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Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers
1 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Will FinnieChampionship 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Lincoln CityMin
Blackburn Rovers- 13′
Tom Atcheson
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Tanto Olaofe
Substitution
Off: Freddie Draper
60′ - ⇄
Ivan Varfolomeev
Substitution
Off: Tom Bayliss
61′ - 67′⇄
Adam Forshaw
Substitution
Off: Kristi Montgomery
- 68′⇄
Jayden Fevrier
Substitution
Off: Oladapo Afolayan
- 69′
Tom Atcheson
Yellow/Red card · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Mikkel Ladefoged
Substitution
Off: Rob Street
77′ - 79′⇄
Jake Garrett
Substitution
Off: Todd Cantwell
- 85′
Jake Garrett
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
- ⇄
Andrei Coubiș
Substitution
Off: Dom Jefferies
87′ - ⇄
Mason Melia
Substitution
Off: Reeco Hackett
87′ - 90+1′⇄
Lucas Houghton
Substitution
Off: Ryan Alebiosu
Conor McGrandles
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
90+4′- 90+5′
Adam Forshaw
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.01 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 7.36 | |
| 87 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.26 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| 77 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 7.15 | |
| 60 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 87 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.12 | |
| 29 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.68 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.69 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Lincoln City
Latest: Portsmouth · 1–3
Match stats
22 Aug 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Portsmouth · 2026/2027
Blackburn Rovers
Latest: Wolverhampton Wanderers · 2–2
Match stats
14 Aug 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Lincoln City’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Lincoln City’s home games with Blackburn Rovers’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Lincoln City
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Blackburn Rovers
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Lincoln City
Blackburn Rovers
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Lincoln City
Blackburn Rovers
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Lincoln City
Blackburn Rovers
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.