FLEETWOOD. Lincoln City conquers Fleetwood Town 1-0 after A. Mitchell scored just 1 goal (6′). Fleetwood Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

Aristote Nsiala received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Fleetwood Town lost the match.

The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,022 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Reeves who was helped by Johnathon Bickerdike and Alex Gray. The 4th official was Lewis Raper. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.48 degrees Celsius or 50.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fleetwood Town had a superior ball possession 57% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fleetwood Town was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Lincoln City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Fleetwood Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Fleetwood Town received 3 yellow cards (Josh Vela, Scott Robertson and Xavier Simons). Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City received 4 yellow cards (Hakeeb Adelakun, Lasse Sörensen, Lukas Jensen and Ethan Hamilton).

(Fleetwood Town) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Standings

After playing this contest, Fleetwood Town will stay with 8 points like Wigan Athletic to sit in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City will have 18 points like Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Leyton Orient and Port Vale to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will host Derby County on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head record.

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).

Fleetwood Town – Formation

Fleetwood Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch (7.0), Carl Johnston (7.5), Aristote Nsiala (6.6), Mohammed Olabosun Lawal (7.3), Josh Earl (7.5), Junior Quitirna (7.5), Xavier Simons (6.7), Danny Mayor (6.4), Adam Montgomery (6.8), Josh Vela (6.7) and Jack Marriott (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jayden Stockley, Scott Robertson (7.0), Stephen McMullan, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu, Kabongo Tshimanga (6.8), Promise Omochere (6.4), Ryan Broom (6.3) and Connor Teale.

Fleetwood Town could not rely on the presence of Ryan Broom (injured) and Promise Omochere (injured).

Substitutions

Fleetwood Town made 4 changes: Carl Johnston for Ryan Broom (76′), Adam Montgomery for Kabongo Tshimanga (46′), Mohammed Olabosun Lawal for Promise Omochere (90′) and Xavier Simons for Scott Robertson (70′).

Best player: Junior Quitirna​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fleetwood Town was Junior Quitirna.

His rating is (7.5) with 32 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 7 crosses.

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Mark Kennedy played with: Lukas Jensen (7.9), Paudie O’Connor (7.3), Adam Jackson (7.3), Alex Mitchell (8.1), Lasse Sörensen (6.8), Ethan Hamilton (7.5), Ethan Erhahon (7.5), Jack Burroughs (6.3), Alistair Smith (6.7), Teddy Bishop (7.5) and Reeco Hackett (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Dylan Duffy, Jordan Wright, Hakeeb Adelakun (7.3), Jovon Makama (6.8), Sean Roughan (7.3), Jack Vale and Timothy Eyoma.

Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of Jovon Makama (injured).

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 3 changes: Teddy Bishop for Hakeeb Adelakun (82′), Reeco Hackett for Jovon Makama (49′) and Jack Burroughs for Sean Roughan (67′).

Best player: Alex Mitchell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lincoln City was Alex Mitchell.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 40 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Stevenage – Port Vale – 0-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Derby County – 1-0
• Portsmouth – Carlisle United – 1-0
• Peterborough United – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
• Oxford United – Blackpool – 1-1
• Leyton Orient – Barnsley – 1-1
• Fleetwood Town – Lincoln City – 0-1
• Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
• Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 1-0
• Charlton Athletic – Reading – 4-0
• Burton Albion – Bristol Rovers – 4-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Northampton Town – 2-1