Bristol Rovers 3-6 Lincoln City: result and report

League One · Saturday 17 September 2022

Result

Bristol Rovers 3-6 Lincoln City

League One · Saturday 17 September 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-3

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Bristol Rovers 3-6 Lincoln City: match report

Bristol Rovers lost to Lincoln City 3-6 in the League One on Saturday 17 September 2022. The half-time score was 1-3.

Ben House opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Aaron Collins (18'), Ryan Loft (59') and Aaron Collins (65'). Lincoln City scored through Ben House (7'), Jack Diamond (14', penalty), Jack Diamond (45+1'), Matty Virtue (51'), Jack Diamond (56') and Ben House (61').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Lincoln City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 18th on 8 points from 8 and Lincoln City 16th on 10 points from 8. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 17th with 53 points, and Lincoln City 11th with 62.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 3-5-2 and Lincoln City in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Diamond of Lincoln City (9.5), ahead of Aaron Collins (9.4).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Ben HouseLincoln City · 0-1
  • 8'Yellow card · Antony EvansBristol Rovers
  • 14'Penalty goal · Jack DiamondLincoln City · 0-2
  • 18'Goal · Aaron CollinsBristol Rovers · 1-2
  • 45+1'Goal · Jack DiamondLincoln City · 1-3
  • 51'Goal · Matty VirtueLincoln City · 1-4
  • 56'Goal · Jack DiamondLincoln City · 1-5
  • 59'Yellow card · Sam FinleyBristol Rovers
  • 59'Goal · Ryan LoftBristol Rovers · 2-5
  • 61'Goal · Ben HouseLincoln City · 2-6
  • 65'Goal · Aaron CollinsBristol Rovers · 3-6

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Bristol Rovers 4, draws 1, Lincoln City 2.

Team news

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Bristol Rovers line-up (3-5-2)

James Belshaw, Luca Hoole, Glenn Whelan, Lewis Gordon, Harry Anderson, Antony Evans, Sam Finley, Luke McCormick, Trevor Clarke, Aaron Collins, Ryan Loft

Lincoln City line-up (4-3-3)

Carl Rushworth, Timothy Eyoma, Paudie O'Connor, Regan Poole, Seán Roughan, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Matty Virtue, Lasse Sørensen, Jordon Garrick, Ben House, Jack Diamond