Rochdale AFC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Rochdale AFC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Crown Oil Arena.
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rob Lewis
- Referee Samuel Allison
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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 05 Dec Lincoln City FC H 0–2 L 01 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 4–0 W 24 Nov Northampton Town FC H 1–1 D 21 Nov AFC Wimbledon H 0–1 L 07 Nov Stockport County FC H 1–2 L 03 Nov Oxford United FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Dec Rochdale AFC A 2–0 W 01 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W 28 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L 24 Nov Swindon Town FC A 1–0 W 21 Nov Accrington Stanley FC A 0–0 D 07 Nov Forest Green Rovers FC H 6–2 W Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Crown Oil Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' It’s high time Michael Appleton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 14' Lincoln City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 19' 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.
- 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 29' 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 372 goals.
- 34' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' GOAL! Jamie Jones scores on 38. Assisted by Tayo Edun
- 43' Rochdale AFC is showing some good football. However, Rochdale AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rochdale AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 53' Timothy Eyoma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 54' Matthew Lund was booked on 54.
- 59' 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 Haydon Roberts suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' The Rochdale AFC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Rathbone departs to be replaced by Kwadwo Baah.
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Rochdale AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 68' What a strike from Lewis Montsma! The score is 0-2.
- 73' The whistle greets Brennan Johnson as he departs to be replaced by Tony Scully.
- 78' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Melbourne is hanging Tayo Edun on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 88' Rochdale AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Eoghan O'Connell. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' Another substitution for Rochdale AFC to replace Stephen Humphrys by Fabio Tavares on 90 minute.
- With this win, Lincoln City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Rochdale AFC
Starting XI- 2
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- 8
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14
Oliver Rathbone ↓ Kwadwo Baah 60'
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7
Stephen Dooley ↓ Matt Done 73'
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10
Alex Newby ↓ Jimmy Ryan 73'
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Bench-
20
Jimmy Ryan ↑ 73'
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16
Matt Done ↑ 73'
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17
Fabio Tavares ↑ 90'
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- 24
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22
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 60'
Coach Brian Barry-MurphyLincoln City FC
Starting XI- 16
- 18
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7
Tayo Edun ↓ Max Melbourne 78'
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- 26
- 8
- 10
- 22
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20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Tony Scully 73'
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Bench- 14
- 24
- 17
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Max Melbourne ↑ 78'
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11
Tony Scully ↑ 73'
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Coach Michael Appleton -
Head to Head
Rochdale AFC Form
Lincoln City FC Form
2020-12-05 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W 2020-12-01 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-11-28 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC L 2020-11-24 Swindon Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2020-11-21 Accrington Stanley FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D 2020-11-07 Lincoln City FC 6–2 Forest Green Rovers FC W