Lincoln – Southampton 2–1

	1H	2H	T
L	0	2	2
SOU	0	1	1

Match report

Lincoln beat Southampton 2–1 at Lincoln Stadium in Championship. Kovač opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Lincoln have 3 wins in their last 5, while Southampton have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

⚽Kovačassist Bianchi

48'

Keller

52'

59'

⚽J. Ariboassist T. Dobson-Ventura

⚽Dubois

71'

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

76'

⇄James Jones↓ F. Azaz

Kovač

82'

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

85'

⇄G. Long↓ J. Aribo

Momentum

L

⚽⚽⚽

SOU

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 22, 2026 · 19:00

VenueLincoln Stadium

Attendance53,965 / 66,623 (81%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

F. Azaz

7.9

Lineups

L 4-3-37.09Formation7.194-3-3 SOU

16.5Haas 26.9Martin 37.8Almeida 47.1Bianchi 57.8Keller 67.2Janssen 77.0Johnson 87.0Weber 96.5Dubois 107.7Vidić 116.5Kovač

Lincoln

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas6.5 2Martin6.9 3Almeida7.8 4Bianchi7.1 5Keller7.8 6Janssen7.2 7Johnson7.0 8Weber7.0 9Dubois6.5 10Vidić7.7 11Kovač6.5

Southampton

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

31G. Bazunu7.0

14J. Bree7.7

5T. Dobson-Ventura6.5

6T. Harwood-Bellis6.7

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL