Lincoln v Liverpool result

Full-time · Lincoln 2–7 Liverpool

League Cup · Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:45 BST · LNER Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Lincoln 2–7 Liverpool — Liverpool won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Liverpool won 7–2 at LNER Stadium in the League Cup on Thursday 24 September. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Liverpool led 4–0 at half-time. The goals — Liverpool: X. Shaqiri (9’), Takumi Minamino (18’, 46’), Curtis Jones (32’, assisted by D. Origi; 36’, assisted by Harvey Elliott), Marko Grujić (65’) and D. Origi (89’, assisted by Takumi Minamino); Lincoln: T. Edun (60’, assisted by A. Scully) and Lewis Montsma (66’, assisted by Jorge Grant).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed one yellow card — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Lincoln: T. Eyoma (69’).

What it changes

Lincoln have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Liverpool have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Curtis Jones (Liverpool) 14.4, Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) 12.1 and Lewis Montsma (Lincoln) 8.3 led the match.

Next up

Lincoln next host Burnley on 24 October 2026.

Liverpool next host Villarreal on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Lincoln: Lincoln v Burnley, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Liverpool: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Lincoln 2–7 Liverpool · League Cup
Venue: LNER Stadium · Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Referee: T. Harrington
Recent form: Lincoln 5W 0D 0L · Liverpool 4W 1D 0L

Lincoln 2–7 Liverpool (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.5

Goals

against 0.25 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 9.14

Corners

against 5.25 / 2.43 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.25 / 7.14

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 2.71 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.25 / 1.14

Cards

against 2.75 / 1.14 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 September 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 September 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Lincoln for / against	Line	Liverpool for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	9.14 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 12.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	18.71 for · 6.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	7.14 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.75 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	8.57 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.14 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington.

Lincoln

Lincoln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Bridcutt n 8	68	3 6/4	1.8 6/2	—
S. Roughan n 3	81.7	2.6 3/2	0.7 2/0	—
T. Hopper n 8	73.6	2.6 7/4	3.2 7/6	—
L. Montsma n 4	90	1.8 4/2	1 2/2	N. Williams
T. Eyoma n 5	74.2	1.7 3/3	0.5 2/0	N. Williams

Lincoln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Anderson n 8	61.3	1.7 5/2	0.7 4/0
A. Scully n 8	68.3	1.6 5/4	1.2 4/3
C. Morton n 8	59.1	1.3 4/2	0.6 2/1
J. Grant n 8	88.4	1.1 7/2	0.4 3/0
T. Hopper n 8	73.6	1.1 4/2	0.6 3/1

Lincoln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Scully n 8	68.3	0.5 3/0	0.5 3/0
J. Grant n 8	88.4	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
T. Hopper n 8	73.6	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
C. Morton n 8	59.1	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
L. Montsma n 4	90	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Lincoln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Bridcutt n 8	68	3.1 6/6
T. Eyoma n 5	74.2	2.4 5/4
C. McGrandles n 8	66.9	2.4 8/4
T. Edun n 8	82.4	2.3 7/4
J. Jones n 8	87.8	2.1 7/5

Lincoln — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alex Palmer n 8	90	3.5 7/7

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Origi n 8	27	3.3 4/3	2.1 5/0	—
Thiago Alcântara n 8	77.1	2.9 8/6	0.7 5/0	—
T. Minamino n 8	23.5	1.9 3/1	1.4 1/1	—
N. Williams n 8	51.3	1.8 5/3	1.1 4/1	T. Eyoma
J. Milner n 8	42.6	1.8 6/1	1.8 3/2	—

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mohamed Salah n 8	79.8	4.4 8/7	2.4 7/4
C. Jones n 8	38.3	2.9 4/3	1.5 4/1
T. Minamino n 8	23.5	2.9 3/3	1 1/1
S. Mané n 8	74	2.7 7/4	1.4 5/3
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain n 8	42.3	2.4 6/2	0.5 2/0

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mohamed Salah n 8	79.8	0.7 2/2	0.4 3/0
S. Mané n 8	74	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
A. Robertson n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.7 5/0
N. Keïta n 8	58.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain n 8	42.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Thiago Alcântara n 8	77.1	3.5 8/5
Fabinho n 8	71.4	2.7 7/4
N. Keïta n 8	58.8	2.7 6/4
J. Milner n 8	42.6	2.4 5/3
J. Henderson n 8	71.1	2.1 6/4

Liverpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alisson Becker n 8	90	1.4 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Lincoln		Liverpool
28%	Possession	72%
13	Shots	23
7	Shots on target	12
4	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	9
9	Corners	8
5	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	5
262	Passes	676
71%	Pass accuracy	91%

Lincoln player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alex Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
A. Bradley	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6
T. Eyoma	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	Y	5.6
L. Montsma	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	5.9
M. Melbourne	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.9
T. Edun	90	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	6.7
A. Scully	90	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	6.3
J. Grant	90	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	8
H. Anderson	67	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
J. Jones	60	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	5.9
L. Bridcutt	59	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
T. Hopper sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. McGrandles sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
T. Archibald sub	23	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Adrián	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.5
N. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.9
R. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
K. Tsimikas	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.7
C. Jones	90	2	0	4	3	1	2	9.7
M. Grujić	90	1	0	2	1	2	1	7.7
T. Minamino	90	2	1	2	2	1	2	8.3
D. Origi	90	1	1	3	2	2	0	7.9
X. Shaqiri	75	1	0	1	1	3	0	7.3
Harvey Elliott	57	0	1	3	3	1	0	7.2
V. van Dijk	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Fabinho sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.6
Diogo Jota sub	33	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.5
N. Keïta sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Lincoln v Liverpool — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LincolnWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

LiverpoolWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 3 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Goals per game

Lincoln scored2.8

Liverpool scored3

Lincoln conceded0.8

Liverpool conceded1.6

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