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Middlesbrough

3rd · 4-3-1 · 15 pts · +4

YES!

Middlesbrough beat Lincoln City

0-0-1 1 – 2

1-0-0

FT · Sat, Aug 15

Match Details

Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) · 31,487 fans · CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Commentary

·Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Lincoln City 1.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Lincoln City 1.
90'+2'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alfie Jones replaces Morgan Whittaker.
90'+2'Substitution, Lincoln City. Andrei Coubis replaces Tendayi Darikwa.
90'+2'Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Adam Reach.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1'Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Lincoln City 1. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
89'Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89'Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'Foul by Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City).
87'Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
87'Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

	1	2	T
LCN	1	0	1
MID	0	2	2

Match Leaders

Lincoln City

AR Adam Reach · 1Goals
DJ Dom Jefferies · 3Total Shots
GW George Wickens · 5Saves
AE Ayodeji Elerewe · 14Defensive Interventions
IV Ivan Varfolomeev · 19Accurate Passes

Middlesbrough

WL Will Lankshear · 2Goals
WL Will Lankshear · 6Total Shots
Adilson Malanda · 19Defensive Interventions
LA Luke Ayling · 78Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
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'+2'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alfie Jones replaces Morgan Whittaker.

90'+2'Substitution, Lincoln City. Andrei Coubis replaces Tendayi Darikwa.

90'+2'Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Adam Reach.

90'+1'Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Lincoln City 1. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.

89'Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

71'Substitution, Lincoln City. Reeco Hackett replaces Ben House.

71'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Kyle Joseph.

63'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Myles Peart-Harris replaces Leo Castledine.

63'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Abdoulaye Kanté.

63'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Max Arfsten replaces Neto Borges.

62'Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Lincoln City 1. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

59'Substitution, Lincoln City. Rob Street replaces Dom Jefferies.

59'Substitution, Lincoln City. Isaac Olaofe replaces Freddie Draper.

36'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.

12'Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Lincoln City 1. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross.