Comeback Win
Swansea
Swansea went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 1–2
Championship · Matchday 8
Lincoln
R. Hackett-Fairchild 39'
1 – 2
FT
HT 1–0
Swansea
M. K. Yeo 47'
S. Eustaquio 51'
Championship
Matchday 8Lincoln1–2Swansea
2.11
Expected goals
0.92
39′47′51′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: LIN 2.11, SWA 0.92.
Match report
Lincoln 1-2 Swansea
Swansea edged out Lincoln 2-1 at Sincil Bank in Championship. Hackett-Fairchild opened the scoring for Lincoln on 39' from the penalty spot, Yeo levelled for Swansea on 47' and Eustaquio put Swansea back in front on 51'.
Expected goals finished Lincoln 2.11, Swansea 0.92. On the balance of chances Lincoln had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Swansea will take more happily than the performance deserved. Swansea held 68.0% of the ball.
Swansea had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Lincoln graded out for counter-punch — 32.0% possession and 2.11 expected goals. Swansea graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.92 expected goals.
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for Lincoln from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
32%Possession68%
13Shots10
2.11xG0.92
What the numbers say
6 readsCounter-Punch
Lincoln
Lincoln were happy without the ball and still created more — 2.11 xG from 32.0% possession.
- Possession
- 32.0%
- Expected goals
- 2.11
- Opponent xG
- 0.92
Clinical Edge
Swansea
Swansea finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.92 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.92
- Overperformance
- +1.08
Passive Possession
Swansea
Swansea controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 68.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.92
- On target
- 4
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.16
Timeline
Ben House
Foul
🟨6'
Ryley Towler
Foul
🟨25'
R. Hackett-Fairchild (Pen)
⚽39'
Half-time
⚽47'
M. K. Yeo — assist: M. Widell
⚽51'
S. Eustaquio — assist: F. Lissah
🔄60'
Ronald ↑ M. K. Yeo ↓
🔄60'
J. Opoku ↑ E. Just ↓
🔄60'
Z. Vipotnik ↑ A. Idah ↓
Y. E. Konak ↑ C. McGrandles ↓
🔄64'
C. Ogbene ↑ A. Reach ↓
🔄64'
M. Ladefoged ↑ B. House ↓
🔄64'
R. Street ↑ R. Towler ↓
🔄77'
🔄77'
G. Franco ↑ S. Eustaquio ↓
🔄82'
J. Seelt ↑ S. Welsh ↓
🟨90'
Filip Lissah
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSincil Bank, Lincoln
RefereeAnthony Backhouse, England
CompetitionChampionship
Season2026
RoundMatchday 8
StatusMatch Finished