Overview
- Will Lankshear, signed in the summer, scored an equaliser around the 62nd minute and a stoppage-time winner to complete Middlesbrough’s 2-1 comeback at the Riverside.
- Lincoln took an early lead through Adam Reach in the 12th minute after a lively start that showed the intensity that powered their promotion from League One.
- Head coach Kim Hellberg said he was unhappy with his first-half structure, credited his players and the home crowd for the recovery, and singled out the second-half tactical changes for securing the win.
- The result ended Lincoln City’s 29-game unbeaten run and came in their first Championship match since 1961 under new joint head coaches Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw.
- Middlesbrough fielded several summer signings and the late victory offers an early sign that their transfer investment and tactical tweaks can have immediate impact on their promotion hopes.