Rochdale vs Lincoln City on 17 Sep 19 - Match Centre

Rochdale v Lincoln City | Crown Oil Arena, Sky Bet League One, Tuesday 17th September 2019, 7.45pm Kick-Off

Dale are back in action at the Crown Oil Arena on Tuesday night, welcoming Lincoln City in Sky Bet League One.

The Imps, who were promoted from League Two last season, have enjoyed a strong start to life in the third tier, sitting in 7^th place.

They have recently lost management duo Danny and Nicky Cowley to Championship Huddersfield Town, with Jamie McCombe and Andy Warrington in temporary charge.

PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW

Brian Barry-Murphy says he wants his side to put on a performance that will excite the supporters.

Click HERE to read what he had to say ahead of the game, or watch on iFollow HERE.

OPPOSITION VIEW

Click HERE to watch Jamie McCombe's pre-match press conference.

TEAM NEWS

Barry-Murphy has given an update on the fitness of Aaron Wilbraham, Ryan McLaughlin and Tyler Magloire. Click HERE to read the latest injury news.

ADMISSION DETAILS

Fans can pay on the night at the Crown Oil Arena. As it is a Category A game, prices will rise by £3 on matchday.

Supporters can pay cash through the turnstiles in the Smith Metals Family Stand and Sandy Lane Stand. Fans wishing to sit in the Main Stand must purchase a ticket before heading to the turnstiles.

Click HERE to read our admission details for the 2019/20 season in full.

FIRST TIME VISITOR GUIDE

Are you a first-time visitor to the Crown Oil Arena? Click HERE for all of the information you may need in order to plan your visit and make the most of the matchday experience at Rochdale Football Club!

AWAY SUPPORTERS’ GUIDE

If you are a Lincoln fan making your way to the Crown Oil Arena for Tuesday’s game, click HERE and have a read of our Visiting Supporters’ Guide which is packed full of useful information!

PRE-MATCH

Entry to the Carlsberg Lounge / Desmond’s Den has reverted back to being from inside the ground early. Click HERE for full details on how to access.

The Ratcliffe Bars, situated on the Club's car park, open at 5pm. Away fans are welcome.

POST-MATCH

Please remember that the Crown Oil Arena car park will be a NO MOVE ZONE for vehicles for ten minutes following the full-time whistle.

This is to improve pedestrian safety. Thank you for your co-operation.

GRAB A GRAND

For just £1, you can be in with a chance of winning £1,000 at Tuesday's game!

There will be one guaranteed winner of £100, and the chance to win the Man of the Match's shirt.

Get your ticket from one of sellers around the ground or from the Club Shop. Click HERE for full details.

REF WATCH

Referee | Ross Joyce

Assistant Referees | Gareth Mellor & Helen Byrne

Fourth Official | Martin Woods

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – returns for Tuesday night’s game!

Purchase from the Club Shop and around the ground on matchday for just £3. Click HERE to read the full preview.

MATCH ODDS

Sky Bet are offering odds of 19/10 for a Dale win on Tuesday.

Don’t forget that Sky Bet customers who select Rochdale as their favourite team on their Sky Bet profile, for every losing bet made, 50% of the stake will be passed on to the Club!

So, if you are having a flutter ahead of the match, make sure you do it via Sky Bet and select Rochdale as your favourite team!

Click HERE for the full betting preview.

WE’VE GOT IT COVERED

Fans in the UK, along with overseas fans, can watch the match live on iFollow! If you can't make it to the game, get yourself a match pass for just £10.

Click HERE to subscribe to iFollow.

To access commentary/watch live via your desktop, click on the 'iFollow' tab on our navigation bar. Hover over the 'More' tab and more selections will appear, which is where the 'iFollow' tab is located. Once you’ve clicked through, a link will appear on the left-hand side of the page for you to access the commentary. This will appear on the site around half an hour before kick-off.

We will be tweeting live updates from the match and will go behind-the-scenes with our Instagram Story feature. Follow @officiallydale (Twitter and Instagram).

Match Previews

A late equaliser denied Dale all three points at home to Lincoln City on Tuesday night.

Stephen Dooley had given Dale an early lead in the opening period, but Harry Toffolo’s cross from the left four minutes from time nestled in the far corner to earn the visitors a share of the spoils.

Brian Barry-Murphy made one change from Saturday’s game at Peterborough United, with Ollie Rathbone replacing Aaron Morley in midfield.

Dale began the game brightly, with Dooley and Rathbone firing efforts narrowly off target in the opening stages.

Dooley broke the deadlock in the 13^th minute, pouncing on a spill from Lincoln goalkeeper Josh Vickers, who couldn’t keep hold of Callum Camps’ turn and shot. Dooley fired goalwards, finding the back of the net via a slight deflection.

Rekeil Pyke then fired into the side netting after Camps saw a shot blocked, before Vickers held on to a well-struck effort from Dooley high up.

The visitors’ only effort of the first period was an ambitious free-kick from Jason Shackell, who fired well over.

Rhys Norrington-Davies sent an effort wide whilst Camps had a deflected effort spilled, but collected at the second attempt by the visiting stopper.

It was the visitors who created the majority of chances in the second period, with Robert Sánchez holding well to an effort from Bruno Andrade, before the Lincoln man’s low ball across the face of goal somehow missed everyone.

Sánchez then produced a fine one-handed save to beat away Jack Payne’s dipping effort, before he and Eoghan O’Connell combined to block another effort from Panye, this time from close range.

The Dale stopper then held on to Joe Morrell’s dipping effort, shortly after Jimmy Keohane had fired off target from distance.

With four minutes of normal time remaining, the visitors grabbed an equaliser, when Toffolo’s from the left somehow found its way in at the far post.

Morell saw another dipping effort comfortably held in three minutes of added time as both sides tried to create a winning opportunity, but ultimately had to settle for a point apiece.

Rochdale AFC

Standings

Preview | Lincoln City (H)

Report | Dale 1-1 Lincoln City