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Middlesbrough v Lincoln 2-1 · EFL Championship - English Second Tier

EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Middlesbrough
FT

2-1

  • W. Lankshear62'
  • W. Lankshear90+1'
  • A. Reach12'
Lincoln
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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.

Key stats

Possession

78%22%

Shots

2210

xG

2.260.62

Shots on Target

72

Corners

55

Pass Accuracy

89%57%

Match timeline

  1. 90+2’SubstitutionA. Reach · On: T. Bayliss
  2. 90+2’SubstitutionT. Darikwa · On: A. Coubis
  3. 90+2’SubstitutionM. Whittaker · On: A. Jones
  4. 90+1’W. LankshearMiddlesbrough · assist R. McGree2–1
  5. 89’Yellow cardT. Olaofe
  6. 71’SubstitutionK. Joseph · On: J. Sarmiento
  7. 71’SubstitutionB. House · On: R. Hackett-Fairchild
  8. 63’SubstitutionA. Kante · On: R. McGree
  9. 63’SubstitutionL. Castledine · On: M. Peart-Harris
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Team stats comparison

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

Match info

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Referee
Robert Madley, England
Middlesbrough coach
Kim Hellberg

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:middlesbrough-vs-lincoln-championship-2026-08-15

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Middlesbrough4-2-2-2

Starting XI

  • 1Radek VitekGK
  • 2Callum BrittainDF
  • 12Luke AylingDF
  • 29Adilson MalandaDF
  • 30Neto Borges ↓DF
  • 42Abdoulaye KantéMF
  • 6Sebastian BerhalterMF
  • 11Morgan WhittakerMF
  • 19Leo CastledineMF
  • 7Will LankshearFW
  • 22Kyle JosephFW

Bench

  • 31Solomon Brynn
  • 25George Edmundson
  • 5Alfie Jones
  • 17Maximilian Arfsten
  • 16Jeremy Sarmiento
  • 14Myles Peart-Harris
  • 46Finlay Cartwright
  • 8Riley McGree
  • 44Cruz Ibeh

Coach · Kim Hellberg

1. Radek Vitek (GK)1Vitek2. Callum Brittain (DF)2Brittain12. Luke Ayling (DF)12Ayling29. Adilson Malanda (DF)29Malanda30. Neto Borges (DF)30Borges42. Abdoulaye Kanté (MF)42Kanté6. Sebastian Berhalter (MF)6Berhalter11. Morgan Whittaker (MF)11Whittaker19. Leo Castledine (MF)19Castledine7. Will Lankshear (FW)7Lankshear22. Kyle Joseph (FW)22Joseph1. George Wickens (GK)1Wickens2. Tendayi Darikwa (DF)2Darikwa22. Thomas Hamer (DF)22Hamer6. Ryley Towler (DF)6Towler25. Deji Elerewe (DF)25Elerewe3. Adam Reach (DF)3Reach16. Dom Jefferies (MF)16Jefferies14. Conor McGrandles (MF)14McGrandles24. Ivan Varfolomeev (MF)24Varfolomeev34. Freddie Draper (FW)34Draper18. Ben House (FW)18House
  • Middlesbrough
  • Lincoln

Lincoln5-3-2

Starting XI

  • 1George WickensGK
  • 2Tendayi DarikwaDF
  • 22Thomas HamerDF
  • 6Ryley TowlerDF
  • 25Deji ElereweDF
  • 3Adam ReachDF
  • 16Dom JefferiesMF
  • 14Conor McGrandlesMF
  • 24Ivan VarfolomeevMF
  • 34Freddie DraperFW
  • 18Ben HouseFW

Bench

  • 46Joe Gauci
  • 4Andrei Coubiș
  • 23Joshua Honohan
  • 8Tom Bayliss
  • 7Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
  • 20Callum Elder
  • 10Mason Melia
  • 19Isaac Olaofe
  • 17Robert Street

EFL Championship - English Second Tier table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Swansea5320+611
2Middlesbrough5311+310
3QPR5311+310
4Bristol City5311+210
5West Brom5311+210
18Lincoln5122-25
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Full timeline

15 events

  1. 12’A. ReachLincoln · assist T. Darikwa0–1
  2. 36’Yellow cardF. Draper
  3. 59’SubstitutionF. Draper · On: T. Olaofe
  4. 59’SubstitutionD. Jefferies · On: R. Street
  5. 62’W. LankshearMiddlesbrough1–1
  6. 63’SubstitutionA. Kante · On: R. McGree
  7. 63’SubstitutionL. Castledine · On: M. Peart-Harris
  8. 63’SubstitutionNeto Borges · On: M. Arfsten
  9. 71’SubstitutionK. Joseph · On: J. Sarmiento
  10. 71’SubstitutionB. House · On: R. Hackett-Fairchild
  11. 89’Yellow cardT. Olaofe
  12. 90+1’W. LankshearMiddlesbrough · assist R. McGree2–1
  13. 90+2’SubstitutionA. Reach · On: T. Bayliss
  14. 90+2’SubstitutionT. Darikwa · On: A. Coubis
  15. 90+2’SubstitutionM. Whittaker · On: A. Jones

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