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EFL confirm Leasing.com Trophy Final postponed amid coronavirus outbreak

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Salford City's clash with Portsmouth in the Leasing.com Trophy Final at Wembley next month has been postponed due to the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, the EFL have announced.

After getting the better of fellow League Two club Newport County in the semi-finals, winning 6-5 on penalties at Rodney Parade, the Ammies' big day out has now been postponed following the outbreak of COVID-19 across the UK.

Issuing a statement to confirm that the highly-anticipated clash has been postponed, the EFL said: "The EFL Board has agreed that the Leasing.com Trophy Final, scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 5 April, should be postponed given the escalating situation in respect of COVID-19. "This is appropriate given the scale and

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