2020 EFL Cup final
The 2020 EFL Cup Final was the final of the 2019–20 EFL Cup. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 1 March 2020, and contested by Aston Villa and Manchester City. It was Villa's first EFL Cup final since 2010, and City's third successive EFL Cup final and fifth in the past seven seasons.
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| Event | 2019–20 EFL Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 1 March 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Phil Foden (Manchester City) | ||||||
| Referee | Lee Mason (Lancashire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 82,145 | ||||||
City won the match 2–1 to claim their third consecutive EFL Cup title. As winners, they would have entered the second qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, but instead qualified directly for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League by finishing second in the 2019–20 Premier League. Although they were initially banned from all UEFA club competitions for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons by UEFA due to Financial Fair Play breaches, the decision was pending appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and overturned on 13 July 2020.