Lincoln Metropolis 2-0 Charlton Athletic

Lincoln showed no ill effects from their heavy defeat by Liverpool in the Carabao Cup as they beat Charlton 2-0 at Sincil Bank.

A controversial opener from Jorge Grant in first-half stoppage-time was added to by Lewis Montsma as the Imps moved back up to second place in the table after making it three wins from three in League One.

Charlton were the superior side in the first half and after Conor Washington dragged an early shot wide, Erhun Oztumer saw an effort saved by Alex Palmer before Dylan Levitt's long-range effort spun off Conor McGrandles and flew inches past the left-hand post.

Oztumer saw another shot deflected just off target before City, who had posed little threat going forward, took the lead in controversial fashion.

Referee Marc Edwards pointed to the penalty spot, after Grant curled a free-kick into the box, for a foul on Tom Hopper.

Grant's spot-kick was then saved by Ben Amos, but the ball fell to Harry Anderson and he knocked it across the area to Grant, who looked offside, to rifle home.

The second half lacked the drama of the first, with very little goalmouth action, before Grant brought out a flying save from Amos with a 75th-minute free-kick.

City secured the points two minutes from time as big Dutch defender Montsma snuck in at the back post to powerfully head home Grant's corner for his fourth goal of the season.

Report supplied by PA Media

Line-ups

Lincoln City

1Palmer
22EyomaBooked at 84mins
4Montsma
5Jackson
30Roughan
8Jones
23Bridcutt
18McGrandlesBooked at 37minsSubstituted forJohnsonat 70'minutesBooked at 90mins
26AndersonSubstituted forScullyat 79'minutes
9Hopper
10Grant

Substitutes

7Edun
11Scully
14Archibald
17Howarth
20Johnson
25Elbouzedi
29Ross

Charlton

13Amos
48BarkerBooked at 87mins
4Oshilaja
5FamewoSubstituted forWatsonat 62'minutesBooked at 82mins
3Purrington
20OztumerSubstituted forForster-Caskeyat 77'minutesBooked at 90mins
15PratleyBooked at 75mins
23LevittSubstituted forWilliamsat 77'minutes
18Doughty
9Bonne
14Washington

Substitutes

7Williams
8Forster-Caskey
25Davison
26Watson
30Maynard-Brewer
32Lapslie
35Vennings

Lincoln Metropolis 2-0 Charlton Athletic

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Lincoln City

Substitutes

Charlton

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