Lincoln 1–1 Southampton
Lincoln
1–1HT 0–1
Southampton
Lincoln played Southampton in the Championship on 5 September 2026 at Sincil Bank. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 43'Conor McGrandles — Yellow card
- 44'Welington (assist by J. Ward-Prowse)
- 56'Ivan Varfolomeev — Yellow card
- 75'Freddie Draper — Yellow card
- 87'M. Ladefoged (assist by R. Hackett-Fairchild)
Line-ups
Lincoln 3-4-2-1
- G. Wickens
- D. Elerewe
- S. Bradley
- R. Towler
- A. Coubis
- I. Varfolomeev
- C. McGrandles
- A. Reach
- B. House
- R. Street
- F. Draper
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Gauci
- C. Elder
- T. Bayliss
- D. Jefferies
- Y. E. Konak
- C. Ogbene
- R. Hackett-Fairchild
- T. Olaofe
- M. Ladefoged
- COACHES: Tom Shaw
Southampton
- D. Peretz
- J. Bree
- J. Stephens
- K. Schlotterbeck
- Welington
- F. Downes
- J. Ward-Prowse
- K. Matsuki
- F. Azaz
- L. Scienza
- C. Larin
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Long
- R. Manning
- N. Wood
- Z. Abbott
- T. Fellows
- C. Bragg
- L. Dobbin
- S. Edozie
- D. Mubama
Match statistics
| Lincoln | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 9 |
| 19 | Total shots | 16 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 16 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 9 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Corners | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 39% | Possession | 61% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 316 | Total passes | 510 |
| 240 | Accurate passes | 453 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 2.27 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.77 |
| 1.61 | goals_prevented | 1.61 |