LINCOLN. Wycombe Wanderers managed to capture a draw against Lincoln City with a late goal from C. Forino-Joseph scored in the (85′) after Lincoln City got a lead with a goal from L. Cullen (5′). Wycombe Wanderers was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

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 Oliver Yates who was helped by Ian Smedley and Wayne Grunnill. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -11.9 degrees Celsius or 10.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Lincoln City

1 - 1

Wycombe Wanderers

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 7 Total 27
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 21
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 50 Attack 130
  • 20 Dangerous attack 65
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 16
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Wycombe Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 59% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wycombe Wanderers was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Wycombe Wanderers to win the match​.

Lincoln City shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Wycombe Wanderers shot 27 times, 6 on target, 21 off target.

Cards

Lincoln City received 5 yellow cards (C. Bramall, J. Griffiths, C. Maguire, J. Marquis and C. McGrandles). Talking about the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (J. Scowen and ).

Also, Wycombe Wanderers didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Scowen (Wycombe Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

5'
20'
Josh Scowen- Yellow
63'
63'
Brandon Hanlan - sub ->G. McCleary
64'
David Wheeler- sub ->L. Wing
68'
74'
78'
83'
85'
Chris Forino (goal)
86'
Ben House- sub ->L. Cullen
90'
90'
Josh Scowen(yellowred)
Conor McGrandles- Yellow
90'
Conor McGrandles- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this encounter, Lincoln City will have 35 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers will have 54 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will play away with Fleetwood Town on the 19th of February with a 2-2 head to head record.

Wycombe Wanderers will host Cheltenham Town on the 19th of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (6 draws).

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City
G
Joshua Griffiths 1.England
6.9
68'
D
Regan Poole 2.Wales
6.9
D
Timothy Eyoma 22.England
6.8
D
Cohen Bramall 15.England
6.2
63'
D
B. Norton-Cuffy 20.England
7.3
M
Conor McGrandles 18.Scotland
6.6
90'
M
Anthony Scully 11.Republic of Ireland
6.8
86'
M
Max Sanders 6.England
6.4
M
Chris Maguire 10.Scotland
7.3
74'
M
Liam Cullen 8.Wales
7.1
90' 5'
F
J. Marquis 27.England
6.8
83'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Wright 29.England
D
Jamie Robson 24.Scotland
D
Max Melbourne 3.England
M
Lasse Sørensen 21.Denmark
M
L. Fiorini 19.Scotland
F
Morgan Whittaker 7.England
86'
F
Ben House 17.Scotland
90'

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

The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: J. Griffiths (6.9), B. Norton-Cuffy (7.3), T. Eyoma (6.8), R. Poole (6.9), C. Bramall (6.2), C. McGrandles (6.6), M. Sanders (6.4), Liam Cullen (7.1), Chris Maguire (7.3), A. Scully (6.8) and John Marquis (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: J. Wright, Morgan Whittaker, L. Sørensen, L. Fiorini, B. House, J. Robson and M. Melbourne.

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 2 changes: A. Scully for M. Whittaker (86′) and L. Cullen for B. House (90′).

Best player: B. Norton-Cuffy​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was B. Norton-Cuffy.

His rating is (7.3) with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Wycombe Wanderers – Formation

Wycombe Wanderers
G
David Stockdale 13.England
7.3
D
Joe Jacobson 3.Wales
7.3
D
Jack Grimmer 2.Scotland
6.8
D
Chris Forino 38.England
7.8
85'
M
Jordan Obita 23.England
7.3
M
Jason McCarthy 26.England
7.1
78'
M
Josh Scowen 28.England
7.1
90'
M
Curtis Thompson 8.England
7.1
F
Garath McCleary 12.Jamaica
6.1
63'
F
Lewis Wing 11.England
6.5
64'
F
Sam Vokes 9.Wales
7.1
Substitutes
G
Tyla Dickinson 30.England
D
Anthony Stewart 5.England
M
David Wheeler 7.England
7.0
64'
M
Sullay Kaikai 16.Sierra Leone
M
Daryl Horgan 17.Republic of Ireland
6.2
78'
M
Anis Mehmeti 19.Albania
F
Brandon Hanlan 18.England
6.8
63'

Wycombe Wanderers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Gareth Ainsworth played with: David Stockdale (7.3), Jack Grimmer (6.8), Christian Forino Joseph (7.8), Joe Jacobson (7.3), Jason McCarthy (7.1), Josh Scowen (7.1), Curtis Thompson (7.1), Jordan Obita (7.3), Lewis Wing (6.5), Sam Vokes (7.1) and Garath McCleary (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Wheeler (7.0), A. Stewart, S. Kaikai, T. Dickinson, Daryl Horgan (6.2), A. Mehmeti and Brandon Hanlan (6.8).

Substitutions

Wycombe Wanderers made 3 changes: G. McCleary for B. Hanlan (63′), L. Wing for D. Wheeler (64′) and J. McCarthy for D. Horgan (78′).

Best player: Christian Forino Joseph​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wycombe Wanderers was Christian Forino Joseph.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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