The Imps take on Shrewsbury Town in the Second Round of the EFL Trophy this evening. This match will be refereed by Ben Toner. Kick-off is at 19:00 and team news will be provided below once we have it.
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Ahead of this match, we have published 3 things sedgleyimp thinks The Imps need to do to win and a Q&A with two Shrewsbury Town supporters.
Shrewsbury Town XI: 1. Harry Burgoyne, 3. Scott Golbourne, 24. Ethan Ebanks-Landell (C), 17. Donald Love, 25. Scott High, 13. Jan Zamburek, 4. David Edwards, 6. Sean Goss, 22. Joshua Daniels, 20. Shilow Tracey, 35. Jason Cummings.
Subs: 33. Dejan Iliev (GK), 12. Ryan Sears, 5. Ro-Shaun Williams, 37. Nigel Aris, 19. Ryan Barnett, 30. Charlie Caton, 36. Louis Lloyd.
Lincoln City XI: 1. Alex Palmer, 24. Robbie Gotts, 30. Sean Roughan, 22. Timothy Eyoma, 3. Max Melbourne (C), 17. Ramirez Howarth, 20. Brennan Johnson, 18. Conor McGrandles, 11. Anthony Scully, 26. Harry Anderson, 25. Zack Elbouzedi.
Subs: 31. Sam Long (GK), 16. Joe Walsh, 33. Hayden Cann, 10. Jorge Grant, 9. Tom Hopper.
Referee: Ben Toner.
Assistants Refs: Lisa Rashid and Paul Graham.
Fourth Official: Scott Simpson.
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Views from the Match Thread ahead of kick-off:
Chesterimp: “I suspect when the management team and board sat down preseason to identify targets, making good progress in this competition will have been a priority.
But after such a good start in the league, it becomes more of a distraction in this compressed season. Like the FA Cup tie, use available squad players, rest some of the key players, they’re all on-message so the likes of Howarth, Elbouzedi and Archibald ( if fit) will do a job and we have a good chance.
The ‘tough games’ take a break until Saturday, then we get a whole stream of them again, including Shrewsbury again next Tuesday, rather lose tonight and get 3 points then – though 2 wins ( and penalty practice?) would be nice.”
Scotimp: “Maybe Cotterill will take a similar view, and focus entirely on keeping Shrewsbury in League One; and perhaps he may feel it is not worth fielding a good side against Lincoln because their home record so far suggests they are unlikely to win? Lots of variables on their side as well as ours.”
clanford: “Believe the winners will pocket £20,000, which with the likelihood of remaining in tier 3 very high, makes this a hugely important game. Hope we progress on that basis alone.”
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln1) December 8, 2020
