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Lincoln City 5-2 Peterborough United · League One

Lincoln City beat Peterborough United 5-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Lincoln City fixtures and results · Peterborough United fixtures and results · League One table

Match report

Lincoln City and Peterborough United met in the League One at Sincil Bank in Lincoln on Sunday, 4 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Lincoln City: R. Hackett-Fairchild 33'; T. Darikwa 45', 90'; F. Draper 45'; A. Reach 57'. Peterborough United: H. Leonard 24'; K. Lisbie 56'.

How the match went

Peterborough United saw more of the ball, 68% of it. Lincoln City had 15 shots with 8 on target, Peterborough United 14 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 6 to Lincoln City and 7 to Peterborough United. Lincoln City conceded 18 fouls, Peterborough United 7. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Lincoln City, 3 for Peterborough United).

Line-ups

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

Peterborough United started in a 4-2-3-1: Alex Bass, Peter Kioso, Tom Lees, Thomas O'Connor, Carl Johnston, Archie Collins, Brandon Khela, Declan Frith, Matthew Garbett, Kyrell Lisbie, Harry Leonard.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 24'Goal! Lincoln City 0-1 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  2. 33'Goal! Lincoln City 1-1 Peterborough United. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by T. Darikwa.
  3. 45'Goal! Lincoln City 2-1 Peterborough United. F. Draper (Lincoln City) scores.
  4. 45+2'Goal! Lincoln City 3-1 Peterborough United. T. Darikwa (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by R. Hackett-Fairchild.
  5. 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 3-1 Peterborough United.
  6. 56'Goal! Lincoln City 3-2 Peterborough United. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by B. Khela.
  7. 57'Goal! Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough United. A. Reach (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by R. Hackett-Fairchild.
  8. 90+1'Goal! Lincoln City 5-2 Peterborough United. T. Darikwa (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by T. Hamer.
  9. 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 5-2 Peterborough United.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Lincoln City vs Peterborough United.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. M. Garbett (Peterborough United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  3. 7'Attempt missed. V. Ivan (Lincoln City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. B. Khela (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 12'Attempt missed. D. Frith (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  6. 17'Attempt saved. F. Draper (Lincoln City), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  7. 18'Attempt blocked. C. McGrandles (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  8. 20'Attempt blocked. M. Garbett (Peterborough United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  9. 23'Attempt blocked. B. Khela (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 24'Goal! Lincoln City 0-1 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  11. 24'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 33'Goal! Lincoln City 1-1 Peterborough United. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by T. Darikwa.
  13. 35'Attempt blocked. D. Frith (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 36'Yellow card for A. Collins (Peterborough United) for foul.
  15. 38'Attempt saved. T. Darikwa (Lincoln City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  16. 39'Attempt missed. F. Draper (Lincoln City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.15.
  17. 42'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  18. 45'Goal! Lincoln City 2-1 Peterborough United. F. Draper (Lincoln City) scores.
  19. 45'7 minutes of added time.
  20. 45+2'Goal! Lincoln City 3-1 Peterborough United. T. Darikwa (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by R. Hackett-Fairchild.
  21. 45+5'Attempt blocked. M. Garbett (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  22. 45+6'Attempt saved. P. Kioso (Peterborough United), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  23. 45+7'Attempt blocked. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  24. 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 3-1 Peterborough United.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 56'Goal! Lincoln City 3-2 Peterborough United. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by B. Khela.
  27. 57'Goal! Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough United. A. Reach (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by R. Hackett-Fairchild.
  28. 59'Attempt missed. A. Collins (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 60'Substitution, Peterborough United: P. Aderoju comes on for D. Frith.
  30. 61'Yellow card for K. Lisbie (Peterborough United) for foul.
  31. 65'Substitution, Lincoln City: D. Jefferies comes on for V. Ivan.
  32. 65'Substitution, Lincoln City: J. Obikwu comes on for F. Draper.
  33. 70'Yellow card for R. Towler (Lincoln City) for foul.
  34. 71'Attempt missed. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  35. 72'Attempt blocked. R. Street (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  36. 74'Substitution, Peterborough United: C. Hayes comes on for B. Khela.
  37. 74'Substitution, Peterborough United: D. O'Brien-Brady comes on for M. Garbett.
  38. 79'Substitution, Lincoln City: E. Ring comes on for A. Reach.
  39. 83'Yellow card for H. Leonard (Peterborough United) for foul.
  40. 84'Attempt saved. J. Obikwu (Lincoln City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
  41. 86'Substitution, Lincoln City: J. Moylan comes on for R. Street.
  42. 87'Yellow card for J. Obikwu (Lincoln City) for simulation.
  43. 88'Attempt blocked. J. Moylan (Lincoln City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  44. 90'Attempt blocked. A. Collins (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  45. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  46. 90+1'Goal! Lincoln City 5-2 Peterborough United. T. Darikwa (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by T. Hamer.
  47. 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 5-2 Peterborough United.
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