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Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City

Championship
Boro
1-0-0
2-1
Final
Lincoln City
0-0-1
Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'LCN
77%Possession24%
23Shots10
7On target2
5Corners5
0Saves5
12Fouls12
36'Freddie DraperLCN89'Isaac OlaofeLCN
Team1H2HT
MID022
LCN101

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Lincoln City 2-1 on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Will Lankshear (62', 90'+1'). Goals for Lincoln City: Adam Reach (12').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Lincoln City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Lincoln City 1.
  3. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Whittaker

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alfie Jones replaces Morgan Whittaker.

    A. Jones

  4. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Darikwa

    Substitution, Lincoln City. Andrei Coubis replaces Tendayi Darikwa.

    A. Coubis

  5. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Reach

    Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Adam Reach.

    T. Bayliss

  6. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  7. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    W. Lankshear · ast R. McGree

    Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Lincoln City 1. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.

    MID 2 - 1 LCN
  8. 89'

    Yellow card

    Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    I. Olaofe

  9. 89'

    Free kick won

    Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City).

  11. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).

  12. 87'MID

    Free kick won

    Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 87'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.

    M. Peart-Harris

  14. 87'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    W. Lankshear

  15. 87'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.

    W. Lankshear

  16. 86'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.

  17. 85'Sebastian Berhalter

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    S. Berhalter

  18. 85'Sebastian Berhalter

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.

    S. Berhalter

  19. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Lincoln City. Isaac Olaofe is caught offside.

  20. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough).

  21. 82'MID

    Free kick won

    Rob Street (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough).

  23. 76'

    Free kick won

    Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  24. 75'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.

    M. Whittaker

  25. 75'Sebastian Berhalter

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Peart-Harris.

    S. Berhalter

Leaders

MIDLCN
Total Shots
Will Lankshear
6
Dom Jefferies
3
Accurate Passes
Luke Ayling
78
Ivan Varfolomeev
19
Defensive Interventions
Adilson Malanda
19
Ayodeji Elerewe
14
Saves
-
George Wickens
5

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