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Flying Lincoln continued their play-off push with a fine 5-0 victory over Bristol Rovers.

The free-scoring Imps made it 16 goals in their last three games with captain Paudie O'Connor's first goal since August and Luton loanee Joe Taylor's maiden professional hat-trick.

Anthony Evans missed a penalty on an afternoon to forget for Rovers and Reeco Hackett rounded off the scoring.

The game was effectively over as a contest as the hosts raced 3-0 up inside the first 23 minutes.

Defender O'Connor rose highest to head home Danny Mandroiu's delightful corner and Taylor scored for the third game running when he nodded home Lasse Sorensen's cross in the 19th minute.

He doubled his tally four minutes later as he coolly slotted home Lincoln's third.

Down the other end Lukas Jensen, who earlier denied Chris Martin at 1-0, produced a good save to keep out Jevani Brown with his legs.

Taylor made it 20 for the season with a dink before Evans fired his penalty wide of the mark.

Ethan Erhahon saw red for a second booking but Hackett added gloss late on, meaning Lincoln are two points off sixth place after stretching their unbeaten run to 13 games.

Match report supplied by PA Media

Line-ups

Lincoln City

Formation 3-5-2

1Jensen
25Mitchell
15O'Connor
23RoughanBooked at 71mins
2SørensenSubstituted forEyomaat 86'minutes
28MoylanSubstituted forBishopat 82'minutes
6ErhahonBooked at 76mins
14Mândroiu
7Hackett-FairchildSubstituted forDuffyat 82'minutes
27MakamaBooked at 65minsSubstituted forJacksonat 82'minutes
9TaylorSubstituted forDraperat 69'minutes

Substitutes

5Jackson
10Bishop
16Burroughs
17Duffy
22Eyoma
34Draper
40Allan

Bristol Rovers

Formation 3-4-2-1

31Ward
25CramaSubstituted forConnollyat 28'minutes
17Taylor
26Baggott
7SinclairSubstituted forVaughanat 80'minutes
6FinleySubstituted forAguileraat 61'minutesBooked at 85mins
22Conteh
19ValeSubstituted forMarquisat 62'minutes
21Evans
20BrownSubstituted forHooleat 28'minutes
18Martin

Substitutes

2Connolly
9Marquis
10Aguilera
30Hoole
34Lawrence
35Hall
45Vaughan

Referee:: Scott Simpson
Attendance:: 9,392

Match Stats

Home TeamLincoln CityAway TeamBristol Rovers

Possession: Home40%; Away60%

Shots: Home19; Away16

Shots on Target: Home7; Away6

Corners: Home8; Away4

Fouls: Home11; Away13

Live Text

Post update
Match ends, Lincoln City 5, Bristol Rovers 0.
90'+4'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Lincoln City 5, Bristol Rovers 0.

90'+3'
Post update
Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers).
90'+3'
Post update
Seán Roughan (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Post update
Attempt missed. Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Adam Jackson.
89'
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Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Post update
Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
86'
Post update
Foul by John Marquis (Bristol Rovers).
86'
Post update
Alex Mitchell (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Timothy Eyoma replaces Lasse Sørensen.
85'
Booking
Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'
Post update
Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers).
85'
Post update
Teddy Bishop (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Post update
Attempt missed. Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Vaughan.
82'
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Dylan Duffy replaces Reeco Hackett-Fairchild.
82'
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Teddy Bishop replaces Jack Moylan.
82'
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Adam Jackson replaces Jovon Makama.
81'
Goal!
Goal! Lincoln City 5, Bristol Rovers 0. Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Seán Roughan.
80'
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Harry Vaughan replaces Scott Sinclair.

As It Stood

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Portsmouth	39	24	11	4	63	32	31	83
2	Derby	39	24	6	9	69	34	35	78

3	Bolton	39	22	8	9	71	43	28	74
4	Peterborough	38	21	8	9	74	46	28	71
5	Barnsley	38	20	11	7	70	48	22	71
6	Oxford Utd	39	18	9	12	62	52	10	63

7	Lincoln City	39	16	13	10	56	33	23	61
8	Stevenage	38	17	10	11	49	38	11	61
9	Blackpool	39	17	9	13	57	42	15	60
10	Leyton Orient	39	16	10	13	44	44	0	58
11	Wigan	39	17	7	15	53	48	5	50
12	Wycombe	38	13	11	14	50	49	1	50
13	Bristol Rovers	38	14	8	16	48	57	-9	50
14	Northampton	39	14	8	17	50	60	-10	50
15	Exeter	39	13	8	18	33	52	-19	47
16	Charlton	39	10	15	14	57	58	-1	45
17	Shrewsbury	39	13	5	21	29	55	-26	44
18	Reading	39	13	9	17	55	57	-2	42
19	Burton	38	10	9	19	31	50	-19	39
20	Cambridge	38	10	9	19	32	55	-23	39

21	Cheltenham	37	9	8	20	30	50	-20	35
22	Fleetwood	39	7	13	19	41	61	-20	34
23	Port Vale	37	8	9	20	35	61	-26	33
24	Carlisle	38	5	8	25	33	67	-34	23

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Comment posted by kevS, at 18:43 16 Mar
This is now getting silly was hoping for a nice mid table stress free season but now will be a nervous wreck up to the last game - bloody football eh
Comment posted by mumndad, at 17:11 16 Mar
Brilliant Lincoln City! I don't know what's going on behind the scenes at Sincil Bank but the Imps are on fire! Incredible run!
Comment posted by Jason Harcourt, at 18:52 16 Mar
As an Exeter fan I'm thinking our 1-0 defeat at Lincoln the other week doesn't look so bad now!
Reply posted by David R Boland, at 01:49 17 Mar
David R Boland replied:
Given that they beat us by a solitary goal gifted by a bad mistake & that we came a millimetre from getting a result I'd say it doesn't look bad at all given the way they've massacred everybody since. If they get in the play-offs I'd bet on them to go up. If they carry on like this they'll have a huge psychological advantage & nobody will want to play them.
Comment posted by R Seddon, at 17:37 16 Mar
I don't know what's going on at Sincil Bank, but I like it. 16 goals for, 1 against in three games? Holy smokes.
Comment posted by Teddy M, at 17:49 16 Mar
I can only hope my team (Derby) go up automatics because I would not want to be playing Lincoln on the play offs
Reply posted by David R Boland, at 01:52 17 Mar
David R Boland replied:
Nobody wants to play them for the rest of the season, never mind the playoffs.
Comment posted by Peter Devonshire, at 17:41 16 Mar
Well done, Lincoln. As an Oxford fan I wish we could have some of what you’re on at the moment
Comment posted by imp, at 17:59 16 Mar
The work rate and press today was superb , I keep saying we're not ready for promotion but how can you stop that .
Reply posted by David R Boland, at 01:51 17 Mar
David R Boland replied:
I'm legit lumping a wedge on Lincoln to go up if they get in the playoffs.
Comment posted by 110 goals in 75, at 17:14 16 Mar
3 great Imps results . Play offs beckon !
Reply posted by 4ever in our shadow , at 17:29 16 Mar
4ever in our shadow replied:
3 games 16 goals incredible 😎
But don’t you normally score 6 against the 15ers 🤔
My bad, that’s normally at LegoLand also known as the minimal stadium.
Good luck for the rest of your season
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Comment posted by ellis , at 18:10 16 Mar
Last 10 games 8 wins 2draws must be a record . Plus a really massive goal tally ,. Probably the best form in all league football.
Reply posted by Josh , at 14:32 17 Mar
Josh replied:
Yet still only 7th. Oh dear.
Comment posted by Boxinghagler1980, at 17:22 16 Mar
Obviously if Lincoln continue this form then the play offs it is and perhaps championship football next season?
Comment posted by mike, at 19:25 16 Mar
Well played Lincoln, great form,but don't get too excited just yet. You're now in a scrap for fourth play off place,so now instead of nothing to lose, it's everything to lose plus the jitters! But really good luck for the final push. UTG
Comment posted by modharry, at 00:34 17 Mar
Crikey everybody will want to avoid Lincoln in the play offs.
Reply posted by Josh , at 14:31 17 Mar
Josh replied:
Not really. The other 3 have shown their worth over the season hence the gap from 5th down is so big. Good handful of games for Lincoln playing fodder teams though.
Comment posted by Lincoln Imp, at 20:33 16 Mar
Right in the mix for the playoffs now and if others stumble we will be waiting.
Comment posted by Inspector Japp, at 18:42 16 Mar
Neutral.
Just loving this push from the fee scoring Imps!
Comment posted by sammy, at 21:19 16 Mar
I actually thought Bristol Rovers played well at times but the imps are just on a real hot streak currently
Comment posted by Basel, at 17:10 16 Mar
Rovers are in a mess.A load of rubbish.Unless we have a good Summer,we'll get relegated next season.Sacking Joe Barton was a mistake. Matty Taylor has dragged us down to being a poor 3rd tier team.Thoroughly disapointing.
Reply posted by 4ever in our shadow , at 17:35 16 Mar
4ever in our shadow replied:
You lot at club 15 were talking about promotion a few weeks back, what happened 🤣🤣
Mind The Gap
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Comment posted by steve, at 17:47 16 Mar
If Lincoln keep up this form, deffo contenders for play off promotion
Comment posted by cartwrid, at 18:25 16 Mar
A red card at minute 76, then another goal at 81. Say no more. Roll on the Imps.
Comment posted by Brack0, at 10:51 17 Mar
Go for it Imps👏👏good to see.

Cambridge fan☔
Comment posted by baggyno1, at 09:43 17 Mar
The Imps are on fire, what a late run we are having UTI...

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Bristol Rovers

Substitutes

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