Match Report
Lincoln City went into the game 16th in the table on 5 points; Southampton sat 17th on 4 — a 1-point gap. Southampton had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Lincoln City 0.8 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Southampton 2.2 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.47.
A. Kitchen officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.7 yellow cards each. The match was played at LNER Stadium (capacity 10,780). Southampton led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Lincoln City: Mikkel Ladefoged (87') · Southampton: Welington (44')
Key stats
Possession: Lincoln City 39% · Southampton 61% · Total shots: 19-16 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 4-6