LINCOLN. Cambridge United snatched a late win Lincoln City 1-0 after J. Ironside scored just 1 goal (90′). Lincoln City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the help of Paul Graham and Mark Jones. The 4th official was David Hunt. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -10.7 degrees Celsius or 12.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 9 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 111
- 73 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Lincoln City had a superior ball possession 57% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lincoln City was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, Cambridge United managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lincoln City shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lincoln City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Cambridge United received 1 yellow card (J. Brophy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Lincoln City will stay with 28 points like Fleetwood Town to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Cambridge United will have 30 points like Charlton Athletic and Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will play away with Plymouth Argyle on the 22nd of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Plymouth Argyle (2 draws).
Cambridge United will host Crewe Alexandra on the 22nd of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Cambridge United (2 draws).
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
85'
Lincoln City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Joshua Griffiths , Teddy Bishop , Timothy Eyoma , Regan Poole , Cohen Bramall , Morgan Whittaker , Conor McGrandles , Lewis Fiorini , Anthony Scully , Chris Maguire and Liam Cullen .
The home team had on the bench: Max Sanders , Max Melbourne , Hakeeb Adelakun , S. Long, J. Robson and L. Sørensen.
Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of M. Melbourne (injured).
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 3 changes: L. Fiorini for M. H. Sanders (79′), L. Cullen for H. Adelakun (85′) and T. Bishop for M. Melbourne (85′).
Best player: Cohen Bramall
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was Cohen Bramall.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Cambridge United – Formation
Cambridge United
71'
90'
Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Bonner played with: Dimitar Mitov , Jubril Okedina , Sam Sherring , Jack Iredale , Harrison Dunk , Ben Worman , Paul Digby , Sam Smith , Adam May , James Brophy and Joe Ironside .
The following players were sitting on the bench: L. O’Neil, W. Mannion, L. Bennett, Harvey Knibbs , J. Lankester, T. Dickens and Wesley Hoolahan .
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 3 changes: B. Worman for W. Hoolahan (61′), S. Smith for H. Knibbs (82′) and J. Brophy for J. Lankester (90′).
Best player: Dimitar Mitov
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was the goalkeeper: Dimitar Mitov. His rating is 8.30. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 0-0
- Accrington Stanley – Sunderland – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 2-0
- Cheltenham Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Rotherham United – 1-0
- Gillingham – Burton Albion – 1-3
- Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 0-1
- Portsmouth – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 4-2
- Wycombe Wanderers – Oxford United – 2-0
