Lincoln 0-1 Exeter City — League One, 4 Oct 2025
Exeter City beat Lincoln 1-0 in the League One on 4 October 2025 at LNER stadium, Lincoln. K. McDonald scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Lincoln have won 1 and Exeter City 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 15'Time wasting
- Half-time0-0
- 62'out: A. Higgins
- 68'
- 78'
- 78'
- 82'
- 82'
- 87'
- 89'
- 0-190'
- 90+11'Foul
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Lincoln
- 7.6Benjamin HouseM
- 7.6Adam JacksonD
- 7.3Thomas BaylissM
- 7.3Frederick DraperF
- 7.0Thomas HamerD
- 6.9George WickensG
- 6.9Adam ReachD
- 6.9Tendayi DarikwaD
- 6.9Sonny BradleyD
- 6.7Justin ObikwuF
- 6.6James CollinsF
- 6.5Ivan VarfolomeevM
- 6.5Erik RingM
- 6.3Reeco HackettM
- 6.2Robert StreetM
Exeter City
- 7.9Kevin McDonaldM
- 7.9Joe WhitworthG
- 7.5Reece ColeF
- 7.3Jackson FitzwaterD
- 7.2Johnly YfekoD
- 7.2Ethan BrierleyM
- 6.9Daniel AndrewM
- 6.9Pierce SweeneyD
- 6.7Joshua MagennisF
- 6.7Akeel HigginsF
- 6.6Ed TurnsD
- 6.3Ilmari NiskanenM
- 6.3Jack AitchisonF
- 6.3Jack McMillanM
- 6.2Jayden WarehamF
Line-ups
Exeter City3-4-1-2
Lincoln4-4-2
Substitutes
LincolnMichael Skubala
Substitutes
- 22Thomas Hamer78'D7.0
- 7Reeco Hackett68'M6.3
- 13Zachary JeacockG
- 6Ryley TowlerD
- 12Erik Ring87'M6.5
- 20J. Obikwu78'F6.7
- 19F. Okoronkwo
Exeter CityGary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
- 29K. McDonald90'82'M7.9
- 10Jack Aitchison82'F6.3
- 23Jack BycroftG
- 4E. Turns89'D6.6
- 20Luca WoodhouseM
- 37K. WilsonF
- 17A. Higgins62'
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
16Total shots7
3Shots on target2
8Shots off target3
5Blocked shots2
7Corners2
0Offsides1
10Fouls10
0Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves3
344Total passes310
231Accurate passes215
67%Pass accuracy69%
Lincoln
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin House | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Adam Jackson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Thomas Bayliss | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Frederick Draper | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Thomas Hamer | 12 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| George Wickens | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Adam Reach | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Tendayi Darikwa | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Sonny Bradley | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Justin Obikwu | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| James Collins | 68 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ivan Varfolomeev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Erik Ring | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Reeco Hackett | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Robert Street | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Exeter City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McDonald | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Joe Whitworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Reece Cole | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Jackson Fitzwater | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Johnly Yfeko | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ethan Brierley | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Daniel Andrew | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Pierce Sweeney | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Magennis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Akeel Higgins | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ed Turns | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ilmari Niskanen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Aitchison | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jack McMillan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jayden Wareham | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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