The Imps take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in League One this afternoon. This match will be refereed by Carl Boyeson. Kick-off is at 15:00, and team news will be provided below once we have it.
If you would like to get involved with the conversation on 100% Imps, you can join our Sunderland v Lincoln City Match Thread! We have also published a Lincoln City v Sunderland Quiz, which can be found just below the team news. Every page view helps raise money for Lincoln City Football Club!
Ahead of this match, we have published a summary of what Michael Appleton said yesterday, 3 things sedgleyimp thinks The Imps need to do to win and a Q&A with one Sunderland supporter.
Sunderland XI: 1. Lee Burge, 2. Conor McLaughlin, 25. Callum McFadzean, 16. Dion Sanderson, 13. Luke O’Nien, 23. Grant Leadbitter, 6. Max Power (C), 26. Carl Winchester, 9. Charlie Wyke, 11. Lynden Gooch, 28. Aiden McGeady.
Subs: 20. Remi Matthews (GK), 35. Ollie Younger, 7. Chris Maguire, 24 Daniel Neil 14. Josh Scowen, 21. Jack Diamond, 31 Ross Stewart.
Lincoln City XI: 1. Alex Palmer, 2. Regan Poole, 15. Cohen Bramall, 4. Lewis Montsma, 5. Adam Jackson, 18. Conor McGrandles, 7. Tayo Edun, 23. Liam Bridcutt (C), 27. Morgan Rogers, 19. Callum Morton, 20. Brennan Johnson.
Subs: 31. Sam Long (GK), 22. Timothy Eyoma, 26. Harry Anderson, 14. Theo Archibald, 8. James Jones, 17. Ramirez Howarth, 11. Anthony Scully.
Referee: Carl Boyeson.
Assistants Referees: Mark Cunliffe and Chris Isherwood.
Fourth Official: Simon Clayton.
Have a go at our Lincoln City v Sunderland Quiz below:
Views from the Match Thread ahead of kick-off:
berksimps: “Not looking forward to this at all, yet six weeks ago it was a fantastic prospect.
Guess we may have to treat it like a cup game that we are not expected to win and divide it into 15 minute sections. Concentrate hard, get through each section without conceding and hit them on the break, preferably as late as possible.
Dreading us conceding early and imploding. But it’s a funny old game… UTI.”
Red Wimp: “This is one of those games where if roles were reversed you could guarantee an upset against Lincoln, so on that basis, I’m banking on Sunderland thinking they’ve won the game before it starts.”
Brendan Bradley: “Sunderland cross the ball a lot and now they’ve got a telegraph pole up front as well to complement their already 20+ striker who’s fantastic in the air. And in the last few weeks, we can’t defend crosses.
That’s a potential recipe for disaster, but we have other qualities. Ipswich have good players too but didn’t create a single chance from open play. That game was only 11 days ago, though it seems like weeks (we did concede from a poorly defended cross admittedly)
Bad runs and good runs come and go. Sure, we have key injuries but sometimes things fall into place when you have no other alternatives.
Today might be one of those days. Two months ago we wouldn’t be approaching the game like this, and we did draw up there a month ago.”
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) March 20, 2021
