PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth was capable to turn the tables against Lincoln City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Lincoln City to strike first with an early goal of Hakeeb Adelakun at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 8′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Regan Poole gave the win to Portsmouth in the 45′ minute. Portsmouth was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 17,748 spectators. The referee was Paul Howard with the support of James Vallance and Conor Farrell. The 4th official was Neil Hair. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.87 degrees Celsius or 64.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 3 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 141 Attack 85
- 66 Dangerous attack 34
- 137 Ball safe 114
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Portsmouth was in firm control of the ball 68% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.
Portsmouth shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Lincoln City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards (Marlon Pack, Joe Morrell and Alex Robertson). On the opposite side, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (Ethan Erhahon and Reeco Hackett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Portsmouth will have 19 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City will stay with 12 points like Bristol Rovers and Blackpool to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away with Cheltenham Town on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).
Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of January with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Will Norris , Joe Rafferty , Regan Poole , Conor Shaughnessy , Jack Sparkes , Marlon Pack , Joe Morrell , Paddy Lane , Alex Robertson , Abu Kamara and Colby Bishop .
The home team had on the bench: Ryley Towler, Gavin Whyte , Ben Stevenson, Sean Raggett, Terry Devlin , Faustino Anjorin and Ryan Schofield.
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 5 changes: Alex Robertson for Faustino Anjorin (74′), Abu Kamara for Gavin Whyte (74′), Paddy Lane for Terry Devlin (87′), Jack Sparkes for Ryley Towler (90′) and Joe Morrell for Sean Raggett (90′).
Best player: Regan Poole
The player that probably impressed the most for Portsmouth was Regan Poole.
His rating is with 1 goal, 109 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mark Kennedy played with: Lukas Jensen , Adam Jackson , Paudie O’Connor , Sean Roughan , Lasse Sörensen , Ethan Hamilton , Ethan Erhahon , Jack Burroughs , Reeco Hackett , Hakeeb Adelakun and Teddy Bishop .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jaden Brown , Alistair Smith , Jordan Wright, Dylan Duffy , Timothy Eyoma, Alex Mitchell and Jovon Makama .
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 5 changes: Teddy Bishop for Alistair Smith (75′), Hakeeb Adelakun for Dylan Duffy (75′), Jack Burroughs for Jaden Brown (84′), Sean Roughan for Alex Mitchell (84′) and Reeco Hackett for Jovon Makama (75′).
Best player: Hakeeb Adelakun
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was Hakeeb Adelakun.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Portsmouth – Lincoln City – 2-1
- Oxford United – Exeter City – 3-0
- Northampton Town – Barnsley – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
- Cheltenham Town – Stevenage – 0-3
- Charlton Athletic – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-1
- Carlisle United – Derby County – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Port Vale – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Bristol Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 4-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Blackpool – Reading – 4-1