Sheffield United vs Lincoln City — match summary
England · Championship · kick-off 10 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 3-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Sheffield United 38 · Lincoln City 54
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Sheffield United 49 · Lincoln City 39
Shots on target 5-4 · corners 2-2 · possession 57-43
NextGOAL tip: Sheffield United -0.25 · 4 stars
Sheffield United host Lincoln City in the Championship, with the home side sitting 18th on 9 points from 8 games, while the visitors are 13th on 11 points from 8 games. Both still need points to climb out of the lower reaches of the table, so this is a match where both teams must take more than they currently have. The home side's recent form is poor, having lost 3 in a row and also gone 3 without a win. This season they have scored 9 and conceded 11 in 8 games, while Lincoln City have just lost 1-2 in their latest match but before that put together back-to-back wins by the same 1-0 scoreline. This season they have scored 7 and conceded 8 in 8 games. The two sides therefore differ in momentum: the hosts are searching for a foothold, while the visitors arrive with wins to show for their play. According to the expected line-ups, Sheffield United are likely to use a 3-4-2-1 with Patrick James Bamford as the lone striker and Oliver Arblaster and Kalvin Mark Phillips controlling the tempo in midfield, while Lincoln City are also expected to line up the same way with Freddie Draper as the target in the box. The game is likely to start cautiously in the first half, because the hosts still concede goals in the first half at home fairly often, but the second half should open up more as both teams have to go out and get a result.