Lincoln City 5-1 Peterborough United: result and report

League One · Saturday 25 January 2025

Result

Lincoln City 5-1 Peterborough United

League One · Saturday 25 January 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Lincoln City 5-1 Peterborough United: match report

Lincoln City beat Peterborough United 5-1 in the League One on Saturday 25 January 2025. The half-time score was 2-0.

Dom Jefferies opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Lincoln City's goals came from Dom Jefferies (12'), Tom Bayliss (33'), Freddie Draper (55', penalty), an own goal by Cian Hayes (66') and James Collins (82'). Peterborough United scored through Ricky-Jade Jones (60').

Discipline: Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards; Peterborough United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Lincoln City were 12th on 35 points from 26 and Peterborough United 19th on 27 points from 26. Lincoln City went on to finish that season 11th with 61 points, and Peterborough United 18th with 51.

Lincoln City lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Peterborough United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to James Collins of Lincoln City (7.9), level with Jovon Makama (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Lincoln City wins, 2 draws and 3 for Peterborough United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Dom JefferiesLincoln City · 1-0
  • 33'Goal · Tom BaylissLincoln City · 2-0
  • 37'Yellow card · Carl JohnstonPeterborough United
  • 39'Yellow card · Tom BaylissLincoln City
  • 55'Penalty goal · Freddie DraperLincoln City · 3-0
  • 56'Yellow card · Ryan De HavillandPeterborough United
  • 60'Goal · Ricky-Jade JonesPeterborough United · 3-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Mahamadou SusohoPeterborough United
  • 66'Own goal · Cian HayesLincoln City · 4-1
  • 73'Yellow card · Paudie O'ConnorLincoln City
  • 82'Goal · James CollinsLincoln City · 5-1

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Lincoln City 0, draws 2, Peterborough United 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Kwame PokuPeterborough United · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Lincoln City line-up (3-1-4-2)

Zach Jeacock, Adam Jackson, Paudie O'Connor, Seán Roughan, Ethan Erhahon, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Bayliss, Conor McGrandles, Dom Jefferies, Ben House, Freddie Draper

Peterborough United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nicholas Bilokapic, Carl Johnston, Sam Hughes, Emmanuel Fernandez, Tayo Edun, Hector Kyprianou, Archie Collins, Cian Hayes, Ryan De Havilland, Malik Mothersille, G. Lindgren