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.
Route to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Lincoln CityRoundShrewsbury TownOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultMansfield Town3–1 (A)Match 1Coventry City3–2 (A)Everton U21s2–1 (H)Match 2West Bromwich Albion U21s3–0 (H)Notts County2–1 (H)Match 3Walsall0–1 (H)Group G (Northern Section) winnersFinal standingsGroup E (Northern Section) runners-upOpponentResultKnockout phaseOpponentResultAccrington Stanley3–2 (H)Round 2Port Vale2–1 (A)Rochdale1–0 (A)Round 3Blackpool0–0 (H) (4–2 p)Peterborough United4–2 (H)Round 4Oldham Athletic2–1 (H)Chelsea U21s1–1 (H) (4–2 p)Semi-finalsYeovil Town1–0 (H)
Match Details
GK 22 Ryan AllsopRB 23 Neal EardleyCB 16 Michael BostwickCB 5 Luke WaterfallLB 3 Sam HaberghamDM 30 Alex WoodyardCM 4 Elliott WhitehouseCM 19 Lee Frecklington RW 10 Matt Green LW 24 Danny Rowe CF 9 Matt Rhead Substitutes:GK 1 Paul FarmanDF 2 Sean Long MF 12 Ellis ChapmanMF 26 Harry Anderson MF 32 Cameron StewartMF 36 Declan O'HareFW 8 Ollie Palmer Manager: Danny Cowley GK 1 Dean HendersonRB 13 James BoltonCB 22 Aristote Nsiala CB 5 Mat SadlerLB 6 Omar BecklesDM 16 Bryn Morris RM 7 Shaun Whalley CM 20 Jon Nolan CM 4 Ben GodfreyLM 10 Nathan Thomas CF 9 Carlton MorrisSubstitutes:GK 15 Craig MacGillivrayDF 3 Max LoweMF 21 Abo EisaMF 23 Alex Rodman FW 11 Arthur Gnahoua FW 14 Lenell John-LewisFW 45 Stefan Payne Manager: Paul Hurst
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