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Middlesbrough vs Lincoln 2-1

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

2-1

FT

Lincoln crestLincoln
  • W. Lankshear62'
  • W. Lankshear90+1'
  • A. Reach12'
Kick-off
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
Referee
Robert Madley, England

Match timeline

  1. 90+2’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnT. Bayliss ONA. Reach OFF
  2. 90+2’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnA. Coubis ONT. Darikwa OFF
  3. 90+2’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughA. Jones ONM. Whittaker OFF
  4. 90+1’Goal!Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughW. LankshearAssist: R. McGree2 – 1
  5. 89’Yellow cardLincoln crestLincolnT. Olaofe
  6. 71’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughJ. Sarmiento ONK. Joseph OFF
  7. 71’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnR. Hackett-Fairchild ONB. House OFF
  8. 63’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughR. McGree ONA. Kante OFF
Show 7 earlier events
  1. 63’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughM. Peart-Harris ONL. Castledine OFF
  2. 63’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughM. Arfsten ONNeto Borges OFF
  3. 62’Goal!Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughW. Lankshear1 – 1
  4. 59’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnT. Olaofe ONF. Draper OFF
  5. 59’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnR. Street OND. Jefferies OFF
  6. 36’Yellow cardLincoln crestLincolnF. Draper
  7. 12’Goal!Lincoln crestLincolnA. ReachAssist: T. Darikwa0 – 1
  8. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughLincolnLincoln crest
  • 78%Possession22%
  • 22Shots10
  • 2.26xG0.62
  • 7Shots on Target2
  • 5Corners5
  • 89%Pass Accuracy57%
  • 0Offsides4
  • 0Saves5
  • 623Passes172
  • 12Fouls11
  • 0Yellow Cards2

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough4 - 2 - 2 - 2

  1. 1Vitek
  2. 2Brittain
  3. 12Ayling
  4. 29Malanda
  5. 30Borges
  6. 42Kanté
  7. 6Berhalter
  8. 11Whittaker
  9. 19Castledine
  10. 7Lankshear
  11. 22Joseph

Substitutions

  1. 63’↑8 Riley McGree↓42 Abdoulaye Kanté
  2. 63’↑14 Myles Peart-Harris↓19 Leo Castledine
  3. 63’↑17 Maximilian Arfsten↓30 Neto Borges
  4. 71’↑16 Jeremy Sarmiento↓22 Kyle Joseph
  5. 90+2’↑5 Alfie Jones↓11 Morgan Whittaker

Unused substitutes 31 Solomon Brynn, 25 George Edmundson, 46 Finlay Cartwright, 44 Cruz Ibeh

Coach Kim Hellberg

Lincoln crestLincoln5 - 3 - 2

  1. 1Wickens
  2. 2Darikwa
  3. 22Hamer
  4. 6Towler
  5. 25Elerewe
  6. 3Reach
  7. 16Jefferies
  8. 14McGrandles
  9. 24Varfolomeev
  10. 34Draper
  11. 18House

Substitutions

  1. 59’↑ T. Olaofe↓34 Freddie Draper
  2. 59’↑17 Robert Street↓16 Dom Jefferies
  3. 71’↑7 Reeco Hackett-Fairchild↓18 Ben House
  4. 90+2’↑8 Tom Bayliss↓3 Adam Reach
  5. 90+2’↑4 Andrei Coubiș↓2 Tendayi Darikwa

Unused substitutes 46 Joe Gauci, 23 Joshua Honohan, 20 Callum Elder, 10 Mason Melia, 19 Isaac Olaofe

Match facts

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Date
Sat, 15 Aug 2026
Kick-off
14:00 (UTC)
Referee
Robert Madley, England
Middlesbrough coach
Kim Hellberg

League table

EFL Championship - English Second Tier

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#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Birmingham crestBirmingham15852+1429
2Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough15852+1129
3Stoke City crestStoke City15924+629
4Wolves crestWolves15843+828
5West Brom crestWest Brom15843+828
21Lincoln crestLincoln15438-1115

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What happened

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Middlesbrough beat Lincoln 2-1 in the EFL Championship - English Second Tier.

W. Lankshear 62', 90+1' scored for Middlesbrough, A. Reach 12' for Lincoln.

Middlesbrough had 78% of the ball to Lincoln's 22%; the sides had 22 and 10 shots (7 and 2 on target).

The referee showed 2 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
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15 events

  1. 12’Goal!Lincoln crestLincolnA. ReachAssist: T. Darikwa0 – 1
  2. 36’Yellow cardLincoln crestLincolnF. Draper
  3. 59’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnT. Olaofe ONF. Draper OFF
  4. 59’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnR. Street OND. Jefferies OFF
  5. 62’Goal!Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughW. Lankshear1 – 1
  6. 63’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughR. McGree ONA. Kante OFF
  7. 63’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughM. Peart-Harris ONL. Castledine OFF
  8. 63’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughM. Arfsten ONNeto Borges OFF
  9. 71’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughJ. Sarmiento ONK. Joseph OFF
  10. 71’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnR. Hackett-Fairchild ONB. House OFF
  11. 89’Yellow cardLincoln crestLincolnT. Olaofe
  12. 90+1’Goal!Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughW. LankshearAssist: R. McGree2 – 1
  13. 90+2’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnT. Bayliss ONA. Reach OFF
  14. 90+2’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnA. Coubis ONT. Darikwa OFF
  15. 90+2’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughA. Jones ONM. Whittaker OFF