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That opening goal from Gael Bigirimana was only his second in 74 appearances for Coventry.

It wasn't a bad time to pop up with a rare goal, was it?

Oxford captain John Lundstram has an excellent chance to equalise, but he can't get a meaningful contact to a knockdown in the penalty area.

The team in yellow are building some momentum, but League One's bottom club Coventry are holding out for now.

They may have fallen behind early on at Wembley, but is this statistic a positive omen for Oxford?

Carlisle beat Brentford 1-0 to make it second time lucky in 2011, having been beaten 4-1 by Southampton the previous year.

Ryan Ledson, the EFL's Young Player of the Month for February, would probably have been booked on another day for his foul on Kyel Reid.

But the Oxford midfielder escapes without punishment, and Coventry's set-piece into the box comes to nothing.

Coventry, having just taken the lead, need to be on their guard to prevent an immediate Oxford equaliser.

The U's threaten from a corner, but Curtis Nelson is beaten to the ball by Jordan Turnbull's acrobatic clearance.

There are arms and legs everywhere in the Coventry end at Wembley - the Sky Blues lead!

There's a kind bounce inside the box and midfielder Gael Bigirimana sidefoots neatly into the corner from close range.

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But for a wayward long-range shot from Coventry midfielder Gael Bigirimana, there's been little goalmouth action in the first 10 minutes at Wembley.

Sky Blues fans will be hoping a victory today, which will provide some solace during what's been the toughest of seasons for them.

They're almost certain to be relegated to the fourth tier in the next couple of weeks, while there have been constant protests against owners Sisu.

No signs of anything like that so far today.

It's been a season of contrasting fortunes, in the league at least, for Coventry and Oxford.

The Sky Blues are contemplating relegation to League Two, while Oxford still harbour play-off hopes.

Here are their respective League One records this season...

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Nothing much doing in the opening minutes.

Both sides should be full of confidence - Oxford thrashed Bury 5-1 in the league on Tuesday, while Coventry have won their last two league matches.

Shall we do it then?

With a deafening noise coming from a huge crowd at Wembley, Coventry get us going in the 2017 Checkatrade Trophy final.

Coventry City: Burge, Willis, Turnbull, Stokes, Haynes, G. Thomas, Stevenson, Bigirimana, Reid, Lameiras, Beavon.

Subs: Charles-Cook, Jones, Gadzhev, Folivi, Tudgay, Harries, Kelly-Evans.

Oxford United: Eastwood, Johnson, Dunkley, Nelson, Edwards, Ledson, Lundstram, Rothwell, Maguire, Hall, Hemmings. 

Subs: Stevens, Ribeiro, Skarz, Sercombe, Ruffels, Long, Carroll.

The two teams have made their way out onto the field at Wembley and there are the traditional formalities to go through before they kick-off in about five minutes' time.

As you will have seen, our BBC local radio colleagues have been on the go for much of the day, building up to today's EFL Trophy final.

BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Coventry & Warwickshire are broadcasting live coverage of the match, although unfortunately we are unable to stream their commentaries on the BBC Sport website because of a rights issue.

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Oxford are into the final of this competition for the second year in succession. In 2016, they were beaten 3-2 by Barnsley.

Click on the play button below for the thoughts of Oxford head coach Michael Appleton before today's game...

Football Focus

It's 30 years since Coventry City's famous FA Cup win over Tottenham at Wembley.

Coventry manager Mark Robins and Steve Ogrizovic, who was playing in goal for the Sky Blues that day, have been speaking to Football Focus about the possibility of winning today's EFL Trophy final against Oxford...

Guiding your team to victory in a Wembley final is always a nice addition to any manager's CV.

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Mark Robins returned to Coventry at the start of March with the Sky Blues already having booked their place at the traditional home of English football.

The Wembley experience is nothing new for Oxford boss Michael Appleton, whose side lost to Barnsley in last season's final.

BBC Radio Oxford

You've got to love the club-based paraphernalia that only seems to make appearances on days like this.

BBC Radio Oxford's Lilley Mitchell has found one piece that will take some beating today...

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More than 70,000 tickets were sold in advance of today's game, and there's every chance that this could be the best-attended EFL Trophy final in history.

The record was set in 1988, when 80,841 watched Wolves beat Burnley 2-0 at Wembley.

You can get in touch with your thoughts on today's EFL Trophy final using #bbcefl on social media.

Are there slightly divided loyalties for Wolves winger Jordan Graham, who was born in Coventry and spent time on loan at Oxford last season?

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BBC Radio Oxford

This is Esten, who has come all the way from Norway, in his nan's homemade merchandise, to support Oxford.

Now that's dedication - and I'm not talking the work that's gone in to growing that beard.

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