England Football EFL Trophy
EFL Trophy

EFL Trophy

England Cup
37
Matches
119
Goals
3.22
Avg Goals
More Stats
17
Clean Sheets
54.1%
BTTS
5-0
Biggest Win
7
Most Goals

Season Overview

Cardiff lead the way in EFL Trophy 2025/2026

The 2025/2026 EFL Trophy season has been a goal-fest so far. Across 37 matches, teams have found the net 119 times, averaging 3.22 goals per game — a rate that makes this one of the most entertaining campaigns in recent memory.

Title Race. Just -3 points separate the top three, making this one of the tightest title races the EFL Trophy has seen. Cardiff, Crewe, and Lincoln are all firmly in contention.

Goals & Stars. The battle for top scorer is heating up. B. Sharp (Doncaster) currently tops the list on 5 goals, with L. Tolaj (4) keeping the pressure on.

Semi-finals

Wednesday 4 Mar

Season Story

Title Race -3pts gap

Cardiff lead by -3 points

Cardiff Crewe Lincoln Port Vale Leyton Orient Harrogate Town Swindon Town Luton Bolton Northampton Salford City Tranmere Doncaster Colchester Stevenage Bristol Rovers Plymouth Huddersfield Barnsley Stockport County Peterborough AFC Wimbledon Bradford West Ham United U21 Wycombe Walsall Fleetwood Town Chesterfield Exeter City Blackpool Rotherham Cambridge United Cheltenham Shrewsbury Newport County Wolves U21 Burton Albion Accrington ST Manchester City U21 Reading Barrow Manchester United U21 Newcastle United U21 Crawley Town Bromley Barnet Gillingham Grimsby
Hot Streak 3 wins

Crewe on a 3-match winning run

Crewe
Golden Boot 5 goals

B. Sharp leads with 5 goals, 1 ahead of L. Tolaj

Doncaster

Form Chart

Last 5 matches

1
Lincoln Lincoln
W W W
9
2
Salford City Salford City
W W W
9
3
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient
W W W
9
4
Northampton Northampton
W W W
9
5
Crewe Crewe
W W W
9
6
Tranmere Tranmere
W W W
9
7
Port Vale Port Vale
L W W
6
8
Swindon Town Swindon Town
W L W
6
9
Luton Luton
W L W
6
10
Cardiff Cardiff
W L W
6