English
Lincoln Secures Victory in Tense Match Against Northampton
Northampton, East Midlands – In a hard-fought match at Sixfields Stadium, officiated by referee Oliver Yates, Lincoln City secured a valuable victory over Northampton Town in League One. F. Draper’s goal in the 20th minute, assisted by T. Darikwa, proved sufficient to make the difference on the scoreboard.
The match, corresponding to the fourth round of the 2025 season, was characterized by its intensity and numerous fouls. Despite Northampton’s dominance in possession, with 60% compared to Lincoln’s 40%, the “Cobblers” failed to translate this superiority into goals. Their nine shots, of which only two were on target, highlighted the lack of precision in the attack.
Lincoln, for their part, were more effective in their approach, taking advantage of the opportunity presented to them to score. However, the match was marked by a high number of fouls, 13 committed by Lincoln and 7 by Northampton, resulting in a total of seven yellow cards shown by the referee. R. Towler, C. McGrandles, G. Wickens and E. Hamilton were cautioned for Lincoln, while E. Wheatley, T. Fornah and J. Perkins saw yellow for Northampton. In the end, the only goal of the match decided the final result in favor of Lincoln.
Substitutions lincoln: at minute 64 F. Draper came in and B. House went out., at minute 64 T. Bayliss came in and E. Hamilton went out., at minute 83 J. Collins came in and F. Okoronkwo went out.
Substitutions northampton: at minute 76 E. Wheatley came in and E. List went out., at minute 76 J. Burroughs came in and S. Hoskins went out., at minute 76 N. Guinness-Walker came in and J. Perkins went out., at minute 84 T. Taylor came in and T. Eaves went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Northampton
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