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.
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.