Fleetwood Town host Lincoln City at Highbury Stadium on Saturday in a Sky Bet League One fixture, and we have all the relevant information for you ahead of ...
Those who choose the Audio Match Pass option will get access to just the commentary, which will be provided by our partners, BBC Radio Lancashire. “It will be hard, but we need to try and play our game on Saturday. “We need to be able to mix it up out there. “We always want to fight and punch above our weight. Town’s opponents Lincoln sit just one point and two places below Brown’s men and have a similar record to Fleetwood in that they’ve seen one win in their last four matches. With not many games remaining, it is crucial for Fleetwood to continue picking up points to finish the season strong.
City fell to a narrow defeat in Lancashire on Saturday afternoon with Stockley's brace decisive for the hosts.
An alert Wright denied the hosts a goal as Stockley met a cross at the far post and headed across goal, with City’s goalkeeper at full stretch to claw away the effort. The following corner was eventually cleared. The midfielder was able to turn into the area and fire, but his strike was straight at Joe Lynch.
The Imps take on Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium in League One this afternoon. This match will be refereed by Declan Bourne. The kick-off is at 15:00.
[Match Thread: Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City](https://forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/match-thread-fleetwood-town-v-lincoln-city.130957/#post-3728889) So that’s no Rushworth, Roughan, Walsh, O’Connor, Eyoma or Erhahon. No Erhahon but he’s been training this week and should be back for next weekend. Never missed an opportunity to watch before.” Long (GK), 8. Poole (c), 3. McMullan (GK), 22. — Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) Vela (c), 9. Refresh the page at 14:00 for team news from both sides and have a go at our Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City quiz while you wait: [QUIZ HERE](https://lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/snack-quiz/quiz-fleetwood-town-v-lincoln-city-25-03-23/)! (quiz link open in new tabs).
Jayden Stockley's powerful header earned Fleetwood a 2-1 win at home to Lincoln. Fleetwood took the lead when Imps defender Adam Jackson sliced Carlos ...
But he was powerless to stop Stockley’s winner when the striker met Phoenix Patterson’s corner and headed into the top corner. Lincoln were again grateful to Wright 10 minutes into the second half when he somehow kept out Stockley’s header and got back to his feet to keep out a shot from Shaun Rooney. At the other end, Josh Earl’s attempt to head back to goalkeeper Jay Lynch allowed Daniel Mandroiu to nip in, but his lobbed finish landed on the roof of the net.
Defeat to Fleetwood Town means Lincoln City have now lost three consecutive League One matches.
Had a couple of shaky moments in the second half. Made a compelling argument for more game time. A corner into the box took an unfortunate deflection off Adam Jackson, with the ball spiralling past Jordan Wright and into the back of the net. Was at fault for Town’s second goal though as he lost his man from the corner. Was slightly unfortunate to concede the own goal, but then made a stunning goal-line clearance from Stockley in the second half. Made a fantastic clearance to deny Stockley in the first half and was solid for most of the contest.
After losing to Derby County 2-0 in League One, Fleetwood Town will be looking for another victory.The main scorer from Fleetwood Town was Carlos Mendes ...
That amounts to an average of 2.33 goals scored per game. It has become abundantly clear that Lincoln City have struggled to score goals in their last six games, netting just 4. Derby County was led by Joe Wildsmith, who scored with an own goal (11′).