Match summary
Lincoln City beat Bristol City 1-0 in the Championship (England).
Lincoln City won with 32% of the possession.
Bristol City vs Lincoln City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-28
- Lincoln City moved from 16th to 9th in the Championship (England) table with this result.7 places up. Table rebuilt from 81 results before kickoff and 83 after it (including 1 match played at the same time); 24 teams; 11 points after 7 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bristol City3W 1D 1L
Bristol CityLincoln City
10Pointsof 158
10Goals scored3
9Goals conceded5
0Clean sheets3
5Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win0
8Conceded in a row0
Head to head1 meeting · Nov 2022
- Bristol City wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Lincoln City wins
- 1
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 81 earlier results
Bristol CityLincoln City
#10Position#16
10Points6 v 6 games8
-1Goal difference-1
1.67Scored per gameleague avg 1.430.83
1.83Conceded per game1
#3Form table position#9
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bristol CityLincoln City
- 90+6'Substitution · Lincoln City · Tom Bayliss · InOut: Ivan Varfolomeev
- Substitution · Bristol City · Sam Bell · InOut: Cameron Pring86'
- Substitution · Bristol City · Elijah Adebayo · InOut: Lorent Tolaj76'
- Substitution · Bristol City · Rob Atkinson · InOut: Rob Dickie76'
- Substitution · Bristol City · Sam Greenwood · InOut: Scott Twine76'
- 71'Substitution · Lincoln City · Daniel Oyegoke · InOut: Adam Reach
- 71'Substitution · Lincoln City · Rob Street · InOut: Freddie Draper
- 69'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · George Wickens
- 68'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · Ryley Towler
- 63'Substitution · Lincoln City · Reeco Hackett · InOut: Chiedozie Ogbene
- Substitution · Bristol City · Dom Ballard · InOut: Jed Wallace59'
- 53'Goal · Lincoln City · Freddie Draper0-1
- 45'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · Freddie Draper
- Yellow Card · Bristol City · Lorent Tolaj41'
- 37'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · Deji Elerewe
- Yellow Card · Bristol City · Lisav Naif Eissat28'
- 14'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · Ben House
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bristol CityLincoln City
68%Ball Possession32%
18Shots Total9
4Shots On Target3
13Corners4
13Fouls19
2Yellow Cards5
0Offsides2
2Saves4
520Passes250
8Shots Off Target3
109Attacks83
48Dangerous Attacks37
12Shots Inside Box5
6Shots Outside Box4
0Goals1
19Free Kicks13
6Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
8Tackles14
434Accurate Passes161
1Injuries0
32Total Crosses16
9Accurate Crosses4
10Interceptions15
57Duels Won46
1Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 73(81%) | 2 | 4/5 | |
| 6.9 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(81%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 71(83%) | 1 | 6/10 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(83%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 20(80%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 63(89%) | 2 | 8/13 | |
| 6.8 | 14' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1(100%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.8 | 31' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 7(88%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 69(90%) | - | 4/10 | |
| 6.7 | 14' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 15(85%) | - | 4/4 | |
| 6.6 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 8(63%) | - | 4/12 | |
| 6.6 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(67%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 86' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(75%) | - | 3/3 | |
| 6.4 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 67(87%) | - | 7/9 | |
| 6.2 | 59' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(88%) | - | 1/5 | |
Sam Bell FW | - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/1 |
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