Cardiff vs Lincoln predicted line-ups
Championship · Sat 5 Dec
Cardiff4-1-4-1 · Home
Lincoln3-4-2-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Cardiff
4-1-4-1Formation· Coach: M. Hudson

Lincoln
3-4-2-1Formation· Coach: M. Skubala
- 46J. Gauci
- 4A. Coubiș
- 6R. Towler
- 23J. Honohan
- 20C. Elder
- 33D. Oyegoke
- 8T. Bayliss
- 16D. Jefferies
- 26Y. Konak
- 3A. Reach
- 19I. Olaofe
- 45Cian Ashford
- 43P. Moreno
- 8J. Moylan
- 52T. Perrett
- 18A. Robertson
- 27J. Colwill
- 3J. Bagan
- 44R. Kpakio
- 23C. Scanlon
- 40N. Anyadike
- 1N. Trott
Bench
- 30H. Tyrer
- 33R. Tankiewicz
- 14D. Turnbull
- 16C. Willock
- 11O. Tanner
- 41M. Turner
Out
- C. Robinson · Inactive
- P. Ng · Inactive
- Y. Salech · Inactive
- K. Bielik · Inactive
- I. Davies · Muscle Injury
- G. Osho · Red Card
- C. Chambers · Knee Injury
- R. Colwill · Ankle Injury
Bench
- 1G. Wickens
- 24I. Varfolomeev
- 7R. Hackett
- 18B. House
- 27C. Ogbene
- 17R. Street
- 21J. Pardington
Out
- E. Wheatley · Inactive
- D. Elerewe · Red Card
- F. Draper · Yellow Cards
- C. McGrandles · Red Card
- A. Coubis · Inactive
- R. Hackett-Fairchild · Inactive
- M. Melia · Thigh Injury
- T. Hamer · Red Card
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Cardiff vs Lincoln line-ups published?
Clubs in the Championship release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.














