LINCOLN. Lincoln City overcomes Derby County with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Diamond (12′) and a goal from B. House (68′). Derby County was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk with the help of Anthony Da Costa and Joe Simpson. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33 degrees Celsius or 91.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 4 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 132
- 29 Dangerous attack 52
- 63 Ball safe 66
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Derby County had a superior ball possession 67% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Derby County was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Lincoln City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Lincoln City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Derby County shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lincoln City received 3 yellow cards (S. Roughan, C. Rushworth and P. O’Connor). On the opposite side, Derby County received 2 yellow cards (C. Hourihane and E. Cashin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lincoln City will have 10 points like Charlton Athletic and Oxford United to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Derby County will stay with 11 points like Exeter City, Wycombe Wanderers, Barnsley and Fleetwood Town to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Derby County will play away agasint Sheffield Wednesday on the 6th of May with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Derby County (11 draws).
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
65'
33'
12'
Lincoln City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mark Kennedy decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth , Timothy Eyoma , Paudie O’Connor , Regan Poole , Sean Roughan , Teddy Bishop , Matthew Virtue-Thick , Lasse Sørensen , Jordan Garrick , Ben House and Jack Diamond .
The home team had on the bench: Tashan Oakley-Boothe , J. Robson, O. Gallagher, C. Vernam, Adam Jackson , J. Wright and J. Davenport.
Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of T. Oakley-Boothe (injured).
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 2 changes: T. Bishop for T. Oakley-Boothe (33′) and J. Garrick for A. Jackson (86′).
Best player: Ben House
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was Ben House.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 19.
Derby County – Formation
Derby County
Derby County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Liam Rosenior played with: Joe Wildsmith , Jason Knight , Curtis Davies , Eiran Joe Cashin , Haydon Roberts , Max Bird , Conor Hourihane , Nathaniel Mendez-Laing , Louie Sibley , Lewis Dobbin and James Collins .
The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Forsyth, Tom Barkhuizen , L. Thompson, William Osula , David McGoldrick , S. Loach and R. Stearman.
Substitutions
Derby County made 3 changes: L. Dobbin for T. Barkhuizen (53′), L. Sibley for D. McGoldrick (53′) and M. Bird for W. Osula (71′).
Best player: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
His rating is with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Accrington Stanley – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Fleetwood Town – 0-1
- Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 2-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Oxford United – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
- Barnsley – Port Vale – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Derby County – 2-0
- Burton Albion – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Charlton Athletic – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Ipswich Town – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Exeter City – 3-2
- Morecambe – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-3
