Lincoln vs Cardiff

League One 20 Dec 2025, 15:00
Lincoln
Lincoln
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Cardiff
Cardiff
🏟 LNER stadium Round 21

Match report

Lincoln edged past Cardiff 2-1 in the League One on 20 December 2025.

Cardiff dominated possession with 74% of the ball, while Lincoln had 18 shots to Cardiff's 11.

The match was played at LNER stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 26% - 74% Shots 18 - 11 On target 7 - 4 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 12 - 11 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Sonny Bradley
Lincoln · 1 goal
8 Perry Ng 1 goal
8 Thomas Hamer captained the side
7 George Wickens captained the side
7 Tendayi Darikwa captained the side
First half vs second half
Cardiff came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 10–8
Shots On Goal 5–0 2–4
Ball Possession 33–67 —
Corners 1–0 3–3
Attacks 47–52 41–46
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
6 Substitution 4
88 Attacks 98
54 Dangerous Attacks 47
8 On Target 3
12 Off Target 8
26% Ball Possession 74%
18 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 3
12 Fouls 11
4 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
32% Ball Possession 68%
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 6
266 Passes Total 567
190 Passes Accurate 486
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Lincoln · 4-4-2
1 G. Wickens
2 T. Darikwa 22 T. Hamer 15 S. Bradley 3 A. Reach
7 R. Hackett-Fairchild 14 C. McGrandles 8 T. Bayliss 10 J. Moylan
34 F. Draper 17 R. Street
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
41 M. Turner
38 P. Ng 2 W. Fish 48 D. Lawlor 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle 18 A. Robertson
45 C. Ashford 8 O. Kellyman 16 C. Willock
22 Y. Salech
Lincoln
Coach
Michael Skubala
Substitutes
  • 6 Ryley Towler
  • 20 Justin Obikwu
  • 16 Dom Jefferies
  • 19 Francis Okoronkwo
  • 13 Zachary Jeacock
  • 24 Ivan Varfolomeev
  • 12 Erik Ring
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 12 Calum Chambers
  • 11 Ollie Tanner
  • 27 Joel Colwill
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Kpakio ↓ J. Bagan Cardiff
  • 63' ↑ R. Towler ↓ J. Moylan Lincoln
  • 64' ↑ J. Obikwu ↓ F. Draper Lincoln
  • 74' ↑ I. Davies ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
  • 74' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 82' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ R. Wintle Cardiff
  • 86' ↑ D. Jefferies ↓ R. Hackett-Fairchild Lincoln
  • 87' ↑ F. Okoronkwo ↓ R. Street Lincoln
  • 90+6' ↑ I. Varfolomeev ↓ T. Bayliss Lincoln
Cards
  • 22' T. Hamer Lincoln
  • 34' C. McGrandles Lincoln
  • 44' O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 80' G. Wickens Lincoln
Head-to-head
Lincoln 2 0 draws 0 Cardiff
2026-03-07 Cardiff vs Lincoln 0 - 2
2025-12-20 Lincoln vs Cardiff 2 - 1
Recent form
Lincoln D W W W W
Cardiff D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Lincoln vs Cardiff?
Lincoln won 2-1 against Cardiff on 20 December 2025.
Who won Lincoln vs Cardiff?
Lincoln won the match 2-1.
Where was Lincoln vs Cardiff played?
The match was played at LNER stadium.
Who had more possession in Lincoln vs Cardiff?
Cardiff had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.