Lincoln vs Stoke City predicted line-ups
Championship · Wed 9 Dec
Starting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Lincoln
4-4-2Formation· Coach: T. Shaw

Stoke City
3-4-3Formation· Coach: M. Robins
- 24J. Griffiths
- 21L. Bombino
- 5L. Graham
- 16B. Wilmot
- 2B. Johnson
- 10Bae Jun-Ho
- 13J. Devenny
- 19T. Rigo
- 9R. Boženík
- 15G. Hirst
- 42M. Manhoef
- 11M. Ladefoged
- 27C. Ogbene
- 8T. Bayliss
- 16D. Jefferies
- 26Y. Konak
- 24I. Varfolomeev
- 4A. Coubiș
- 33D. Oyegoke
- 6R. Towler
- 3A. Reach
- 46J. Gauci
Bench
- 1G. Wickens
- 7R. Hackett
- 19I. Olaofe
- 17R. Street
- 21J. Pardington
- 23J. Honohan
- 20C. Elder
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
Bench
- 1V. Johansson
- 27El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- 34F. Fielding
- 24Sydney Agina
- 43F. Anderson
- 52L. Giani
- 28G. Kelly
Out
- E. Bocat · Injury
- M. Talovierov · Red Card
- E. Galbraith · Yellow Cards
- S. Gallagher · Injury
- B. Gibson · Head Injury
- S. Ingelsson · Muscle Injury
- B. Lawal · Muscle Injury
- L. Cisse · Inactive
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 Lincoln vs Stoke City 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.















