ACCRINGTON. Lincoln City was ultimately too much to handle for Accrington Stanley with the goal of Ben House (24′), S. Roughan (55′) and Teddy Bishop (58′).

The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss with the assistance of Ivan Stankovic and Simon Clayton. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Accrington Stanley

0 - 3

Lincoln City

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 7 Total 23
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 15
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 86 Attack 106
  • 24 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Accrington Stanley was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Lincoln City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lincoln City was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lincoln City won the match.​

Accrington Stanley shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Lincoln City shot 23 times, 7 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Doug Tharme and Josh Woods). On the opposite side, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (Ben House and Paudie O’Connor).

(Accrington Stanley) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).

Match Timeline

24'
Ben House(goal)Teddy Bishop
39'
43'
55'
S. Roughan(goal)
56'
58'
Teddy Bishop(goal)Jack Diamond
Dan Martin- sub ->Tommy Leigh
58'
Sebastian Quirk- sub ->N. Butler-Oyedeji
59'
60'
Ben House- Yellow
63'
Lasse Sørensen- sub ->Teddy Bishop
66'
Leslie Adekoya- sub ->Aaron Pressley
75'
Josh Woods- sub ->Shaun Whalley
75'
Josh Woods- Yellow
75'
77'
77'
89'
Paudie O'Connor - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Plymouth Argyle
101
46
Ipswich Town
98
46
Sheffield Wednesday
96
46
Barnsley
86
46
Bolton Wanderers
81
46
Peterborough United
77
46
Derby County
76
46
Portsmouth
70
46
Wycombe Wanderers
69
46
Charlton Athletic
62
46
Lincoln City
62
46
Shrewsbury Town
59
46
Fleetwood Town
58
46
Exeter City
56
46
Burton Albion
56
46
Cheltenham Town
54
46
Bristol Rovers
53
46
Port Vale
49
46
Oxford United
47
46
Cambridge United
46
46
Milton Keynes Dons
45
46
Morecambe
44
46
Accrington Stanley
44
46
Forest Green Rovers
27
46

After playing this match, Accrington Stanley will stay with 25 points like Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Cambridge United to sit in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City will have 31 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will play away against Oxford United on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of May with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley
G
Toby Savin 40.England
D
Rosaire Longelo 14.England
D
Harvey Rodgers 16.England
D
R. Astley 5.Wales
43'
D
Doug Tharme 34.Wales
39'
M
Sean McConville 11.England
M
Liam Coyle 6.England
M
Tommy Leigh 8.England
58'
F
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 18.England
59'
F
Shaun Whalley 7.England
75'
F
Aaron Pressley 20.Scotland
75'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Jensen 1.Denmark
D
Harry Perritt 21.England
43' 56'
M
Sebastian Quirk 25.England
59'
M
Dan Martin 22.England
58'
F
Leslie Adekoya 42.England
75'
F
Jack Nolan 17.England
F
Josh Woods 39.England
75' 75'

Accrington Stanley started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Toby Savin, Rosaire Longelo-Mbule, Harvey Rodgers, Ryan Astley, Sean McConville, Liam Coyle, Douglas Tharme, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, T. Leigh, Shaun James Whalley and Aaron Presley.

The home team had on the bench: Leslie Adekoya, Lukas Jensen, Harrison Perritt, Jack Nolan, Sebastian Quirk, Josh Woods and Dan Martin.

Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Harry Perritt (injured).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 4 changes: R. Astley for Harry Perritt (43′), N. Butler-Oyedeji for Sebastian Quirk (59′), Aaron Pressley for Leslie Adekoya (75′) and Shaun Whalley for Josh Woods (75′).

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City
G
Carl Rushworth 1.England
D
Adam Jackson 5.England
D
Regan Poole 2.Wales
D
Paudie O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland
89'
D
Lewis Montsma 4.Netherlands
D
S. Roughan 24.England
77' 55'
M
Teddy Bishop 10.England
63' 58'
M
Ethan Erhahon 12.Scotland
F
Olamide Shodipo 11.Republic of Ireland
66'
F
Jack Diamond 27.England
77'
F
Ben House 18.Scotland
60' 24'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Wright 29.England
D
Timothy Eyoma 22.England
D
Harry Boyes 3.England
77'
M
Lasse Sørensen 21.Denmark
63'
M
Daniel Mândroiu 19.Republic of Ireland
F
Luke Plange 9.England
77'
F
Charles Vernam 7.England
66'

Lincoln City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Mark Kennedy played with: Carl Rushworth, Adam Jackson, Regan Poole, Paudie O’Connor, Lewis Montsma, Sean Roughan, Teddy Bishop, Ethan Erhahon, Olamide Shodipo, Jack Diamond and Ben House.

These were the players on the bench: Luke Plange, Charles Vernam, Timothy Eyoma, Lasse Sørensen, Jordan Wright, Harry Boyes and Daniel Mandroiu.

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 4 changes: Teddy Bishop for Lasse Sorensen (63′), Olamide Shodipo for Charles Vernam (66′), S. Roughan for Harry Boyes (77′) and Jack Diamond for Luke Plange (77′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​