Highlights

90+1'

W. Lankshear (assist R. McGree)

89'

I. Olaofe (Foul)

62'

W. Lankshear

HT 0 - 1

36'

F. Draper (Time wasting)

12'

A. Reach (assist T. Darikwa)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

A. Jones (M. Whittaker - tactical)

90+2'

A. Coubiș (T. Darikwa - tactical)

90+2'

T. Bayliss (A. Reach - tactical)

71'

J. Sarmiento (K. Joseph - tactical)

71'

R. Hackett (B. House - tactical)

63'

M. Arfsten (Neto Borges - tactical)

63'

M. Peart-Harris (L. Castledine - tactical)

63'

R. McGree (A. Kanté - tactical)

59'

R. Street (D. Jefferies - tactical)

59'

I. Olaofe (F. Draper - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Middlesbrough	15	8	4	3	1
	12	Lincoln	11	8	3	2	3

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-4-0

5-3-2

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

76%

24%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

W. Lankshear

M. Whittaker 1
A. Malanda 1

Shots off target

M. Whittaker

L. Ayling 2
W. Lankshear 2

Fouls suffered

B. House

L. Castledine 3
K. Joseph 3

Tackles

B. House

M. Arfsten 4
D. Elerewe 3

Fouls

T. Darikwa

F. Draper 4
M. Whittaker 3

Saves

G. Wickens

Passes

L. Ayling

A. Malanda 82
S. Berhalter 78

Accurate passes

L. Ayling

A. Malanda 76
S. Berhalter 66

Current form

Stats

W D D L L

W L W L L

Last matches

Stats & bet

07/08/26

08/08/26

Referees

Robert Madley main referee

3

0.3

Average card count per match for 4 matches arbitrated
Contall Bartlett assistant referee
Thomas Parsons fourth referee
Steve Meredith assistant referee

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Injured players

Middlesbrough

Myles Spencer Peart-Harris Back injury

Kyle Alexander Joseph Ankle Injury

Jeremy Sarmiento Unknown

Match venue

Riverside Stadium - Middlesbrough

Year of construction: 1995
Surface: grass
Capacity: 34988
Average attendance: 22278
Maximum attendance: 34988
% sold: 68

Match result Middlesbrough Lincoln

Date 15 August 2026 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2026/2027
Stage Regular Season - week 1
Match attendance 31487
Code MID-LIN
Area England
Home team Middlesbrough
Away team Lincoln City

FAQ

What is the result between Middlesbrough Lincoln?

Middlesbrough won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Middlesbrough Lincoln?

Middlesbrough : Coached by K. Hellberg, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-4-0 formation: R. Vítek, Neto Borges, A. Malanda, L. Ayling (C), C. Brittain, S. Berhalter, A. Kanté, L. Castledine, M. Whittaker, K. Joseph, W. Lankshear

Lincoln City : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by C. Cohen, is positioning themselves in a 5-3-2 : G. Wickens, R. Towler, D. Elerewe, T. Hamer, A. Reach, T. Darikwa (C), C. McGrandles, I. Varfolomeev, D. Jefferies, B. House, F. Draper

Who is the referee of the match Middlesbrough Lincoln ?

Robert Madley is the referee for this match

Where is the match Middlesbrough Lincoln?

The venue Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough is hosting the match

At what time is Middlesbrough Lincoln?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 15 August 2026. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Middlesbrough 4-2-4-0

- 1 R. Vítek
- 30 Neto Borges
- 29 A. Malanda
- 12 (C) L. Ayling
- 2 C. Brittain
- 6 S. Berhalter
- 42 A. Kanté
- 19 L. Castledine
- 11 M. Whittaker
- 22 K. Joseph
- 7 W. Lankshear
  
  2
- 1 G. Wickens
- 6 R. Towler
- 25 D. Elerewe
- 22 T. Hamer
- 3 A. Reach
- 2 (C) T. Darikwa
- 14 C. McGrandles
- 24 I. Varfolomeev
- 16 D. Jefferies
- 18 B. House
- 34 F. Draper

Lincoln City 5-3-2

- K. Hellberg Coach
Substitutes
- C. Ibeh #44 - Midfielder
- 63'
  
  R. McGree #8 - Midfielder
- 90+2'
  
  A. Jones #5 - Defender
- F. Cartwright #46 - Midfielder
- S. Brynn #31 - Goalkeeper
- 63'
  
  M. Arfsten #17 - Striker
- G. Edmundson #25 - Defender
- 63'
  
  M. Peart-Harris #14 - Midfielder
- 71'
  
  J. Sarmiento #16 - Midfielder
- C. Cohen Coach
Substitutes
- 59'
  
  R. Street #17 - Striker
- 59'
  
  I. Olaofe #19 - Striker
- 71'
  
  R. Hackett #7 - Midfielder
- C. Elder #20 - Defender
- M. Melia #10 - Striker
- 90+2'
  
  T. Bayliss #8 - Midfielder
- 90+2'
  
  A. Coubiș #4 - Defender
- J. Honohan #23 - Defender
- J. Gauci #46 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

76%

24%

Accurate passes

88%

57%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

629

Passes

185

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

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Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

W. Lankshear

50% 3/6

F. Draper 50% (1/2)
A. Reach 50% (1/2)

Fouls suffered

B. House

L. Castledine 3
K. Joseph 3
R. Street 2
C. McGrandles 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

D. Jefferies

0% 0/3

S. Berhalter 0% (0/3)
M. Peart-Harris 0% (0/2)
L. Castledine 0% (0/2)
L. Ayling 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

L. Ayling

95% 79/83

A. Kanté 95% (53/56)
M. Whittaker 93% (43/46)
A. Malanda 93% (76/82)
M. Peart-Harris 91% (32/35)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

G. Wickens

33% 13/39

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Swansea	17	8	5	2	1	13	6	7
2	West Ham	15	8	4	3	1	22	11	11
3	Middlesbrough	15	8	4	3	1	16	12	4
4	Wolves	14	7	4	2	1	15	10	5
5	West Brom	14	8	4	2	2	10	8	2
6	QPR	13	8	3	4	1	10	7	3
7	Stoke	13	8	4	1	3	13	12	1
8	Bristol C	13	8	4	1	3	11	12	-1
9	Charlton	12	8	3	3	2	7	10	-3
10	Birmingham	11	8	2	5	1	12	11	1
11	Millwall	11	8	3	2	3	15	15	0
12	Lincoln	11	8	3	2	3	7	8	-1
13	Southampton	10	8	4	2	2	19	10	9
14	Wrexham	10	8	2	4	2	9	12	-3
15	Bolton	10	8	3	1	4	11	15	-4
16	Blackburn	9	8	2	3	3	12	12	0
17	Norwich	9	8	3	0	5	16	17	-1
18	Sheff Utd	9	8	2	3	3	9	11	-2
19	Portsmouth	8	7	2	2	3	9	10	-1
20	Watford	8	8	2	2	4	7	10	-3
21	Cardiff	7	8	1	4	3	10	12	-2
22	Derby	5	8	1	2	5	7	14	-7
23	Preston	4	8	1	1	6	8	15	-7
24	Burnley	4	8	0	4	4	9	17	-8

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Southampton	12	4	4	0	0	15	4	11
2	Middlesbrough	10	4	3	1	0	11	7	4
3	West Ham	9	4	3	0	1	14	4	10
4	Stoke	9	4	3	0	1	8	3	5
5	Swansea	8	4	2	2	0	5	1	4
6	West Brom	8	4	2	2	0	6	3	3
7	Charlton	8	4	2	2	0	3	1	2
8	Millwall	7	4	2	1	1	9	5	4
9	Wolves	7	3	2	1	0	7	3	4
10	Watford	7	4	2	1	1	6	5	1
11	Norwich	6	4	2	0	2	10	8	2
12	Cardiff	6	4	1	3	0	7	5	2
13	Blackburn	6	4	2	0	2	7	6	1
14	Bolton	6	4	2	0	2	5	5	0
15	Bristol C	6	4	2	0	2	3	4	-1
16	Wrexham	5	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
17	QPR	5	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
18	Birmingham	4	4	0	4	0	7	7	0
19	Portsmouth	4	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2
20	Sheff Utd	4	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2
21	Burnley	3	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1
22	Preston	3	4	1	0	3	4	8	-4
23	Lincoln	2	4	0	2	2	3	6	-3
24	Derby	1	4	0	1	3	3	8	-5

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Swansea	9	4	3	0	1	8	5	3
2	Lincoln	9	4	3	0	1	4	2	2
3	QPR	8	4	2	2	0	6	3	3
4	Wolves	7	4	2	1	1	8	7	1
5	Birmingham	7	4	2	1	1	5	4	1
6	Bristol C	7	4	2	1	1	8	8	0
7	West Ham	6	4	1	3	0	8	7	1
8	West Brom	6	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1
9	Middlesbrough	5	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
10	Sheff Utd	5	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
11	Wrexham	5	4	1	2	1	4	7	-3
12	Portsmouth	4	3	1	1	1	4	3	1
13	Derby	4	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2
14	Millwall	4	4	1	1	2	6	10	-4
15	Bolton	4	4	1	1	2	6	10	-4
16	Stoke	4	4	1	1	2	5	9	-4
17	Charlton	4	4	1	1	2	4	9	-5
18	Blackburn	3	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1
19	Norwich	3	4	1	0	3	6	9	-3
20	Southampton	2	4	0	2	2	4	6	-2
21	Preston	1	4	0	1	3	4	7	-3
22	Cardiff	1	4	0	1	3	3	7	-4
23	Watford	1	4	0	1	3	1	5	-4
24	Burnley	1	4	0	1	3	4	11	-7

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Southampton	16	8	5	1	2	8	5	3
2	Middlesbrough	16	8	5	1	2	7	4	3
3	Millwall	15	8	5	0	3	8	4	4
4	Stoke	15	8	4	3	1	10	4	6
5	West Ham	14	8	4	2	2	9	7	2
6	Swansea	12	8	3	3	2	7	4	3
7	Bristol C	12	8	3	3	2	4	3	1
8	West Brom	12	8	2	6	0	4	2	2
9	Norwich	11	8	3	2	3	10	9	1
10	Preston	11	8	3	2	3	5	4	1
11	Wrexham	11	8	3	2	3	4	5	-1
12	Wolves	10	7	2	4	1	7	6	1
13	QPR	10	8	2	4	2	5	5	0
14	Lincoln	10	8	2	4	2	3	3	0
15	Bolton	9	8	1	6	1	7	6	1
16	Sheff Utd	9	8	1	6	1	6	6	0
17	Cardiff	8	8	2	2	4	6	8	-2
18	Portsmouth	8	7	2	2	3	5	7	-2
19	Burnley	8	8	2	2	4	4	8	-4
20	Derby	7	8	2	1	5	4	8	-4
21	Birmingham	7	8	1	4	3	5	8	-3
22	Blackburn	7	8	1	4	3	4	7	-3
23	Charlton	7	8	1	4	3	2	7	-5
24	Watford	5	8	1	2	5	4	8	-4