Middlesbrough 2-1 Lincoln City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 15 August 2026

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Lincoln City

Championship · Saturday 15 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Lincoln City: match report

Middlesbrough won against Lincoln City 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Riverside Stadium. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Adam Reach opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Will Lankshear (62') and Will Lankshear (90+1'). Lincoln City scored through Adam Reach (12').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards.

In the current table Middlesbrough are 2nd on 28 points and Lincoln City are 17th on 15 points.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Lincoln City in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Will Lankshear of Middlesbrough (8.8), ahead of Adilson Malanda (7.7).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Adam ReachLincoln City · 0-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Freddie DraperLincoln City
  • 62'Goal · Will LankshearMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Tanto OlaofeLincoln City
  • 90+1'Goal · Will LankshearMiddlesbrough · 2-1

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Middlesbrough138413017+1328WWDWW
17Lincoln City144371424-1015LDWLL

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Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-2-2)

Radek Vitek, Callum Brittain, Luke Ayling, Adilson Malanda, Neto Borges, Abdoulaye Kanté, Sebastian Berhalter, Morgan Whittaker, Leo Castledine, Will Lankshear, Kyle Joseph

Lincoln City line-up (5-3-2)

George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Deji Elerewe, Ryley Towler, Adam Reach, Dom Jefferies, Ivan Varfolomeev, Conor McGrandles, Freddie Draper, Ben House

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