Lincoln City vs Huddersfield

1 January 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Jamie O'Connor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Adam Reach 69’
  • Leo Castledine 61’

Match summary

The points were shared as Lincoln City and Huddersfield drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Leo Castledine put Huddersfield ahead with a header in the 61st minute and Adam Reach equalised from a corner in the 69th minute.

Lincoln City had the better of the chances, with 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Huddersfield's 1.21 from 6.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
18 Shots 6
4 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 3
395 Passes 349
66.1% Pass accuracy 69.9%
17 Tackles 11
11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Lincoln City Huddersfield
0’
Alfie MayTime wasting
Kick-off
Ivan VarfolomeevShot on target
20’
Freddie DraperShot on target
29’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
61’
Leo CastledineHeader0-1 (Huddersfield)
61’
Alfie MayShot on target
Conor McGrandlesFoul
62’
64’
Alfie MayShot on target
Adam ReachLeft foot shot1-1 (Lincoln City)
69’
Sonny BradleyShot on target
69’
Jack MoylanReeco Hackett-Fairchild
75’
Justin ObikwuRobert Street
75’
81’
Lasse SørensenFoul
82’
David KasumuLeo Castledine
Adam ReachFoul
86’
89’
Ben WilesMarcus Harness
Freddie DraperArgument
90’
Dom JefferiesIvan Varfolomeev
90+1’
90+4’
Dion CharlesAlfie May
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 1.21 61’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), 0-1 61’ 69’ Adam Reach (Lincoln City), 1-1 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 1.21 61’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), 0-1 Castledine 61’ 69’ Adam Reach (Lincoln City), 1-1 Reach 69’
Lincoln City 1.96 xGHuddersfield 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Huddersfield attacking Lincoln City attacking 
61’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 69’ Adam Reach (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 6’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 64’ Alfie May (Huddersfield), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 6’ Robert Street (Lincoln City), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 26’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 61’ Alfie May (Huddersfield), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 5’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 83’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 81’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Ryley Towler (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Ryley Towler (Lincoln City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Ryley Towler (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Tom Hamer (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Ryan Ledson (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 69’ Adam Reach (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 6’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 64’ Alfie May (Huddersfield), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 6’ Robert Street (Lincoln City), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 26’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 61’ Alfie May (Huddersfield), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 83’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 81’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Ryley Towler (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Ryley Towler (Lincoln City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Leo Castledine (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Ryley Towler (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Tom Hamer (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Ryan Ledson (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lincoln City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Wickens
Hamer
Bradley
Towler
McGrandles
Varfolomeev 90’
Reach
Darikwa
Hackett-Fairchild 75’
Street 75’
Draper
Huddersfield 3-5-2 Starting XI
Nicholls
Balker
Wallace
Roughan
Gooch
Harness 89’
Ledson
Castledine 82’
Sørensen
May 90’
Radulović

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
George Wickens
90′ 2 1 45 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Tom Hamer
90′ 1 1 – 11 8 42 1 – – –
Sonny Bradley
90′ – – 1 4 4 44 1 – – –
Ryley Towler
90′ 2 – – 5 3 35 1 – – –
Tendayi Darikwa
90′ 3 2 – 7 3 39 1 – – –
Midfielders4 players
Conor McGrandles
90′ – – 51 3 0.05 – – 6 2 –
Ivan Varfolomeev Taken off
89′ – – 34 2 0.08 1 2 4 – 1 –
Adam Reach
90′ 1 – 25 2 0.18 3 – 4 1 –
Jack Moylan Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 4 – 0.00 1 – 2 – 1 –
Forwards4 players
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild Taken off
75′ – – 5 – 0.60 0.05 – 6 – 32 –
Robert Street Taken off
75′ – – 1 – 0.20 0.04 2 3 – 15 –
Freddie Draper
90′ – – 4 1 0.44 0.02 – 12 3 24
Justin Obikwu Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Lincoln City win 38% Avg odds 2.45
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.23
Huddersfield win 33% Avg odds 2.82

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lincoln City WDWWW
Huddersfield DDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lincoln City 1-0 Huddersfield, 01 Apr 25 Next meeting: Huddersfield 2-2 Lincoln City, 17 Mar 26  All Lincoln City vs Huddersfield meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.