Match Preview: Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town

30 August 2019

Fleetwood Town travel to Lincolnshire on Saturday afternoon to face Danny Cowley's Lincoln City in Sky Bet League One, and we have all you need to know in our match preview.

Fixture: Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town

Competition: Sky Bet League One

Date: Saturday 31^st August 2019

Kick-Off: 15:00 BST

Venue: Sincil Bank Stadium, Queen St, Lincoln, LN5 8LD

Match officials: Stephen Martin (Referee), Nik Barnard & Mark Jones (Assistants), Philip Dermott (Fourth Official)

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FLEETWOOD TOWN

Fleetwood head to Lincolnshire full of confidence after a 2-0 victory over Lancashire rivals, Accrington Stanley with Paddy Madden and new signing Ched Evans getting themselves on the scoresheet.

With ten points on the board for Joey Barton and his troops, it has been a solid start for the Cod Army, and with a side close to them in the league table, a victory for the Fylde Coast side will push them right up there at the top of the standings.

There are no new injury news for the fans, with Jack Sowerby and Conor McAleny still out following their knocks against Wycombe Wanderers, so the head coach will have a near enough full strength squad to choose from this weekend.

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LINCOLN CITY

Lincoln City are new to League One after automatic promotion last season, and have started off life in the third tier of English football with three wins out of their first five league matches.

Manager Danny Cowley won his first match this campaign with a 2-0 home victory over Accrington Stanley, followed by another 2-0 win over Rotherham United. Their third win came against Southend, where they scored four against Kevin Bond's side.

The Imps welcomed Premier League side Everton to Sincil Bank in midweek, and played out a six goal thriller, with the visitors progressing after a 4-2 win. After three defeat on the bounce in all competitions – they’ll be looking to bounce back with a win over Joey Barton’s side.

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LAST TIME THE TWO SIDES MET

The last time Fleetwood and Lincoln met was back in 2012 in the Blue Square Premier, with the score being 2-2 at Highbury Stadium.

The Imps went two goals ahead with Jamie Taylor and Jefferson Louis bagging within the first twenty minutes, however to early second half goals from Jamie Vardy saw the two share the points.

ONE TO WATCH:

The one to watch for Lincoln City is midfielder, Jorge Grant - who has scored one goal for the club since their promotion to the third tier of English football.

The 24-year-old started off his footballing career at Championship side, Reading - before he moved to the Nike Academy and then onto Nottingham Forest.

Grant - who spent six years in total at The City Ground - played 17 times for the club, with loan spells at their rivals Notts County (two spells), Luton Town and most recently, Mansfield Town. He made the permanent move to Sincil Bank in the summer for an undisclosed fee and has made six appearances in all competitions since the opening day of the season.

His only goal came against Doncaster Rovers in their 2-1 loss at the Keepmoat Stadium, and with his attributes, the midfielder will be looking to add more goals to his game in the 2019/20 campaign.

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WHAT JOEY BARTON HAD TO SAY:

Fleetwood Town head coach Joey Barton was on media duty ahead of the match against The Imps, and you can listen to the full interview on iFollow.

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TICKET INFORMATION

Adult - £24

Senior (Concessions 60+) - £19

Young adults (18-21) - £19

Supporter with disability (Concessions) - £19

Juniors (Under 18s) - £10

ADDITIONAL FAMILY BUNDLES AVAILABLE

There will also be an option to buy a Family ticket (One adults / one Junior) for just £28.50 – saving you £5.50!

Another group ticket of concession (Senior & disability) and a Juniors will cost fans just £22 – saving £7 on individual tickets.

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BETTING ODDS

For Fleetwood to make it back to back wins in the league against Lincoln City, the odds are 19/10. For a draw on the road, it’s currently 23/10.

Joey Barton’s side to win & both teams to score at Sincil Bank, is 11/2 odds for you to take home the money.

For an away 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 win, it’s 10/1.

For more odds on SkyBet, click HERE. Please remember to bet and gamble responsibly.

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FOLLOW TOWN ON IFOLLOW

Can’t make the game on Saturday? Well don’t worry as with iFollow Fleetwood, you won’t miss any of the action!

With video season passes available, alongside audio match passes, you can keep up to date with all that happens on a match day in the comfort of your own home.

For more details, head over to our iFollow subscription page.

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Match Reports

Report: Walker double sees Cod Army leave Lincoln empty handed

31 August 2019

Two first half goals in as many minutes from Tyler Walker saw Fleetwood Town lose out 2-0 to newly promoted Lincoln City on Saturday afternoon.

Despite Town having their fair share of possession in the opening half an hour, it was the hosts who took the lead from Walker after Toffolo’s cross on the left hand side. The Nottingham Forest loanee doubled the score line just a minute later after a nice calm finish from close range.

Joey Barton’s side again threw caution to the wind in the second half, but failed to beat City goalkeeper Josh Vickers, and return back to the Fylde Coast without anything to show for their efforts.

It was a quick start to the game in Lincolnshire, with Josh Morris having the first shot of the game. However he saw his effort hit Harrison Biggins, with the former Scunthorpe man’s shot looking goal bound.

The host’s midfielder Jack Payne – who spent last season on loan at Bradford City – worked the ball well on the right side and when he wriggled through Danny Andrew, he managed to pick out Harry Anderson, whose header at goal was comfortable for Matt Gilks between the sticks.

Payne was the man Town had to watch, and when he again got past the back four he looked to pull the trigger, only to be denied by Harry Souttar who dived across the box to get a toe to deflect it out for a corner.

The first goal came from Walker, who headed home from Toffolo’s cross into the Fleetwood penalty area. A goal which the home side hardly deserved given the run of play.

With Town still recovering from that setback, Walker doubled his side’s lead when a long ball over the top beat Souttar and Peter Clarke, with the forward was there to slot the ball under Gilks’ legs and into the back of the net.

Lincoln had the impetus heading into the break, and could have made it three with a set-piece 20 yards out from goal, but Jorge Grant’s effort could only hit the defensive wall.

Barton made one change at the break and that saw Clarke be replaced by forward Ched Evans.

There was little change in the pattern of the game, and when Ash Hunter was introduced he seemed to inject a bit of pace and intensity into Town’s attacks and with a quick cross into the box, Madden was there – however he couldn’t direct his header goal wards.

Andrew had Fleetwood’s first shot on target in the second half with his free-kick, but Vickers was there to match the full back and parry his effort out for a corner.

Town grew as the referee’s watch ticked towards the 90 minute mark, and when Jordan Rossiter looked to curl one goal wards, he had Vickers there to prevent him from pulling one back for the away side.

Kyle Dempsey was introduced into the fray at Sincil Bank, for his first appearance for the club since December last year. However, he, nor the rest of the team, could pull a goal back to make it an interesting finale, and Fleetwood leave the newly promoted Imps without any points.

Lincoln XI: Vickers (GK), Toffolo, Shackell, Payne, Bostwick, Walker (Akinde 70’), Grant (Andrade 75’), Morrell, Connolly (O’Connor 75’), Eardley, Anderson.

Sub not used: Smith (GK), Bolger, Chapman, Lewis.

Town XI: Gilks (GK), Coyle, Andrew, Clarke (Evans 46’), Souttar, Burns, Morris, Coutts ©, Rossiter (Dempsey 77’), Madden, Biggins (Hunter 54’).

Subs not used: Cairns (GK), Eastham, Wallace, Sheron.

Ticket News

Get behind the lads this Saturday at Lincoln

27 August 2019

There’s still time for you to get your tickets and travel for Fleetwood Town’s trip to Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday 31st August, where they will face Lincoln City.

Joey Barton will take his side to newly-promoted Lincoln City at the weekend, looking to maintain their strong start to the season – with a 2-0 win over Lancashire rivals Accrington Stanley last time out.

The last time Fleetwood travelled to Lincolnshire was back in October 2011, where Town came away 3-1 winners thanks to a brace from Ryan Jackson, and one from current Fleetwood coach, Andy Mangan.

Town supporters will be situated in The Lincoln University Stand, and the Bridge McFarland Stand.

Tickets are priced as followed:

Adult - £24

Senior (Concessions 60+) - £19

Young adults (18-21) - £19

Supporter with disability (Concessions) - £19

Juniors (Under 18s) - £10

FAMILY BUNDLES AVAILABLE

There will also be an option to buy a Family ticket (One adults / one Junior) for just £28.50 – saving you £5.50!

Another group ticket of concession (Senior & disability) and a Juniors will cost fans just £22 – saving £7 on individual tickets.

COACH TRAVEL

Fleetwood will be putting on coaches for fans to get down to Lincolnshire to cheer on the team. Onward Card holders will pay just £5 for travel on the coach, with non Onward Card holders paying £20 for coach travel.

For any further details, please call the Fleetwood Town ticket office on (01253) 775080. Supporters can buy tickets for the match online.

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