Lincoln City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and goals
Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 in the Championship.
Lincoln City sit 15th on 15 points.
Blackburn Rovers sit 10th on 18 points.
Lincoln City have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Blackburn Rovers have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- LNER Stadium, Lincoln
- 👥
- 10267
The match in numbers
- Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0.
- Tom Atcheson was sent off on 69'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
85'Jake GarrettYellow
Live commentary
- Match ends, Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 90'+6'Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6'Foul by Callum Elder (Lincoln City).
- 90'+6'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
- 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.
- 90'+5'Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4'Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
- 90'+3'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.
- 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lucas Houghton replaces Ryan Alebiosu because of an injury.
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'Attempt blocked. Ryley Towler (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Mason Melia (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Ladefoged with a headed pass.
- 87'Substitution, Lincoln City. Andrei Coubis replaces Dom Jefferies.
- 87'Substitution, Lincoln City. Mason Melia replaces Reeco Hackett.
- 86'Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85'Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 85'Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
- 85'Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84'Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City).
- 83'Attempt missed. Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dom Jefferies with a cross.
- 81'Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier with a cross.
- 79'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Todd Cantwell.
- 78'Attempt missed. Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deji Elerewe with a headed pass.
- 77'Substitution, Lincoln City. Mikkel Ladefoged replaces Rob Street.
- 76'Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
- 76'George Wickens (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by George Wickens.
- 75'Attempt saved. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by George Wickens (Lincoln City).
- 73'Attempt missed. Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Reeco Hackett with a cross following a corner.
- 72'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
- 69'Second yellow card to Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) for a bad foul.
- 69'Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
- 69'Rob Street (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68'Attempt missed. Rob Street (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
- 68'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
- 67'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Forshaw replaces Kristi Montgomery.
- 67'Attempt missed. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
- 67'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Reach.
- 66'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Reach.
- 63'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Rob Street.
- 61'Substitution, Lincoln City. Ivan Varfolomeev replaces Tom Bayliss.
- 60'Substitution, Lincoln City. Isaac Olaofe replaces Freddie Draper.
- 59'Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 57'Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 57'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
- 56'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Andri Gudjohnsen.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bayliss.
- 54'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54'Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).
- 54'Attempt saved. Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers).
- 52'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
- 50'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryley Towler.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
- 48'Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
- 48'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
- 46'Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 45'Second Half begins Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 45'+1'First Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Foul by Callum Elder (Lincoln City).
- 44'Attempt blocked. Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bayliss.
- 43'Attempt blocked. Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42'Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
- 42'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40'Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
- 40'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Attempt missed. Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 36'Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by George Wickens (Lincoln City).
- 35'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
- 34'Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
- 34'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 32'Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
- 31'Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
- 31'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Conor McGrandles.
- 29'Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 25'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).
- 24'Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
- 24'Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22'Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 21'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dom Jefferies.
- 14'Attempt missed. Rob Street (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reeco Hackett with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 13'Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13'Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
- 13'Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11'Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reeco Hackett.
- 9'Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 9'Rob Street (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7'Attempt missed. Rob Street (Lincoln City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Callum Elder.
- 4'Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Foul by Rob Street (Lincoln City).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Lincoln City · 3-4-3
7Recco Hackett-FairchildCF-L
17Robert StreetCF-R
Substitutes
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
2Ryan AlebiousuRB
Substitutes
53Frank VareSUB
36James EdmondsonSUB
30Jake GarrettSUB
39Harvey PatesSUB
47Lucas HoughtonSUB
37Felix GoddardSUB
46Michael DecandiaSUB
Match stats
LCNBLK
40Possession (%)60
18Shots8
1Shots on target2
5Corners7
12Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
0Offsides2
2Saves1
Last 5 matches
Lincoln City
W@ Derby County2-18 Aug 2026
L@ Middlesbrough2-115 Aug 2026
LPortsmouth3-122 Aug 2026
W@ Blackpool4-125 Aug 2026
W@ Bolton Wanderers1-029 Aug 2026
Blackburn Rovers
W@ Burton Albion2-18 Aug 2026
D@ Wolverhampton Wanderers2-214 Aug 2026
WMiddlesbrough2-122 Aug 2026
LSheffield United2-125 Aug 2026
LQueens Park Rangers2-129 Aug 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Lincoln City
0
Draws
1
Blackburn
Last meetings
28 Aug 2018Blackburn Rovers4 – 1Lincoln City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | WDWLL |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | WLLWW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Lincoln City v Blackburn Rovers?
Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 on Tuesday 1 September (Championship).
Were there any goals in Lincoln City v Blackburn Rovers?
No: the match finished 0-0.
When do Lincoln City play next?
Lincoln City play Birmingham City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Blackburn Rovers play next?
Blackburn Rovers play Swansea City on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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