Lincoln City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 4 · Tuesday 1 September 2026 · LNER Stadium, Lincoln · referee W. Finnie · full time
Full time: Lincoln City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 in Championship Matchday 4 on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at LNER Stadium.
How the match unfolded
Neither side found a way through. Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.
Tom Atcheson of Blackburn Rovers was sent off in the 69th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, W. Finnie, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Lincoln City and 3 to Blackburn Rovers.
Lincoln City: C. Cohen, 3-4-3 · Blackburn Rovers: T. Mowbray, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.26 for Lincoln City and 1.78 for Blackburn Rovers.
Blackburn Rovers left about 1.8 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Blackburn Rovers created the better chances, 1.78 xG to 0.26, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Lincoln City had 1 shot on target, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Blackburn Rovers had 60% of the ball.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Lincoln City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.49 expected goals for and 1.60 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Blackburn Rovers came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.04 expected goals for and 1.79 against, and had won 42% of their matches.
Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers: the match in numbers
| Lincoln City | Match statistics | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 0.26 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.78 |
| 18 | Total shots | 8 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 340 | Total passes | 526 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 5 | Corners | 7 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 25 | Tackles | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Lincoln City
- Callum Elder 7.4
- Dom Jefferies 7.3
- Rob Street 7.2
- Reeco Hackett 7.1
- George Wickens 7.1
Blackburn Rovers
- Sean McLoughlin 7.7
- Ryan Alebiosu 7.5
- Sam Morsy 7.3
- Todd Cantwell 7.1
- Aynsley Pears 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was Ryoya Morishita at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Lincoln City: Lincoln City vs Birmingham City Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Blackburn Rovers: Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers
What was the score in Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Lincoln City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (half-time 0-0), Championship, Tuesday 1 September 2026.
Who scored in Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Sean McLoughlin, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?
W. Finnie.
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