Lincoln v Northampton result

Full-time · Lincoln 4–0 Northampton

League One · Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:45 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Lincoln 4–0 Northampton — Lincoln won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Lincoln beat Northampton 4–0 in League One on Tuesday 17 February. Lincoln are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Lincoln led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Lincoln: Ryan Oné (11’, assisted by Frederick Draper), Jack Moylan (51’), Ivan Varfolomeev (72’, assisted by Jack Moylan) and Robert Street (75’). J. Vale (56’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Lincoln 0.00, Northampton 0.00, from 23 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

W. Finnie showed two yellow cards and one red — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Lincoln: Tendayi Darikwa (30’); Northampton: Jack Perkins (79’).

What it changes

Lincoln stay second after this result (32 league matches played). Lincoln have scored 89 goals, the second-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Lincoln have conceded 41 goals, the fewest of the 24 clubs.

Northampton move down from 17th to 19th (32 league matches played). Northampton have scored 39 goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Northampton have conceded 74 goals, the most of the 24 clubs.

Lincoln’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 33, across 12 matches. Lincoln have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jack Moylan (Lincoln) 10.8, Ryan Oné (Lincoln) 7.8 and Frederick Draper (Lincoln) 5.6 led the match.

Head-to-head

Lincoln are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Northampton.

Next up

Lincoln next host Wrexham on 21 November 2026.

Northampton next travel to Salford City on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Lincoln: Lincoln v Wrexham, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Northampton: Salford City v Northampton, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Lincoln 4–0 Northampton · League One
Referee: W. Finnie
Head-to-head (last 6): Lincoln 4 · draws 1 · Northampton 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Lincoln 4W 1D 0L · Northampton 1W 2D 2L

Lincoln 4–0 Northampton (League One): 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.38 / 0.88

Goals

against 1 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 5

Corners

against 4.75 / 6.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 4.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.63 / 1.38

Cards

against 1.88 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.89 yellows

Referee · W. Finnie

24 fouls a game

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over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 14 February 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Northampton for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 6.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.75 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.25 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: W. Finnie — 3.89 yellow cards a game, 0.11 red cards, 24 fouls over 9 matches.

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Lincoln

Lincoln Defensive

Lincoln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. 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
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0.8 6/0	0.3 1/1	C. McCarthy
C. McGrandles n 8	90	0.9 5/2	1.3 5/2	D. Campbell
R. Street n 8	84.1	1.6 7/4	1.7 5/4	—
S. Bradley n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.9 6/1	C. McCarthy
F. Draper n 8	82.6	2.5 7/5	1.8 6/4	—
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Lincoln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	2.1 7/6
C. McGrandles n 8	90	2.8 7/6
R. Street n 8	84.1	2.1 6/4
S. Bradley n 8	90	0.3 2/0
F. Draper n 8	82.6	1.5 6/3
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Lincoln Attacking

Lincoln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0.5 2/1	0.4 1/1
C. McGrandles n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Street n 8	84.1	1.6 6/3	0.7 4/1
S. Bradley n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
F. Draper n 8	82.6	1.9 7/4	1.2 7/2
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Lincoln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
C. McGrandles n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Street n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
S. Bradley n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Draper n 8	82.6	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
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Northampton

Northampton Defensive

Northampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. 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
T. Taylor n 8	88.9	1.4 6/4	1.1 6/3	—
D. Campbell n 8	90	0.4 3/0	1.5 7/4	C. McGrandles
S. Hoskins n 8	59.9	0 0/0	1.5 5/2	—
R. Fitzsimons n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 3/1	—
C. McCarthy n 8	71.6	0.5 1/1	0.3 2/0	S. Bradley
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Northampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Taylor n 8	88.9	1.5 7/3
D. Campbell n 8	90	2.9 7/7
S. Hoskins n 8	59.9	1.1 3/1
R. Fitzsimons n 8	90	0 0/0
C. McCarthy n 8	71.6	2.2 5/5
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Northampton Attacking

Northampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Taylor n 8	88.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Campbell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Hoskins n 8	59.9	1.1 5/1	0.6 2/1
R. Fitzsimons n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. McCarthy n 8	71.6	0.9 5/1	0.2 1/0
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Northampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Taylor n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Campbell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Hoskins n 8	59.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
R. Fitzsimons n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. McCarthy n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Lincoln		Northampton
55%	Possession	45%
23	Shots	4
13	Shots on target	0
6	Shots off target	0
4	Blocked shots	4
16	Shots inside the box	3
9	Corners	1
3	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	6
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
0	Saves	9
421	Passes	345
77%	Pass accuracy	73%

Lincoln Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Wickens	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Darikwa	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	7.3
T. Hamer	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8.3
S. Bradley	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.7
A. Reach	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
R. Oné	90	1	0	4	2	2	2	0	8
C. McGrandles	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Moylan	77	1	1	5	4	4	0	0	9.9
T. Bayliss	71	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
B. House	71	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
F. Draper	55	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	7.2
R. Street sub	35	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	5.6
D. Jefferies sub	19	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
Ivan Varfolomeev sub	19	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
R. Towler sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Lloyd sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Northampton Player Stats

Player	Min	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Fitzsimons	90	0	0	0	7.9
C. McCarthy	90	0	2	0	6.5
T. Taylor	90	0	3	0	7
D. Campbell	90	0	2	0	6.6
N. Guinness-Walker	90	1	4	0	6.9
K. Simon-Swyer	86	2	0	0	6.3
E. Moore	67	0	0	0	6
J. Burroughs	67	1	1	0	6.7
S. Hoskins	67	0	0	0	6.2
J. Vale	56	0	1	R	5.3
J. Willis	55	0	0	0	6.2
T. Fornah sub	35	0	1	0	6.2
M. Dyche sub	23	0	0	0	5.9
Jack Perkins sub	23	0	0	Y	6.5
T. Eaves sub	23	0	1	0	6.7
J. Evans sub	11	0	0	0	6.3

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 Northampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LincolnWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

NorthamptonLLDWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Lincoln 4 · 1 draw · Northampton 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-08-19 Northampton 0–1 Lincoln
2025-01-18 Northampton 0–1 Lincoln
2024-10-29 Lincoln 2–1 Northampton
2023-12-29 Lincoln 1–2 Northampton
2023-08-15 Northampton 2–2 Lincoln
2021-01-23 Lincoln 2–1 Northampton

League standing · 2025/26

Lincoln#1 pos103 pts46 pl+48 GD

Northampton#24 pos35 pts46 pl-35 GD

Goals per game

Lincoln scored1.93

Northampton scored0.85

Lincoln conceded0.89

Northampton conceded1.61

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What is the head-to-head record between Lincoln and Northampton?: In their last 6 meetings, Lincoln won 4, Northampton won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Lincoln and Northampton?: Recent form — Lincoln 4W 1D 0L; Northampton 1W 2D 2L.

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