The 2022 EFL Trophy Final (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 Papa Johns Trophy) was a football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 3 April 2022. It decided the winners of the 2021–22 EFL Trophy, the 38th edition of the competition, a knock-out tournament for the 48 teams in League One and League Two and 16 category one academy sides. Rotherham United beat Sutton United 4–2 after extra time. Sutton led 2–1 going into injury time at the end of the second half before Jordi Osei-Tutu scored a 96th-minute equaliser; Chiedozie Ogbene and Michael Ihiekwe then scored in extra time to give Rotherham their second EFL Trophy title.
Route to the final Rotherham United
Sutton United
Match
GK 1 Viktor JohanssonCB 3 Joe Mattock CB 20 Michael IhiekweCB 6 Richard Wood (c)DM 4 Daniel Barlaser RM 11 Chiedozie OgbeneCM 18 Oliver Rathbone CM 8 Ben Wiles LM 14 Mickel Miller CF 19 Joshua Kayode CF 24 Michael SmithSubstitutes:GK 30 Josh ChapmanDF 23 Rarmani Edmonds-GreenDF 2 Wes Harding MF 7 Jordi Osei-Tutu MF 16 Jamie Lindsay MF 17 Shane Ferguson FW 10 Freddie Ladapo Manager Paul Warne GK 1 Dean BouzanisRB 22 Joe Kizzi CB 6 Louis John CB 5 Ben Goodliffe LB 24 Robert Milsom RM 7 David AjiboyeCM 15 Craig Eastmond (c)CM 10 Harry BeautymanLM 11 Will RandallCF 9 Omar Bugiel CF 25 Donovan Wilson Substitutes:GK 12 Stuart NelsonDF 4 Coby Rowe DF 3 Ben Wyatt MF 8 Kenny Davis MF 20 Enzio BoldewijnFW 26 Richie Bennett FW 16 Isaac Olaofe Manager Matt Gray
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