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.
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.
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