Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 3, Lincoln City 1.
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Left-back Joe Jacobson scored a hat-trick as Wycombe beat Lincoln 3-1 to move to the top of League One.
Jacobson scored a 20-yard free-kick within five minutes and then his 36th-minute corner went in via Michael Bostwick on the line.
Then, after John Akinde had pulled one back on 50 minutes, Jacobson did it again direct from a 75th-minute corner with Lincoln keeper Josh Vickers well beaten.
The convincing victory ensured Wycombe moved to their highest league position in their 132-year history.
Lincoln were missing players due to injury and international duty and it showed with Wycombe dominating throughout, with Jacobsen's double giving them a 2-0 half-time lead.
Tyler Walker hit a post for the Imps shortly after the break but there was controversy after Danny Cowley's men pulled themselves back into the game.
Wycombe's Matt Bloomfield and Lincoln's Bruno Andrade were down inside the penalty area with head injuries but play continued as half-time sub Akinde converted Jorge Grant's cross.
Bloomfield was down on the floor for nearly nine minutes before being carried off on a stretcher, but it is understood he did not need to go to hospital.
After Jacobson netted his third, Wycombe came close to a fourth during 13 minutes of injury time with Nick Freeman's chip coming back off the bar.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1AllsopBooked at 51mins
- 19Grimmer
- 5Stewart
- 21Charles
- 3Jacobson
- 10BloomfieldSubstituted forOfoborhat 59'minutes
- 4Gape
- 22Freeman
- 7Wheeler
- 25SamuelSubstituted forAaronsat 90+6'minutes
- 11KashketSubstituted forAkinfenwaat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Pattison
- 13Yates
- 16Phillips
- 20Akinfenwa
- 26Aarons
- 27Parker
- 28Ofoborh
Lincoln City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Vickers
- 23Eardley
- 16Bostwick
- 5Shackell
- 3Toffolo
- 20ConnollyBooked at 90mins
- 4O'ConnorSubstituted forAkindeat 45'minutes
- 11Carvalho AndradeSubstituted forChapmanat 90+5'minutes
- 10PayneSubstituted forAndersonat 74'minutes
- 18Grant
- 17Walker
Substitutes
- 6Bolger
- 12Chapman
- 21Smith
- 24Melbourne
- 26Anderson
- 29Akinde
- Referee:
- Chris Sarginson
- Attendance:
- 5,562
Match Stats
Home TeamWycombeAway TeamLincoln City
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home25
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home3
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 3, Lincoln City 1.
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Attempt saved. Nnamdi Ofoborh (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Booking
Callum Connolly (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Callum Connolly (Lincoln City).
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Rolando Aarons (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Michael Bostwick (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jorge Grant with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Anthony Stewart.
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Attempt missed. Tyler Walker (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Vickers.
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Harry Anderson (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Offside, Lincoln City. Ellis Chapman tries a through ball, but John Akinde is caught offside.
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Offside, Lincoln City. Jorge Grant tries a through ball, but Tyler Walker is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Rolando Aarons replaces Alex Samuel.
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Ellis Chapman replaces Bruno Andrade.
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Attempt blocked. Bruno Andrade (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Eardley with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Bruno Andrade (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
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Nick Freeman (Wycombe Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Adebayo Akinfenwa.
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Attempt saved. John Akinde (Lincoln City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
