Lincoln City 2-0 Reading: result and report

League One · Saturday 2 August 2025

Result

Lincoln City 2-0 Reading

League One · Saturday 2 August 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Lincoln City 2-0 Reading: match report

Lincoln City won against Reading 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 2 August 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.

Lincoln City's goals came from an own goal by Finley Burns (20') and Reeco Hackett (67'). Reading did not score.

Discipline: Lincoln City received 1 yellow card; Reading received no yellow cards.

Lincoln City went on to finish that season 1st with 103 points, and Reading 12th with 63.

Lincoln City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Reading in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryley Towler of Lincoln City (7.5), ahead of Conor McGrandles (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Lincoln City wins, 2 draws and 0 for Reading.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Own goal · Finley BurnsLincoln City · 1-0
  • 67'Goal · Reeco HackettLincoln City · 2-0
  • 73'Yellow card · Sonny BradleyLincoln City

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Lincoln City 2, draws 2, Reading 0.

Team news

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Lincoln City line-up (4-2-3-1)

George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Adam Jackson, Sonny Bradley, Ryley Towler, Conor McGrandles, Tom Bayliss, Rob Street, Jack Moylan, Reeco Hackett, James Collins

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

Joel Pereira, Kelvin Abrefa, Michael Stickland, Finley Burns, Jeriel Dorsett, Ben Elliott, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Mamadi Camará, Mark O'Mahony, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan