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| Report After extra time Portsmouth won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Event | 2018–19 EFL Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 31 March 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Player of the Match |  Matthew Clarke | ||||||
| Referee | Jonathan Moss | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,021 | ||||||
| Weather | 13 °C (55 °F) | ||||||
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The 2019 EFL Trophy Final is a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 31 March 2019. It decided the winner of the 2018–19 EFL Trophy, the 35th 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 Final will be contested by League One sides Portsmouth and Sunderland, of which the winner will receive £100,000 and the Runners-Up will receive £50,000. This will be the first Trophy final pitting two English football champions against each other in 31 years.
Route to the Final[]
Portsmouth[]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Group stages 4 September 2018 | Portsmouth | 4–0 | Gillingham | Portsmouth | |
| 19:45 BST | Clarke  41'Close 43'Pitman 55' (pen.)Wheeler 90+1'
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Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Alan Young |
| Group stages 9 October 2018 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Crawley | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Donohue 37'
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Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,268 |
| Group stages 13 November 2018 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Portsmouth | |
| 19:45 GMT | Green 50' Evans 69'
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Report | Patterson 20' White 90'
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Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 3,138 |
| Second round 4 December 2018 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Arsenal U21 | Portsmouth | |
| 19:45 GMT | Pitman 10' Green 83'
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Report | Saka 66'
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Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 3,109 |
| Third round 8 January 2019 | Southend United | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Southend-on-Sea | |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Dennis 6' Evans 45+2'
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Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,649 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| Quarter-final 22 January 2019 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Portsmouth | |
| 19:00 GMT | Close  74'Wheeler 85'
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Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 3,313 |
| Semi-final 26 February 2019 | Bury | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Bury | |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Evans 61' 62' Hawkins 64'Curtis 77'
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Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Sunderland[]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Sunderland (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Stoke City U21 (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 0 |
| Group Game 1 4 September 2018 | Sunderland | 0–0 (4–2 pen)
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Stoke City U21s | Sunderland | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Martin Coy | |||
| Penalties | |||||
Sinclair  McGeouch O'Nien Hume
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Campbell  Souttar Sørensen Szerető
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| Group Game 2 9 October 2018 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Sunderland | |
| 19:45 BST | Kimpioka 3' Robson 34'Honeyman 63'O'Nien 72'
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Report | Nadesan 22'
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 8,112 Referee: Ben Toner |
| Group Game 3 13 November 2018 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Sunderland | Morecambe | |
| 19:45 GMT | Kenyon 35' Cuvelier 45+2'Thompson 54'
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Report | Maja 90+1'
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Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,377 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| Round 2 4 December 2018 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Notts County | Sunderland | |
| 19:45 GMT | Mumba 28' Jones 22' (o.g.)Sinclair 73' (pen.)
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Report | Hewitt 29' Duffy 76'Vaughan 86'
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 8,580 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| Round 3 8 January 2019 | Sunderland | 4–0 | Newcastle United U21s | Sunderland | |
| 19:45 GMT | Mumba 42' Watts 49' (o.g.)Wyke 52'Maguire 78'Kimpioka 86'
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Report | Sangare 53'
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 16,654 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| Quarter-finals 22 January 2019 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Manchester City U21s | Sunderland | |
| 19:45 GMT | Cattermole 17' Watmore 22'Gooch 65'
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Report | Ogbeta 31' Pozo 90'Braaf 90+2'
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 14,679 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Semi-finals 5 March 2019 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Sunderland | Bristol | |
| 19:45 GMT | Nichols 38' Craig 86'
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Report | Grigg 44' Morgan 47'
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Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,699 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
Details[]
| 31 March 2019 14:30 BST |
Portsmouth (L1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Sunderland (L1) | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,021 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
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| Thompson 82' Lowe 114'
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Report | McGeady 38', 119'
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| Evans Pitman Brown Lowe Hawkins
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5–4 | McGeady Cattermole Gooch Power O'Nien
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