Sunderland AFC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22

Sunderland AFC

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Lincoln City FC

Tue 11 Jan 2022 · 19:45 Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Sunderland AFC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

  • Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
  • Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 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

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  Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Lincoln City FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC 2021-03-20 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-12 Lincoln City FC 0–4 Sunderland AFC 2020-01-04 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Lincoln City FC 2019-10-05 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

  Recent Form

  Sunderland AFC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  11 Jan	Lincoln City FC	H	1–3	L
  04 Dec	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
  27 Nov	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
  23 Nov	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–1	D
  20 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–0	W
  06 Nov	Mansfield Town FC	H	0–1	L

  Lincoln City FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  11 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	3–1	W
  27 Nov	Accrington Stanley FC	H	0–1	L
  23 Nov	Portsmouth FC	H	0–3	L
  20 Nov	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
  06 Nov	Bowers & Pitsea FC	H	1–0	W
  30 Oct	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	1–1	D

  Key Stats

  50% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (6 games)

  50% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  41% Clean Sheets
  Lincoln City FC this season

• Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sunderland AFC to score. At the same time, Lincoln City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Lincoln City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' Teddy Bishop was booked on 23.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 349 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 31' GOAL! Chris Maguire scores on 31. Assisted by Hakeeb Adelakun
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 42' Lincoln City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 47' The travelling Lincoln City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Carl Winchester. He receives a Red card.
  • 57' GOAL! Chris Maguire scores on 57. Assisted by Hakeeb Adelakun
  • 58' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Teddy Bishop is replaced by Max Melbourne.
  • 63' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' Morgan Whittaker was booked on 64.
  • 65' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Jack Diamond departs to be replaced by Aiden O'Brien.
  • 68' Goal! Ross Stewart scores his 46 goal in 212 matches.
  • 73' It’s high time Lee Johnson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Goal! Chris Maguire scores his 33 goal in 349 matches.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Lasse Sorensen. He replaces Hakeeb Adelakun on 76 minute.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Alex Pritchard is replaced by Josh Hawkes on 80 minute.
  • 84' Lincoln City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 86' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Whittaker departs to be replaced by Jamie Robson.
  • 90' Lasse Sorensen is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 1-3.

• Sunderland AFC

  Starting XI

  • 21
    Alex Pritchard ↓ Josh Hawkes 80'
  • 11
    Lynden Gooch
  • 8
    Elliot Embleton
  • 3
    Tom Flanagan
  • 23
    Jack Diamond ↓ Aiden O'Brien 65'
  • 15
    Carl Winchester
  • 14
    Ross Stewart
  • 20
    Anthony Patterson
  • 24
    Daniel Neil
  • 17
    Dennis Cirken ↓ Denver Hume 65'
  • 6
    Callum Doyle

  Bench

  • 10
    Aiden O'Brien ↑ 65'
  • 33
    Denver Hume ↑ 65'
  • 27
    Josh Hawkes ↑ 80'
  • 25
    Ollie Younger
  • 19
    Arbenit Xhemajli
  • 18
    Elliis Taylor
  • 31
    Jacob Carney

  Coach Lee Johnson

  Lincoln City FC

  Starting XI

  • 14
    Hakeeb Adelakun ↓ Lasse Sorensen 76'
  • 18
    Conor McGrandles
  • 10
    Chris Maguire
  • 12
    Teddy Bishop ↓ Max Melbourne 58'
  • 22
    Timothy Eyoma
  • 6
    Max Sanders
  • 2
    Regan Poole
  • 15
    Cohen Bramall
  • 7
    Morgan Whittaker ↓ Jamie Robson 86'
  • 1
    Joshua Griffiths
  • 19
    Lewis Fiorini

  Bench

  • 21
    Lasse Sorensen ↑ 76'
  • 24
    Jamie Robson ↑ 86'
  • –
    Max Melbourne ↑ 58'
  • 31
    Sam Long

  Coach Michael Appleton

• Head to Head

  2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC 2021-03-20 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-12 Lincoln City FC 0–4 Sunderland AFC 2020-01-04 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Lincoln City FC 2019-10-05 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

  Sunderland AFC Form

  2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC L 2021-12-04 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2021-11-27 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2021-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2021-11-20 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-11-06 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Mansfield Town FC L

  Lincoln City FC Form

  2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC W 2021-11-27 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-11-23 Lincoln City FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC L 2021-11-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D 2021-11-06 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Bowers & Pitsea FC W 2021-10-30 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D