English League Championship

FT Saturday, September 5, 2026
Southampton LWLWD 1
–
Lincoln City LLWWD 1
1st2ndT
SOU101
LCN011
LNER Stadium · 10,758 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
61
Possession
39
16
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
453
Accurate Passes
240
510
Passes
316
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.4
42
Long Balls
74
19
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
4
Effective Tackles
11
12
Tackles
17
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
5
41
Effective Clearances
22
41
Clearances
22

Head to Head

SOU leads series 1-0

Lineups

LCN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1George WickensG
  2. 15Sonny BradleyCD
  3. 6Ryley TowlerCD-L
  4. 25Ayodeji ElereweCD-R
  5. 14Conor McGrandlesCM-L
  6. 24Ivan VarfolomeevCM-R
  7. 3Adam ReachLM
  8. 4Andrei CoubisRM
  9. 34Freddie DraperF
  10. 17Robert StreetCF-L
  11. 18Ben HouseCF-R

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Daniel PeretzG
  2. 13Keven SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-R
  4. 34WelingtonLB
  5. 14James BreeRB
  6. 10Finn AzazAM
  7. 30James Ward-ProwseLM
  8. 4Flynn DownesRM
  9. 9Cyle LarinF
  10. 7Léo ScienzaAM-L
  11. 27Kuryu MatsukiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 43' Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Goal! Lincoln City 0, Southampton 1. Welington (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  3. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
  4. 45'
  5. 45' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 45'
  7. 56' Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
  9. 63' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
  10. 64' Substitution, Lincoln City. Yunus Konak replaces Ivan Varfolomeev.
  11. 64' Substitution, Lincoln City. Reeco Hackett replaces Sonny Bradley.
  12. 64' Substitution, Lincoln City. Mikkel Ladefoged replaces Rob Street.
  13. 75' Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 76' Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Conor McGrandles.
  15. 76' Substitution, Lincoln City. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Ben House.
  16. 78' Substitution, Southampton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Finn Azaz.
  17. 78' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
  18. 84' Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
  19. 87' Goal! Lincoln City 1, Southampton 1. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Reeco Hackett with a cross.

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