The second period opened with a Hardie shot charged down and then a fizzing cross from Houghton, palmed into the danger area by Rushworth but Lincoln just about cleared from a packed penalty area. As the half progressed, Argyle were beginning to control possession and pull the Lincoln defence into awkward positions. One such move created space for Whittaker to have a pop from 20 yards but his curler was too high. Cooper safely gobbled up a low effort from Sanders, followed by a fine challenge from James Wilson. The ball broke loose to House for a low shot saved by Cooper, who immediately got to his feet for a simply sensational block on the rebound.
Lincoln City vs Plymouth ArgyleLincoln City 1 Sanders 45 Argyle 1 Randell 32 A trademark rocket from the right boot of Adam Randell was enough to give Argyle a hard-fought point at Lincoln City. The Randell special arrived on the half-hour but the Greens were pegged back by another fine strike from Max Sanders on the stroke half-time. A frenetic second half presented both teams with chances to claim maximum points and the Pilgrims were ultimately grateful to Mike Cooper for an unbelievable double save to secure the draw. On a sunny winter afternoon, Lincoln started brightly, with a bouncing cross from the right defended under pressure by Brendan Galloway, Cooper picking up the loose ball for an Argyle side looking to respond after the disappointing FA Cup exit at Grimsby last weekend.
Cooper was then called into serious action for the first time, pounding the ball away with his fists after a shot on the spin from Regan Poole. The chance arose from a deep free-kick headed back across goal by Adam Jackson. The Pilgrims came back with an unusual opportunity, as Nigel Lonwijk’s long ball over the top was hopefully nodded on by Hardie and it almost looped over Lincoln goalkeeper Carl Rushworth. The next chance was right out of the top footballing drawer. Bali Mumba jinked his way down the left and cut it back for an Ennis shot blocked by Jackson. The ball squirted out to Randell 20 yards from goal and he drilled a superb first-time strike into the bottom corner. After a disjointed opening half-hour, Argyle had produced the one moment of genuine quality, but Lincoln responded well, winning the ball in midfield and a skidding drive from Jack Diamond was palmed away by Cooper. Charles Vernam seemingly had the simplest tap-in on the rebound but he thankfully misjudged the bounce for a massive Pilgrim reprieve.
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Hardie then latched on to a reverse pass from Ennis and the curling shot from 22 yards was brilliantly tipped wide by Rushworth. Lincoln immediately countered from the corner and Vernam was denied by an equally impressive near-post save by Cooper. The subsequent corner was floated deep to Sanders, who took a touch and smashed a fierce rising drive into the roof of the net.
Lincoln vs Derby County TV channel, live stream and how to watch League OneAfter the disappointment of seeing three points slip from their grasp against Plymouth, Derby have a chance to haul themselves back into the play-off spots when they visit Lincoln. Saturday’s postponement against Morecambe means this fixture now takes on the status of the Rams’ 5, 000th professional competitive game. Lincoln have won just once in League One this season but are through to the third round of the Carabao Cup and also recorded an emphatic 3-0 win over Barnsley in the EFL Trophy.
The Greens settled down with a period of controlled possession, without being able to find any space in dangerous areas for the front trio of Ryan Hardie, Niall Ennis and Morgan Whittaker, as the Imps did a good of applying an aggressive press. Ben House was given a sniff in the penalty area on 20 minutes, pouncing on a loose back-pass, but the shot was dragged wide. Argyle responded with a lovely sweeping cross from Jordan Houghton that was just beyond the deep run of Joe Edwards.
This is the first league meeting between the two sides since April 1986. You have to go back even further, to October 1959, to the last time the Rams suffered a league defeat to the Imps. READ MORE: Derby County in talks with Liam Rosenior about key decision READ MORE: Derby County injury latest as Rams prepare for Lincoln City clash Kicking off at 7. 45pm, the match will not be screened live to air in the UK. You can stream the game live on RamsTV via dcfc. co. uk.
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