ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley topped Lincoln City to win 2-1. A goal from L. Fiorini was decisive in the 90min. It was Accrington Stanley to strike first with an own goal of A. Jackson at the 34′. Then C. Bishop scored again for Accrington Stanley in the 59′ minute. Eventually, L. Fiorini reduced the distance for Lincoln City (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Lincoln City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

Accrington Stanley remained in 10 after T. Savin received a red card in the 62′. Anyhow, Accrington Stanley still was capable to win this match playing only with 10 players​.

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 Marc Edwards with the collaboration of Peter Gooch and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Ian Smedley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lincoln City had a superior ball possession 59% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Accrington Stanley was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Accrington Stanley won the match​.

Accrington Stanley shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Lincoln City received 3 yellow cards (M. Whittaker, L. Fiorini and J. Marquis).

(Accrington Stanley) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (62′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Accrington Stanley will have 58 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Lincoln City will stay with 49 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will play away against AFC Wimbledon on the 30th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (4 draws).

Lincoln City will host Crewe Alexandra on the 30th of April with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Lincoln City (4 draws).

Accrington Stanley – Formation

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

The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: .

Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of J. O’Sullivan (injured).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: J. Nolan for L. Isherwood (63′) and T. Leigh for J. O’Sullivan (77′).

Lincoln City – Formation

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

Michael Appleton played with: .

Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of T. Bishop (injured) and A. Scully (injured).

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 3 changes: C. McGrandles for T. Bishop (5′), B. House for A. Scully (33′) and T. Bishop for J. Marquis (68′).

Results of the day

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

• Fleetwood Town – AFC Wimbledon – 1-1
• Portsmouth – Gillingham – 3-1
• Milton Keynes Dons – Morecambe – 2-0
• Crewe Alexandra – Ipswich Town – 1-1
• Cheltenham Town – Bolton Wanderers – 1-2
• Charlton Athletic – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
• Accrington Stanley – Lincoln City – 2-1
• Doncaster Rovers – Burton Albion – 2-0
• Wycombe Wanderers – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
• Sunderland – Cambridge United – 5-1
• Wigan Athletic – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
• Rotherham United – Oxford United – 2-1