Middlesbrough vs Lincoln 2-1

Championship· Matchweek 1· 2026-08-15 14:00 UTC

Middlesbrough

2-1

Full timeHT 0-1

Lincoln

W. Lankshear 62'

W. Lankshear 90'

A. Reach 12'

Middlesbrough beat Lincoln 2-1 at Riverside Stadium in the opening Championship round. Lincoln led at half-time through A. Reach's 12th-minute goal, before W. Lankshear scored twice, at 62 and 90 minutes, to win it. Middlesbrough dominated possession (76% to 24%) and shots (23 to 10), with no red cards issued.

Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.

Match timeline

12'A. Reach assist T. Darikwa
36'Freddie Draper · Yellow card
59'F. Draper for T. Olaofe
59'D. Jefferies for R. Street
W. Lankshear62'
L. Castledine for M. Peart-Harris63'
A. Kante for R. McGree63'
Neto Borges for M. Arfsten63'
K. Joseph for J. Sarmiento71'
71'B. House for R. Hackett-Fairchild
89'Isaac Olaofe · Yellow card
M. Whittaker for A. Jones90+2'
90+2'T. Darikwa for A. Coubis
90+2'A. Reach for T. Bayliss
W. Lankshear assist R. McGree90'

Match stats

76%Possession24%

23Shots10

7Shots on target2

14Shots in the box7

5Corners5

629Passes185

88%Pass accuracy57%

12Fouls12

0Offsides4

0Saves5

0Yellow cards2

Line-ups

Middlesbrough starting XI

Middlesbrough bench · coach Kim Hellberg

Lincoln starting XI

Lincoln bench · coach Tom Shaw

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Championship table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	13	+13	28
2	Swansea	13	+7	26
3	Wolves	13	+7	24
4	West Brom	13	+5	24
5	Southampton	13	+15	23
6	Birmingham	13	+10	23
7	Stoke City	13	+4	23
8	West Ham	13	+15	22
9	QPR	13	+5	20
10	Sheffield Utd	13	+2	19
11	Portsmouth	13	+1	19
12	Millwall	13	+2	18
13	Blackburn	13	-1	18
14	Bristol City	13	-2	18
15	Norwich	13	-1	15
16	Lincoln	13	-9	15
17	Cardiff	13	-1	14
18	Wrexham	13	-4	14