Lincoln City vs Bradford City; Sky Bet League One
Lincoln City vs Bradford City. Sky Bet League One.
LNER StadiumAttendance10,064.
Lincoln 3-0 Bradford
Tuesday 27 January 2026 22:20, UK
Lincoln's promotion bandwagon showed no signs of slowing down after goals from Freddie Draper, Jack Moylan and substitute Ben House saw them ease past fellow Sky Bet League One challengers Bradford 3-0 at the LNER Arena.
That made it 11 league games unbeaten for the Imps, while the Bantams slipped to a third straight defeat, with the visiting fans making their displeasure known at both half-time and full-time.
Lincoln were in front after just seven minutes. Draper won a free-kick after being booted in the face by Curtis Tilt and then met Reeco Hackett's pinpoint set-piece to power a superb header past Sam Walker.
Ivan Varfolomeev fluffed a chance for Lincoln from three yards and then Rob Street curled an effort just wide as the Imps threatened to run riot.
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Street nodded an Adam Reach cross just over and Walker dived low to keep out a fierce Hackett effort as the onslaught continued.
Lincoln duly doubled their lead four minutes shy of the break when Hackett had a shot blocked and the ball was recycled to Moylan, who smashed a low shot into the bottom corner.
Bradford had their only shot at goal after 56 minutes, but Stephen Humphry's grass-cutter was shovelled behind by George Wickens.
Lincoln failed to match the intensity of their first-half display, but could have gone further ahead when Moylan had a powerful strike pushed away by Walker.
But House sealed the win as he headed home Tom Hamer's cross in the 86th minute.