Lincoln City FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Lincoln City FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at LNER Stadium.
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D 15 Mar Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L 12 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 2–0 W 08 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L 05 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W 26 Feb Gillingham FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Mar Lincoln City FC A 0–0 D 12 Mar Crewe Alexandra FC H 2–0 W 08 Mar Fleetwood Town FC H 3–1 W 05 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 0–0 D 26 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W 22 Feb Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Lincoln City FC and Sunderland AFC has kicked off!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Jermain Defoe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 25' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Patrick Roberts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 39' The referee calls foul for Corry Evans. He receives a Yellow card.
- 44' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Regan Poole made 22 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Walsh.
- 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 60' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Lincoln City FC that had 317 games and scored 380 goals.
- 66' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Walsh departs to be replaced by Morgan Whittaker.
- 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adam Jackson suffering a number of foals already.
- 74' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jermain Defoe is hanging Jack Clarke on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 80' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Cullen is hanging John Marquis on the field on 80 minute.
- 85' Callum Doyle is replacing Lynden Gooch for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Conor McGrandles. He receives a Yellow card.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lincoln City FC
Starting XI-
16
Joe Walsh ↓ Morgan Whittaker 66'
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John Marquis ↓ Liam Cullen 80'
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- 15
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Bench- 21
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Liam Cullen ↑ 80'
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- 6
- 17
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Morgan Whittaker ↑ 66'
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Coach Michael AppletonSunderland AFC
Starting XI- 26
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11
Lynden Gooch ↓ Callum Doyle 85'
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25
Jack Clarke ↓ Jermain Defoe 74'
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- 15
- 77
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24
Daniel Neil ↓ Leon Dajaku 74'
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Bench-
10
Jermain Defoe ↑ 74'
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- 39
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Leon Dajaku ↑ 74'
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- 27
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Callum Doyle ↑ 85'
Coach Alex Neil -
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Head to Head
Lincoln City FC Form
Sunderland AFC Form
2022-03-19 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2022-03-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2022-03-08 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2022-03-05 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2022-02-22 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D

