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Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth · Championship

Lincoln City lost to Portsmouth 1-3 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Lincoln City and Portsmouth met in the Championship at Sincil Bank in Lincoln on Saturday, 22 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Lincoln City: R. Hackett-Fairchild 32'. Portsmouth: R. K.-McQueen 7'; A. Segecic 16'; E. Adams 69'.

How the match went

Portsmouth saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Lincoln City had 15 shots with 4 on target, Portsmouth 13 with 7 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 8 to Lincoln City and 3 to Portsmouth. Lincoln City conceded 17 fouls, Portsmouth 15. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Lincoln City, 1 for Portsmouth).

Line-ups

Lincoln City started in a 4-2-3-1: George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Deji Elerewe, Adam Reach, Conor McGrandles, Ivan Varfolomeev, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, Ben House, Dom Jefferies, Freddie Draper.

Portsmouth started in a 4-2-3-1: Nicolas Schmid, Terry Devlin, Benjamin Arthur, Conor Shaughnessy, Zak Swanson, Marlon Pack, Rocco Robert Shein, Abu Kamara, Adrian Segečić, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, Colby Bishop.

More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 7'Goal! Lincoln City 0-1 Portsmouth. R. K.-McQueen (Portsmouth) scores, assisted by A. Kamara.
  2. 16'Goal! Lincoln City 0-2 Portsmouth. A. Segecic (Portsmouth) scores.
  3. 32'Goal! Lincoln City 1-2 Portsmouth. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City) converts the penalty.
  4. 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 1-2 Portsmouth.
  5. 69'Goal! Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth. E. Adams (Portsmouth) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth.
Full commentary (67 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Lincoln City vs Portsmouth.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. A. Reach (Lincoln City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
  3. 2'Corner, Lincoln City.
  4. 3'Corner, Lincoln City.
  5. 3'Attempt blocked. T. Darikwa (Lincoln City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  6. 3'Corner, Lincoln City.
  7. 4'Offside, Lincoln City.
  8. 5'Attempt saved. B. House (Lincoln City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.52.
  9. 6'Attempt missed. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), header. xG 0.03.
  10. 7'Attempt saved. F. Draper (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  11. 7'Goal! Lincoln City 0-1 Portsmouth. R. K.-McQueen (Portsmouth) scores, assisted by A. Kamara.
  12. 11'Attempt missed. A. Kamara (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  13. 12'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 13'Attempt saved. C. Bishop (Portsmouth), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  15. 16'Goal! Lincoln City 0-2 Portsmouth. A. Segecic (Portsmouth) scores.
  16. 18'Corner, Lincoln City.
  17. 20'Attempt blocked. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 23'Attempt missed. D. Elerewe (Lincoln City), header from a corner. xG 0.24.
  19. 24'Offside, Lincoln City.
  20. 28'Corner, Lincoln City.
  21. 30'Corner, Lincoln City.
  22. 31'Attempt blocked. A. Reach (Lincoln City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  23. 32'Goal! Lincoln City 1-2 Portsmouth. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City) converts the penalty.
  24. 34'Yellow card for F. Draper (Lincoln City) for foul.
  25. 35'Offside, Lincoln City.
  26. 38'Attempt missed. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  27. 40'Attempt missed. V. Ivan (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 41'Offside, Lincoln City.
  29. 44'Attempt saved. C. Bishop (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  30. 44'Corner, Portsmouth.
  31. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  32. 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 1-2 Portsmouth.
  33. 46'The second half is under way.
  34. 47'Offside, Lincoln City.
  35. 49'Attempt missed. A. Kamara (Portsmouth), header. xG 0.13.
  36. 53'Offside, Lincoln City.
  37. 55'Yellow card for R. Shein (Portsmouth) for foul.
  38. 55'Substitution, Lincoln City: A. Coubiș comes on for T. Darikwa.
  39. 56'Offside, Portsmouth.
  40. 58'Substitution, Portsmouth: E. Adams comes on for R. Shein.
  41. 58'Substitution, Portsmouth: J. Murphy comes on for R. K.-McQueen.
  42. 60'Attempt blocked. A. Kamara (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  43. 62'Corner, Portsmouth.
  44. 62'Attempt saved. C. Bishop (Portsmouth), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  45. 64'Attempt saved. B. House (Lincoln City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  46. 64'Attempt missed. B. House (Lincoln City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.19.
  47. 66'Substitution, Lincoln City: R. Street comes on for D. Jefferies.
  48. 66'Substitution, Lincoln City: T. Bayliss comes on for V. Ivan.
  49. 68'Attempt blocked. T. Devlin (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  50. 68'Yellow card for T. Bayliss (Lincoln City) for foul.
  51. 69'Goal! Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth. E. Adams (Portsmouth) scores.
  52. 71'Yellow card for T. Hamer (Lincoln City) for foul.
  53. 74'Offside, Lincoln City.
  54. 74'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
  55. 75'Substitution, Lincoln City: T. Olaofe comes on for F. Draper.
  56. 75'Substitution, Lincoln City: M. Melia comes on for B. House.
  57. 77'Substitution, Portsmouth: M. Milovanović comes on for J. Murphy.
  58. 85'Attempt saved. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  59. 86'Substitution, Portsmouth: J. Knight comes on for M. Pack.
  60. 86'Substitution, Portsmouth: L. Brooke-Smith comes on for A. Kamara.
  61. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  62. 90+2'Offside, Lincoln City.
  63. 90+4'Corner, Lincoln City.
  64. 90+4'Corner, Lincoln City.
  65. 90+4'Attempt blocked. R. Street (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  66. 90+5'Attempt missed. R. Street (Lincoln City), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  67. 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth.
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