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Lincoln City

12th · 3-2-3 · 11 pts · -1
Nope, tied.
Lincoln City tied Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers1-2-1 0 – 0 Lincoln City1-1-2
FT · Tue, Sep 1

Match Details

LNER Stadium (Lincoln) · 10,267 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 90'+6'Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Callum Elder (Lincoln City).
  • 90'+6'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.
  • 90'+5'Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4'Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
  • 90'+3'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.
  • 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
BLK 00 0
LCN 00 0

Match Leaders

Blackburn Rovers
Lincoln City

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

90'+5'Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lucas Houghton replaces Ryan Alebiosu because of an injury.
87'Substitution, Lincoln City. Andrei Coubis replaces Dom Jefferies.
87'Substitution, Lincoln City. Mason Melia replaces Reeco Hackett.
85'Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
79'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Todd Cantwell.
77'Substitution, Lincoln City. Mikkel Ladefoged replaces Rob Street.
69'Second yellow card to Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) for a bad foul.
68'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
67'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Forshaw replaces Kristi Montgomery.
61'Substitution, Lincoln City. Ivan Varfolomeev replaces Tom Bayliss.
60'Substitution, Lincoln City. Isaac Olaofe replaces Freddie Draper.
13'Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Blackburn RoversLincoln City
General
60 Possession % 40
8 Shots 18
2 On Target 1
2 Offsides 0
7 Corners 5
11 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
449 Passes Completed 255
3 Crosses Won 10
10 Tackles Won 18
3 Interceptions 9
46 Clearances 20
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 2

Recent Form

Lincoln City W L L W W
Blackburn Rovers W D W L L

Starting Lineups

Blackburn Rovers4-2-3-1
1 Pears
2 Alebiousu 6 Atcheson 15 McLoughlin 4 Ribeiro
8 Morsy 31 Montgomery
25 Morishita 10 Cantwell 21 Afolayan
9 Gudjohnsen
7 Hackett-Fairchild 34 Draper 17 Street
3 Reach 14 McGrandles 8 Bayliss 16 Jefferies
20 Elder 6 Towler 25 Elerewe
1 Wickens
Lincoln City3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Lincoln City

  1. GW #1 George WickensG
  2. RT #6 Ryley TowlerCD
  3. CE #20 Callum ElderCD-L
  4. AE #25 Ayodeji ElereweCD-R
  5. CM #14 Conor McGrandlesCM-L
  6. TB #8 Tom BaylissCM-R
  7. AR #3 Adam ReachLM
  8. DJ #16 Dom JefferiesRM
  9. FD #34 Freddie DraperF
  10. RH #7 Recco Hackett-FairchildCF-L
  11. RS #17 Robert StreetCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Blackburn Rovers

  1. AP #1 Aynsley PearsG
  2. SM #15 Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  3. TA #6 Tom AtchesonCD-R
  4. YR #4 Yuri RibeiroLB
  5. RA #2 Ryan AlebiousuRB
  6. TC #10 Todd CantwellAM
  7. KM #31 Kristi MontgomeryLM
  8. SM #8 Sam MorsyRM
  9. AG #9 Andri GudjohnsenF
  10. OA #21 Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
  11. RM #25 Ryoya MorishitaAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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News

‘You can overachieve’: how Michael Skubala’s Lincoln beat the League One odds
· The Guardian
A decade ago, Lincoln City finished 15th in the Conference – now they’re on the verge of promotion to the second tier for the first time since 1961 It is almost like an actor refusing to say “Macbeth” for fear of…
Chelsea fight back after Maresca blast to end Lincoln hopes of Carabao Cup shock
· The Guardian
Enzo Maresca, the Chelsea head coach, admitted he had to get angry with his players as they trailed League One Lincoln City at half‑time but believes his young players will be better for the experience of overcoming…

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