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Lincoln City vs Southampton
5 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Andrew KitchenChampionship 2026/2027 · 5 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Lincoln CityMin
SouthamptonConor McGrandles
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
43′- 44′⚽
Welington 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: James Ward-Prowse
Left foot shot
Chris Cohen
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
54′Ivan Varfolomeev
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
56′- 62′⇄
Divin Mubama
Substitution
Off: Cyle Larin
- 63′⇄
Samuel Edozie
Substitution
Off: Léo Scienza
- ⇄
Reeco Hackett
Substitution
Off: Sonny Bradley
64′ - ⇄
Yunus Konak
Substitution
Off: Ivan Varfolomeev
64′ - ⇄
Mikkel Ladefoged
Substitution
Off: Rob Street
64′ Freddie Draper
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
75′- ⇄
Tom Bayliss
Substitution
Off: Conor McGrandles
76′ - ⇄
Chiedozie Ogbene
Substitution
Off: Ben House
76′ - 78′⇄
Lewis Dobbin
Substitution
Off: Finn Azaz
- 78′⇄
Ryan Manning
Substitution
Off: Welington
- 84′⇄
Nathan Wood
Substitution
Off: Kuryu Matsuki
- ⚽
Mikkel Ladefoged 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Reeco Hackett
Header
87′
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 | 6.85 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.84 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.82 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.30 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.66 | |
| 76 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.22 | |
| 76 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.62 | |
| 64 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.99 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.67 | |
| 26 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7.36 | |
| 26 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7.49 | |
| 26 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.66 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Lincoln City
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Southampton
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Match stats
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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 Southampton’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
Southampton
Goals
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
Southampton
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Lincoln City
Southampton
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
Southampton
Previous meetings
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