English League Championship

Lincoln City

12th · 3-2-3 · 11 pts · -1
YES!
Lincoln City beat Bolton Wanderers
Lincoln City1-1-2 1 – 0 Bolton Wanderers1-1-2
FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

Toughsheet Community Stadium (Manchester) · 21,581 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Lincoln City 1.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Lincoln City 1.
  • 90'+6'Attempt missed. Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Sheehan following a corner.
  • 90'+5'Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Dom Jefferies.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by George Wickens.
  • 90'+4'Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by George Wickens (Lincoln City).
  • 90'+3'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3'Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
  • 90'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1'Delay in match because of an injury Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City).
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
LCN 01 1
BOL 00 0

Match Leaders

Lincoln City
Bolton Wanderers

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
PromotionPromotion playoffsRelegation

Key Events

90'+3'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Ivan Varfolomeev.
85'Substitution, Lincoln City. Joshua Honohan replaces Ben House.
80'Substitution, Lincoln City. Isaac Olaofe replaces Reeco Hackett.
80'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. David Watson replaces Ethan Erhahon.
79'Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.
72'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ryan Hardie replaces John McAtee.
71'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jayden Nelson replaces Thierry Gale.
66'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Lincoln City 1. Ben House (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Elder.
65'Substitution, Lincoln City. Rob Street replaces Freddie Draper.
61'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Kyliane Dong replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
61'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Gaizka Larrazabal replaces Akin Famewo.
30'Ben House (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.

Team Stats

Lincoln CityBolton Wanderers
General
31 Possession % 69
8 Shots 21
2 On Target 6
4 Offsides 0
2 Corners 14
15 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
180 Passes Completed 463
5 Crosses Won 10
16 Tackles Won 7
9 Interceptions 5
48 Clearances 20
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 1

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers W W L W D
Lincoln City W W L L W

Starting Lineups

Bolton Wanderers4-2-3-1
1 Bonham
5 Brunt 3 Forino Joseph 14 Famewo 25 Conway
8 Sheehan 21 Erhahon
16 Iling-Junior 45 Mcatee 11 Gale
10 Dalby
18 House 66' 34 Draper 7 Hackett-Fairchild
3 Reach 14 McGrandles 24 Varfolomeev 16 Jefferies
20 Elder A 6 Towler 25 Elerewe
1 Wickens
Lincoln City3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Bolton Wanderers

  1. JB #1 Jack BonhamG
  2. AF #14 Akin FamewoCD-L
  3. CF #3 Christian Forino JosephCD-R
  4. MC #25 Max ConwayLB
  5. LB #5 Lewis BruntRB
  6. JM #45 John McateeAM
  7. EE #21 Ethan ErhahonLM
  8. JS #8 Josh SheehanRM
  9. SD #10 Sam DalbyF
  10. TG #11 Thierry GaleAM-L
  11. SI #16 Samuel Iling-JuniorAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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. IV #24 Ivan VarfolomeevCM-R
  7. AR #3 Adam ReachLM
  8. DJ #16 Dom JefferiesRM
  9. FD #34 Freddie DraperF
  10. BH #18 Ben HouseCF-L66'
  11. RH #7 Recco Hackett-FairchildCF-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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Recent Results
L 1–2 vs Swansea City W 1–0 at Bristol City W 1–0 at Preston North End L 0–4 at AFC Bournemouth D 1–1 vs Southampton D 0–0 vs Blackburn Rovers W 1–0 at Bolton Wanderers W 4–1 at Blackpool L 1–3 vs Portsmouth L 1–2 at Middlesbrough