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Lincoln Clinches Narrow Victory at Pirelli Stadium
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire – Lincoln City secured all three points from the Pirelli Stadium in a hard-fought match against Burton Albion. Despite Burton Albion’s dominance in possession (65%), it was Lincoln who managed to capitalize on their opportunity in the 22nd minute, with a goal by S. Bradley following an assist from T. Bayliss.
The match was intense in midfield, reflected in the yellow cards shown. C. McGrandles and A. Jackson from Lincoln saw yellow in the first half, while B. House joined the list in the second half. Burton Albion, for their part, also collected cards towards the end of the encounter.
Despite Burton Albion’s efforts, which saw them produce numerous shots (16 in total), only two found the target, reflecting the defensive solidity shown by Lincoln. Lincoln, with less possession (35%), were able to take advantage of their chances and defend their lead to secure an important away victory.
Referee Matthew Corlett controlled the match, awarding a total of 25 fouls (10 for Burton and 15 for Lincoln).
Substitutions burton albion: at minute 72 T. Shade came in and F. Tavares went out., at minute 72 G. Evans came in and J. Armer went out., at minute 86 J. Beesley came in and J. Larsson went out., at minute 87 A. Hartridge came in and J. Sraha went out.
Substitutions lincoln: at minute 78 T. Bayliss came in and T. Hamer went out., at minute 78 J. Collins came in and J. Obikwu went out., at minute 78 F. Okoronkwo came in and F. Draper went out., at minute 79 R. Hackett-Fairchild came in and I. Varfolomeev went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Burton Albion
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