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

Colchester 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 0 points separate the top three, making this one of the tightest title races the EFL Trophy has seen. Colchester, Lincoln, and Crewe 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 0pts gap

Colchester and Lincoln are level on 9 points

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

Colchester on a 3-match winning run

Colchester
Golden Boot 5 goals

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

Doncaster

Form Chart

Last 5 matches

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