Burnely and Lincoln City FC will be face to face in the FA Cup fifth round on this February 18, at Turf Moor. Both teams will be keen to win this stage.
The hosts, Burnley, who have so far finished off Sunderland and Bristol City, will be seeking to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 2003. They enter this game after playing 1-1 draw against Chelsea in the last Premier League game on February 12.
Burnley have registered 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses in their last five games in all competitions. They have scored 8 goals and conceded 5 goals in their last six games in all competitons and they are currently at 12th place in the Premier League table standings with 30 points after 25 games this season.
Burnley certainly do not want to get a disappointing result when they challenged their visitors Lincoln. Therefore, a win will be the main target for Sean Dyche and his men. But, they wouldn’t have easy task to beat Lincoln this weekend.
Lincoln on the other hand, they secured their place in the last 16 of the competition for the first time in 115 years with a 3-1 win over Championship leaders Brighton in round four. They come to the Turf Moor for the first time since a 1-1 draw in a Division Two game in December, 1998.
Lincoln have been in a superb form so far, they have registered 4 wins and 1 defeat in the last five games in all competitions. They have scored 12 goals and conceded 7 goals in the last six games in all competitons. They still on the top National League table standings with 64 points after 30 games played this season.
Danny Cowley and his men will enter this game higly motivated, they hoped to dominate the game from the start and they will be hoping to win at Turf Moor. Depending on the other result, failure to win could see Lincoln out of this tournament.
Burnely will be seeking to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 2003. (Source:www.sportmole.co.uk)
Head to Head Burnley vs Lincoln City FC
There was no such game played during last four years between both teams.
Possible Line Up
Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Ward, Mee, Brady, Barton, Westwood, Boyd, Barnes, Gray.
Lincoln: Farman, Wood, Habergham, Arnold, Raggett, Waterfall, Hawkridge, Woodyard, Knott, Southwell, Rhead.
Match Prediction: On the paper, Lincoln are great team so far. Danny Cowley has been the mastermind behind the transformation in Lincoln’s fortunes this season. But it will be a tough game against Burnley on this weekend. We expect Lincoln to win this game with a 1-2 in the whole 90 minutes.
