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Matchday 1 · · Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City: result, line-ups and stats

Middlesbrough 3 · 14 points
  • 62' Will Lankshear
  • 90' Will Lankshear
2 - 1
Lincoln City 8 · 11 points
  • 12' Adam Reach

Line-ups Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City

Middlesbrough 4-2-2-2 · Kim Hellberg
1 Vítek
30 Borges
29 Malanda
12 Ayling
2 Brittain
6 Berhalter
42 Kanté
19 Castledine
11 Whittaker
22 Joseph
7 Lankshear
  • 63' Myles Peart-Harris Leo Castledine
  • 63' Riley McGree Abdoulaye Kanté
  • 63' Max Arfsten Neto Borges
  • 71' Jeremy Sarmiento Kyle Joseph
  • 90+2' Alfie Jones Morgan Whittaker

Line-up for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Borges, Malanda, Ayling, Brittain, Berhalter, Kanté, Castledine, Whittaker, Joseph, Lankshear

Bench
  • 31 S. Brynn
  • 25 G. Edmundson
  • 5 A. Jones 92'
  • 14 M. Peart-Harris 63'
  • 46 F. Cartwright
  • 44 C. Ibeh
  • 8 R. McGree 63'
  • 16 J. Sarmiento 71'
  • 17 M. Arfsten 63'
Absentees Middlesbrough

Jones (unavailable)

Lincoln City 5-3-2 · Tom Shaw
1 Wickens
3 Reach
6 Towler
25 Elerewe
22 Hamer
2 Darikwa
14 McGrandles
24 Varfolomeev
16 Jefferies
18 House
34 Draper
  • 59' Tanto Olaofe Freddie Draper
  • 59' Rob Street Dom Jefferies
  • 71' Reeco Hackett Ben House
  • 90+2' Andrei Coubiș Tendayi Darikwa
  • 90+2' Tom Bayliss Adam Reach

Line-up for Lincoln City: Wickens, Reach, Towler, Elerewe, Hamer, Darikwa, McGrandles, Varfolomeev, Jefferies, House, Draper

Bench
  • 46 J. Gauci
  • 20 C. Elder
  • 4 A. Coubis 92'
  • 23 J. Honohan
  • 8 T. Bayliss 92'
  • 7 R. Hackett-Fairchild 71'
  • 19 T. Olaofe 59'
  • 17 R. Street 59'
  • 10 M. Melia
Absentees Lincoln City

Melia, Darikwa (injured), Hamer (doubtful)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear Forward 6 goals 0 assists
  2. Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Amario Cozier-Duberry Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Aidan Morris Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Luke Ayling Defender 0 goals 2 assists

Lincoln City

  1. Freddie Draper Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Ben House Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Reeco Hackett Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Adam Reach Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Mikkel Ladefoged Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Middlesbrough

Player Starts Min. Form
Radek Vítek 5/5 450 strong
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Will Lankshear 5/5 407 strong
Neto Borges 5/5 405 solid
Adilson Malanda 4/4 360 strong
Sebastian Berhalter 4/5 354 strong
Riley McGree 5/5 326 mixed

Lincoln City

Player Starts Min. Form
George Wickens 5/5 450 strong
Deji Elerewe 5/5 450 solid
Conor McGrandles 5/5 436 solid
Adam Reach 5/5 429 strong
Ryley Towler 4/5 362 solid
Ben House 4/4 341 strong
Freddie Draper 4/5 317 solid
Ivan Varfolomeev 3/5 305 solid

Stats

Middlesbrough Match Lincoln City
  • 2.23 xG 0.57
  • 76% Possession 24%
  • 23 Shots 10
  • 7 Shots on target 2
  • 8 Shots off target 4
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 12 Fouls 12
  • 0 Offsides 4
  • 0 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

MID home Per match LIN away
2.50 Points 2.25
2.75 Goals for 1.00
1.75 Goals against 0.50
2.11 xG for 1.02
1.29 xG against 1.99
7.3 Corners 3.5
WWWD Home and away form LWWW

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City?

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City was refereed by R. Madley.

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Lincoln City?

Middlesbrough are without Alfie Jones (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Lincoln City against Middlesbrough?

Lincoln City are without Mason Melia (thigh injury), Tendayi Darikwa (knee injury) and Tom Hamer (health problems).

What formation do Middlesbrough play?

Middlesbrough have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Lincoln City play?

Lincoln City have used a 3-4-2-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-2-1.

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