2019 EFL Trophy Final

The 2019 EFL Trophy Final was 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.

2019 EFL Trophy Final
Match programme cover
Event2018–19 EFL Trophy
Portsmouth Sunderland
2 2
After extra time
Portsmouth won 5–4 on penalties
Date31 March 2019 (2019-03-31)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Matthew Clarke
Referee Dean Whitestone
Attendance85,021

The Final was contested by League One sides Portsmouth and Sunderland, of which the winner received £100,000 and the Runners-Up received £50,000.[1] This was the first Trophy final pitting two English football champions against each other in 31 years. It was also the first EFL Trophy Final to be contested by two former Premier League clubs.[2]

The Portsmouth team used Wembley's West changing room, while Sunderland used the East. A coin toss decided that Sunderland had first choice on kit selection. This meant Portsmouth played in blue away socks to avoid clashing with Sunderland's first choice red socks.

Portsmouth won the final after coming from one goal behind with English forward Oliver Hawkins scoring the winning penalty kick in the shootout to hand Portsmouth their first cup trophy since the 2008 FA Cup.[3] Portsmouth centre back, Matthew Clarke, was named man of the match.[4] The game was attended by 85,021 people, making it the highest attended match in the UK and the second highest in Europe that weekend. It set a new attendance record for the Football League Trophy, surpassing the 1988 final.[5]

Final details
Portsmouth2–2 (a.e.t.)Sunderland
Thompson  82'
Lowe  114'		 Report McGeady  38', 119'
Penalties
Evans
Pitman
Brown
Lowe
Hawkins 		5–4 McGeady
Cattermole
Gooch
Power
O'Nien
Attendance: 85,021
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Portsmouth
Sunderland
GK15 Craig MacGillivray
RB20 Nathan Thompson
CB6 Christian Burgess
CB5 Matthew Clarke
LB3 Lee Brown
DM7 Tom Naylor
DM33 Ben Close 113'
RM10 Jamal Lowe
CM8 Brett Pitman
LM11 Ronan Curtis  56'
CF22 Omar Bogle 69'
Substitutes:
GK35 Alex Bass
DF38 Brandon Haunstrup
DF2 Anton Walkes 113'
MF26 Gareth Evans 56'
MF30 Adam May
FW32 James Vaughan
FW9 Oliver Hawkins 69'
Manager:
Kenny Jackett
GK1 Jon McLaughlin
RB13 Luke O'Nien
CB12 Tom Flanagan
CB15 Jack Baldwin
LB16 Reece James 88'
DM6 Lee Cattermole
RM23 Grant Leadbitter 95'
CM17 Lewis Morgan 73'
CM10 George Honeyman
LM19 Aiden McGeady
CF22 Will Grigg 77'
Substitutes:
GK25 Robbin Ruiter
DF30 Jimmy Dunne
DF33 Denver Hume 88'
MF8 Dylan McGeouch
MF11 Lynden Gooch 73'
MF27 Max Power 77'
FW9 Charlie Wyke 95'
Manager:
Jack Ross

Route to the Final

Portsmouth
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Round 2
2 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21s (Q) 3 1 0 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3 L1 Gillingham (E) 3 1 0 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4 L2 Crawley Town (E) 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
First match(es) will be played on 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stagesPortsmouth4–0GillinghamPortsmouth
19:45 BST Clarke  41'
Close  43'
Pitman  55' (pen.)
Wheeler  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Alan Young
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stagesCrawley Town0–1PortsmouthCrawley
19:45 BST Report Donohue  37' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,268
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stagesPortsmouth3–2Tottenham Hotspur U21Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Green  50'
Evans  69'		 Report Patterson  20'
White  90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,138
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second roundPortsmouth2–1Arsenal U21Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Pitman  10'
Green  83'		 Report Saka  66' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,109
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third roundSouthend United0–2PortsmouthSouthend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Report Dennis  6'
Evans  45+2'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-finalPortsmouth1–0Peterborough UnitedPortsmouth
19:00 GMT Close  74'
Wheeler  85'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,313
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) Semi-finalBury0–3PortsmouthBury
19:45 GMT Report Evans  61'  62'
Hawkins  64'
Curtis  77'		 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 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA Stoke City U21s 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
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group Game 1Sunderland0–0
(4–2 p)		Stoke City U21sSunderland
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Game 2Sunderland3–1Carlisle UnitedSunderland
19:45 BST Kimpioka  3'
Robson  34'
Honeyman  63'
O'Nien  72'		 Report Nadesan  22' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ben Toner
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group Game 3Morecambe0–1SunderlandMorecambe
19:45 GMT Kenyon  35'
Cuvelier  45+2'
Thompson  54'		 Report Maja  90+1' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,377
Referee: Paul Marsden
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Round 2Sunderland2–0Notts CountySunderland
19:45 GMT Mumba  28'
Jones  22' (o.g.)
Sinclair  73' (pen.)		 Report Hewitt  29'
Duffy  76'
Vaughan  86'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,580
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Round 3Sunderland4–0Newcastle United U21sSunderland
19:45 GMT Mumba  42'
Watts  49' (o.g.)
Wyke  52'
Maguire  78'
Kimpioka  86'		 Report Sangare  53' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 16,654
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-finalsSunderland2–0Manchester City U21sSunderland
19:45 GMT Cattermole  17'
Watmore  22'
Gooch  65'		 Report Ogbeta  31'
Pozo  90'
Braaf  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 14,679
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) Semi-finalsBristol Rovers0–2SunderlandBristol
19:45 GMT Nichols  38'
Craig  86'		 Report Grigg  44'
Morgan  47'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,699
Referee: Michael Salisbury

References
  1. "Checkatrade Trophy knockout rules explained - prize money, key dates and who can play". Bristol Post. 4 December 2018.
  2. "Checkatrade Trophy Final: Facts & Figures". Portsmouth F.C. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  3. Fisher, Ben (2019-04-01). "Portsmouth's Oliver Hawkins sinks Sunderland to seal Checkatrade Trophy". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  4. "Match report: Checkatrade Trophy Final". English Football League. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  5. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Checkatrade Trophy final: Portsmouth 2-2 Sunderland (aet, 5-4 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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