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Bournemouth vs Lincoln City: match report

AFC Bournemouth hosted Lincoln City at Vitality Stadium on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 3). Elliot Bell is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Bournemouth 4-0 Lincoln City. Goals: Ryan Christie 7' for Bournemouth; Ryan Christie 69' for Bournemouth; Ryan Christie 88' for Bournemouth; Rayan 90'+4' for Bournemouth. Attendance: 10,090.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 7' Goal: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) 1-0
  • 27' Yellow card: Callum Elder (Lincoln City)
  • 41' Yellow card: Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth)
  • 48' Yellow card: Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City)
  • 61' Yellow card: António Silva (Bournemouth)
  • 67' Yellow card: Daniel Oyegoke (Lincoln City)
  • 69' Goal: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) 2-0
  • 88' Goal: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) 3-0
  • 90'+4' Goal: Rayan (Bournemouth) 4-0
Match stats (contains the result)
67.9%Possession32.1%
36Shots2
8Shots on target1
10Corners0
11Fouls8
1Offsides0
1Saves4
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Bournemouth 4-2-3-1

Coach: Marco Rose

  1. 20 Michele Di Gregorio GK
  2. 5 James Hill DEF
  3. 18 Bafodé Diakité DEF
  4. 14 António Silva DEF
  5. 6 Julio Soler DEF
  6. 4 Lewis Cook MID
  7. 10 Ryan Christie MID
  8. 7 David Brooks FWD
  9. 19 Justin Kluivert MID
  10. 11 Ben Gannon-Doak FWD
  11. 30 Álvaro Rodriguez FWD

Bench

  • 27 Alex Tóth MID
  • 29 Daniel Jebbison FWD
  • 16 Marcus Tavernier FWD
  • 37 Rayan FWD
  • 24 Juanlu Sánchez MID
  • 1 Djordje Petrović GK
  • 3 Adrien Truffert DEF
  • 8 Alex Scott MID
  • 12 Tyler Adams MID

Lincoln City 4-4-2

Coach: Chris Cohen

  1. 46 Joe Gauci GK
  2. 16 Dom Jefferies MID
  3. 33 Daniel Oyegoke MID
  4. 6 Ryley Towler DEF
  5. 20 Callum Elder MID
  6. 27 Chiedozie Ogbene MID
  7. 8 Tom Bayliss MID
  8. 26 Yunus Emre Konak MID
  9. 23 Joshua Honohan MID
  10. 11 Mikkel Ladefoged FWD
  11. 7 Reeco Hackett FWD

Bench

  • 4 Andrei Coubiș DEF
  • 17 Robert Street FWD
  • 25 Deji Elerewe DEF
  • 15 Sonny Bradley DEF
  • 18 Ben House FWD
  • 1 George Wickens GK
  • 24 Ivan Varfolomeev MID
  • 29 Ethan Wheatley FWD
  • 19 Tanto Olaofe FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 10 April 2010: Lincoln City 2-1 AFC Bournemouth
  • Saturday 12 September 2009: AFC Bournemouth 3-1 Lincoln City
  • Saturday 31 January 2009: Lincoln City 3-3 AFC Bournemouth
  • Saturday 25 October 2008: AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Lincoln City
  • Saturday 24 May 2003: AFC Bournemouth 5-2 Lincoln City