 Report Oztumer   21' Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Leyton Orient 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Brisbane Road
19:00 BST Ling   36'
Johnson   55'
Wilkinson   90+5'		 Report Wilson   84', 88' Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Broadfield Stadium[b]
18:00 BST Robinson   20'
Roscrow   87'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Charlton Athletic 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 The Valley
19:00 BST Morgan   48' Report Lapslie   30' (o.g.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Penalties
Vennings  
Morgan  
Henry  
Davison  		 Spong  
Yapi  
Vukoje  
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Leyton Orient 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Brisbane Road
19:00 BST Angol   33'
Wilkinson   74'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Charlton Athletic 3–1 Leyton Orient The Valley
19:00 GMT Aouachria   12'
Mingi   64'
Maddison   74'		 Report Dennis   67' Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
  1. ^ Match played at Loftus Road in White City, London due to ongoing construction at Plough Lane.
  2. ^ Match played at Broadfield Stadium in Crawley due to ongoing construction at Plough Lane.

Group H edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cambridge United 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 0 8 6 +2 6
3 L1 Burton Albion 3 0 1 1 1 6 8 −2 3
4 ACA Fulham U21 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Peterborough United 3–3
(5–4 p)		 Burton Albion London Road Stadium
19:00 BST Clarke   3'
Reed   23'
Mason   68'		 Report Lawless   44'
Powell   52', 55'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Burrows  
Hamilton  
Reed  
Eisa  
Clarke  		 Bostwick  
Fox  
Powell  
O'Toole  
Gilligan  
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Cambridge United 2–0 Fulham U21 Abbey Stadium
19:45 BST Knowles   24'
Mullin   84'		 Report Attendance: 862[4]
Referee: Darren Drysdale
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Burton Albion 2–4 Cambridge United Pirelli Stadium
19:45 BST Akins   3'
Powell   4'		 Report Knibbs   27'
Hannant   31', 86'
Darling   79'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Peterborough United 4–2 Fulham U21 London Road Stadium
19:45 BST Eisa   24'
Szmodics   49'
Clarke   56'
Boyd   76'		 Report Harris   52'
Tiehi   72'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Burton Albion 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Fulham U21 Pirelli Stadium
19:45 GMT Edwards   34' Report Hemmings   10' (o.g.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
Hemmings  
Lawless  
Hart  
Gilligan  		 Biereth  
Harris  
Pajaziti  
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Cambridge United 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Peterborough United Abbey Stadium
19:45 GMT Worman   86' Report Clarke   48' Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
Penalties
Dunk  
Knowles  
Dallas  		 Burrows  
Hamilton  
Tasdemir  
Eisa  

Round 2 edit

Northern section edit

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Hull City 0–0
(3–2 p)		Crewe AlexandraKingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Penalties
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Shrewsbury Town1–4 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Tracey   44' Report Scully   18'
Elbouzedi   40'
Howarth   67'
Grant   78' (pen.)		 Stadium: New Meadow
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Salford City3–3
(5–6 p)		 Leicester City U21 Salford
19:00 GMT Thomas-Asante   24'
Dieseruvwe   55', 78'		 Report Muskwe   64', 69'
Flynn   83'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Penalties
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Port Vale 2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers U21Burslem
19:00 GMT McKirdy   30'
Mills   80'		 Report Perry   20' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Tranmere Rovers 2–1Manchester City U21Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lloyd   27'
Banks   88' (pen.)		 Report Delap   17' Stadium: Prenton Park
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Accrington Stanley 3–2Manchester United U21Accrington
19:00 GMT Burgess   8'
Pritchard   67', 85'		 Report Pellistri   39'
Elanga   61'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Oldham Athletic1–2 Sunderland Oldham
19:00 GMT Grant   13' Report Maguire   30'
Scowen   64'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Fleetwood Town 0–0
(5–4 p)		BlackpoolFleetwood
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Penalties

Southern section edit

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) AFC Wimbledon 3–0Arsenal U21Wimbledon, London
18:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Referee: Christopher Pollard
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Milton Keynes Dons 6–0Norwich City U21Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Referee: Will Finnie
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Peterborough United 3–0West Ham United U21Peterborough
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Referee: Paul Howard
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Oxford United 1–1
(4–1 p)		Forest Green RoversOxford
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Exeter City1–2 Northampton Town Exeter
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Referee: Carl Brook
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Cheltenham Town0–3 Portsmouth Cheltenham
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Kevin Johnson
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Leyton Orient1–2 Bristol Rovers Leyton, London
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 574
Referee: Alan Young
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Cambridge United 2–0GillinghamCambridge
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Referee: David Rock

Round 3 edit

Northern section edit

12 January 2021 Sunderland 2–0Port ValeSunderland
18:00 GMT O'Brien   21'
McGeady   90+7' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Declan Bourne
12 January 2021 Lincoln City 4–0Accrington StanleyLincoln
19:00 GMT Elbouzedi   32'
Gotts   53'
Johnson   62'
Grant   90+2'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 January 2021 Hull City 3–2Fleetwood TownKingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Wilks   78'
Lewis-Potter   80'
Coyle   90+4'		 Madden   8'
Burns   53'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
13 January 2021 Tranmere Rovers 4–2Leicester City U21Birkenhead
19:30 GMT Ferrier   4'
Lloyd   37', 45+1'
Blackett-Taylor   53'		 Wakeling   36'
Suengchitthawon   56'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Marc Edwards

Southern section edit

12 January 2021 Bristol Rovers0–1 AFC Wimbledon Bristol
19:00 GMT Rudoni   61' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: John Busby
12 January 2021 Northampton Town0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
19:45 GMT Walker   27', 83' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
12 January 2021 Oxford United 1–0Cambridge UnitedOxford
19:45 GMT Hall   74' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 January 2021 Peterborough United 5–1PortsmouthPeterborough
19:45 GMT Taylor   15'
Clarke-Harris   29'
Kent   45+1'
Dembélé   52'
Hamilton   87'		 Harrison   90+2' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Referee: Robert Lewis

Quarter-finals edit

2 February 2021 Milton Keynes Dons0–3 Sunderland Milton Keynes
18:30 GMT Report Lewington   12' (o.g.)
McGeady   76'
Wyke   82'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
2 February 2021 Tranmere Rovers 2–1Peterborough UnitedBirkenhead
19:00 GMT Lloyd   38'
Lewis   82'		 Clarke-Harris   90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
2 February 2021 Oxford United 3–1AFC WimbledonOxford
19:00 GMT Winnall   13', 29'
Shodipo   52'		 Chislett   78' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
2 February 2021 Hull City1–1
(3–4 p)		 Lincoln City Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Docherty   60' Anderson   7' Stadium: KCOM Stadium

Semi-finals edit

16 February 2021 Oxford United0–2 Tranmere Rovers Oxford
18:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
17 February 2021 Sunderland 1–1
(5–3 p)		Lincoln CitySunderland
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner

Final edit

Main article: 2021 EFL Trophy Final
Sunderland1–0Tranmere Rovers
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear

References edit

  1. ^ "About The Competition". EFL.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt plans changes for Crewe EFL Trophy clash"
  3. ^ "EFL Trophy explained". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Fans return to competitive football as Cambridge beat Fulham Under-21s". Yahoo News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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