EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 5 | 2026-09-05 20:30 JST
Match summary Lincoln City took on Southampton in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 5 on September 5. The match ended 1-1. It was 0-1 at half-time and 1-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Lincoln City – M. Ladefoged; Southampton – Welington. Assists: Lincoln City – R. Hackett; Southampton – J. Ward-Prowse.
Possession: Lincoln City 39%, Southampton 61%. Shots: Lincoln City 19, Southampton 16. Yellow cards: Lincoln City 3, Southampton 0.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 1 Wickens 6 Towler 15 Bradley 25 Elerewe 3 Reach 14 McGr and 24 Varf olo 4 Coubiș 17 Street 18 House 34 Draper
2.27 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
1.61 Goals prevented (xG) 1.61
View as table Lincoln City Stat Southampton 3-4-2-1 Formation 39% Possession 61% 2.27 Expected goals (xG) 0.77 19 Shots 16 5 Shots on target 4 8 Shots off target 9 6 Blocked shots 3 16 Shots inside the box 7 3 Shots outside the box 9 4 Corner kicks 6 0 Offsides 1 14 Fouls 10 316 Passes 510 240 Accurate passes 453 76% Pass accuracy 89% 2 Goalkeeper saves 4 1.61 Goals prevented (xG) 1.61 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Andrew Kitchen, 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 30(57%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF D. Elerewe 1 0 1(100%) 1 32(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 6(4) DF S. Bradley 0 1 25(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 64 1 1 6(5) DF R. Towler 0 2 1 23(72%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 8(6) MF A. Coubiș 2 1 0 3 28(88%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 2 1 10(4) MF I. Varfolomeev 0 1(100%) 1 22(73%) 0 1 0 1 6.6 64 1 1 5(3) MF C. McGrandles 0 1(100%) 3 1 20(91%) 0 1 0 1 3 7.5 76 1 1 10(7) MF A. Reach 1 0 2(50%) 1 1 15(68%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 8(4) FW B. House 2 0 2 5(62%) 0 0 0 3 6.5 76 1 11(5) FW R. Street 1 1 0 1 7(88%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 64 2 6(3) FW F. Draper 2 1 0 2 9(60%) 0 1 0 5 2 6.9 90 2 22(9) MF Y. Konak 1 0 9(100%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 26 5(3) MF R. Hackett 0 1(100%) 1 4(100%) 1 0 0 8.5 26 2 4(2) FW M. Ladefoged 2 1 1 3(75%) 0 0 0 7.3 26 3 4(1) FW C. Ogbene 1 1 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 14 1(None) MF T. Bayliss 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 14 GK J. Gauci 0 0 0 0 DF C. Elder 0 0 0 0 MF D. Jefferies 0 0 0 0 FW I. Olaofe 0 0 0 0
Southampton 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 Daniel Peretz 0 29(71%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 90 1(1) DF J. Bree 0 1(100%) 1 35(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1 1 8(3) DF J. Stephens 0 3 53(95%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 12(6) DF K. Schlotterbeck 1 0 1(100%) 1 1 65(88%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 90 13(9) DF Welington 1 1 1 1 1 41(87%) 0 0 0 1 2 8.2 78 1 10(4) MF F. Downes 0 1 1 60(97%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.9 90 1 1 10(6) MF J. Ward-Prowse 2 0 2 1 71(97%) 1 0 0 1 7.6 90 6 2 3(2) MF K. Matsuki 2 1 0 1(100%) 24(86%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 84 7(3) MF F. Azaz 0 2 26(87%) 0 0 0 6.7 78 6(2) MF Léo Scienza 4 1 0 2(67%) 27(87%) 0 0 0 4 7 63 1 1 9(6) FW C. Larin 1 0 1(50%) 7(78%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 62 3 7(1) FW D. Mubama 1 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 2 1 6 28 10(2) MF S. Edozie 0 1(100%) 6(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 27 6(2) DF R. Manning 0 1 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.3 12 1 1(1) FW L. Dobbin 1 1 0 1(100%) 1 0 0 0 6.6 12 2(2) DF N. Wood-Gordon 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 6.2 10 1(None) GK G. Long 0 0 0 0 DF Z. Abbott 0 0 0 0 MF T. Fellows 0 0 0 0 MF Cameron Bragg 0 0 0 0
Lineups Lincoln City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Wickens Starter DF 25 D. Elerewe Starter DF 15 S. Bradley Starter DF 6 R. Towler Starter MF 4 A. Coubiș Starter MF 24 I. Varfolomeev Starter MF 14 C. McGrandles Starter MF 3 A. Reach Starter FW 18 B. House Starter FW 17 R. Street Starter FW 34 F. Draper Bench MF 8 T. Bayliss Bench MF 26 Y. Konak Bench FW 27 C. Ogbene Bench MF 7 R. Hackett Bench FW 11 M. Ladefoged
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 46 J. Gauci Bench DF 20 C. Elder Bench MF 16 D. Jefferies Bench FW 19 I. Olaofe
Southampton Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Daniel Peretz Starter DF 14 J. Bree Starter DF 5 J. Stephens Starter DF 13 K. Schlotterbeck Starter DF 34 Welington Starter MF 4 F. Downes Starter MF 30 J. Ward-Prowse Starter MF 27 K. Matsuki Starter MF 10 F. Azaz Starter MF 7 Léo Scienza Starter FW 9 C. Larin Bench DF 3 R. Manning Bench DF 15 N. Wood-Gordon Bench FW 11 L. Dobbin Bench MF 23 S. Edozie Bench FW 28 D. Mubama
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 25 G. Long Bench DF 6 Z. Abbott Bench MF 18 T. Fellows Bench MF 26 Cameron Bragg
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 43' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card C. McGrandles 1H 44' Southampton ⚽ Goal Welington 0-1 2H 11' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card I. Varfolomeev 2H 17' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Larin → IN D. Mubama 2H 18' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT Léo Scienza → IN S. Edozie 2H 19' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Varfolomeev → IN Y. Konak 2H 19' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Bradley → IN R. Hackett 2H 19' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Street → IN M. Ladefoged 2H 30' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card F. Draper 2H 31' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT C. McGrandles → IN T. Bayliss 2H 31' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT B. House → IN C. Ogbene 2H 33' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Azaz → IN L. Dobbin 2H 34' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT Welington → IN R. Manning 2H 39' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Matsuki → IN N. Wood-Gordon 2H 42' Lincoln City ⚽ Goal M. Ladefoged 1-1
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