Match Centre: Blackpool vs Lincoln City
Clarkson 45′Ashworth 52′
Olaofe 36′Bayliss 53′Street 55′Elder 77′
Player of the match Tom Bayliss 8.5
GolVolt rating 4.1GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 53' Bayliss, 1:2-
4 of 9
Lincoln City turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 1.2.
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38% → 95%
Lincoln City: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 72.
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52'
Red card: Z. Ashworth (Blackpool). From then on, 0:3 in goals.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:2, from 45% to 75% (Lincoln City).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+2' · 1:4Blackpool 1%draw 4%Lincoln City 95%
90+2' · 1:4xG Blackpool 0.51xG Lincoln City 1.23
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
- Dramaweight 50% Red card at 52′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 5.4 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Bayliss scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 3.4 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% 5 goals.Few chances and few shots. Quality of play: 3.2 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 4.1more watchable than 41% of Carabao Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
5 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 31' Z. Ashworthyellow card · foul
- 35' Mason Meliayellow card · foul
- 36' Goal: Tanto Olaoferight foot0:1
- 45' Goal: Leighton Clarksonright foot1:1
- Half-time · 1:1
- 52' Z. Ashworthsecond yellow, sent off · foul
- 53' Goal: Tom Baylissright foot · assist: Elder1:2
- 55' Goal: Rob Streetheader · assist: Bayliss1:3
- 57' Josh Bowleryellow card · foul
- 60' Hayden Coulsonyellow card · foul
- 64' 2 substitutionsKouassi for BloxhamWilliams for Bowler
- 71' 2 substitutionsDraper for StreetHackett for Melia
- 72' SubstitutionVarfolomeev for Bayliss
- 77' Goal: Callum Elderright foot · assist: Honohan1:4
- 85' 2 substitutionsJefferies for KonakWheatley for Olaofe
- Full-time · 1:4
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Blackpool
Lincoln City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Blackpool
- 23 Luke Kevin Southwood GK —
- 43 Charlie Brier GK —
- 28 Jordan Williams DEF on
- 17 Karoy Anderson MID —
- 46 Ollie Hunter MID —
- 19 Dion Elie Raymond Charles ATT —
- 27 Kylian Kouassi ATT on
Lincoln City
- 21 Jamie Pardington GK —
- 22 Tom Hamer DEF —
- 25 Deji Elerewe DEF —
- 3 Adam Reach MID —
- 7 Reeco Hackett MID on
- 16 Dom Jefferies MID on
- 24 Ivan Varfolomeev MID on
- 29 Ethan Wheatley ATT on
- 34 Freddie Draper ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Lincoln City Tom Bayliss
- 2. place · Lincoln City Callum Elder
- 3. place · Lincoln City Rob Street
Blackpool
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Lincoln City · 1 out
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James Collins Injured
since 3 Dec 2025 · return date unknown · 36 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.