Expert analysis

Lincoln Look Set To Hold Their Own At Bramall Lane

Sheffield United sit 18th after four defeats in five games and have managed just one win in that run. Lincoln stand two places higher and have collected two victories along with a draw in their last five outings. The visitors keep a clean sheet in half their league matches and concede only one goal a game overall, with an even tighter record of 0.5 away from home. Sheffield score one goal a game at Bramall Lane yet concede 1.5 there, while five of their eight fixtures have produced three goals or more. The single previous head-to-head finished level with fewer than three goals. Lincoln have dropped points in three of their last five but rarely suffer heavy defeats. The game could stay tight if Lincoln sit deep and limit Sheffield’s chances in wide areas.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68.1% win rate

Result

3–0 MISSED

Our pick “Lincoln +1.5” at odds 1.24 didn’t land — final score 3–0.

Match timeline

First half
Sam McCallum 15'
Conor McGrandles 26'
Liam Kitching 39'
Patrick Bamford assist Sam McCallum 43'
Second half
Tahith Chong assist Joe Rothwell 52'
Mikkel Ladefoged ↓ F. Draper 62'
Yunus Konak ↓ Conor McGrandles 62'
Chiedozie Ogbene ↓ Ryley Towler 62'
Deji Elerewe 67'
Japhet Tanganga 67'
Mark McGuinness ↓ Hamza Choudhury 73'
Sydie Peck 75'
Tom Bayliss 76'
Patrick Bamford assist Ben Brereton 77'
Romelle Donovan ↓ Tahith Chong 78'
Callum Elder ↓ Adam Reach 78'
Thomas Hamer ↓ Dom Jefferies 79'
Ryan One ↓ Ben Brereton 84'
Jaïro Riedewald ↓ Joe Rothwell 85'
Tyrese Campbell ↓ Thomas Cannon 85'

This season

	Sheffield Utd	Lincoln
Over 2.5 goals	63%	38%
Clean sheet	25%	50%
Failed to score	38%	13%
Scored per game	1.1	0.9
Conceded per game	1.4	1.0
Scored home / away	1.0 / 1.3	0.8 / 1.0

Across 8 and 8 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
11	MIL Millwall	8	3	2	3	11
12	LIN Lincoln ▲	8	3	2	3	11
13	SOU Southampton	8	4	2	2	10
14	WRE Wrexham	8	2	4	2	10
15	BOL Bolton	8	3	1	4	10
16	BLA Blackburn	8	2	3	3	9
17	NOR Norwich	8	3	0	5	9
18	SHE Sheffield Utd ▲	8	2	3	3	9
19	POR Portsmouth	7	2	2	3	8

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Sheffield Utd LWLLL

L vs Norwich 1–3 Sep 5

W @ Blackburn 2–1 Sep 8

L vs Wolves 0–1 Sep 13

L @ Fleetwood Town 0–1 Sep 16

L @ Stoke City 1–2 Sep 19

Lincoln DLWWL

D vs Southampton 1–1 Sep 5

L @ Bournemouth 0–4 Sep 8

W @ Preston 1–0 Sep 12

W @ Bristol City 1–0 Sep 15

L vs Swansea 1–2 Sep 19

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Sheffield Utd

Scored 0.8 avg

1 2 0 0 1

Conceded 1.6 avg

3 1 1 1 2

Lincoln

Scored 0.8 avg

1 0 1 1 1

Conceded 1.4 avg

1 4 0 0 2

Head-to-head · last meetings

0 Sheffield Utd

1 Draws

0 Lincoln

Aug 2023 Sheffield Utd 0–0 Lincoln Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 0 of the last 1 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

Sheffield Utd 4-2-2-2

1 M. Cooper G
8 H. Choudhury D
5 J. Tanganga D
15 L. Kitching D
3 S. McCallum D
42 Sydie Peck M
7 J. Rothwell M
19 T. Chong M
22 B. Brereton M
9 T. Cannon F
45 P. Bamford F

Bench T. Campbell, A. Davies, M. McGuinness, R. Donovan, O. Arblaster, R. Oné, J. Ayew, J. Riedewald, H. Burrows

Chris Wilder

Lincoln 3-4-2-1

1 G. Wickens G
25 D. Elerewe D
15 S. Bradley D
6 R. Towler D
16 D. Jefferies M
8 T. Bayliss M
14 C. McGrandles M
3 A. Reach M
17 R. Street M
18 B. House M
34 F. Draper F

Bench J. Gauci, Y. Konak, M. Ladefoged, C. Ogbene, I. Olaofe, D. Oyegoke, I. Varfolomeev, C. Elder, T. Hamer

Chris Cohen

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Sheffield Utd

OUT T. Campbell Injury
DOUBT H. Burrows Muscle Injury
DOUBT S. McCallum Inactive
DOUBT R. One Hamstring Injury
DOUBT F. Seriki Knee Injury
OUT T. Campbell Injury
DOUBT H. Burrows Muscle Injury
DOUBT S. McCallum Inactive
DOUBT R. One Hamstring Injury
DOUBT F. Seriki Knee Injury

Lincoln

OUT T. Darikwa Knee Injury
OUT M. Melia Thigh Injury
DOUBT T. Hamer Health problems
OUT T. Darikwa Knee Injury
OUT M. Melia Thigh Injury
DOUBT T. Hamer Health problems