Lincoln City 4-1 Burnley: result and goals
Lincoln City beat Burnley 4-1 on Saturday, 24 October 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Andreas Hountondji 39', Ben House 45'+3', Mikkel Ladefoged 49', Dom Jefferies 57', Mikkel Ladefoged 67'.
Lincoln City sit 15th on 15 points.
Burnley sit 22nd on 8 points.
Lincoln City have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Burnley have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 24 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- LNER Stadium, Lincoln
- 👥
- 10558
The match in numbers
- Lincoln City beat Burnley 4-1.
- Andreas Hountondji opened the scoring for Burnley on 39'.
- Lincoln City came from behind to win.
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Goals and cards
Match videos
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- Match ends, Lincoln City 4, Burnley 1.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Lincoln City 4, Burnley 1.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Ugo Raghouber (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Pires.
- 90'+4'Foul by Ryley Towler (Lincoln City).
- 90'+4'Andréas Hountondji (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Yunus Konak.
- 90'+3'Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Andrei Coubis.
- 90'+2'Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Lincoln City).
- 90'+2'Lucas Pires (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Attempt missed. Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'Rob Street (Lincoln City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ivan Varfolomeev with a cross following a corner.
- 90'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Lucas Pires.
- 89'Substitution, Lincoln City. Daniel Oyegoke replaces Dom Jefferies.
- 89'Substitution, Lincoln City. Ivan Varfolomeev replaces Conor McGrandles.
- 84'Penalty saved. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot saved in the top left corner by George Wickens (Lincoln City).
- 83'Penalty conceded by Ryley Towler (Lincoln City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 83'Penalty Burnley. Andréas Hountondji draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 82'Offside, Lincoln City. Rob Street is caught offside.
- 81'Attempt missed. George Wickens (Lincoln City) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 81'Substitution, Lincoln City. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Reeco Hackett.
- 81'Substitution, Lincoln City. Rob Street replaces Mikkel Ladefoged.
- 81'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81'Substitution, Lincoln City. Ryley Towler replaces Sonny Bradley because of an injury.
- 79'Delay in match because of an injury Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City).
- 79'Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Oliver Sonne (Burnley).
- 76'Andréas Hountondji (Burnley) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marcus Edwards following a fast break.
- 74'Substitution, Burnley. Ugo Raghouber replaces Reo Hatate.
- 74'Substitution, Burnley. Marcus Edwards replaces Max Alleyne.
- 73'Ben House (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 73'Max Alleyne (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 67'Grégoire Coudert (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 67'Goal! Lincoln City 4, Burnley 1. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben House with a cross.
- 67'Attempt missed. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Deji Elerewe with a cross.
- 61'Attempt saved. Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley).
- 59'Substitution, Burnley. Oliver Sonne replaces Dastan Satpaev.
- 58'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Foul by Max Alleyne (Burnley).
- 57'Goal! Lincoln City 3, Burnley 1. Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 56'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Reo Hatate.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55'Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55'Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 54'Attempt saved. Ben House (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley). Assisted by Andrei Coubis with a cross.
- 49'Goal! Lincoln City 2, Burnley 1. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48'Attempt missed. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dom Jefferies.
- 47'Attempt missed. Ben House (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yunus Konak with a cross.
- 45'Second Half begins Lincoln City 1, Burnley 1.
- 45'Substitution, Burnley. Connor Roberts replaces Kyle Walker.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Lincoln City 1, Burnley 1.
- 45'+4'Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 45'+3'Goal! Lincoln City 1, Burnley 1. Ben House (Lincoln City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.
- 45'+2'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2'Foul by Igor Julio (Burnley).
- 45'+2'Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Conor McGrandles.
- 45'Attempt blocked. Largie Ramazani (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 44'Largie Ramazani (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44'Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).
- 42'Attempt missed. Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deji Elerewe.
- 39'Goal! Lincoln City 0, Burnley 1. Andréas Hountondji (Burnley) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Pires with a cross following a corner.
- 38'Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dom Jefferies.
- 37'Max Alleyne (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Foul by Yunus Konak (Lincoln City).
- 36'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35'Delay in match because of an injury Largie Ramazani (Burnley).
- 34'Attempt saved. Dastan Satpaev (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
- 32'Attempt blocked. Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.
- 32'Attempt blocked. Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reeco Hackett.
- 30'Largie Ramazani (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
- 28'Foul by Reo Hatate (Burnley).
- 28'Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24'Attempt blocked. Max Alleyne (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev.
- 24'Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dom Jefferies.
- 23'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
- 23'Largie Ramazani (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22'Offside, Lincoln City. Ben House is caught offside.
- 20'Foul by Max Alleyne (Burnley).
- 20'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19'Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Ladefoged.
- 13'Substitution, Burnley. Andréas Hountondji replaces Armando Broja because of an injury.
- 13'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12'Delay in match because of an injury Armando Broja (Burnley).
- 11'Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
- 7'Attempt saved. Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley). Assisted by Conor McGrandles.
- 5'Foul by Dastan Satpaev (Burnley).
- 5'Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4'Offside, Lincoln City. Andrei Coubis is caught offside.
- 3'Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 3'Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1'Lucas Pires (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Foul by Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Lincoln City · 4-2-3-1
7Recco Hackett-FairchildAM-R
Substitutes
17Robert StreetSUB
Burnley · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
41George BrierleySUB
48Enock AgyeiSUB
30Lluc CastellSUB
Match stats
LCNBUR
50.4Possession (%)49.6
21Shots8
7Shots on target4
2Corners5
10Fouls9
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Offsides0
2Saves3
Last 5 matches
Lincoln City
W@ Bristol City1-015 Sept 2026
LSwansea City2-119 Sept 2026
L@ Sheffield United3-010 Oct 2026
LWest Ham United6-014 Oct 2026
D@ Millwall2-217 Oct 2026
Burnley
L@ Swansea City3-112 Sept 2026
DDerby County1-119 Sept 2026
W@ Watford4-010 Oct 2026
DCharlton Athletic2-213 Oct 2026
LWolverhampton Wanderers2-116 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Lincoln City
0
Draws
0
Burnley
Last meetings
18 Feb 2017Burnley0 – 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 | DWWLW |
| 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 | WLLLD |
| 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 | LDWDL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
Championship: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Lincoln City v Burnley?
Lincoln City beat Burnley 4-1 on Saturday 24 October (Championship).
Who scored in Lincoln City v Burnley?
Goals: Andreas Hountondji 39', Ben House 45'+3', Mikkel Ladefoged 49', Dom Jefferies 57' and Mikkel Ladefoged 67'.
When do Lincoln City play next?
Lincoln City play Birmingham City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Burnley play next?
Burnley play Portsmouth on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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