Championship · Regular Season - 1
Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 22:00 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Referee: Robert Madley, England
Middlesbrough2 : 1
Full-time
LincolnHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 12'A. Reach (assist: T. Darikwa)Normal Goal
- 36'Freddie DraperYellow Card
- 59'F. Draper (assist: T. Olaofe)Substitution 1
- 59'D. Jefferies (assist: R. Street)Substitution 2
- 62'W. LankshearNormal Goal
- 63'L. Castledine (assist: M. Peart-Harris)Substitution 1
- 63'A. Kante (assist: R. McGree)Substitution 2
- 63'Neto Borges (assist: M. Arfsten)Substitution 3
- 71'K. Joseph (assist: J. Sarmiento)Substitution 4
- 71'B. House (assist: R. Hackett-Fairchild)Substitution 3
- 89'Isaac OlaofeYellow Card
- 90'W. Lankshear (assist: R. McGree)Normal Goal
- 90+2'M. Whittaker (assist: A. Jones)Substitution 5
- 90+2'T. Darikwa (assist: A. Coubis)Substitution 4
- 90+2'A. Reach (assist: T. Bayliss)Substitution 5
Statistics
7Shots on Goal2
8Shots off Goal4
23Total Shots10
8Blocked Shots4
14Shots insidebox7
9Shots outsidebox3
12Fouls12
5Corner Kicks5
0Offsides4
76%Ball Possession24%
0Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
0Goalkeeper Saves5
629Total passes185
555Passes accurate106
88%Passes %57%
2.23expected_goals0.57
-0.47goals_prevented-0.47
Middlesbrough4-2-2-2
Starting XI
- 1R. Vitek(G)
- 2C. Brittain(D)
- 12L. Ayling(D)
- 29A. Malanda(D)
- 30Neto Borges(D)
- 42A. Kante(M)
- 6S. Berhalter(M)
- 11M. Whittaker(M)
- 19L. Castledine(M)
- 7W. Lankshear(F)
- 22K. Joseph(F)
Substitutes
- 31S. Brynn(G)
- 25G. Edmundson(D)
- 5A. Jones(D)
- 14M. Peart-Harris(M)
- 46F. Cartwright(M)
- 44C. Ibeh(M)
- 8R. McGree(M)
- 16J. Sarmiento(F)
- 17M. Arfsten(D)
Lincoln5-3-2
Starting XI
- 1G. Wickens(G)
- 2T. Darikwa(D)
- 22T. Hamer(D)
- 25D. Elerewe(D)
- 6R. Towler(D)
- 3A. Reach(D)
- 16D. Jefferies(M)
- 24I. Varfolomeev(M)
- 14C. McGrandles(M)
- 34F. Draper(F)
- 18B. House(F)
Substitutes
- 46J. Gauci(G)
- 20C. Elder(D)
- 4A. Coubis(D)
- 23J. Honohan(D)
- 8T. Bayliss(M)
- 7R. Hackett-Fairchild(M)
- 19T. Olaofe(F)
- 17R. Street(F)
- 10M. Melia(F)
Head-to-Head
- Middlesbrough 2 - 1 LincolnSaturday, 15 August 2026
Middlesbrough — recent form
DWLWW
Lincoln — recent form
LWLWW
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Lincoln | 3 | -2 | 3 |