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Lincoln City vs Cardiff City

Championship
Lincoln City
11-5-5
2-1
Final
Cardiff
13-2-5
LNER Stadium

Match pulse

LCNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
33%Possession67%
18Shots11
7On target4
4Corners3
2Saves6
12Fouls11
22'Thomas HamerLCN34'Conor McGrandlesLCN44'Omari KellymanCAR80'George WickensLCN
Team1H2HT
LCN112
CAR011

Who won: Lincoln City 2-1

Lincoln City beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at LNER Stadium. Goals for Lincoln City: Alex Robertson (own goal) (40') and Sonny Bradley (67'). Goals for Cardiff: Perry Ng (49').

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 6
Portsmouth urge supporters not to speculate on social media as fan incident with Cardiff player is investigated
Recap · Aug 17
Late Cardiff goal spoils Wrexham's start in Championship
ESPN · Aug 17
Cardiff 1-1 Wrexham: Colwill hits injury-time free kick to rescue dramatic point in Welsh derby - as it happened
ESPN · Jun 25
English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City
ESPN · Apr 6
Lincoln City promoted to Championship after 65-year absence
ESPN · Mar 30
Cardiff's $138m claim over Emiliano Sala's death dismissed
Recap · Dec 16
Pedro Neto strike sees Chelsea past Cardiff into Carabao Cup semifinal
ESPN · Dec 7
Cardiff case against Nantes over Sala death starts Monday

Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Matthew TurnerG
  2. 2Dylan LawlorCD-L
  3. 3William FishCD-R
  4. 4Joel BaganLB
  5. 5Perry NgRB
  6. 6Omari KellymanAM
  7. 7Alex RobertsonLM
  8. 8Ryan WintleRM
  9. 9Yousef SalechF
  10. 10Chris WillockAM-L
  11. 11Cian AshfordAM-R
Lincoln City16th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1George WickensG
  2. 2Sonny BradleyCD-L
  3. 3Thomas HamerCD-R
  4. 4Adam ReachLB
  5. 5Tendayi DarikwaRB
  6. 6Tom BaylissCM-L
  7. 7Conor McGrandlesCM-R
  8. 8Jack MoylanLM
  9. 9Recco Hackett-FairchildRM
  10. 10Robert StreetCF-L
  11. 11Freddie DraperCF-R

Last 5

CAR
  • Lvs CHE1-3
  • Wvs DON4-3
  • W@ STE1-0
  • Wvs HUD3-2
  • Lvs WIM1-5
LCN
  • T@ BLP2-2
  • Wvs BAR3-1
  • Lvs HUD0-2
  • Wvs PTV1-0
  • L@ WYC2-3

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Game info

Venue
LNER Stadium, Lincoln, England · Attendance 9,913
Officials
Richard Eley

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

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