Lincoln City 2-1 Burton Albion · League One
Lincoln City beat Burton Albion 2-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Lincoln City and Burton Albion met in the League One at Sincil Bank in Lincoln on Thursday, 22 January 2026.
Goalscorers
Lincoln City: J. Moylan 35', 55'. Burton Albion: J. Beesley 37'.
How the match went
Burton Albion saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Lincoln City had 10 shots with 4 on target, Burton Albion 10 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Lincoln City and 5 to Burton Albion. Lincoln City conceded 18 fouls, Burton Albion 9. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Lincoln City, 1 for Burton Albion).
Line-ups
Lincoln City started in a 4-2-3-1: George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Sonny Bradley, Adam Reach, Conor McGrandles, Ivan Varfolomeev, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, Jack Moylan, Robert Street, Freddie Draper.
Burton Albion started in a 3-5-2: Brad Collins, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Terence Vancooten, Toby Sibbick, Kyran Lofthouse, Dylan Williams, Kgagelo Chauke, Julian Larsson, Jack Armer, Jake Beesley, Kain Adom.
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Minute by minute
- 35'Goal! Lincoln City 1-0 Burton Albion. J. Moylan (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by F. Draper.
- 37'Goal! Lincoln City 1-1 Burton Albion. J. Beesley (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Armer.
- 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 1-1 Burton Albion.
- 55'Goal! Lincoln City 2-1 Burton Albion. J. Moylan (Lincoln City) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 2-1 Burton Albion.
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Lincoln City vs Burton Albion.
- 0'Yellow card for G. Bowyer (Burton Albion) for argument.
- 4'Attempt missed. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.17.
- 8'Attempt missed. C. McGrandles (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 25'Attempt missed. T. Darikwa (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 25'Attempt blocked. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 29'Attempt saved. J. Larsson (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 33'Attempt saved. R. Street (Lincoln City), header. xG 0.39.
- 35'Goal! Lincoln City 1-0 Burton Albion. J. Moylan (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by F. Draper.
- 37'Goal! Lincoln City 1-1 Burton Albion. J. Beesley (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Armer.
- 43'Attempt missed. J. Beesley (Burton Albion), header from a set piece. xG 0.17.
- 45'Attempt blocked. K. Lofthouse (Burton Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt blocked. J. Larsson (Burton Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. D. Williams (Burton Albion), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 45'Half-time. Lincoln City 1-1 Burton Albion.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt missed. K. Lofthouse (Burton Albion), header. xG 0.09.
- 55'Goal! Lincoln City 2-1 Burton Albion. J. Moylan (Lincoln City) scores.
- 55'Attempt saved. F. Draper (Lincoln City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 58'Attempt missed. J. Larsson (Burton Albion), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 68'Attempt missed. R. Street (Lincoln City), header. xG 0.03.
- 70'Substitution, Burton Albion: S. Revan comes on for J. Larsson.
- 76'Attempt missed. J. Moylan (Lincoln City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 78'Substitution, Lincoln City: R. Towler comes on for R. Hackett-Fairchild.
- 78'Substitution, Lincoln City: D. Jefferies comes on for J. Moylan.
- 80'Substitution, Burton Albion: F. Tavares comes on for K. Adom.
- 84'Substitution, Lincoln City: A. Lloyd comes on for R. Street.
- 85'Yellow card for T. Hamer (Lincoln City) for foul.
- 88'Substitution, Burton Albion: T. Kalinauskas comes on for T. Sibbick.
- 88'Attempt missed. T. Sibbick (Burton Albion), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 89'Yellow card for A. Lloyd (Lincoln City) for foul.
- 90'Yellow card for T. Darikwa (Lincoln City) for foul.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. T. Vancooten (Burton Albion), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 90'Full-time. Lincoln City 2-1 Burton Albion.