Lincoln City 1-1 Southampton: result and goals
Lincoln City and Southampton drew 1-1 on Saturday, 5 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Welington 44', Mikkel Ladefoged 87'.
Lincoln City sit 15th on 15 points.
Southampton sit 6th on 20 points.
Lincoln City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Southampton have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 5 September 2026, 12:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- LNER Stadium, Lincoln
- 👥
- 10758
The match in numbers
- Lincoln City and Southampton drew 1-1.
- The first goal came from Welington (Southampton) on 44'.
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Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Lincoln City 1, Southampton 1.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Lincoln City 1, Southampton 1.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reeco Hackett with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2'Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
- 90'+2'Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddie Draper.
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tom Bayliss.
- 90'Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
- 89'Divin Mubama (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89'Foul by Yunus Konak (Lincoln City).
- 87'Goal! Lincoln City 1, Southampton 1. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Reeco Hackett with a cross.
- 85'Foul by Divin Mubama (Southampton).
- 85'Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Divin Mubama (Southampton).
- 84'Ryley Towler (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
- 84'Attempt missed. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Freddie Draper with a headed pass.
- 83'Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Ladefoged.
- 81'Daniel Peretz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 80'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Daniel Peretz.
- 80'Attempt saved. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Mikkel Ladefoged.
- 79'Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 78'Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
- 78'Substitution, Southampton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Finn Azaz.
- 77'Attempt missed. Andrei Coubis (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Ladefoged with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 76'Substitution, Lincoln City. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Ben House.
- 76'Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Conor McGrandles.
- 76'Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 76'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74'Welington (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 69'Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben House.
- 67'Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 64'Substitution, Lincoln City. Mikkel Ladefoged replaces Rob Street.
- 64'Substitution, Lincoln City. Reeco Hackett replaces Sonny Bradley.
- 64'Substitution, Lincoln City. Yunus Konak replaces Ivan Varfolomeev.
- 63'Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
- 62'Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
- 62'Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Welington.
- 60'Léo Scienza (Southampton) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 60'Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
- 60'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56'Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor McGrandles.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 56'Attempt missed. Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.
- 55'Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cyle Larin.
- 52'Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52'Foul by Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City).
- 51'Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 49'Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ryley Towler.
- 47'Attempt missed. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cyle Larin.
- 45'Second Half begins Lincoln City 0, Southampton 1.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Southampton 1.
- 45'+3'Attempt blocked. Rob Street (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Bradley with a headed pass.
- 45'+2'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Daniel Peretz.
- 45'+2'Attempt saved. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Ben House.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'Delay in match because of an injury Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
- 44'Goal! Lincoln City 0, Southampton 1. Welington (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 43'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43'Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
- 42'Attempt missed. Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41'Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41'Foul by Adam Reach (Lincoln City).
- 41'Attempt missed. Ben House (Lincoln City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rob Street with a cross.
- 39'Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Scienza following a corner.
- 39'Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Adam Reach.
- 39'Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 37'Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyle Larin.
- 35'Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
- 33'Attempt missed. Ben House (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrei Coubis with a cross.
- 32'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by James Bree.
- 31'Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
- 31'Rob Street (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
- 28'Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Varfolomeev with a cross.
- 26'Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 25'Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25'Foul by Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City).
- 24'Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 24'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 20'Corner, Southampton. Conceded by George Wickens.
- 17'Attempt blocked. Andrei Coubis (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16'Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 16'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15'Attempt saved. Rob Street (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
- 14'Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12'Attempt saved. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 9'Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
- 9'Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Foul by Andrei Coubis (Lincoln City).
- 6'Welington (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 5'Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rob Street.
- 2'Foul by Welington (Southampton).
- 2'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 2'Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Attempt saved. Andrei Coubis (Lincoln City) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
- 1'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by James Bree.
- 1'Attempt blocked. Rob Street (Lincoln City) header from very close range is blocked.
- 1'Attempt blocked. Andrei Coubis (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor McGrandles.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Lincoln City · 3-4-2-1
17Robert StreetCF-L
Substitutes
7Recco Hackett-FairchildSUB
Southampton · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Match stats
LCNSOU
39Possession (%)61
19Shots16
5Shots on target4
4Corners6
14Fouls10
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
0Offsides1
2Saves4
Last 5 matches
Lincoln City
L@ Middlesbrough2-115 Aug 2026
LPortsmouth3-122 Aug 2026
W@ Blackpool4-125 Aug 2026
W@ Bolton Wanderers1-029 Aug 2026
DBlackburn Rovers0-01 Sept 2026
Southampton
L@ Watford2-116 Aug 2026
WStoke City3-122 Aug 2026
LWest Ham United4-125 Aug 2026
WMillwall5-129 Aug 2026
D@ Birmingham City1-11 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Lincoln City
0
Draws
1
Southampton
Last meetings
20 Dec 2022Southampton2 – 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 | LWLWD |
| 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 | LLWWD |
| 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 |
Championship: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Lincoln City v Southampton?
Lincoln City and Southampton drew 1-1 on Saturday 5 September (Championship).
Who scored in Lincoln City v Southampton?
Goals: Welington 44' and Mikkel Ladefoged 87'.
When do Lincoln City play next?
Lincoln City play Birmingham City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Southampton play next?
Southampton play Queens Park Rangers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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