Lincoln City vs Portsmouth

League One

Lincoln City

0-0-2

1-3

Final

Portsmouth

1-0-1

LNER Stadium

Match pulse

LCNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTPOR

39%Possession61%

15Shots13

5On target7

8Corners3

4Saves4

17Fouls15

34'Freddie DraperLCN55'Rocco Robert SheinPOR68'Tom BaylissLCN71'Thomas HamerLCN

Team	1H	2H	T
LCN	1	0	1
POR	2	1	3

Who won: Portsmouth 3-1

Portsmouth beat Lincoln City 3-1 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at LNER Stadium. Goals for Lincoln City: Recco Hackett-Fairchild (32' pen). Goals for Portsmouth: Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen (7'), Adrian Segecic (16') and Ebrima Adams (69').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

LCNPOR

17Fouls15

3Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

9Offsides2

8Corner Kicks3

4Saves4

38.6Possession61.4

15SHOTS13

5ON GOAL7

0.3On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

1Penalty Kicks Taken0

140Accurate Passes271

219Passes369

0.6Pass Completion %0.7

7Accurate Crosses6

21Crosses18

0.3Cross %0.3

65Long Balls62

31Accurate Long Balls24

0.5Long Balls %0.4

4Blocked Shots4

10Effective Tackles11

16Tackles17

0.6Tackle %0.6

8Interceptions6

37Effective Clearances44

37Clearances44

Player of the game

Adrian Segecic

POR · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

64%

LCN · 2.35 xG

20%

Draw

17%

POR · 1.29 xG

Lincoln City deserved better: 64% on chances, lost 1-3

Play by play

Match ends, Lincoln City 1, Portsmouth 3.
Second Half ends, Lincoln City 1, Portsmouth 3.
90'+5'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Rob Street (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Bayliss with a cross following a set piece situation.
R. Street
90'+5'POR
Foul
Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Mason Melia (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'LCN
Corner awarded
Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Josh Knight.
90'+4'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Rob Street (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
R. Street
90'+2'LCN
Offside
Offside, Lincoln City. Tom Hamer is caught offside.
90'+1'POR
Foul
Foul by Marezi (Portsmouth).
90'+1'POR
Free kick won
Tom Hamer (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Free kick won
Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'LCN
Foul
Foul by Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City).
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Foul
Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
88'
Free kick won
Andrei Coubis (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Pack
Substitution, Portsmouth. Josh Knight replaces Marlon Pack.
J. Knight
86'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Kamara
Substitution, Portsmouth. Luke Brooke-Smith replaces Abu Kamara.
L. Brooke-Smith
86'
Free kick won
Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Abu Kamara.
A. Segecic
80'LCN
Free kick won
Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Mason Melia (Lincoln City).
77'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Murphy
Substitution, Portsmouth. Marezi replaces Josh Murphy because of an injury.
M. Milovanovic
75'
Sub
Subbed on for F. Draper
Substitution, Lincoln City. Isaac Olaofe replaces Freddie Draper.
I. Olaofe
75'
Sub
Subbed on for B. House
Substitution, Lincoln City. Mason Melia replaces Ben House.
M. Melia
74'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
A. Segecic