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Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers

FA Cup
Lincoln City
1-1-2
0-0
Final
Blackburn
1-2-1
LNER Stadium

Match pulse

LCNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBLK
40%Possession60%
18Shots8
1On target2
5Corners7
2Saves1
12Fouls11
13'Tom AtchesonBLK69'Tom AtchesonBLK85'Jake GarrettBLK90'+4'Conor McGrandlesLCN90'+5'Adam ForshawBLK
Team1H2HT
LCN000
BLK000

Final score

Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at LNER Stadium.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5George WickensG
  2. 27.2Aynsley PearsG
  3. 36.6Ryan AlebiousuRB
  4. 46.5Ryley TowlerCD
  5. 56.5Ayodeji ElereweCD-R
  6. 66.4Yuri RibeiroLB
  7. 76.2Callum ElderCD-L
  8. 86.2Recco Hackett-FairchildCF-L
  9. 96.2Robert StreetCF-R
  10. 106.2Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  11. 116.2Todd CantwellAM
  12. 126.2Sam MorsyRM

Team stats

LCNBLK
12Fouls11
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
0Offsides2
5Corner Kicks7
2Saves1
40Possession60
18SHOTS8
1ON GOAL2
0.1On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
255Accurate Passes449
340Passes524
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
10Accurate Crosses3
24Crosses19
0.4Cross %0.2
59Long Balls75
24Accurate Long Balls38
0.4Long Balls %0.5
8Blocked Shots3
18Effective Tackles10
28Tackles11
0.6Tackle %0.9
9Interceptions3
20Effective Clearances46
20Clearances46

Player of the game

George Wickens

LCN · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.5

Deserved to win

71%
LCN · 1.70 xG
21%
Draw
8%
BLK · 0.41 xG

Lincoln City deserved better: 71% on chances, drew 0-0

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  3. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Callum Elder (Lincoln City).

  5. 90'+6'LCN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Sam Morsy.

  6. 90'+5'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.

  7. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Forshaw

  8. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. McGrandles

  9. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).

  11. 90'+3'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.

  12. 90'+2'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  13. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Alebiosu

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lucas Houghton replaces Ryan Alebiosu because of an injury.

    L. Houghton

  14. 90'+1'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  15. 90'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ryley Towler (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  16. 88'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mason Melia (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Ladefoged with a headed pass.

    M. Melia

  17. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Jefferies

    Substitution, Lincoln City. Andrei Coubis replaces Dom Jefferies.

    A. Coubis

  18. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Hackett

    Substitution, Lincoln City. Mason Melia replaces Reeco Hackett.

    M. Melia

  19. 86'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    A. Reach

  20. 85'

    Yellow card

    Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Garrett

  21. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).

  22. 85'

    Free kick won

    Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  23. 84'

    Free kick won

    Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City).

  25. 83'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dom Jefferies with a cross.

Leaders

LCNBLK
Total Shots
Recco Hackett-Fairchild
3
Ryan Alebiousu
2
Accurate Passes
Conor McGrandles
34
Sam Morsy
74
Defensive Interventions
Dom Jefferies
14
Sean McLoughlin
17
Saves
George Wickens
2
Aynsley Pears
1

Season seriesBLK leads series 1-0