EFL Championship 2026-27 ｜ Matchday 4 ｜ 2026-09-02 03:45 JST
Match summary Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 4 on September 2. Neither side found the net in a goalless draw.
Possession: Lincoln City 40%, Blackburn Rovers 60%. Shots: Lincoln City 18, Blackburn Rovers 8. Yellow cards: Lincoln City 1, Blackburn Rovers 4. Blackburn Rovers played with ten men after Tom Atcheson was sent off.
Team stats 3-4-3 1 Wickens 20 Elder 6 Towler 25 Elerewe 3 Reach 14 McGr and 8 Bayl iss 16 Jeff eri 7 Hackett 34 Draper 17 Street
4-2-3-1 1 Pears 4 Ribe iro 15 McLo ugh 6 Atch eso 2 Aleb ios 31 Montgom 8 Morsy 21 Afolaya 10 Cantwel 25 Morishi 9 Guðjohn
1.46 Expected goals (xG) 0.24
0.08 Goals prevented (xG) 0.08
View as table Lincoln City Stat Blackburn Rovers 3-4-3 Formation 4-2-3-1 40% Possession 60% 1.46 Expected goals (xG) 0.24 18 Shots 8 1 Shots on target 2 9 Shots off target 3 8 Blocked shots 3 10 Shots inside the box 5 8 Shots outside the box 3 5 Corner kicks 7 0 Offsides 2 12 Fouls 11 340 Passes 526 255 Accurate passes 449 75% Pass accuracy 85% 2 Goalkeeper saves 1 0.08 Goals prevented (xG) 0.08 1 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Will Finnie, England
Player stats 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 23(64%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 2(2) DF D. Elerewe 1 0 2 31(67%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1 9(6) DF R. Towler 0 2 30(77%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 3 5(2) DF C. Elder 0 4 1 32(94%) 0 0 0 2 7.9 90 2 10(6) MF D. Jefferies 1 1 0 5 17(81%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 87 1 1 12(6) MF T. Bayliss 1 0 3 15(75%) 0 0 0 1 7 61 2 6(4) MF C. McGrandles 1 0 2 34(81%) 0 1 0 2 2 6.7 90 3 12(4) MF A. Reach 0 1(100%) 1 24(77%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1 2 4(2) FW R. Street 3 0 4 6(60%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.3 77 16(11) FW F. Draper 1 0 2(29%) 0 0 0 4 3 6.2 60 22(9) FW R. Hackett 1 0 2 13(62%) 0 0 0 1 7 87 3 9(4) FW I. Olaofe 1 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 30 4(1) MF I. Varfolomeev 0 2 18(82%) 0 0 0 7 29 1 2(2) FW M. Ladefoged 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 7.2 13 1 5(3) DF A. Coubiș 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 10 1 1(None) FW M. Melia 0 0 0 0 6.7 10 1(1) GK J. Gauci 0 0 0 0 DF J. Honohan 0 0 0 0 MF Y. Konak 0 0 0 0 FW E. Wheatley 0 0 0 0
Blackburn Rovers 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 A. Pears 0 17(55%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1(1) DF R. Alebiosu 1 0 4(100%) 37(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 89 2 7(6) DF Tom Atcheson 0 1(100%) 3 44(81%) 0 2 1 4 6.6 69 15(9) DF S. McLoughlin 0 2 2 55(92%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 90 2 11(4) DF Yuri Ribeiro 0 39(75%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 90 9(3) MF Sam Morsy 0 1(100%) 1 2 74(90%) 0 0 0 2 7.7 90 6(4) MF Kristi Montgomery 0 1(50%) 3 48(96%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 67 10(6) MF R. Morishita 1 1 0 1(20%) 23(72%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.9 90 17(4) MF T. Cantwell 1 1 0 1(50%) 1 30(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 79 2 1 6(3) MF O. Afolayan 1 0 4(67%) 1 27(84%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.6 68 18(9) FW A. Guðjohnsen 1 0 2 17(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 13(4) MF A. Forshaw 0 1 1 23(92%) 0 1 0 7.2 23 2(1) FW J. Fevrier 0 1(100%) 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.7 22 1 2(1) MF J. Garrett 0 7(70%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.7 11 3(2) DF L. Houghton 0 0 0 0 1 GK Felix Goddard 0 0 0 0 DF H. Pates 0 0 0 0 DF M. Decandia 0 0 0 0 MF F. Vare 0 0 0 0 MF James Edmondson 0 0 0 0
Lineups Lincoln City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Wickens Starter DF 25 D. Elerewe Starter DF 6 R. Towler Starter DF 20 C. Elder Starter MF 16 D. Jefferies Starter MF 8 T. Bayliss Starter MF 14 C. McGrandles Starter MF 3 A. Reach Starter FW 17 R. Street Starter FW 34 F. Draper Starter FW 7 R. Hackett Bench DF 4 A. Coubiș Bench MF 24 I. Varfolomeev Bench FW 19 I. Olaofe Bench FW 11 M. Ladefoged Bench FW 10 M. Melia
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 46 J. Gauci Bench DF 23 J. Honohan Bench MF 26 Y. Konak Bench FW 29 E. Wheatley
Blackburn Rovers Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 A. Pears Starter DF 2 R. Alebiosu Starter DF 6 Tom Atcheson Starter DF 15 S. McLoughlin Starter DF 4 Yuri Ribeiro Starter MF 8 Sam Morsy Starter MF 31 Kristi Montgomery Starter MF 25 R. Morishita Starter MF 10 T. Cantwell Starter MF 21 O. Afolayan Starter FW 9 A. Guðjohnsen Bench DF 47 L. Houghton Bench MF 28 A. Forshaw Bench MF 30 J. Garrett Bench FW 11 J. Fevrier
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 37 Felix Goddard Bench DF 39 H. Pates Bench DF 46 M. Decandia Bench MF 36 James Edmondson Bench MF 53 F. Vare
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 13' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card Tom Atcheson 2H 16' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Bayliss → IN I. Varfolomeev 2H 16' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Draper → IN I. Olaofe 2H 22' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT Kristi Montgomery → IN A. Forshaw 2H 23' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Afolayan → IN J. Fevrier 2H 24' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card Tom Atcheson 2H 24' Blackburn Rovers 🟥 Red card Tom Atcheson 2H 32' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Street → IN M. Ladefoged 2H 34' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Cantwell → IN J. Garrett 2H 40' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card J. Garrett 2H 42' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Jefferies → IN A. Coubiș 2H 42' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Hackett → IN M. Melia 2H 45+4' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card C. McGrandles 2H 45+5' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card A. Forshaw 2H 45+1' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Alebiosu → IN L. Houghton
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