EFL Cup | Round of 128 | 2026-08-08 23:00 JST
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3' B. House 23' D. Jefferies
Match summary Derby County took on Lincoln City in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on August 8. Lincoln City edged a close game against Derby County, 2-1. Lincoln City led 2-1 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Scorers: Derby County – S. Szmodics; Lincoln City – D. Jefferies and B. House. Assists: Lincoln City – I. Varfolomeev and F. Draper.
Possession: Derby County 71%, Lincoln City 29%. Shots: Derby County 8, Lincoln City 14. Lincoln City scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Derby County 1, Lincoln City 2.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Zetters 18 Taylor 5 Clarke 6 Langås 23 Ward 27 Travis 29 Fraulo 33 Blacket 8 Clark 11 Szmodic 9 Morris
View as table Derby County Stat Lincoln City 4-2-3-1 Formation 71% Possession 29% 8 Shots 14 4 Shots on target 4 1 Shots off target 6 3 Blocked shots 4 3 Shots inside the box 10 5 Shots outside the box 4 3 Corner kicks 6 1 Offsides 3 12 Fouls 12 540 Passes 218 461 Accurate passes 145 85% Pass accuracy 67% 2 Goalkeeper saves 2 1 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: J. Smith
Player stats Derby County Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Widell Zetterström 0 27(75%) 0 0 0 7.3 95 DF J. Ward 1 1 0 30(91%) 0 0 0 5.9 95 3(None) DF S. Langås 0 2 1 61(85%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.2 95 11(6) DF Matt Clarke 0 50(94%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 1 3(3) DF C. Taylor 0 1(100%) 3 1 30(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 63 1 7(5) MF O. Fraulo 0 1 23(82%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 63 6(2) MF L. Travis 0 1(33%) 4 82(92%) 0 1 0 2 3 7.3 95 14(8) MF S. Szmodics 2 2 1 3 28(85%) 0 0 0 2 7.7 80 10(5) MF B. Clark 0 2(29%) 24(86%) 0 0 0 3 6.5 95 2 11(2) MF C. Blackett-Taylor 0 1 8(80%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 63 6(1) FW C. Morris 2 1 0 2 1 17(68%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 95 1 11(6) DF D. Sanderson 0 27(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 50 5(3) DF C. Forsyth 0 29(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 32 5(3) DF M. Johnston 0 1 13(81%) 0 0 0 6.9 32 1 1(1) MF F. Bilbija 0 2 10(83%) 0 0 0 6.9 32 3(3) FW L. Salvesen 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 15 1 2(None) GK J. Vickers 0 0 0 0 MF Cruz Allen 0 0 0 0 MF Charlie Smith 0 0 0 0 MF Owen Eames 0 0 0 0
Lincoln City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK G. Wickens 0 12(41%) 0 0 0 6.6 95 DF Tendayi Darikwa 0 1(50%) 3 19(76%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 95 1 9(6) DF T. Hamer 1 0 2 6(43%) 0 0 0 6.3 95 2 9(5) DF D. Elerewe 1 0 2 2 12(67%) 0 0 0 3 7 95 1 12(6) DF A. Reach 0 2 1 13(68%) 0 1 0 1 6.7 88 2 1 5(2) MF D. Jefferies 2 1 1 2 9(90%) 0 0 0 7.5 67 5(2) MF C. McGrandles 0 23(88%) 0 0 0 4 7 95 1 11(6) MF I. Varfolomeev 0 4 15(65%) 1 0 0 3 2 7.3 95 3 1 11(7) MF B. House 3 3 1 2 11(73%) 0 1 0 1 1 8.3 79 1 7(5) FW R. Street 0 7(70%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 79 1 8(2) FW F. Draper 1 0 1 9(60%) 1 0 0 2 6.7 79 2 10(3) DF R. Towler 0 1 1 1(25%) 0 0 0 6.9 28 2(2) MF R. Hackett 2 0 1(100%) 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 16 2(1) FW I. Olaofe 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 16 3(2) FW M. Melia 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 16 2(None) DF C. Elder 0 1 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 7 3(2) GK J. Gauci 0 0 0 0 GK James Pardington 0 0 0 0 DF A. Coubiș 0 0 0 0 DF J. Honohan 0 0 0 0
Lineups Derby County Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Widell Zetterström Starter DF 23 J. Ward Starter DF 6 S. Langås Starter DF 5 M. Clarke Starter DF 18 C. Taylor Starter MF 29 O. Fraulo Starter MF 27 L. Travis Starter MF 11 S. Szmodics Starter MF 8 B. Clark Starter MF 33 C. Blackett-Taylor Starter FW 9 C. Morris Bench DF 28 D. Sanderson Bench MF 13 F. Bilbija Bench DF 3 C. Forsyth Bench FW 15 L. Salvesen Bench DF 22 M. Johnston
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 J. Vickers Bench MF 37 Owen Eames Bench 40 C. Allen Bench MF 41 C. Smith
Lincoln City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Wickens Starter DF 2 T. Darikwa Starter DF 22 T. Hamer Starter DF 25 D. Elerewe Starter DF 3 A. Reach Starter MF 16 D. Jefferies Starter MF 14 C. McGrandles Starter MF 24 I. Varfolomeev Starter MF 18 B. House Starter FW 17 R. Street Starter FW 34 F. Draper Bench DF 20 C. Elder Bench MF 7 R. Hackett Bench FW 19 I. Olaofe Bench DF 6 R. Towler Bench FW 10 M. Melia
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 46 J. Gauci Bench GK 21 J. Pardington Bench DF 4 A. Coubiș Bench DF 23 J. Honohan
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 3' Lincoln City ⚽ Goal B. House 0-1 1H 23' Lincoln City ⚽ Goal D. Jefferies 0-2 1H 32' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card A. Reach 1H 35' Derby County 🟨 Yellow card L. Travis 1H 45' Derby County ⚽ Goal S. Szmodics 1-2 2H 1' Derby County 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Clarke → IN D. Sanderson 2H 3' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card B. House 2H 18' Derby County 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Fraulo → IN F. Bilbija 2H 18' Derby County 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Taylor → IN C. Forsyth 2H 18' Derby County 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Blackett-Taylor → IN M. Johnston 2H 22' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Jefferies → IN R. Towler 2H 34' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Street → IN R. Hackett 2H 34' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Draper → IN I. Olaofe 2H 34' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT B. House → IN M. Melia 2H 35' Derby County 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Szmodics → IN L. Salvesen 2H 43' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Reach → IN C. Elder
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