2018 EFL Trophy final
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| Event | 2017–18 EFL Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 8 April 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Gavin Ward | ||||||
| Attendance | 41,261 | ||||||
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.[1] [2]
Route to the final
- Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Lincoln City | Round | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Source: EFL.com (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated |
Final standings | Group E (Northern Section) runners-up
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
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References
- ^ "Lincoln City lift Checkatrade Trophy after narrow win over Shrewsbury". Guardian. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "EFL Official Website - Checkatrade Trophy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.