National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lincoln City or Wolves U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lincoln and Wolves U21.
Lincoln City form and stats
Lincoln City have collected 10 points from their League One home games so far after 3-1-0.
Sörensen was the last player to score a league goal for Lincoln City and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Lincoln City haven't scored in 249 minutes.
Lincoln faced defeat in their previous match, away at Peterborough United (0-2).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Leyton Orient that finished 0-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Lincoln City as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Burton Albion are visiting.
The Lincoln manager Kennedy has got the team scoring with 9 from 4 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Lincoln City have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Wolves U21 form and stats
It's not happening yet for Wolves U21 on their Premier League 2 Division One travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Wolves delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against AFC Bournemouth U21 in their previous match; a Premier League Cup fixture.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Leeds United U21.The Wolves U21 manager Collins has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Hesketh 3 goals |   L. Sørensen 2 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Wolves U21 missing players
| Lincoln City | Wolves U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 8 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Scored | S | 14 | 40 | ||
| 26 | 6 | Conceded | C | 25 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 12% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 2.9 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 11 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Derby County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Wolves U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 22 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 5 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -19 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham U21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Arsenal U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Brighton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Reading U21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | West Ham United U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Norwich City U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Chelsea U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Leeds United U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Manchester United U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 15 | Southampton U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Aston Villa U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Wolves U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Leicester U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Manchester City U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | West Brom U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Newcastle United U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 22 | Everton U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 24 | Crystal Palace U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 25 | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
| 26 | Derby County U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
