On Sat Dec 4th, Lincoln City hosts Hartlepool United at Lner Stadium in a meeting of these two FA Cup teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Lincoln City is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Accrington Stanley. Colby Bishop struck first for Accrington Stanley in the 55th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lincoln City couldn’t manage to score, and Accrington Stanley took the shutout win. Lincoln City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while hartlepool United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Wycombe Wanderers. Mark Cullen struck first for Hartlepool United in the 20th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wycombe Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Hartlepool United took the shutout win. Hartlepool United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Hartlepool United’s most prolific scorer has been Mark Cullen. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Lincoln City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Conor McGrandles and Max Sanders each only have 1 goal in their last five.