2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Chronology, 7 February
On 9 February, information appeared that the cause of the riots was the distribution of video material on social networks and messengers which were filmed on 5 February due to a conflict between two drivers on the road. The police department of the Jambyl Region sent out a press release with a refutation after messages began to spread on social media that an interethnic conflict broke out in two villages of Sortobe and Masanchi. According to unofficial data, the public outrage then spread to the villages of Bulan Batyr and Aukhatty.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Chronology, 7 February
On the same day, in the evening at Masanchi, a mass brawl broke out between 70 people, which eventually to a number of 300 when provocateurs and eyewitnesses to the conflict began to film what was happening and called upon others to participate through SMS messages and social media. Additional forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were sent to Korday. In the early morning of 8 February, the National Guard troops were brought in from Almaty.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Chronology, 8 February
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 8 February 2020 made an address to the public, stating that the provocateurs had taken advantage of the situation. Information and Social Development Minister Dauren Abaev, commenting on the events, saying that it was a domestic conflict. Deputy Prosecutor General Bolat Dembaev made a statement about the situation in two villages, urging the public to remain calm and not to succumb to provocations. Eight deaths were reported that day.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Chronology, 8 February
Almaty markets "İalian", "Baisat" and "Alatau" where Dungans worked in the Northern Ring area were closed that day. Minister Abaev said that this was done to prevent possible riots in the city.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Casualties and damage
On 9 February, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Aleksey Kalaychidi reported that the death toll as a result of the riots in Korday had increased to ten people. As a result of the conflict, the authorities announced that 11 people were killed, 192 were injured, including 19 police officers; 168 homes were damaged and burned, and 122 vehicles were damaged.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Casualties and damage
Nearly 8,000 Dungans temporarily fled their homes. According to the Kazakh border service, 24,000 people crossed the border between 7 and 9 February, in which the figure includes people who returned the next day and then left again for fear of renewed conflict.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Casualties and damage
On 11 February, officials presented a preliminary estimate of the damage caused by the conflict, which amounted to 1.7 billion tenge, or approximately 4.5 million dollars. 25 people were arrested on suspicion of riots in the Korday.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Casualties and damage
The Dungan diaspora of Kazakhstan appealed to the Dungan diaspora in Kyrgyzstan with a request to help the residents of Masanchi, who, after the pogroms, went to the Kyrgyz border. Mostly women and children crossed the border.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Casualties and damage
The press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health reported that in Tokmok, a city bordering Kazakhstan, 17 citizens of Kazakhstan and 1 citizen of Kyrgyzstan whom were injured during the pogroms applied for medical help, 10 of them (all citizens of Kazakhstan) were hospitalized (8 people in the traumatology department Tokmok city hospital, and 2 people to the eye microsurgery department of the National Hospital in Bishkek).


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Response
Kazakh officials on 8 February denied reports of a mass exodus of the population from Korday to neighboring Kyrgyzstan, then the following day on 9 February, it was officially recognized that 12,000 residents of the Korday had left Kazakhstan. They were urged to return to the country as soon as possible by the Kazakh border guards. The Kazakh government established a simplified procedure for passing border control for residents of the Korday returning to Kazakhstan.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Response
On 9 February, the government commission headed by the Deputy Prime Minister Berdibek Saparbayev met with residents of the villages of Sortobe, Masanchi, Aukhatty and Karakemer. Earlier, on the night of 8–9 February, in order to check the maintenance of law and order, Saparbayev made a detour in Sortobe, Masanchi, Karakemer, and Karasu. That same day, Kazakh Healthcare Vice Minister Kamaljan Nadyrov visited Kyrgyzstan, who, together with the Kyrgyz Health Deputy Minister Madamin Karataev, visited the Kazakh citizens who were hospitalized in Chuy Region and Bishkek; eight citizens of Kazakhstan were transported to medical hospitals in Almaty on Kazakh ambulance.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Aftermath
Deputy Prime Minister Berdibek Saparbayev, stated on 10 February that the real number of Kazakh citizens who fled to neighboring Kyrgyzstan was 24,000, a half of the total Dungan population of the Korday District. Some of those who left their place of residence out of fear for their lives took refuge under the protection of the Kazakh border guards of the Karasu and Sortobe outposts, whom provided accommodation for 600 women, children and the elderly in barracks and gyms.


2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes, Aftermath
On the same day, mass resignations took place: Jambyl regional äkım Askar Myrzakhmetov and his deputy, Korday district äkım, the heads of the police of the Jambyl Region and Korday District were discharged from their positions. Myrzakhmetov's post was taken over by Saparbayev. Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin who arrived in the Jambyl Region to introduce Saparbayev as the new äkım of the region, set him the following task of strengthening interethnic harmony.


2020 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 2020 Duquesne Dukes football team represents Duquesne University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 16th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and play their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They play as a member of the Northeast Conference.


2020 Dutch Athletics Championships
The 2020 Dutch Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the Netherlands. It was held 29–30 August 2020 at the Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in Utrecht. It was organised by local organisations AV Phoenix and U-track. The competition was originally scheduled earlier in the year, and to include qualification for the 2020 European Athletics Championships, but the events were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This necessitated a change of location and events were carried out without an audience. The 10,000 metres races were held separately at the Golden Spike Leiden meet on 19 September.


2020 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2020 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships (Dutch: Nederlandse kampioenschappen indooratletiek 2020) was the 49th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for the Netherlands, organised by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation. It was held on 22–23 February at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn. A total of 24 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition.


2020 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2020 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 59th tournament in league history. It was scheduled to be played between March 6 and March 21, 2020. First Round and Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the Semifinal and Championship games were to be played at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.


2020 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
On Sunday, March 8, 2020 Rensselaer announced that their quarterfinal series against Harvard scheduled for March 13–15 would be played without fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three days later, on March 11, it was announced that Harvard would not allow their team to travel to Rensselaer and withdrew from the tournament due to coronavirus fears. Yale also withdrew from the tournament on March 11 and it was decided to reseed the tournament with Cornell and Clarkson being given byes to the semifinals. Previously on March 10, 2020 Cornell had announced that fans would not be allowed at their quarterfinal series against Princeton. On March 12, ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament features four rounds of play. The teams that finish above fifth place in the standings received a bye to the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth seeds, the sixth and eleventh seeds, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds played a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals.


2020 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the quarterfinals the one seed played the lowest remaining seed, the second seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, the third seed played the third-lowest remaining seed and the fourth seed played the fourth-lowest remaining seed in another best-of-three series with the winners of these the series advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals the top remaining seed played the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play against each other. The winners of the semifinals play in the championship game, and no third-place game is played. All series after the quarterfinals are single-elimination games. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2020 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Bracket
Teams are reseeded for the Quarterfinals and Semifinals. Bracket below represents tournament as it was to be played just prior to cancellation, after Harvard and Yale had withdrawn.


2020 EF Pro Cycling season
The 2020 season for the EF Pro Cycling cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final
The 2020 EFL Championship play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 4 August 2020 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Brentford and Fulham, a West London derby. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, to the FA Premier League.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final
The top two teams of the 2019–20 EFL Championship season gained automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the clubs placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; Brentford ended the season in third position while Fulham finished fourth. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2020–21 season in the Premier League. Cardiff City and Swansea City were the losing semi-finalists.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final
Fulham had been relegated to the Championship the previous season while Brentford had not played at the highest level of English league football for 73 years. The 2020 final was played behind closed doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom which had delayed the conclusion of the regular league season by more than three months. Refereed by Martin Atkinson, the game was goalless after 90 minutes, sending it into extra time.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final
Fulham's Joe Bryan scored the opening goal in the 105th minute with a long-range free kick and doubled the lead twelve minutes later after build-up play with the league top scorer Aleksandar Mitrović who had come on as a substitute. Henrik Dalsgaard scored an injury-time consolation goal for Brentford as the match ended 2–1 to Fulham, seeing them return to the Premier League on their first attempt.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Brentford finished the regular 2019–20 season in third place in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Fulham on goal difference. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premier League and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. They finished two points behind West Bromwich Albion (who were promoted in second place) and 12 behind league winners Leeds United. The season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, with the Championship being suspended for more than three months between early March and late June. Upon the resumption of the league, the remaining matches were played behind closed doors.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Fulham finished the regular season with a streak of seven games unbeaten which started with a 2–1 away win against Queens Park Rangers on 30 June. Fulham's opponents in the play-off semi-final were Cardiff City, with the first leg being played at the Cardiff City Stadium on 27 July 2020. Championship top scorer Aleksandar Mitrović was unavailable for Fulham as he was suffering from a hamstring injury.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Tom Cairney hit the post for the visitors in an even but goalless first half, but Josh Onomah put them ahead four minutes into the second, beating three defenders before striking the ball past Alex Smithies in the Cardiff goal. The remainder of the match was dominated by Fulham who doubled their lead in injury time with Neeskens Kebano scoring directly from a free kick. The second leg took place at Craven Cottage three days later.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Curtis Nelson put the Welsh side ahead with a headed goal after eight minutes but Kebano equalised 24 seconds later, converting a cross from Bobby Decordova-Reid from 12 yards (11 m). Two minutes into the second half, Lee Tomlin, who had come on at half time as a substitute, scored Cardiff's second with a volley. Despite losing the second leg 2–1, Fulham won 3–2 on aggregate to qualify for the final.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Brentford went on an eight-game win streak towards the end of the season, starting with a 5–0 home win against Cardiff City on 7 March and ending with a 1–0 home win against Preston North End on 15 July, but lost their last two matches before the play-off semi-final. In their play-off semi-final, Brentford faced Swansea City with the first leg being played at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on 26 July 2020. After a goalless first half, Rico Henry was sent off with a straight red card for a foul on Connor Roberts mid-way through the second half.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
With nine minutes remaining, a half-volley from André Ayew gave the home team a 1–0 lead which they held on to until the final whistle. The second leg of the semi-final was played three days later at Griffin Park, and was the last match to be hosted at the stadium before Brentford's move to the Brentford Community Stadium. Ollie Watkins levelled the tie after eleven minutes with his 26th goal of the season, and Emiliano Marcondes scored with a header to put Brentford 2–1 ahead on aggregate. Bryan Mbeumo scored with a volley from Henry cross one minute after half-time before Rhian Brewster scored for Swansea with twelve minutes remaining. No further goals were scored and Brentford progressed to the final with a 3–2 aggregate victory.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
Fulham had last taken part in a play-off final when they beat Aston Villa in the 2018 final and spent one season in the Premier League before being relegated. Brentford had failed to win in three play-off final attempts: they lost the 1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final 1–0 against Crewe Alexandra, were defeated 2–0 in the 2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final by Stoke City, and lost to Yeovil Town in the 2013 Football League One play-off Final 2–1. They had also lost in five play-off semi-finals.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
Brentford had not played in the top flight of English football for 73 years, having been relegated to the second tier in their 1946–47 season. Fulham lost both West London derbies played between the clubs during the regular season, suffering a 1–0 defeat at Griffin Park in December 2019, and losing 2–0 at Craven Cottage the following June. Brentford's Watkins and Fulham's Mitrović tied for the distinction as Championship top scorers with 26 goals each. According to bookmakers, Brentford went into the final as favourites. The match was broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HD.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the match was Martin Atkinson, with assistants Lee Betts and Constantine Hatzidakis. Peter Banks acted as the fourth official. It was reported by Deloitte that the game was worth around £160 million to Brentford should they win, or £135 million to Fulham if they were victorious. Brentford made just one change to the starting eleven which beat Swansea in the second leg of the play-off semi-final, with Josh Dasilva replacing Marcondes in midfield, the latter being named as a substitute. Denis Odoi and Aboubakar Kamara came in for Cyrus Christie and Anthony Knockaert in Fulham's starting line-up, and Mitrović was selected on the bench. Faryl Smith sang the national anthem from outside the stadium before the match.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, First half
After the teams had taken a knee in honour of the Black Lives Matter movement, Fulham kicked off the match behind closed doors. After two minutes, a Brentford free kick enabled Henrik Dalsgaard to shoot but his strike was blocked. Three minutes later, a Fulham break saw Decordova-Reid pass to Onomah whose low shot was saved by David Raya in the Brentford goal. On seven minutes, Michael Hector fouled Saïd Benrahma on the edge of the Fulham penalty area, but the resulting free kick was eventually gathered by Marek Rodák.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, First half
In the 14th minute, a cross from Kebano was deflected out for a corner which was cleared by Pontus Jansson. Four minutes later, Raya made a one-handed save to deny Onomah from opening the scoring for Fulham. On 20 minutes, Decordova-Reid's shot was deflected out for a corner, and six minutes later the game was paused for a drinks break. In the 29th minute, Harrison Reed was shown the first yellow card of the game after a foul on Christian Nørgaard. Odoi's 41st minute shot was blocked before Raya caught a Fulham cross three minutes later, and the half ended goalless.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
No changes to either side were made during the interval and Brentford kicked the second half off. A minute in, Brentford's Henry pulled down Decordova-Reid, conceding a free kick which Kebano struck into the side netting. In the 53rd minute, Benrahma made a run into the penalty area and his cross was blocked, with appeals for a free kick denied. Brentford then began to exert some pressure with chances falling to Mathias Jensen and Mbeumo but without scoring. In the 58th minute, Decordova-Reid's shot went outside of the right-hand post of Brentford's goal.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
Two minutes later, Mbeumo was replaced by Marcondes in the first substitution of the game. Midway through the second half, a long ball from Fulham's Jensen was headed behind by Odoi, and Ethan Pinnock's header from the ensuing corner was cleared behind by Joe Bryan. From the set piece, Cairney became the second player to be booked, after a foul on Benrahma. Marcondes' strike from the free kick went high over the bar, and the second half drinks break was taken shortly after.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
In the 70th minute, Watkins received a pass from Jensen and struck a shot from the edge of the box toward the top corner which was tipped over by Rodák. Fulham made their first substitution of the game in the 81st minute with Knockaert coming on to replace Kebano. Dalsgaard's shot in the 83rd minute went over the Fulham crossbar and a minute later, Brentford made their second change, with Sergi Canós replacing Dasilva. Onomah then struck a shot over the Brentford bar before Jensen was shown a yellow card for a foul on Knockaert. In the final minute of regular time, Benrahma's free kick was off-target and in injury time, Mitrović came on to replace Decordova-Reid for Fulham as the game went into extra time having ended goalless.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Extra time
No changes were made to either side between the end of regular time and the start of extra time. Two minutes into the first half, Canós crossed for Watkins whose shot went wide of the Fulham post. On four minutes, Kamara's shot from distance was comfortably saved by Raya in the Brentford goal. In the sixth minute, Henry's cross was struck by Jansen but deflected away. Hector then became the third Fulham player to be booked after a foul on Nørgaard and four minutes later Knockaert was shown the yellow card after he bought Henry down.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Extra time
A minute before half-time, Nørgaard was booked for a foul and Mitrović received a yellow card for a foul on Marcondes. In the last minute of the first half of extra time, the deadlock was broken: Bryan saw the Brentford goalkeeper Raya was off his goal-line so struck a 40-yard (37 m) free kick over him into the net, and the half ended 1–0 to Fulham. During the half-time period, Halil Dervişoğlu and Tariqe Fosu came on for Brentford, replacing Jensen and Henry, while Fulham's Ivan Cavaleiro was brought on in place of Kamara.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Extra time
Two minutes into the second period of extra time, Dervişoğlu's attempt to score from a Canós cross was saved by Rodák. With nine minutes of the second half remaining, further substitutions were made: Fulham's Christie and Maxime Le Marchand coming on to replace Onomah and Odoi. A foul by Fulham's Christie resulted in a Benrahma free kick which struck the defensive wall, followed by Nørgaard's cross being smothered by Rodák. In the 117th minute of the match, Pinnock's volley was caught by Rodák and two minutes later Bryan doubled his and Fulham's tally, scoring following a one-two with Mitrović.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Extra time
Brentford's Dalsgaard then headed Canós' cross over the Fulham bar. Four minutes of injury time were indicated and two minutes in, Fulham's Cavaleiro was booked for a foul on Fosu before Dalsgaard scored for Brentford from a Nørgaard header from 8 yards (7.3 m) with less than a minute remaining;  Rodák became the seventh Fulham player to be booked for subsequent time-wasting and the match ended 2–1 to Fulham, securing their promotion back to the Premier League on their first attempt.


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Post-match
Fulham's goalscorer and man of the match Bryan noted: "I think I read somewhere we were supposed to be scared of them. We took it to them, we scored twice, they made it hard for us but they're a good team and they've been playing really well." His captain, Cairney, suggested: "It shows the spirit in the dressing room, not many teams bounce back up ... Brentford are a great side, a pleasure to watch and these were the two best sides in the Championship play-off final."


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Post-match
The Fulham manager Scott Parker reflected upon his time at the club having been appointed midway through their previous season which had ended in relegation from the Premier League: "We've done what we've done tonight, but there's still improvement, and that's what makes me so proud and happy. For all of the good players and everything you see, what makes me so happy I see a group of players who only a year ago were struggling psychologically, didn't have a mindset or mentality."


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Post-match
Brentford's head coach Thomas Frank was generous in defeat: "First I would like to say congratulations to Fulham, Scott Parker, his coaching staff and everyone involved." He also commented on Brentford's improved form, having ended the previous season in 11th place in the league: "We have gone from a mid-table club to a team who, in the league table, was the third-best team."


2020 EFL Championship play-off Final, Post-match
Losing the final meant that Brentford set a record for the most unsuccessful play-off campaigns in English Football League play-off history with nine. Brentford's Watkins was named Championship Player of the Year.


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.


2020 EFL Cup Final
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.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Aston Villa
Aston Villa, as a Premier League team not involved in European competition, started in the second round where they played EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra away. At Gresty Road, Aston Villa won 6–1 with two goals from Conor Hourihane as well as goals from Ezri Konsa, Keinan Davis, Frederic Guilbert and Jack Grealish. In the third round, they played fellow Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion away at the Falmer Stadium. Villa won 3–1 with goals from Jota, Hourihane and Grealish. In the next round, they drew Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. At Villa Park, they progressed to the next round with a 2–1 win thanks to goals from Anwar El Ghazi and Ahmed Elmohamady.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Aston Villa
In the quarter-finals they played Premier League side and European champions Liverpool at Villa Park. Liverpool played a less experienced team due to the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar happening soon after, and Villa won 5–0 with goals from Hourihane, two from Jonathan Kodjia, Wesley and an own goal from Morgan Boyes. In the two-legged semi-final they played Premier League side Leicester City. After a 1–1 draw in the first leg away at the King Power Stadium, Villa reached the final after a 2–1 win at Villa Park with goals from Matt Targett and a 93rd-minute winner from Trézéguet to complete a 3–2 aggregate victory.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester City
EFL Cup holders Manchester City, as a Premier League team involved in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, started the competition in the third round. They were first drawn away at EFL Championship side Preston North End. At Deepdale, City won 3–0 with goals from Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and an own goal from Ryan Ledson. In the next round, they drew fellow Premier League team Southampton at home. At the City of Manchester Stadium, they won 3–1 with two goals from Sergio Agüero and one from Nicolás Otamendi.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester City
In the fifth round, they played against League One side Oxford United away at the Kassam Stadium. City won 3–1 with two goals from Sterling and one from João Cancelo. In the two-legged semi-final, they drew Premier League and local rivals Manchester United. City earned a 3–1 victory in the first leg at Old Trafford, with goals from Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and an own goal from Andreas Pereira. Despite a 1–0 loss at home in the second leg, they reached the final with a 3–2 aggregate score. City were looking to retain the EFL Cup for the third consecutive year, and win a seventh title overall.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made eight changes to his side, who had beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League four days earlier, including leaving midfielder Kevin De Bruyne on the bench. Aston Villa manager Dean Smith began with a defensive-minded 4–5–1 formation.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
Manchester City dominated the first half of the game, and they took the lead after 20 minutes; Phil Foden headed a chipped ball from Rodri back across goal into the path of Sergio Agüero, whose shot deflected off Tyrone Mings and into the goal. Ten minutes later, they extended their lead from a corner kick, as Rodri lost his marker, Frédéric Guilbert, and headed past goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
Reports noted that the corner that led to the City goal may have been unjustly awarded, but City remained dominant and enjoyed their strongest spell of the game in the 10 minutes following Rodri's goal. A comeback appeared a remote prospect, but Aston Villa got a goal back against the run of play in the 41st minute, when John Stones slipped to allow Mbwana Samatta to score with a diving header.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
Manchester City played with less dominance in the opening 10 minutes of the second half, but regained control after De Bruyne was brought on in place of İlkay Gündoğan. They then remained the dominant team throughout most of the final half-hour, having the majority of the possession as well as being disciplined when they lost the ball, winning the ball back and preventing dangerous attacks by Villa. But Villa defended well, their players risking injuries to make important tackles, and despite City's dominance they were unable to score a third goal.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
Villa almost equalised in the 88th minute, when Björn Engels headed the ball towards the goal from a Conor Hourihane corner, but City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo pushed the ball onto the post to maintain his team's lead. Despite another corner in injury time, Manchester City held on for the 2–1 win, and lifted the trophy for the third successive year.


2020 EFL Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Ian Hussin (Liverpool)Harry Lennard (East Sussex)Fourth official:David Coote (Nottinghamshire)Video assistant referee:Mike Dean (Wirral)Assistant video assistant referee:Neil Davies (London)


2020 EFL League One play-off Final
The 2020 EFL League One play-off Final was a football match contested between Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One to the EFL Championship. It was played on 13 July 2020 at Wembley Stadium in London.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final
The top two teams of the 2019–20 EFL League One season (Coventry City and Rotherham United) gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals and the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place in the Championship. The match was played behind closed doors to comply with restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final
Wycombe took the lead early in the first half with a goal from Anthony Stewart before Mark Sykes equalised for Oxford 12 minutes into the second half. Joe Jacobson then converted a penalty with eleven minutes remaining and Wycombe held on to win the match 2–1. It will be the first time in the 133-year history of the club that they will play at the second tier of English football.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Football League season was temporarily suspended on 13 March. Three weeks later this suspension was extended indefinitely. On 9 June, clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game (PPG) method. The play-offs would then be played between the clubs finishing third to sixth as normal. Wycombe Wanderers finished the season in third place in the revised League One table, one place ahead of Oxford United. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the EFL Championship, which went to Coventry City and Rotherham United. This meant Wycombe Wanderers, Oxford United, Portsmouth (who finished fifth) and Fleetwood Town (sixth) took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Oxford United's opponents in their play-off semi-final were Portsmouth, with the first leg being played on 3 July 2020 at Fratton Park, Portsmouth. It was the first league game for 115 days due to the league suspension. Ronan Curtis opened the scoring for the home side on 32 minutes but Marcus Browne equalised two minutes before half-time. With a goalless second half, the match ended 1–1. The second leg was played three days later at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Marcus Harness put the visitors into the lead but in first-half stoppage time, Ellis Harrison scored an own goal to level the match. With no goals in the second half, the aggregate score of 2–2 meant that extra time was played. After a goalless thirty minutes, the game required a penalty shootout to determine the winner. Portsmouth's Cameron McGeehan saw his spot kick saved by the Oxford goalkeeper Simon Eastwood. Cameron Brannagan then scored the decisive penalty to ensure Oxford progressed to the final, having won 5–4 on penalties.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Wycombe Wanderers faced Fleetwood Town in the other play-off semi-final, the first leg taking place on 3 July 2020 at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. In a game described by BBC reporter Gary Smee as "extraordinary", Nnamdi Ofoborh put the visitors ahead after 75 seconds before Ched Evans levelled the game in the fourth minute from the penalty spot. It was 2–1 to Wycombe after six minutes when Joe Jacobson's corner was deflected into the net by the Fleetwood goalkeeper Alex Cairns.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Fleetwood right-back Lewie Coyle then conceded a penalty and was sent off for a foul on Jacobson, who missed the spot kick. David Wheeler then scored Wycombe's third just before half time, and Alex Samuel made it 4–1 twelve minutes into the second half. With six minutes of the game remaining, Fleetwood were reduced to nine men as Paddy Madden received his second yellow card for dissent, and with no further scoring, the game ended 4–1 to Wycombe. The second leg of the semi-final was played at Adams Park, High Wycombe, three days later.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Fleetwood took the lead midway through the first half with a goal from  Danny Andrew before Fred Onyedinma equalised two minutes into the second half. Jacobson then fouled Barrie McKay to concede a penalty which Evans converted for Fleetwood, giving his team a 2–1 lead. Onyedinma then struck his and Wycombe's second goal to level the match which finished without further scoring. The semi-final ended 6–3 to Wycombe on aggregate and they qualified for the final. During the second leg, Wycombe player Adebayo Akinfenwa was racially abused by a representative of Fleetwood Town who referred to him as a "fat water buffalo".


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
Oxford United last played in the second tier of English football after being relegated from the First Division in the 1998–99 season. The club was relegated to the Football Conference in the 2005–06 season and spent four seasons playing non-League football. They had never previously featured in any Football League play-off finals, but had achieved promotion to League Two after winning the 2010 Conference Premier play-off Final. In contrast, Wycombe had never played at Championship level in their history, having been promoted as champions into the Football League from the Football Conference in the 1992–93 season.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
They went on to make back-to-back promotions by beating Preston North End 4–2 at the old Wembley Stadium in the 1994 Football League Third Division play-off Final. The suspension of the league had meant there had been only one match between the two teams during the regular season: in December 2019, Oxford won at home 1–0. Described by the BBC as a "fiery local derby", the match saw Akinfenwa sent off mid-way through the first half, and seven other players booked. Wycombe's highest scorers during the season were Jacobson with eleven (and three assists) and Akinfenwa with ten (and five assists). Oxford's top marksmen were Matty Taylor with thirteen goals (and one assist), and James Henry with twelve goals (and ten assists).


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
Wycombe's Gareth Ainsworth, the longest-serving manager in the EFL, said before the match: "The season we have had has been astonishing ... This Wycombe team keeps on surprising and this could be the biggest surprise in history." His counterpart Karl Robinson noted: "This is one more push, one more game and one more adventure together". Oxford were expected to continue to play a passing game, having made the most passes during the season. Conversely Wycombe's approach was more direct, having scored 24 times from set pieces throughout the season.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
Robinson stated that his team would be unfazed by the difference in style but urged caution: "I don't overly worry about the style of the opposition ... It is very disrespectful if we use derogatory terms, as their style has got them to the final and ours has got ourselves to the final".


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the match was Robert Jones who was assisted by Timothy Wood and James Mainwaring. Gavin Wood acted as the fourth official. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was played behind closed doors, only the second time a competitive match at Wembley Stadium had been conducted in such conditions. Robinson made one modification to his team from the second play-off semi-final, with Taylor replacing Jamie Mackie in Oxford's starting lineup, while Wycombe's team was unchanged. A minute's applause was held before kick-off to commemorate the death of Jack Charlton and the Black Lives Matter cause was recognised with both teams taking the knee for a short period.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, First half
Wycombe Wanderers kicked the game off at around 7:30 p.m.  On 6 minutes, a volley from Oxford's Browne from outside the penalty area went high and wide of the goal. Three minutes later, Wycombe took the lead: Jacobson curled in the first corner of the game and Anthony Stewart's header found the back of Oxford's net, making it 1–0. In the 16th minute, Henry passed to Taylor, who headed it down into the Wycombe area but failed to find any of his teammates.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, First half
Three minutes after, Onyedinma's shot was collected by Eastwood at the second attempt, before Sam Long's strike for Oxford went wide. In the 23rd minute, the game was temporarily halted for a drinks break. In the 29th minute, Oxford's Alex Rodríguez received the first yellow card of the game for a foul on Samuel; the resulting free kick came to nothing. Two minutes later, another Jacobson corner was swung into the far post but was cleared by Oxford. Ofoborh then conceded Oxford's first corner which was sent into the area and tipped away by Wycombe's goalkeeper Ryan Allsop.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, First half
On 37 minutes, a sliding tackle from Stewart intercepted a pass from Henry to Taylor inside the six-yard box, and six minutes later, another long-range effort from Browne went high once again. With a minute of the half remaining, Onyadinma made space for himself before striking wide of the Oxford goal. After three minutes of added-on time, the half was brought to a close with Wycombe leading 1–0.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Second half
The first two substitutions of the match were made at the beginning of the second half, with Alex Pattison replacing Matt Bloomfield for Wycombe and Rodríguez coming off for Liam Kelly for Oxford. Pattison then made a run but his pass failed to find Onyadinma and on 50 minutes, Browne's ball into the Wycombe box was cleared. Stewart then deflected a cross from Mark Sykes out for a corner. In the 55th minute, a free kick from Jacobson went over the crossbar, and in the following minute Oxford equalised.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Second half
A cross from Sykes from a tight angle beat Allsop and made it 1–1. Eight minutes later, Henry made a run into the Wycombe box and passed to Taylor whose shot went wide. Wycombe then made two further substitutions in the 64th minute, Akinfenwa and Curtis Thompson replacing Samuel and Ofoborh. Stewart once again made a saving tackle to deny Taylor before Allsop saved an attempt from Robert Dickie. After the second-half drinks break, Thompson was booked in the 73rd minute for a foul on Kelly. On 77 minutes,  the Oxford goalkeeper Eastwood fouled Onyadinma and a penalty was awarded.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Second half
Jacobson struck the spot kick down the centre as Eastwood dived to his left, giving Wycombe the lead once again. Oxford responded by making two further substitutions, Anthony Forde and Dan Agyei replacing Long and Henry. Heavy rain began to fall and in the 87th minute a Forde cross was headed into Allsop's hands by Taylor. Agyei and Taylor then combined but Stewart once again denied the chance. On 89 minutes, Ben Woodburn replaced Browne. Five minutes of additional time was indicated and three minutes in, Nick Freeman came on to replace Onyadinma. The match ended 2–1 to Wycombe who were promoted to the EFL Championship for the first time in their 133-year history.


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Post-match
Jacobson, scorer of the winning goal, reflected on this moment: "It's unbelievable, I was thinking don't miss the penalty, our goalkeeping coach said just go down the middle and I trusted him". Discussing the following season, he noted: "This club has never been here before, every game will be a cup final". Akinfenwa  was reflective: "I was lucky and blessed to find players and a manager who believe in me". Ainsworth was objective about his team's playing style: "We can't afford the best footballing players but heart and determination – that was a Wycombe performance ...


2020 EFL League One play-off Final, Post-match
They ground it out and I can't believe that we're a Championship club". His opposite number, Robinson, was dejected: "We probed and pushed for 95% of the game, but didn't take full advantage ... The game sometimes isn't fair as all the things that were out of our control today, didn't fall for us ... it's two errors from us that will cause us nightmares for weeks to come ... Right now, it feels like one of the lowest moments in my career". Wycombe's Stewart was named the man of the match.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final
The 2020 EFL League Two play-off Final was an association football match played on 29 June 2020 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Exeter City and Northampton Town to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League Two to EFL League One. The top three teams of the 2019–20 EFL League Two season gained automatic promotion to League One, while those placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2020–21 season in League One.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final
The match was played behind closed doors to comply with restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. It was thought to be the first ever competitive game behind closed doors at Wembley and was Northampton Town’s first appearance at the stadium since the 2013 Football League Two play-off Final.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final
Ryan Watson opened the scoring for Northampton Town after 11 minutes, before Callum Morton doubled their lead in the 31st minute. Exeter City's Dean Moxey was sent off midway through the second half before Sam Hoskins made it 3–0. Andy Williams scored Northampton Town's fourth goal late in the game to ensure his team won the match 4–0 and secure promotion to League One.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Football League season was temporarily suspended on 13 March. Three weeks later this suspension was extended indefinitely. On 9 June, clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game (PPG) method. The play-offs would then be played between the clubs finishing fourth to seventh as normal. Exeter City finished the regular season in fifth place in League Two, two places ahead of Northampton Town.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to League One and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. The three promoted teams were Swindon Town (as champions), Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle. Cheltenham Town and Colchester United were the losing play-off semi-finalists.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Exeter City's play-off semi-final opponents were Colchester United, with the first leg taking place at the Colchester Community Stadium on 18 June 2020. It was the first EFL game to take place since the suspension in March, and was played behind closed doors. After a goalless first half, Cohen Bramall scored direct from a free kick with nine minutes of the game remaining, and the match ended 1–0 to Colchester United. The second leg of the semi-final took place four days later at St James Park in Exeter.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Aaron Martin put the home side ahead with a 15 yards (14 m) strike after ten minutes. Jayden Richardson then gave Exeter an aggregate lead 13 minutes into the second half but an equaliser from Courtney Senior sent the match into extra time. In the 111th minute, Ryan Bowman scored the winning goal, to send Exeter to the final with a 3–2 aggregate victory.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
In the other play-off semi-final, Cheltenham Town faced Northampton Town, with the first leg being played at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton on 18 June 2020. Fifteen minutes in, Ryan Broom fouled Michael Harriman in the Northampton Town penalty area; Ryan Watson's resulting penalty was saved by Owen Evans. Charlie Raglan put the visitors ahead midway through the first half before Conor Thomas made it a final score of 2–0 with four minutes of the game remaining.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
The BBC reporter Tom Garry described Evans, on loan from Wigan Athletic as putting on an "impressive goalkeeping display", keeping his third consecutive clean sheet. The second leg was played at Whaddon Road in Cheltenham four days later. Vadaine Oliver scored Northampton Town's opening goal with a header in the ninth minute of the match. Twelve minutes into the second half, Callum Morton levelled the aggregate score as the ball deflected off his head after a defensive mix-up in the Cheltenham Town box. He scored his second twenty minutes later when he converted a rebound from a Harriman shot which had struck the post after confusion between Will Boyle and Evans. The match ended 3–0 to Northampton Town who progressed to the Wembley final with a 3–2 aggregate win.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
This was Northampton Town's fourth play-off final: they had won promotion from the fourth tier when they defeated Swansea City in the 1997 Football League Third Division play-off Final at the old Wembley Stadium before losing the third tier final the following year 1–0 against Grimsby Town. They had also lost out to Bradford City 3–0 in the 2013 Football League Two play-off Final.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Exeter City were making their third fourth tier play-off final appearance in four years, having lost 2–1 to Blackpool in the 2017 EFL League Two play-off Final and being defeated 3–1 by Coventry City in the following season's final. Exeter had also re-gained promotion to the Football League with victory over Cambridge United in the 2008 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley. In the matches played between the two sides in the regular season, each team won once: Exeter City secured a 3–2 victory at home in December 2019 while Northampton Town won 2–0 the following February. The highest scorer for Exeter City during the regular league season was Ryan Bowman with 13 goals followed by Broom on 8, while Sam Hoskins and Andy Williams were joint-top marksmen for Northampton Town with eight apiece.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Northampton Town had played in League Two since being relegated from League One in the 2017–18 season, while Exeter City had been relegated to the fourth tier and remained there since the 2011–12 season. The referee for the match was Michael Salisbury, assisted by George Byrne and Matthew Jones, with Leigh Doughty acting as the fourth official and Natalie Aspinall the reserve assistant referee. The game was broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football. The EFL reported that it was believed to be the first match at Wembley Stadium played behind closed doors. Neither team were considered to be clear favourites to win the final by bookmakers, although Exeter were favoured in the press.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
The Exeter City manager Matt Taylor made one change to his team from the semi-final against Colchester with Nigel Atangana replacing Archie Collins. Keith Curle made no changes to his Northampton Town team. No presentation to dignitaries was held before the match: a minute's silence was held in remembrance of Theo Foley who had represented both clubs, before the players and officials took the knee to observe the Black Lives Matter movement.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Taylor reflected on Exeter's previous losses in play-off finals: "We've got a recent history with Wembley and play-off finals and we certainly don't want to be left wanting at the end of this one ... My memory's not gone back to those two occasions, when I was involved as a coach, because they were negative times in terms of the results that we got". Curle had suffered defeat to Exeter City in the play-off semi-final in 2017 when he was Carlisle United manager. Northampton Town played in the black shirts and shorts of their away strip, with claret socks, while Exeter wore their traditional red and white shirts, with black and white shorts and socks.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, First half
Northampton Town kicked off around 7:30 p.m. and dominated the early stages of the match. In the fourth minute, Exeter City's Randell Williams was fouled by Scott Wharton who was shown the first yellow card of the game: the resulting free kick was cleared. On ten minutes, a long throw-in from Northampton Town's Charlie Goode was cleared by Aaron Martin. The subsequent throw-in was headed away and fell to Ryan Watson on the edge of the Exeter City penalty area.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, First half
He controlled the ball on his thigh, feigned to shoot to send Jake Taylor the wrong way before taking a shot which deflected off Martin's heel past Jonny Maxted in the Exeter City goal. Four minutes after the restart, Northampton Town won a free kick about 25 yards (23 m) from Exeter City's goal. The direct shot from Nicky Adams was saved by Maxted and the Exeter City goalkeeper then kept out the follow-up strike. Vadaine Oliver then headed over the Exeter City crossbar from a Goode cross.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, First half
Midway though the first half, play was hallted in order for both teams to take a drinks break. In the 29th minute, Exeter City's Richardson made a run down the left but the ball went out for a goal kick. Two minutes later, Northampton Town were forced to make their first substitution of the match:  Adams went off with a leg injury to be replaced by Mark Marshall. Almost immediately, Morton doubled Northampton Town's lead after converting a flick-on from Jordan Turnbull from a Wharton header. On 35 minutes, a curling strike from Exeter City's Williams was blocked by Harriman.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, First half
Three minutes later, Maxted made the first of several saves and with four minutes of the half remaining, Northampton Town had accumulated six shots on target without reply. Four minutes of injury time were indicated, and one minute in, Bowman beat the offside trap to run clear, only to trip over before being able to shoot. Maxted then made two more saves, from both Oliver and Goode, to keep the score 2–0 to Northampton Town at half time.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
Neither side made any changes during half time and the second half was kicked off by Exeter City. Three minutes in and following a free kick, Watson's shot was blocked by Exeter players. In the 51st minute, Exeter City made their first substitutions of the evening, with Richardson and Alex Fisher being replaced by Tom Parkes and Collins. Two minutes later, Northampton Town's Hoskins was brought down by Atangana in the penalty area but the referee declined to award a penalty and in the 55th minute, Watson was booked for a foul on Randell Williams.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
On 59 minutes, Exeter City were reduced to ten players when Dean Moxey was sent off after being shown a red card for a late tackle on Watson. Jack Sparkes was brought on two minutes later to replace Atangana. The second half was interrupted in the 68th minute for a drinks break. With 19 minutes of regular time remaining, Morton went through one-on-one with Maxted but his shot went just past the outside of the post.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
Collins was then brought down in the box as he went to shoot, but no penalty was awarded and replays indicated that Northampton Town's Marshall won the ball legally. In the 75th minute, Alan McCormack and Oliver were replaced by James Olayinka and Harry Smith for Northampton Town. Five minutes later Hoskins made it 3–0 converting Marshall's pass at the far post. On 82 minutes, Exeter City made their final substitution of the game with Pierce Sweeney being replaced by Brennan Dickenson.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Second half
With four minutes of the match remaining, Martin was shown a yellow card for a foul on Morton, and two minutes later, Northampton Town made their final changes, with Morton and Watson being substituted for Andy Williams and Paul Anderson. A minute after his introduction, Andy Williams increased Northampton Town's lead further when he scored from close range after Smith headed on a long throw-in from Goode. Four minutes of additional time were played but with no change to the score: Northampton Town won the match 4–0 and were promoted to League One.


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Details
Man of the Match:Callum Morton (Northampton)Assistant referees:George ByrneMatthew JonesFourth official:Leigh Doughty


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Post-match
It was the highest margin of victory in a fourth tier play-off final. The Exeter City manager Taylor admitted that conceding an early goal had a negative impact on his team, noting "we started as men but quickly turned into boys". His counterpart Curle spoke of his team's supporters, saying: "we're proud, as players and football staff, to represent them". He continued: "You have to have belief, and we've got a group of players and staff that have got belief in what we are trying to do ...


2020 EFL League Two play-off Final, Post-match
We've got an identity and we have to make sure we didn't navigate away from our identity. I remember a season ticket holder throwing a season ticket at me". He went on to describe what his plans were: to "have a hot chocolate, go to sleep, get up, watch the game back because that's what I do".


2020 EFL Trophy Final
The 2020 EFL Trophy Final (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 Papa John's Trophy Final) was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 13 March 2021. It decided the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Trophy, the 36th edition of the competition, a knock-out tournament for the 48 teams in League One and League Two and 16 category one academy sides.


2020 EFL Trophy Final
The final was contested by Portsmouth from League One, the defending champions and thus making their second successive final appearance, and Salford City from League Two, who made their finals debut.


2020 EFL Trophy Final
Portsmouth and Salford City had never played against each other before this EFL Trophy Final meeting.


2020 EFL Trophy Final
The final, which was originally scheduled for 5 April 2020, was postponed because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and eventually rescheduled for 13 March 2021.


2020 ESPY Awards
The 2020 ESPY Awards were presented at the 28th annual ESPY Awards show, held on June 21, 2020 and broadcast on television nationwide in the United States on ESPN at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central. Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe and Russell Wilson served as hosts.


2020 ESPY Awards
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the event was hosted remotely. Instead of presenting traditional awards for athletic achievement during the event, awards were presented to honor extraordinary acts of activism and humanitarian efforts.


2020 ESPY Awards, Tribute
The show made a tribute to former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020, along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. The tribute was narrated by rapper Snoop Dogg.


2020 East Africa floods
The 2020 East Africa floods were a natural disaster in Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti and Tanzania, affecting at least 700,000 people. They began when excessive rains began falling in March, leading to massive flooding and landslides. They caused more than 430 deaths, notably in Kenya and Rwanda. In the fall another round of floods hit the African Sahel.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Rwanda
Heavy rain, lighting and thunderstorms affected the country between 2 and 4 March, causing 5 fatalities, with floods reported in Kigali and Southern provinces. Two people died in flooding in Ruhango district, Southern Province and one person in Gasabo District, Kigali Province. One person also died as a result of lightning strikes in Rulindo district, Northern Province and another one in Nyanza District, Southern Province. A total of 13 people were injured and 42 houses destroyed. Roads and bridges were also damaged or destroyed. On 7 March 5 people died after heavy rain caused a river to overflow and flood a cave in Nyamagabe district in Southern Province.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Rwanda
In April, 6 people died after heavy rain triggered landslides in Gicumbi district in Northern Province. The worst affected areas are Nyankenke and Kageyo Sectors. Property, infrastructure and livestock have all been damaged or destroyed. Authorities urged residents in high-risk zones to relocate to safer areas. Heavy rain also affected parts of Eastern province 19 and 20 April where media said at least 3 people had died in separate flood incidents in Gatsibo district. Flooding has also caused damage to crops in the district.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Rwanda
Heavy rain across the country from 1 to 3 May caused severe damages and 8 fatalities. 70 people have died in floods and landslides after torrential rain. The Byimana weather station in Ruhango District recorded 140 mm of rainfall in 24 hours on 7 May. The rain and floods also destroyed 91 houses, 5 bridges, and washed away crops.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Kenya
237 people have died in flooding in Kenya in April and May while over 100,000 have been displaced. Flooding has affected 29 of the country's 47 counties. Wide areas of land are under water in Busia and Siaya counties, western Kenya, after the Nzoia river overflowed. More than 800,000 Kenyans in 161,000 households have been adversely affected by the effects of the ongoing heavy rains.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Somalia
Heavy rain has affected wide areas of Somalia from 20 April, causing rivers to rise and flash flooding. On 27 April, massive flash flooding swept through the city of Gardo in the northeastern Bari region, part of the autonomous Puntland state. 16 people have died, 546,103 affected and 216,895 displaced. Hundreds of families have reportedly lost their homes. In addition five people died when the rain caused a house to collapse on 11 May.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Burundi
1 person died and 280 were displaced after severe weather in Burundi during the period 2 to 8 March.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Djibouti
8 people have died in flash flooding in Djibouti. Djibouti city and surrounding areas were the worst affected after flash flooding struck on 21 April after overnight heavy rain. The UN in Djibouti said initial estimates indicate that some 18,000 households (approximately 110,000 persons) were affected across Djibouti city and its suburb of Balbala.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Ethiopia
As many as 12 people are thought to have died in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Ethiopia. The landslide struck in Ale Special Woreda in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNP). Six houses were completely destroyed and several families displaced. Seven bodies have been found, with 5 still missing. Search operations were continuing but has been hindered by unstable terrain. Eight people died in Gamo zone in a period 11 to 18 April. Flooding in Jinka town on 25 April damaged infrastructure and livestock. Other areas of the country have also seen heavy rain since late April. Flash floods on 24 April left at least 4 people dead in Dire Dawa. On 29 May landslide killed 10 people in Gamo Zone.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Uganda
Thousands of people have been affected by flash flooding and landslides in Western and Northern Regions after heavy rainfall from around 1 May. Homes were destroyed and around 5,000 people displaced. Four people are thought to have died in the floods, with a further 3 people missing. Severe flooding and landslides occurred in Rubanda District, where 2 people have died and 31 houses have been destroyed. The landslides struck after hours of heavy rain on 2 May. Flooding in Kabale District in Western Uganda on 1 May damaged roads and homes. At least person reportedly died in the floods.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Uganda
About 500 families in Nakapiripirit district have been displaced and their crops destroyed following flood triggered by heavy rain on 2 May. Heavy rain over recent weeks has increased levels of Lake Victoria where more than 3,800 people on lake islands in Mayuge District, were been told to evacuate as levels of the lake rose. On 21 May, 8 persons perished in new flash floods.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Democratic Republic of the Congo
44 people died, 200 were injured, while 64,000 were homeless in flooding in South Kivu Province. Torrential rain fell in the city of Uvira and surrounding areas in South Kivu, from 16 to 17 April.


2020 East Africa floods, Impact by country, Tanzania
In April, thousands of people have been affected by flooding and mudslides in Arusha and Kilimanjaro, northern Tanzania. Two fatalities were reported in Arumeru District, Arusha Region, where at least 50 homes have been destroyed. Flooding has also blocked the important Arusha-Moshi road in Arumeru District, stranding hundreds of passengers. In Kilimanjaro region, more than 2,700 households in Moshi district have been made homeless by floods. Dozens of homes have been swept away by flash floods in Hai District.


2020 East Africa floods, Causes
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole in October-December 2019 led to above average rainfall over East Africa during the 2019 October-December Short Rains. This was followed by above average rainfall in January and February 2020 (dry season). The 2020 Long Rains (March-May) also gave above average rainfall across East Africa - with especially high rainfall totals in March and April 2020. Over Uganda and western Kenya above average rainfall continued throughout June-September.


2020 East African Express Airways Brasilia crash
The 2020 East African Express Airways Brasilia crash was an aviation accident involving an East African Express Airways Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia that was on approach to Berdale on a chartered cargo flight from Baidoa Airport, Somalia on 4 May 2020 when it was allegedly shot down by ground troops of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. All 6 occupants, four non-revenue passengers and two crew, were killed. The  plane was carrying medical supplies to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia, as well as mosquito nets.


2020 East African Express Airways Brasilia crash
According to a one-page African Union peacekeeping force incident report that was leaked on Twitter on 10 May, Ethiopian troops not affiliated with the peacekeeping mission fired on the aircraft because it made a non-standard approach from the west instead of the east, and it exhibited an irregular flight path, leading the troops to conclude that it may be engaged in a suicide attack; the report cited a "lack of communication and awareness" by the Ethiopian troops.


2020 East African Express Airways Brasilia crash
However, officials emphasized that the report contains readily apparent contradictions and factual errors, and Smaïl Chergui, the African Union Peace and Security Commissioner, said that the peacekeeping force lacks the expertise to conclusively determine the cause of the crash; a joint accident investigation by officials from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya is underway, with preliminary findings expected in 45 days. In addition to investigating the crash itself, Somali leaders questioned why Ethiopian troops outside the authority of the peacekeeping force were conducting armed operations in Somalia; there has been a history of controversial unauthorized incursions into Somalia by Ethiopian and Kenyan troops pursuing Al-Shabaab militants.


2020 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by second-year head coach Mike Houston, played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium as members of the American Athletic Conference.


2020 East Carolina Pirates football team, Previous season
The Pirates finished the 2019 season 4–8, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.


2020 East Carolina Pirates football team, Schedule
East Carolina had games scheduled against Marshall, Norfolk State, and South Carolina, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 East Java Governor Cup
2020 East Java Governor Cup (Indonesian: Piala Gubernur Jatim 2020) was the thirteen edition of East Java Governor Cup football championship, which was held by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as pre-season tournament during 2020 Liga 1 season break. The tournament was started on 10 February 2020 and ended on 20 February 2020. The broadcasting rights were granted solely to MNCTV.


2020 East Java Governor Cup, Teams
There are 8 clubs participating in the 2020 East Java Governor Cup. The clubs were divided into two groups, each filled with four participants. The tournament was attended by five club from East Java Province and three invited teams. One of the invited teams came from Malaysia.


2020 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
The 2020 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represents East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season and is in the fifth year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They are led by third-year head coach Randy Sanders and play their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.


2020 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, Schedule
East Tennessee State had a game against Georgia, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak
A widespread and deadly tornado outbreak affected the Southeastern United States on Easter Sunday and Monday, April 12–13, 2020. Several tornadoes were responsible for prompting tornado emergencies, including the first one to be issued by the National Weather Service in Charleston, South Carolina. A large squall line formed and tracked through the mid-Atlantic on April 13, prompting more tornado warnings and watches. A total of 15 watches were produced during the course of the event, two of which were designated Particularly Dangerous Situations.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak
Throughout the two-day outbreak, a total of 140 tornadoes touched down across 10 states, inflicting widespread and locally catastrophic damage. The strongest tornado was rated high-end EF4 and occurred in Southern Mississippi, producing estimated winds of 190 mph (310 km/h), reaching a width of 2.25 mi (3.62 km), and causing eight deaths. With a total of 32 tornado-related fatalities, it was the deadliest tornado outbreak since April 27–30, 2014. To assist with recovery efforts, governors of five states declared a state of emergency. Relief efforts were complicated by social distancing requirements amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, Background
For weeks throughout March and into April, an expansive area of high pressure built across the Southeast United States, contributing to abnormally warm temperatures across much of the country. The United States as a whole experienced its seventeenth warmest March, continuing the pattern that persisted throughout winter. In particular, many locations along the U.S. and Mexican Gulf coasts saw record warmest temperatures for the month.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, Background
Calm weather associated with the high-pressure area induced rapid warming of the Gulf of Mexico waters to their highest values in the modern record—greater than 2 °C (3.6 °F) above the 1971–2010 average—as well as a moistening of the air near the surface. Increased instability associated with anomalously warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico has been associated with an increased risk of severe weather and tornado activity.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
The first indications of organized severe weather came on April 8, when the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlined 15% probabilities for severe weather within 25 mi (40 km) of a point from central Texas eastward into the Florida Panhandle and eastern Georgia valid for April 11–12. These threat areas were later refined with the introduction of a day-3 moderate risk, the fourth of five threat levels, across northeastern Louisiana through central Alabama on April 10.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
Historically, the SPC issues one day-3 moderate risk every year, and half of those over the previous decade were later upgraded to High risk, the highest threat level. Over subsequent days, a significant mid-level shortwave trough progressed eastward across the United States. By the pre-dawn hours of April 12, mid-level cooling associated with the feature overspread the Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, and much of central Texas. Accordingly, an intense line of severe thunderstorms developed along a dry line while vigorous convective development formed farther east.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
These thunderstorms were initially isolated in nature but soon coalesced into a mesoscale convective system as they encountered an enhanced corridor of warm air streaming northward, as well as very strong wind shear. These initial storms produced scattered weak tornadoes in Texas during the early stages of the outbreak. This storm complex progressed across northern Louisiana through the late morning and early afternoon hours, and embedded circulations within the line began producing strong tornadoes, contributing to multiple tornado debris signatures visible on radar. One such tornado in Monroe was rated EF3 strength, and damaged or destroyed numerous homes. In advance of the line, a lifting warm front aided in the formation of a very moist, highly unstable, and highly sheared environment across and northeastern Louisiana and much of Mississippi. Accordingly, the SPC issued a particularly dangerous situation tornado watch into the late evening hours.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
A weather balloon launch from Jackson, Mississippi, at 18:00 UTC revealed the presence of a capping inversion across the region. This cap was expected to weaken across central Mississippi, while forecasters expressed more uncertainty about its longevity across southern Mississippi and Louisiana. As a small area of low pressure progressed across northwestern Mississippi, it caused surface winds to turn out of the east-southeast, enhancing the potential for tornadoes. As a cluster of storms across central Mississippi progressed toward the northeast, it began to reintensify and develop embedded supercell characteristics with an attendant threat of strong tornadoes.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
Farther south, two distinct supercells developed within an environment where long-tracked, significant tornadoes were favored, both exhibiting extremely strong rotation and distinct debris signatures. Based on previous storm structures in similar environments, the SPC remarked that "this is an exceptionally rare event" and estimated tornadic winds of 170–205 mph (274–330 km/h) on the first supercell, consistent with a tornado of EF4 or EF5 intensity.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
After conducting damage surveys, meteorologists identified two violent tornadoes with the first supercell, one that killed four people near Sartinville to southwest of Bassfield, and a second that killed eight people from south of Bassfield to Pachuta, both of EF4 intensity. A long-tracked EF3 tornado was identified with the second supercell that tracked behind the first one, producing significant damage near Oak Vale and Carson.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
Throughout the evening hours, the severe weather and tornado risk shifted eastward into Alabama, as the initial cluster of severe storms with numerous embedded semi-discrete supercells and comma-head circulation moved across north-central Alabama, contributing to multiple strong tornadoes. This included a damaging rain-wrapped EF2 that struck a residential area at the southwestern outskirts of Boaz. This feature continued into northwestern Georgia, maintaining its well-defined structure in spite of a marginally unstable environment.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 12
A high-end EF2 tornado spawned by an isolated supercell thunderstorm ahead of the main complex carved a path northwest of Chatsworth, Georgia and through the small community of Sumac, killing eight people. While local enhancement of storm activity occurred within an extensive line of convection in central Alabama, dewpoints rose in the wake of the earlier storm complex across northern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee, further boosting instability values in the presence of extremely strong wind shear. An EF3 tornado embedded within the main line of storms killed two people in the eastern suburbs and neighborhoods of Chattanooga, Tennessee.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 13
During the early-morning hours of April 13, the pre-frontal squall line shifted eastward into eastern Georgia and the Carolinas, with numerous well-organized embedded supercells forming within the line, producing many strong tornadoes across the region. An EF3 tornado that damaged or destroyed multiple homes was confirmed south of Thomaston to northwest of Redbone in Georgia. A second EF3 tornado from south-southeast of Westminster to west of Central in South Carolina killed one person and caused major damage in Seneca. Yet another EF3 tracked from east-northeast of Elko to west-southwest of St. Matthews in South Carolina caused two more fatalities.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 13
The most significant tornado to occur on April 13 was a multiple-vortex EF4 that killed five people near the South Carolina towns of Estill and Nixville. A total of eight separate EF3 tornadoes were confirmed across Georgia and South Carolina during this portion of the outbreak. Through the late morning hours of April 13, the line of intense thunderstorms continued eastward and intensified given marginal daytime heating, a steady stream of rich moisture, and intense low-level wind shear.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis, April 13
The SPC had already outlined an Enhanced risk of severe weather along the U.S. East Coast from southeastern Georgia northward into northern Virginia and damaging winds and tornadoes were reported until the storms moved offshore. Later, more severe storms formed over the Appalachian Mountains and moved into the Northeast megalopolis, where a Slight risk had been issued. These storms produced large swaths of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes throughout this area for the rest of day until the outbreak came to an end.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Monroe, Louisiana
This strong rain-wrapped tornado first touched down just south-southwest of Brownsville-Bawcomville, Louisiana at 11:36 a.m. CDT (16:36 UTC). It caused EF1 damage as numerous trees were snapped or uprooted at the intersection of Brown Street and Evergreen Street and in neighborhoods to the northeast as the tornado moved toward Monroe. Several of these trees landed on homes, and a metal building had its overhead door blown out. In addition, several manufactured homes along Sandal Street were damaged. A trailer was tipped over at LA 34 before the tornado reached EF2 strength as it moved into West Monroe.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Monroe, Louisiana
Power poles in this area were snapped, metal trusses were broken at a paper mill, and a wood chip conveyor belt was blown over. The tornado maintained EF2 intensity, crossed the Ouachita River two times, and impacted Riverbend Drive. In this area, many trees were snapped, a home lost its roof, and another home sustained partial wall collapse. The tornado then crossed the Ouachita River a third time and impacted neighborhoods along Business US 165 and LA 15 to the south of downtown Monroe, where a tornado emergency was issued.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Monroe, Louisiana
Multiple homes in this area had roofs torn off and a few of them also sustained some collapse of exterior walls. A large two-story home lost all of its roof, and an art museum also had severe roof damage. Numerous other homes in this area sustained roofing and window damage, and many trees and power poles were downed. Continuing northeast of Railroad Avenue, the tornado momentarily weakened to EF1 intensity as moved through additional residential areas, downing more trees and damaging the roofs of homes.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Monroe, Louisiana
Regaining EF2 strength, the tornado crossed Interstate 20 at US 165, heavily damaging a metal building and snapping several power poles along LA 594. The tornado then reached its peak intensity as several well-built homes in a subdivision along Orchid Drive had roofs ripped off and multiple exterior walls collapsed, and numerous other homes sustained varying degrees of damage. Damage in this subdivision ranged from high-end EF2 to EF3. Sporadic EF1 damage was observed as the tornado proceeded to cross Powell Avenue, where homes sustained partial roof loss and trees were damaged.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Monroe, Louisiana
Northeast of this area, the tornado strengthened back to EF2 intensity as it completely destroyed a metal hangar at Monroe Regional Airport. A large metal building was also heavily damaged in this area before the tornado abruptly lifted and dissipated as it crossed an airport runway. Damage to the airport was estimated at US$25–30 million.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Monroe, Louisiana
The tornado lasted for 9 minutes, traveled 8.01 miles (12.89 km), and was given a rating of low-end EF3. Throughout Ouachita Parish, a total of 458 homes were impacted; 23 were destroyed, 108 had major damage, and 243 had minor damage. Despite the extensive damage, there were no casualties from the tornado.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Hope–Sartinville–Bassfield, Mississippi
This large and violent wedge tornado touched down just southwest of the rural Walthall County, Mississippi community of Hope, near Jefferson Road and to the east of the intersection with Jack Foil Road. The tornado quickly became strong as it moved northeastward through Hope, producing low-end EF2 damage. Rapid strengthening and widening continued as the tornado inflicted more significant damage while crossing MS 27. As it passed to the east of Sartinville, the tornado reached its peak intensity as it completely swept away a house near James Ratcliff Road, leaving only a bare foundation slab behind.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Hope–Sartinville–Bassfield, Mississippi
This house was secured to its foundation with anchor bolts, which were found bent, though nearby trees did not sustain damage consistent with a tornado stronger than low-end EF4 strength. One tree on the property was ripped out the ground and thrown several feet. A nearby brick house was leveled with only a pile of debris remaining, though it was not well-anchored, and a high-end EF3 rating was applied at that location.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Hope–Sartinville–Bassfield, Mississippi
Northeast of this area, the tornado weakened back to EF2 strength as it snapped numerous trees, damaged several small cinder-block buildings, tore the roof off a home, and rolled a tied-down mobile home as it crossed East Sartinville Road. Crossing into the southern part of Lawrence County, the tornado reintensified to EF3 strength, denuding and partially debarking numerous trees. A double-wide mobile home was completely obliterated along Tynes Ainsworth Road, with the metal frame lofted and thrown 150 yd (140 m). A large storage garage was completely swept away in this area as well.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Hope–Sartinville–Bassfield, Mississippi
The tornado then weakened back to EF2 intensity as it crossed Felix Road and Holmes Road, as several power poles were snapped and a large swath of trees was flattened. A one-story house at the edge of the damage path had shingles ripped off as well. EF2 damage to trees and power poles continued through unpopulated areas of northwestern Marion County until the tornado crossed River Road and Cooper Road, where EF1 tree damage occurred. Continuing into the southwestern corner of Jefferson Davis County, the weakening tornado produced EF0 to EF1 tree and tree limb damage before dissipating at Joe Dyess Road, several miles to the southwest of Bassfield, Mississippi.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Hope–Sartinville–Bassfield, Mississippi
This tornado was on the ground for 21.21 mi (34.13 km) and reached a peak width of 0.75 mi (1.21 km), killing four people and injuring at least three others. It was rated as a low-end EF4, with winds estimated at around 170 mph (270 km/h).


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
Six minutes after the first EF4 tornado lifted far southwest of Bassfield, the same parent supercell thunderstorm produced another violent, long-tracked wedge tornado that touched down just south-southwest of the town. A tornado emergency remained in effect for Bassfield due to the first tornado, giving substantial warning as the second developed. The first area of damage occurred along Bassfield Cemetery Road and Bass Road, where trees and tree limbs were downed at EF0 to EF1 intensity.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
The tornado quickly intensified as it continued to the northeast and crossed Ray Hathorn Road and South Williamsburg Road, reaching EF2 strength as it snapped and uprooted numerous large trees. Mainly EF2 damage continued within the vicinity of MS 42 just southeast of Bassfield as multiple homes sustained partial to total roof loss, and a mobile home was rolled. A small area of low-end EF3 damage along Hosey Mikel Road, where a mobile home was completely obliterated and swept away, with little debris recovered.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
Northeast of this point, the tornado became violent and expanded to one mile wide, as EF4-level tree damage began to occur along Pitts Lane and Reese Road. Every tree in this area was snapped or sustained severe debarking, and another mobile home was obliterated, with the damage to that structure rated EF3. A house farther away from the center of the path sustained severe roof damage as well. EF4 tree damage continued to the northeast through the intersection of Graves Key Road and Harper Road, and one tree was found with a metal mobile home frame wrapped around it.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
Four people were killed in this area as Mama D's, a small restaurant housed in a cinder-block building, was leveled and swept away, with the concrete slab foundation largely swept clean of debris. This structure was not well-anchored, and a high-end EF3 rating was applied to the restaurant. Cars in this area were thrown and mangled, and several homes sustained EF2 to EF3 damage, sustaining roof and exterior wall loss.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
The tornado then reached its peak strength as it tore through the rural community of Cantwell Mill, where a large, anchor-bolted cabin was completely swept away and reduced to a bare slab, with little debris recovered. While this structure was well-anchored, surveyors noted some minor structural defects including lack of external sheathing and flawed stud-to-sill plate nailing, while trees in the immediate vicinity sustained only partial debarking. It was also noted that a vehicle likely impacted the structure as the tornado struck. Due to these limiting factors, a high-end EF4 rating was applied as a result.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
A truck was lofted from this location and thrown 300 yd (270 m) into a field as well, leaving it mangled beyond recognition. Extreme EF4-level tree damage continued to the northeast, along Willie Fortenberry Road, Davis Road, and Kings Road as entire groves of large trees were mowed down and completely stripped clean of all bark, livestock was killed, and vehicles were thrown hundreds of yards and destroyed. A few homes farther away from the center of the path sustained EF2 to EF3 damage, with their roofs ripped off and exterior walls collapsed.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
The massive tornado continued to grow in size, reaching its peak width of 2.25 mi (3.62 km) west of Seminary. An entire forest was leveled with significant debarking to some trees, while thousands to millions of other trees were damaged. Multiple vortices and an intense core were evident in the damage path, and dozens of chicken houses were completely destroyed. A manufactured home was obliterated, frame homes had roofs ripped off and exterior walls collapsed, and multiple vehicles were thrown and rolled along this segment of the path, and most of the damage was rated EF3.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
However, one small pocket of low-end EF4 damage occurred along Cold Springs Road, where a well-built brick house was almost entirely leveled. A tornado emergency was extended east-northeast downwind of the storm for Seminary and Collins, Mississippi; one of several issued for the storm. The Storm Prediction Center issued a mesoscale discussion stating that a tornado with winds of 170–205 mph (274–330 km/h) was likely ongoing, and that it was an 'exceptionally rare event'. The tornado then narrowed to 1.7 miles (2.7 km), but continued to produce EF3 damage as it crossed US 49 to the north-northwest of Seminary.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
Numerous trees were snapped and partially debarked, and two homes sustained collapse of their exterior walls in this area, while two others had much of their roofs ripped off. EF2 to EF3 damage continued as the tornado moved through rural areas to the northeast of Seminary, moving into Jones County and crossing US 84. Damage along this portion of the path consisted of mobile homes, metal buildings, outbuildings, and poultry barns destroyed, along with frame homes sustaining roof and exterior wall loss. Massive tree damage continued to occur, with large swaths of trees snapped, denuded, and partially debarked.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
The tornado then moved through the small town of Soso, damaging or destroying multiple homes, some churches, and the local fire department building. Numerous trees were snapped throughout town, and several mobile homes were destroyed. Most of the damage in Soso was rated EF3, though a small area of low-end EF4 damage occurred along MS 28, where a well-built concrete block convenience store was completely leveled. The tornado weakened to EF2 intensity as it continued to the northeast of Soso, where more trees were downed and numerous mobile homes were destroyed.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
Metal buildings were damaged, and outbuildings were destroyed as well. A house along Matthews Road had much of its roof torn off, and a nearby vehicle was rolled down a hill and badly mangled. After crossing MS 15 and entering Jasper County, the tornado intensified back to low-end EF4 intensity as it struck the community of Moss, where nearly every structure in town was damaged and numerous homes were destroyed. Several of these homes were flattened with only piles of rubble remaining, and one was left with only a single concrete closet standing.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
Half of the First Baptist Church was leveled, and a pickup truck was thrown hundreds of yards and completely destroyed. Continuing northeast of Moss, the tornado began to weaken, producing EF1 to EF2 damage. Several homes and mobile homes had metal roofing peeled back or decking exposed. Large swaths of trees were snapped for several miles, including some along Interstate 59 between the Heidelberg and Vossburg exits. Barns and outbuildings were destroyed along this segment of the path, and some power poles were snapped. Northeast of Vossburg, the tornado weakened further, inflicting EF1 damage to trees and a mobile home. EF1 damage continued as the tornado crossed into Clarke County and struck the town of Pachuta. Damage in Pachuta consisted of trees downed and minor roof damage. North-northeast of Pachuta, the tornado finally dissipated at County Road 320, after causing some additional minor EF0 tree limb damage.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
The tornado was estimated by the NWS to have been 2.25 mi (3.62 km) wide, making it the widest tornado in Mississippi state history, and the third-widest on record in the United States, surpassing the  May 4, 2007, EF3 tornado associated with the Greensburg tornado family and just behind the 2004 Hallam tornado and the 2013 El Reno tornado. A total of eight fatalities and at least 95 injuries occurred along the path. The tornado was also long-tracked, with a path length of 68 miles.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Bassfield–Soso–Moss–Pachuta, Mississippi
Damage was severe to the point the path of the tornado could be seen from satellite imagery. The tornado was given a high-end EF4 rating with estimated winds of 190 mph (310 km/h). Debris from the tornado was carried considerable distances, with a photo from a destroyed home in Moss being found 121 miles away in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while another one was lofted and carried 176 miles from south of Collins, Mississippi to Randolph, Alabama. The path of the tornado also mirrored that of a long-tracked F3 tornado that killed two and injured 19 on April 21, 1951.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
This strong, long-tracked wedge tornado was spawned by a supercell thunderstorm that tracked closely behind, and just north of the supercell that produced the previous two EF4 tornadoes. It first touched down along Price Road in Lawrence County, Mississippi, east-southeast of the small community of Topeka. Damage at the beginning of the path consisted of a few trees uprooted at EF0 strength. The tornado continued to the northeast, quickly reaching EF2 intensity as it crossed Given Road, where a large swath of trees was flattened. EF2 damage continued to the northeast, with many large trees being snapped and uprooted.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
A house along Rayborn Lane sustained EF1 roof damage, and two nearby sheds were damaged as well. The tornado strengthened further and reached EF3 strength as it moved through a wooded area near the Pearl River, where a log cabin was destroyed and numerous trees were snapped and partially debarked. After crossing the Pearl River, the tornado passed near Oak Vale where some homes sustained roof and exterior wall loss, numerous trees were snapped, a metal building was destroyed, and damage was rated EF2 to EF3.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
Crossing into Jefferson Davis County, EF2 damage occurred in areas to the northeast of Oak Vale, where numerous trees and power poles were snapped, outbuildings were destroyed, homes sustained severe roof damage, and a mobile home was destroyed. A small area of EF3 damage occurred along Kirkley Lane, where some trees were denuded and partially debarked. A home and an outbuilding farther away from the center of the damage path sustained EF1 damage as well.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
Additional EF2 damage occurred to the west and north of Carson, where a small business housed in a manufactured structure was completely destroyed, many trees were downed, and two well-built homes had their roofs torn off. EF2 damage continued to the northeast of Carson, where several mobile homes were destroyed, another house had its roof ripped off, and multiple other homes sustained less severe roof damage.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
Crossing MS 35, the tornado again attained EF3 strength as the James Hill Church was completely leveled, a nearby home sustained collapse of its exterior walls, and trees were denuded and partially debarked. Multiple mobile homes were also destroyed in this area, and power poles were snapped. Additional EF3 tree damage occurred along Terrell Road before the tornado crossed into Covington County. EF3 tree damage continued along Three Notch Road, while a mobile home and two frame homes were destroyed nearby.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
The tornado weakened back to EF2 intensity as it approached and crossed US 84, snapping and uprooting numerous trees and destroying numerous chicken houses. As the tornado continued to the northeast, it produced EF1 to EF2 damage as it approached and crossed US 49 to the northwest of Collins, downing many trees, some of which landed on homes and mobile homes. A small silo was blown over, outbuildings were destroyed, a mobile home was blown away and destroyed, and some houses sustained roof damage.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
Crossing Jones Chapel Road to the northeast, the tornado weakened to EF1 strength, with damage limited to downed trees. EF1 tree and outbuilding damage continued through the northwestern corner of Jones County and the southeastern corner of Smith County, and a church sustained some damage along this segment of the path as well. EF1 damage continued into Jasper County, where a house and a chicken farm were damaged, and many trees were downed in and around the small community of Stringer. EF1 tree and outbuilding damage continued along the remainder of the path and through the rural community of Paulding until the tornado dissipated along County Road 31 to the south of Rose Hill.


2020 Easter tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Topeka–Oak Vale–Carson–Rose Hill, Mississippi
Remaining on the ground for 84.1 mi (135.3 km), this was the longest-tracked tornado of the outbreak. It reached a peak width of 1.16 mi (1.87 km), and resulted in at least two injuries, but no fatalities. It was rated mid-range EF3.