English League Championship

Bristol City vs Lincoln City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bristol City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Lincoln City
    • 53': Freddie Draper

    About

    Bristol City are hosting Lincoln City at Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City).
    • 3': Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
    • 4': Attempt saved. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Ben House.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Foul by Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City).
    • 6': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
    • 6': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Scott Twine.
    • 6': Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
    • 9': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Conor McGrandles.
    • 9': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryley Towler.
    • 10': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by George Wickens.
    • 11': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Adam Reach (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Jed Wallace (Bristol City).
    • 14': Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
    • 14': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Ben House (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
    • 15': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryley Towler.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 16': Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
    • 18': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
    • 20': Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 21': Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
    • 21': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City).
    • 22': Gibson Yah (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Adam Reach (Lincoln City).
    • 24': Jed Wallace (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
    • 27': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dom Jefferies with a cross.
    • 28': Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Offside, Lincoln City. Ben House is caught offside.
    • 29': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dom Jefferies.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
    • 30': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Gibson Yah (Bristol City).
    • 32': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
    • 33': Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
    • 33': Sam Tickle (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City).
    • 37': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
    • 41': Ben House (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
    • 41': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 42': Foul by Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City).
    • 42': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Adam Reach (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Jed Wallace (Bristol City).
    • 45': Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
    • 45': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Lincoln City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Lincoln City 0.
    • 47': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Yu Hirakawa.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Freddie Draper.
    • 51': Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
    • 53': Foul by Ryley Towler (Lincoln City).
    • 53': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Goal! Bristol City 0, Lincoln City 1. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben House.
    • 54': Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
    • 56': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 59': Substitution, Bristol City. Dom Ballard replaces Jed Wallace.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Dom Ballard.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross.
    • 60': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryley Towler.
    • 61': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Freddie Draper.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Lincoln City. Reeco Hackett replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
    • 65': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Adam Reach.
    • 67': Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
    • 68': Foul by Ryley Towler (Lincoln City).
    • 68': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Ryley Towler (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
    • 69': George Wickens (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Substitution, Lincoln City. Rob Street replaces Freddie Draper.
    • 71': Substitution, Lincoln City. Daniel Oyegoke replaces Adam Reach.
    • 71': Foul by Rob Street (Lincoln City).
    • 71': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Rob Atkinson replaces Rob Dickie because of an injury.
    • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Greenwood replaces Scott Twine.
    • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Elijah Adebayo replaces Lorent Tolaj.
    • 77': Foul by Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City).
    • 77': Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Deji Elerewe.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lisav Eissat.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by George Wickens (Lincoln City).
    • 80': Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Daniel Oyegoke (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Varfolomeev.
    • 83': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Daniel Oyegoke.
    • 83': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Lincoln City).
    • 83': Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
    • 86': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryley Towler.
    • 86': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Cameron Pring.
    • 87': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Rob Street.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Handball by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo with a headed pass.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Ivan Varfolomeev.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
    • 90'+7': Gibson Yah (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Offside, Lincoln City. Rob Street is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Lincoln City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 0, Lincoln City 1.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 13
    5 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 13
    4 Saves 2
    32.6 Possession 67.4
    9 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    159 Accurate Passes 431
    249 Passes 515
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 9
    16 Crosses 32
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    62 Long Balls 41
    17 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 3
    15 Tackles 8
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    19 Interceptions 8
    41 Effective Clearances 39
    41 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ashton Gate
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 18,666

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
    2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
    3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Tickle (GK)
    2 Lisav Eissat Yellow Card
    16 Robert Dickie
    3 Cameron Pring
    21 Rio Cardines
    10 Scott Twine
    27 Gibson Yah
    12 Jason Knight
    9 Lorent Tolaj Yellow Card
    7 Yu Hirakawa
    17 Jed Wallace
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Sam Greenwood, Dominic Ballard, Elijah Adebayo, Adam Randell, Bradley Collins, George Tanner, Robert Atkinson, Noah Eile, Sam Bell.

    LCN Lincoln City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 George Wickens (GK) Yellow Card
    15 Sonny Bradley
    6 Ryley Towler Yellow Card
    25 Ayodeji Elerewe Yellow Card
    14 Conor McGrandles
    24 Ivan Varfolomeev
    3 Adam Reach
    16 Dom Jefferies
    34 Freddie Draper Yellow Card
    27 Chiedozie Ogbene
    18 Ben House Yellow Card
    Lincoln City Substitutes:
    Joe Gauci, Isaac Olaofe, Robert Street, Tom Bayliss, Andrei Coubis, Daniel Oyegoke, Recco Hackett-Fairchild, Yunus Konak, Mikkel Ladefoged.

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