Lincoln City vs Portsmouth Highlights - August 22, 2026

Portsmouth beat Lincoln City 3-1 in Championship on August 22, 2026. The match was played at LNER Stadium.

Recco Hackett-Fairchild (32') scored for Lincoln City.

Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen (7'), Adrian Segecic (16'), Ebrima Adams (69') scored for Portsmouth.

At kick-off Lincoln City stood in position 22 with 0 points. Their previous five had brought 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats.

That run had left Lincoln City 4 games without defeat. Portsmouth went into the game in position 9, on 3 points.

They had won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 in their previous five.

Adam Reach forced a save for Lincoln City on 2 minutes. Soon after, a block denied Tendayi Darikwa on 3 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Ben House’s effort (5'). Shortly afterwards, Recco Hackett-Fairchild shot wide for Lincoln City on 6 minutes.

Freddie Draper tested the goalkeeper for Lincoln City (7').

Moments later, Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen scored for Portsmouth on 7 minutes after a pass from Abu Kamara.

Abu Kamara could not find the target for Portsmouth (11'). Soon after, Colby Bishop forced a save for Portsmouth on 13 minutes.

Adrian Segecic found the net for Portsmouth (16'). Recco Hackett-Fairchild scored from the spot for Lincoln City on 32 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, the referee cautioned Freddie Draper of Lincoln City on 34 minutes.

After the break, Abu Kamara sent an effort off target for Portsmouth (49'). Rocco Robert Shein was booked for Portsmouth (55').

Moments later, Abu Kamara saw a shot blocked (60'). The keeper had to be alert to keep out Colby Bishop’s effort (62').

Soon after, Ben House shot wide for Lincoln City on 64 minutes. Ben House tested the goalkeeper for Lincoln City (64').

Shortly afterwards, the referee cautioned Tom Bayliss of Lincoln City on 68 minutes. Ebrima Adams put one away for Portsmouth (69').

Adrian Segecic forced a save for Portsmouth on 85 minutes. Substitutions: Lincoln City 5, Portsmouth 5.

Portsmouth controlled 61.4% of possession. Lincoln City had 15 shots with 5 on target, while Portsmouth had 13 and 7.

Goalkeeper saves: Lincoln City 4, Portsmouth 4. Corners: Lincoln City 8, Portsmouth 3.

Portsmouth completed the most passes, 369 in total at 73.4% accuracy. The referee produced 4 yellow cards.