Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Morecambe FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2023-24
Lincoln City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Morecambe FC
Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 4,607 HT 45' · FT 45'
Lasse Sorensen 14' 1–0
1–1 43' Michael Mellon
1–2 53' Tom Bloxham
TJ Eyoma 20' Y
Y 21' Eli King
Y 22' David Tutonda
Lasse Sorensen 57' Y
Y 62' Joel Senior
Ethan Hamilton 66' Y
Y 66' JJ McKiernan

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Morecambe FC — FA Cup at Sincil Bank Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Assistant 1 Christopher Ward
  • Assistant 2 Simon Clayton
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
3
Lincoln City FC 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Morecambe FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-04 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Morecambe FC 2023-04-29 Morecambe FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC 2022-11-19 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC 2022-02-08 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC 2021-09-28 Morecambe FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Morecambe FC H 1–2 L
31 Oct Oxford United FC H 0–2 L
28 Oct Exeter City FC A 1–1 D
24 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 3–1 W
21 Oct Fleetwood Town FC A 1–0 W
14 Oct Burton Albion FC H 0–1 L
Morecambe FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W
07 May Exeter City FC A 2–3 L
29 Apr Lincoln City FC H 3–2 W
22 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 3–2 W
15 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
10 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Sincil Bank Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Lincoln City FC and Morecambe FC.
  • 5' Tom Bloxham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Lasse Sorensen gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Alistair Smith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' TJ Eyoma has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 20.
  • 21' Eli King picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. David Tutonda is booked for Morecambe FC — card on 22.
  • 27' The travelling Morecambe FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Lincoln City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' A goal from the Scotland international Michael Mellon! He fires home on 43 to make it 1-1!
  • 46' The whistle greets David Tutonda as he departs to be replaced by Donald Love.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' Tom Bloxham doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Lasse Sorensen.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Joel Senior is booked for Morecambe FC — card on 62.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Ethan Hamilton is booked for Lincoln City FC — card on 66.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Lincoln City FC — Jack Vale on, Hakeeb Adelakun off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Alistair Smith as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Duffy steps in for Lincoln City FC.
  • 77' Morecambe FC is showing some good football. However, Morecambe FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Morecambe FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Jovon Makama has so much to prove this time. He replaces TJ Eyoma on 85 minute.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Tom Bloxham as he leaves the pitch. Yann Songo'o steps in for Morecambe FC.
  • The points are shared — Lincoln City FC 1-2 Morecambe FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

Morecambe FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek Adams

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Stockton 3
Lasse Sorensen 2
Cohen Bramall 1
Morgan Whittaker 1
Toumani Diagouraga 1
Joe Walsh 1
Ben House 1
Jensen Weir 1

Head to Head

2023-11-04 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Morecambe FC 2023-04-29 Morecambe FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC 2022-11-19 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC 2022-02-08 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC 2021-09-28 Morecambe FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-11-04 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Morecambe FC L 2023-10-31 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Oxford United FC L 2023-10-28 Exeter City FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2023-10-24 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2023-10-21 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-10-14 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L

Morecambe FC Form

2023-11-04 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Morecambe FC W 2023-05-07 Exeter City FC 3–2 Morecambe FC L 2023-04-29 Morecambe FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC W 2023-04-22 Charlton Athletic FC 2–3 Morecambe FC W 2023-04-15 Morecambe FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2023-04-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Morecambe FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.35 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Morecambe FC xG
I would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Morecambe FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC33% Draw28% Morecambe FC39%
Actual: Morecambe FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Morecambe FC
67%
Lincoln City FC or Morecambe FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC25% Draw46% Morecambe FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Morecambe FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Morecambe FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.