Has Lincoln City ever beaten Middlesbrough?

Not in the last 1 meetings — Lincoln City has no win in this fixture. Middlesbrough won 1 and 0 ended level.

Where can I watch Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City?

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Championship12

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Blackburn Rovers 22 FT

Bolton Wanderers

Preston North End 21 FT

Norwich City

West Bromwich Albion 12

Middlesbrough

Lincoln City 21

Queens Park Rangers 13 FT

Stoke City

Swansea City 12 FT

Sheffield United

Birmingham City 00 FT

Watford

Southampton 21 FT

Burnley

West Ham United 22 FT

Cardiff City

Wrexham 11

Football› Championship› Round 1› Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City — result, stats & head-to-head, 15 Aug 2026

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln CityChampionship · Round 1 · Riverside Stadium2–1

Matches

Middlesbrough 2–1 Full time

Lincoln City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Lincoln City4 out

James Collins Injurysince 3 Dec 2025 · 34 matches missed Deji ElereweSuspendedsince 8 May 2023 Andrei CoubișInjurysince 14 Jul · 6 matches missed Josh Honohan Injurysince 9 Nov 2025 · 39 matches missed

Starting XI

Middlesbrough4-1-4-1

7⚽Lankshear8.8
22↓Joseph6.3↓ 71'
11↓Whittaker7.0↓ 90'
19↓Castledine6.5↓ 63'
42↓Raslan Kanté7.1↓ 63'
6Berhalter7.4
2Brittain6.6
12CAyling7.0
29Malanda7.7
30↓Neto6.8↓ 63'
1Vítek6.3

Lincoln City4-4-2

18↓House7.2↓ 71'
34↓Draper6.5↓ 59'
14McGrandles6.8
24Varfolomeev7.2
16↓Jeffries6.7↓ 59'
3⚽↓Reach7.0↓ 90'
6Towler6.8
25Elerewe6.9
22Hamer6.8
2↓CDarikwa6.5↓ 90'
1Wickens7.2

Timeline

12'
Adam Reach · 0–1assist: Tendayi Darikwa
36'
Freddie Draperyellow card
Half time
59'
Freddie Draper ↑ Tanto Olaofe ↓substitution
59'
Dom Jefferies ↑ Rob Street ↓substitution
62'
Will Lankshear · 1–1Right foot shot
63'
Leo Castledine ↑ Myles Peart-Harris ↓substitution
63'
Abdoulaye Kanté ↑ Riley McGree ↓substitution
63'
Neto Borges ↑ Max Arfsten ↓substitution
71'
Ben House ↑ Reeco Hackett ↓substitution
71'
Kyle Joseph ↑ Jeremy Sarmiento ↓substitution
89'
Tanto Olaofeyellow card
90+1'
Will Lankshear · 2–1assist: Riley McGree
90+2'
Adam Reach ↑ Tom Bayliss ↓substitution
90+2'
Tendayi Darikwa ↑ Andrei Coubiș ↓substitution
90+2'
Morgan Whittaker ↑ Alfie Jones ↓substitution

Middlesbrough left · Lincoln City right

Periods

Middlesbrough

1st half0

2nd half2

Extra time0

Lincoln City

1st half1

2nd half0

Extra time0

Match statistics

23Shots10

7Shots on target2

5Corners5

12Fouls12

15Tackles18

0Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition

1Round

Sat 15 Aug · 14:00 UTCKickoff

Riverside StadiumVenue

34,988Capacity

Robert MadleyReferee

21°C · scattered cloudsWeather

Possession

76% · 24%

Duels won

46% · 54%

Pass accuracy

88% · 57%

Breakdown

Shooting

14Shots inside box7

9Shots outside box3

8Shots blocked4

1Hit woodwork0

5Big chances created1

3Big chances missed1

Passing

629Passes185

31Crosses19

8Accurate crosses5

35Long passes62

15Accurate long passes22

Defence

4Interceptions19

0Keeper saves5

Duels & dribbles

49Duels won58

17Dribble attempts15

9Successful dribbles5

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Middlesbrough · bench

Jones↑ 90'

McGree7.2↑ 63'

Peart-Harris6.9↑ 63'

Morante6.8↑ 71'

Arfsten7.0↑ 63'

EdmundsonDF

BrynnGK

44IbehMF

46CartwrightMF

Lincoln City · bench

4Coubis↑ 90'

7Fairchild6.2↑ 71'

Bayliss↑ 90'

MeliaFW

Street6.7↑ 59'

Olaofe6.4↑ 59'

ElderDF

HonohanDF

GauciGK

Managers

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough · Manager

Chris Cohen

Lincoln City · Manager

Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Middlesbrough have won 1 and Lincoln City 0 — 0 ended level.

2026 · Championship

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City 2–1

Recent form

Middlesbrough DDLLW

Lincoln City W

Championship

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Swansea City	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10
2	Queens Park Rangers	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	10
3	Charlton Athletic	4	3	1	0	6	3	+3	10
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	2	1	1	11	8	+3	7
5	Middlesbrough	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
6	West Bromwich Albion	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	7
7	Bristol City	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	7
8	Sheffield United	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	6
9	Birmingham City	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	6
10	Millwall	4	2	0	2	6	8	-2	6
11	Wrexham	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	5
12	West Ham United	4	1	2	1	8	7	+1	5
13	Blackburn Rovers	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
14	Watford	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	5
15	Bolton Wanderers	4	1	1	2	4	5	-1	4
16	Derby County	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2	4
17	Lincoln City	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2	4
18	Southampton	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	3
19	Cardiff City	4	0	3	1	6	7	-1	3
20	Norwich City	4	1	0	3	5	7	-2	3
21	Portsmouth	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3	3
22	Stoke City	4	1	0	3	4	9	-5	3
23	Burnley	4	0	2	2	5	10	-5	2
24	Preston North End	4	0	0	4	3	9	-6	0