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Lincoln City 3-2 Plymouth Argyle · League One

Lincoln City beat Plymouth Argyle 3-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Lincoln City and Plymouth Argyle met in the League One at Sincil Bank in Lincoln on Saturday, 16 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Lincoln City: T. Bayliss 6'; J. Collins 59', 65'. Plymouth Argyle: O. Oseni 78'; X. Amaechi 80'.

How the match went

The referee showed 12 yellow cards (6 for Lincoln City, 6 for Plymouth Argyle).

Line-ups

Lincoln City started in a 4-2-3-1: George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Sonny Bradley, Ryley Towler, Conor McGrandles, Tom Bayliss, Robert Street, Freddie Draper, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, James Collins.

Plymouth Argyle started in a 4-2-3-1: Luca Ashby-Hammond, Kornél Szűcs, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu, Victor Pálsson, Matthew Sorinola, Bradley Ibrahim, Malachi Boateng, Xavier Amaechi, Caleb Watts, Bali Mumba, Aribim Pepple.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 6'Goal! Lincoln City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. T. Bayliss (Lincoln City) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
  3. 59'Goal! Lincoln City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle. J. Collins (Lincoln City) scores.
  4. 65'Goal! Lincoln City 3-0 Plymouth Argyle. J. Collins (Lincoln City) converts the penalty.
  5. 78'Goal! Lincoln City 3-1 Plymouth Argyle. O. Oseni (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by X. Amaechi.
  6. 80'Goal! Lincoln City 3-2 Plymouth Argyle. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by B. Mumba.
  7. 86'Second yellow card for B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle), who is sent off.
  8. 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 3-2 Plymouth Argyle.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Lincoln City vs Plymouth Argyle.
  2. 0'Yellow card for T. Cleverley (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  3. 2'Attempt saved. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  4. 2'Attempt missed. B. Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  5. 6'Goal! Lincoln City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. T. Bayliss (Lincoln City) scores.
  6. 10'Yellow card for R. Towler (Lincoln City) for foul.
  7. 13'Attempt missed. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 16'Attempt missed. R. Street (Lincoln City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  9. 21'Attempt saved. J. Collins (Lincoln City), header. xG 0.32.
  10. 23'Yellow card for B. Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle) for off the ball foul.
  11. 25'Attempt missed. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.19.
  12. 31'Attempt blocked. K. Szűcs (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 32'Attempt missed. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), header. xG 0.03.
  14. 33'Attempt saved. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 35'Attempt saved. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  16. 36'Attempt blocked. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 38'Attempt saved. J. Collins (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  18. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  19. 45+1'Attempt missed. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  20. 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: C. Roberts comes on for B. Ibrahim.
  23. 46'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: B. Galloway comes on for V. Pálsson.
  24. 54'Yellow card for C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  25. 57'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: T. Finn comes on for C. Watts.
  26. 57'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: O. Oseni comes on for A. Pepple.
  27. 57'Attempt missed. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  28. 59'Goal! Lincoln City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle. J. Collins (Lincoln City) scores.
  29. 59'Attempt saved. R. Street (Lincoln City), header. xG 0.16.
  30. 64'Attempt blocked. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.27.
  31. 64'Attempt missed. F. Draper (Lincoln City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
  32. 65'Goal! Lincoln City 3-0 Plymouth Argyle. J. Collins (Lincoln City) converts the penalty.
  33. 66'Substitution, Lincoln City: B. House comes on for J. Collins.
  34. 70'Yellow card for F. Draper (Lincoln City) for persistent fouling.
  35. 71'Attempt missed. B. Mumba (Plymouth Argyle), header. xG 0.04.
  36. 72'Attempt blocked. R. Street (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  37. 72'Attempt saved. B. House (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  38. 73'Substitution, Lincoln City: E. Hamilton comes on for F. Draper.
  39. 73'Substitution, Lincoln City: E. Ring comes on for R. Hackett-Fairchild.
  40. 74'Yellow card for B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  41. 74'Yellow card for R. Street (Lincoln City) for argument.
  42. 75'Yellow card for B. House (Lincoln City) for time wasting.
  43. 78'Goal! Lincoln City 3-1 Plymouth Argyle. O. Oseni (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by X. Amaechi.
  44. 80'Goal! Lincoln City 3-2 Plymouth Argyle. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by B. Mumba.
  45. 80'Attempt blocked. T. Finn (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  46. 83'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: A. Benarous comes on for M. Sorinola.
  47. 85'Attempt blocked. A. Benarous (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  48. 86'Second yellow card for B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle), who is sent off.
  49. 86'Attempt blocked. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  50. 90'Yellow card for T. Darikwa (Lincoln City) for time wasting.
  51. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+2'Attempt missed. C. Roberts (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  53. 90+3'Yellow card for B. Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  54. 90+5'Yellow card for E. Hamilton (Lincoln City) for foul.
  55. 90+6'Attempt missed. A. Benarous (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  56. 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 3-2 Plymouth Argyle.
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