Lincoln City 0 Sunderland 0 RECAP: Story of the day as Cats are held to a frustrating draw at the LNER Stadium
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The Black Cats remain in the League One play-off places after Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe also dropped points, yet it was an opportunity missed for Alex Neil’s side.
Patrick Roberts impressed for the visitors after he was recalled to the starting XI.
Here’s how the game played out:
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RECAP: Lincoln 0 Sunderland 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Winchester, Wright, Cirkin, Gooch (Doyle, 85), Evans, Neil (Dajaku, 74), Clarke (Defoe, 74) , O’Nien, Roberts, Stewart
- Subs: Hoffmann, Doyle, Hume, Matete, Embleton, Dajaku, Defoe
- Lincoln XI: Wright, Poole, Jackson, Walsh (Whittaker, 65), Norton-Cuffy, McGrandles, Fiorini, Bramall, Maguire, Marquis (Cullen, 80), Hopper
- Subs: Sanders, Whittaker, Sorensen, Bishop, Cullen, House, Scully
78’ Defoe fires wide
That was so nearly a memorable moment.
Defoe did well to control the ball on the edge of the box and spin past his marker, yet his low shot went wide.
Dajaku has replaced Clarke in the left wing-back role, while O’Nien has dropped into a deeper role alongside Evans in midfield, allowing Defoe to play alongside Stewart up top.
69’ Lincoln change shape
The hosts have switched to what looks like a 4-4-2 system with Whittaker on the right and Maguire on the left.
65’ First change for Lincoln
The hosts are making the first change of the match with Morgan Whittaker replacing Walsh.
It looks like Lincoln are switching to a back four.
57’ Penalty appeal
Roberts collided with Bramall in the box and appealed for a penalty.
It didn’t look like there was much contact.
55’ Off the post!
That should have been 1-0 Sunderland.
Some nice play between O’Nien and Roberts saw the latter break away down the right.
Roberts’ low cross picked out Evans in the box, but the midfielder hit the post with his low effort.
Still goalless.
51’ YELLOW CARD
Walsh is booked for a late challenge on Stewart.
Clarke’s in-swinging free-kick was whipped towards the far post but Stewart couldn’t quite reach it.