The 2025 EFL Trophy final, known as the Vertu Trophy final for sponsorship reasons, is an association football match that will be played on 13 April 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, England. It will be played between League One teams Peterborough United and Birmingham City. The match will decide the winners of the 2024–25 EFL Trophy, a knock-out tournament comprising clubs from League One and League Two of the English Football League (EFL), as well as 16 Category One academy sides representing Premier League and Championship clubs.[1]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Birmingham City Round Peterborough United
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Walsall 1–1 (3–4 p) (H) Matchday 1 Gillingham 2–1 (A)
Shrewsbury Town 4–0 (A) Matchday 2 Stevenage 2–0 (H)
Fulham U21 7–1 (H) Matchday 3 Crystal Palace U21 4–1 (H)
Southern section Group A

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Walsall 3 8
2 Birmingham City 3 7
3 Fulham U21 3 3
4 Shrewsbury Town 3 0
Source: EFL
Final standings Southern section Group D

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Peterborough United 3 9
2 Stevenage 3 4
3 Crystal Palace U21 3 3
4 Gillingham 3 2
Source: EFL
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Exeter City 2–1 (A) Round of 32 Northampton Town 3–0 (H)
Swindon Town 2–1 (A) Round of 16 Walsall 4–2 (H)
Stevenage 1–0 (A) Quarter-final Cheltenham Town 3–2 (H)
Bradford City 2–1 (H) Semi-final Wrexham 2–2 (4–2 p) (A)


Details

References

  1. ^ "2025 Vertu Trophy Final". www.wembleystadium.com.
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