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Huddersfield Town 2-2 Lincoln City

Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026 The John Smith's Stadium

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Huddersfield Town drew 2-2 with Lincoln City in a match that produced six goals, three red cards and considerable late drama, though for long stretches it lacked the clarity of a well-organised contest.

Lincoln took an early grip through Ryan Hardie, who put them ahead on fifteen minutes. Ryan Ledson extended that lead five minutes later, and the visitors looked comfortable. Huddersfield pulled one back through J. Feeney before the half-hour, only for Feeney to score again on forty minutes, bringing the hosts level before the interval. Lynden Gooch was dismissed in first-half stoppage time, leaving Lincoln to begin the second period a man short.

Tom Bayliss was sent off immediately after the restart, cancelling out the numerical advantage. Alfie May and Lasse Sørensen both scored on fifty-three minutes to make it 2-2. Marcus Harness departed on sixty-one minutes, and Ryan Oné followed a minute later, reducing Lincoln to nine men. Reeco Hackett was also dismissed at the same point. Ryley Towler received two bookings in the final twenty minutes, the second of which came at ninety minutes alongside dismissals for Lee Nicholls and Cameron Humphreys.

By the end, Huddersfield had pressed harder and Lincoln had defended with diminishing resources, but neither side could find a winner. The scoreline felt like a reasonable reflection of a chaotic evening in which discipline collapsed on both sides and the football suffered accordingly.

Recap generated from the event timeline. Editorial team review by request. How we use AI.

Huddersfield Town badgeHuddersfield Town
2 – 2
Lincoln CityLincoln City badge
39
Possession %
61
8
Shots
18
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Corners
7
2
Passes
2
8
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
2
▲ Huddersfield Town Momentum Lincoln City ▼
45'90'

Each bar is one minute of play. The taller the bar, the more that side was pressing. Source: Sportmonks pressure index.

Head to Head
1Huddersfield Town wins
3Draws
2Lincoln City wins
  • 17 Mar 2026Huddersfield Town 2–2 Lincoln City
  • 1 Jan 2026Lincoln City 1–1 Huddersfield Town
  • 2 Dec 2025Lincoln City 0–2 Huddersfield Town
  • 1 Apr 2025Lincoln City 1–0 Huddersfield Town
  • 14 Dec 2024Huddersfield Town 2–2 Lincoln City

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