Match Centre: Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers
Player of the match Sean McLoughlin 7.6
GolVolt rating 0.4GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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1.7 xG
Blackburn Rovers kept a clean sheet against 1.7 xG.
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11 → 13
Blackburn Rovers drop 2 places in the table. Lincoln City: 18 → 17.
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+5' · 0:0Lincoln City 6%draw 91%Blackburn Rovers 2%
90+5' · 0:0xG Lincoln City 1.70xG Blackburn Rovers 0.30
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 90+1′, no goals.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 90+1′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 0.8 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 0.2 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.3 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% No goals.Few chances and few shots. Quality of play: 1.6 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 0.4more watchable than 4% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 13' Tom Atchesonyellow card · foul
- Half-time · 0:0
- 60' SubstitutionOlaofe for Draper
- 61' SubstitutionVarfolomeev for Bayliss
- 67' SubstitutionForshaw for Montgomery
- 68' SubstitutionFevrier for Afolayan
- 69' Tom Atchesonsecond yellow, sent off · foul
- 77' SubstitutionLadefoged for Street
- 79' SubstitutionGarrett for Cantwell
- 85' Jake Garrettyellow card · dissent
- 87' 2 substitutionsCoubiș for JefferiesMelia for Hackett
- 90+1' SubstitutionHoughton for Alebiosu
- 90+4' Conor McGrandlesyellow card · foul
- 90+5' Adam Forshawyellow card · dissent
- Full-time · 0:0
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Lincoln City
Blackburn Rovers
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Lincoln City
- 46 Joe Gauci GK —
- 4 Andrei Coubiș DEF on
- 23 Josh Honohan DEF —
- 24 Ivan Varfolomeev MID on
- 26 Yunus Konak MID —
- 10 Mason Melia ATT on
- 11 Mikkel Ladefoged ATT on
- 19 Tanto Olaofe ATT on
- 29 Ethan Wheatley ATT —
Blackburn Rovers
- 37 Felix Goddard GK —
- 39 Harvey Pates DEF —
- 46 Michael Decandia DEF —
- 47 Lucas Houghton DEF on
- 28 Adam Forshaw MID on
- 30 Jake Garrett MID on
- 36 James Edmondson MID —
- 53 Frank Vare MID —
- 11 Jayden Fevrier ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- LNER Stadium, Lincoln
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Blackburn Rovers Sean McLoughlin
- 2. place · Blackburn Rovers Ryan Alebiosu
- 3. place · Lincoln City Dom Jefferies
Blackburn Rovers
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Lincoln City
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Pro analysis
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Lincoln City · 2 out
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Tendayi Darikwa Injured
since 23 Aug · until 30 Jun 2027 · 2 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Tear
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James Collins Injured
since 3 Dec 2025 · return date unknown · 38 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury
Blackburn Rovers · 3 out
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Augustus Kargbo Injured
since 22 Oct 2025 · return date unknown · 46 matches missed · Hamstring Injury
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Hayden Carter Injured
since 23 Oct 2024 · return date unknown · 95 matches missed · Knee Surgery
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Scott Wharton Injured
since 4 Nov 2025 · return date unknown · 44 matches missed · Achilles tendon problems
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.