Lincoln City vs Wigan Athletic, 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season
· English League OneAbout
Lincoln City are hosting Wigan Athletic
at LNER Stadium, Lincoln, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League One.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
- 5': James Jones (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Matthew Palmer.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Alex Perry (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Anthony Scully (Lincoln City).
- 13': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Tom James.
- 19': Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Tom Hopper (Lincoln City).
- 20': Foul by Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic).
- 20': Lewis Montsma (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Tom Pearce.
- 21': Foul by Robbie Gotts (Lincoln City).
- 21': Matthew Palmer (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
- 27': Foul by Adam Jackson (Lincoln City).
- 27': Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a headed pass.
- 28': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Adam Jackson.
- 29': Attempt missed. Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Jorge Grant (Lincoln City).
- 31': Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Substitution, Lincoln City. Joe Walsh replaces Adam Jackson because of an injury.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Gardner.
- 39': Hand ball by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
- 41': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Hopper.
- 43': Attempt missed. James Jones (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 45'+2': Foul by Robbie Gotts (Lincoln City).
- 45'+2': Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lincoln City 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 48': Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Tom Hopper (Lincoln City).
- 49': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Tom Pearce tries a through ball, but Tom James is caught offside.
- 52': Goal! Lincoln City 0, Wigan Athletic 1. Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Palmer.
- 53': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Tom James.
- 54': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Dan Gardner.
- 55': Foul by James Jones (Lincoln City).
- 55': Matthew Palmer (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Robbie Gotts (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jorge Grant (Lincoln City) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
- 58': Offside, Lincoln City. Tayo Edun tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Lincoln City. Harry Anderson replaces Conor McGrandles.
- 59': Jamie Jones (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Lewis Montsma (Lincoln City).
- 64': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Lincoln City).
- 65': Brennan Johnson (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Dangerous play by Dan Gardner (Wigan Athletic).
- 66': Attempt saved. Anthony Scully (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tayo Edun.
- 66': Attempt saved. Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Anthony Scully (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Gotts.
- 67': Foul by Alex Perry (Wigan Athletic).
- 67': James Jones (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Brennan Johnson (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Alex Perry (Wigan Athletic).
- 69': Goal! Lincoln City 1, Wigan Athletic 1. Jorge Grant (Lincoln City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 70': Foul by Matthew Palmer (Wigan Athletic).
- 70': Jorge Grant (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Harry Anderson (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Harry Anderson (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Gotts.
- 73': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Tom James.
- 74': Attempt saved. Robbie Gotts (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
- 75': Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Jorge Grant (Lincoln City).
- 75': Jorge Grant (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Hand ball by Harry Anderson (Lincoln City).
- 78': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Dan Gardner because of an injury.
- 80': Anthony Scully (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
- 81': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Joe Walsh (Lincoln City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 83': Goal! Lincoln City 2, Wigan Athletic 1. Tom Hopper (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Scully.
- 88': Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
- 88': Robbie Gotts (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, Lincoln City. Theo Archibald replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+2': Harry Anderson (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+2': Harry Anderson (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. James Jones (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+4': James Jones (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Tom Hopper (Lincoln City).
- 90'+5': Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Tom James (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+6': Tom Hopper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lincoln City 2, Wigan Athletic 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lincoln City 2, Wigan Athletic 1.
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: LNER Stadium
Location: Lincoln, England
Venue: LNER Stadium
Location: Lincoln, England
EFL League One Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 41 | +42 | 90 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 40 | +32 | 78 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 41 | +7 | 71 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | +17 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Lincoln City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 5 | Adam Jackson |
| 4 | Lewis Montsma |
| 7 | Tayo Edun |
| 24 | Robbie Gotts |
| 10 | Jorge Grant |
| 18 | Conor McGrandles |
| 8 | James Jones |
| 9 | Tom Hopper |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
| 11 | Anthony Scully |
Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Jones (GK)  |
| 32 | Adam Long |
| 4 | Curtis Tilt |
| 3 | Tom Pearce |
| 27 | Tom James |
| 7 | Kal Naismith |
| 23 | Christopher Merrie |
| 24 | Alex Perry |
| 22 | Kyle Joseph |
| 12 | Matthew Palmer |
| 15 | Dan Gardner |
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