Lincoln City vs Southampton — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

Lincoln CityRank 12

5 SEPT

1:1

SouthamptonRank 13

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal44'

Welington (assist: James Ward-Prowse) · Left foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal87'

Mikkel Ladefoged (assist: Reeco Hackett) · Header 1-1

Man of the match

James Ward-ProwseSouthampton8.3

Expected goals (xG)

Lincoln CityxGSouthampton

2.890.76

Trends

season

Win %

38%50%

Over 1.5 %

50%100%

Over 2.5 %

38%75%

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TV stations

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Wales

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Venue

LNER StadiumLincoln · 10,780 seats

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Conditions

Weatherscattered clouds
RefereeAndrew Kitchen
1st AssistantDarren Williams
2nd AssistantC. Gough
4th OfficialBen Toner

Pressure index

Lincoln CitySouthampton

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card43'

Conor McGrandles · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal44'

Welington (assist: James Ward-Prowse) · Left foot shot 0-1

Yellow card54'

Chris Cohen · Argument

PLAYER

Yellow card56'

Ivan Varfolomeev · Foul

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Divin Mubama · Out: Cyle Larin

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Samuel Edozie · Out: Léo Scienza

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Reeco Hackett · Out: Sonny Bradley

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Yunus Konak · Out: Ivan Varfolomeev

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Mikkel Ladefoged · Out: Rob Street

PLAYER

Yellow card75'

Freddie Draper · Foul

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Tom Bayliss · Out: Conor McGrandles

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Chiedozie Ogbene · Out: Ben House

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Lewis Dobbin · Out: Finn Azaz

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Ryan Manning · Out: Welington

OUT

Substitution84'

In: Nathan Wood · Out: Kuryu Matsuki

GOAL

AST

Goal87'

Mikkel Ladefoged (assist: Reeco Hackett) · Header 1-1

Ball positions

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Commentary

90+4′Yunus Emre Konak attempts a header but misses the shot.
90+2′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
90+1′Corner awarded.
Match ends with a score of 1-1.
90+1′Divin Mubama takes a header shot but misses.
90′Lewis Dobbin takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
87′Shot - Mikkel Ladefoged Head Shot Goal
87′Goal! Mikkel Ladefoged scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Reeco Hackett-Fairchild.
84′Nathan Wood-Gordon is substituted off for Kuryu Matsuki.
84′Mikkel Ladefoged takes a right-footed shot but misses.
83′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
81′Corner awarded.
80′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
78′Ryan Manning replaces Wellington Santos.
78′Lewis Dobbin is on, and Finn Azaz is off.
77′Andrei Coubis takes a right-footed shot but misses.
76′Chiedozie Ogbene comes on for Ben House.
76′Tom Bayliss is on, and Conor McGrandles is off.
75′Freddie Draper receives a yellow card.
69′Corner awarded.
64′Mikkel Ladefoged is on, and Robert Street is off.
64′Reeco Hackett-Fairchild replaces Sonny Bradley.
64′Yunus Emre Konak comes on for Ivan Varfolomeev.
63′Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie is on, and Leo Scienza is off.
62′Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
62′Leo Scienza takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
60′Leo Scienza takes a shot with his right foot, but it hits the post.
57′Corner awarded.
56′Yellow card issued to Ivan Varfolomeev.
56′Cyle Larin takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
56′Deji Elerewe takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
55′Leo Scienza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
50′Corner awarded.
47′Kuryu Matsuki takes a left-footed shot but misses.
45+3′Robert Street takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
45+3′Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
45+2′Freddie Draper takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
44′Wellington Santos scores with a left-footed shot.
44′Goal! Wellington Santos scores to make it 1-0, assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
43′Yellow card issued to Conor McGrandles.
42′Keven Schlotterbeck attempts a header but misses the shot.
41′Shot - Ben House Head Shot Missed
39′James Ward-Prowse takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
39′Corner awarded.
39′Leo Scienza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
37′Finn Azaz takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
35′Offside.
33′Ben House takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
33′Corner awarded.
30′Cyle Larin attempts a header but misses the shot.
28′Shot - Adam Reach Head Shot Missed
26′James Ward-Prowse takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
22′Corner awarded.
17′Andrei Coubis takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
15′Robert Street takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
14′Finn Azaz takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
12′Kuryu Matsuki takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
5′Freddie Draper takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
2′Corner awarded.
1′Andrei Coubis takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
1′Robert Street's header is blocked.
1′Andrei Coubis takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
1′Kick-off! The referee is Andrew Kitchen.

Match statistics

LNCSOU

Possession and passing

39%Possession61%

75%Pass accuracy88%

318Passes511

239Successful Passes451

90Ball Safe107

15Key Passes14

5 more

77Long Passes51

47%Long-pass accuracy51%

5Substitutions5

36Successful Long Passes26

17Throw-ins20

Attack

1Goals1

19Shots Total16

5Shots On Target4

3Big Chances Created0

4Corners6

48Dangerous Attacks41

14 more

6Accurate Crosses5

70Attacks95

2Big Chances Missed0

7Dribble Attempts12

55Duels Won45

12Goal Attempts11

0Offsides1

6Shots Blocked3

16Shots inside the box7

8Shots Off Target9

3Shots outside the box9

86%Successful dribbles58%

6Successful Dribbles7

17Total Crosses17

Defence and discipline

2Saves4

17Tackles8

7Interceptions5

14Fouls10

3Yellow cards0

10Free Kicks14

2 more

8Goal Kicks11

11Tackles Won4

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

23Successful Headers17

1Assists1

0Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

A. KitchenPer-match averages this season · 5 matches · career: 95

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.00	2.20	1.80	3.01
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.05
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03
Penalties	0.20	0.20	0.00	0.18

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Lincoln CityxGSouthampton

2.890.76

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

2.810.40

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

2.890.76

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

2.360.55

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.520.21

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.250.14

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.03

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.540.33

Starting XI

SouthamptonFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €66M9/11

Tonda Eckert

Lincoln CityFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €11M5/11

Chris Cohen

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Lincoln City€11Mstarting XI · 5/11€35Mwith bench · 11/20

Southampton€66Mstarting XI · 9/11€95Mwith bench · 14/20

Southampton's starting XI cost €55M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Lincoln City — bench

Reeco HackettMidfielder7.4 8

Tom BaylissMidfielder · €2.2M (2019)6.7 11

Mikkel LadefogedAttacker · €5M (2026)7.5 16

Dom JefferiesMidfielder19

Tanto OlaofeAttacker20

Callum ElderDefender · €1.5M (2019)26

Yunus KonakMidfielder · €4.5M (2024)6.5 27

Chiedozie OgbeneAttacker · €9.5M (2024)6.7 46

Joe GauciGoalkeeper · €1.5M (2024)

Southampton — bench

Ryan ManningDefender · €278K (2020)6.5 6

Zach AbbottDefender11

Lewis DobbinAttacker · €11M (2026)6.8 15

Nathan WoodDefender6.1 18

Tom FellowsMidfielder · €9.3M (2025)23

Samuel EdozieMidfielder · €8M (2022)6.2 25

George LongGoalkeeper26

Cameron BraggMidfielder28

Divin MubamaAttacker · €1.4M (2024)6.2

Player statistics

Lincoln City starters then subs, by rating

Andrei Coubiș#4 · Midfielder · 90′7.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 1
Chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.35
xGoT: 0.29

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 27/32
Pass accuracy: 88%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 6
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/3
Long balls (won/total): 2/4

Possession & duels

Touches: 61
Duels (won/total): 4/10
Aerials won: 1
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 11
Ball recoveries: 5

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 2
Clearances: 2
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Josh Honohan🩹 injury · Pubalgia	injury · Pubalgia	1 Aug 2026
Tendayi Darikwa🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	30 Jun 2027

Player	Reason	Back
Mads Roerslev🩹 injury · Knee Injury	injury · Knee Injury	unknown
Caspar Jander🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	unknown

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Lincoln City	4.1024.39%	4.0025%
Draw	3.7526.67%	3.7526.67%
Southampton	1.8055.56%	1.8055.56%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Lincoln City or Draw	1.9551.28%	1.9750.76%
Lincoln City or Southampton	1.2580%	1.2580%
Draw or Southampton	1.2281.83%	1.2381.3%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2083.33%
0–1 goals	–	4.2023.81%
3+ goals	1.6660.02%	1.6859.52%
0–2 goals	2.2045.45%	2.0748.31%
4+ goals	–	2.7536.36%
0–3 goals	–	1.4170.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Lincoln City	4.5022.22%	4.0025%
Draw	2.4041.67%	2.2843.86%
Southampton	2.3043.48%	2.2544.44%

Outcome	bet365
LNC → LNC	6.5015.38%
LNC → X	15.006.67%
LNC → SOU	21.004.76%
X → LNC	9.0011.11%
X → X	6.0016.67%
X → SOU	5.0020%
SOU → LNC	29.003.45%
SOU → X	13.007.69%
SOU → SOU	2.8734.78%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.7526.67%
6 - 8	3.6027.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.4967.11%
0–2 cards	–	2.3842.02%
4+ cards	2.0050%	2.1047.62%
0–3 cards	1.7257.9%	1.6361.35%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6161.92%	1.6261.73%
No	2.2045.45%	2.1646.3%