Ladefoged's late header rescues Lincoln draw vs Southampton — SkimNews
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- Mikkel Ladefoged scored his first goal in English football, heading in Reeco Hackett's cross in the 87th minute to salvage a point for Lincoln against Southampton
- Welington opened his Saints account on the stroke of half-time, unleashing a 25-yard rocket into the top corner from a James Ward-Prowse pass to give Southampton a 1-0 lead
- James Ward-Prowse made his first league start upon his return to Southampton but fluffed a first-half free-kick from 30 yards, pulling well wide
- Andrei Coubis was handed his first league start by Lincoln and nearly scored inside 10 seconds, seeing a shot blocked before heading straight at keeper Daniel Peretz from a corner
- Leo Scienza struck Southampton's left-hand post with a curling effort on the hour mark, with the ball rebounding across the goalmouth into the grateful arms of keeper George Wickens
- Lincoln's record signing Ladefoged had earlier blazed a chance over and set up Chieo Ogbene, who was denied by Peretz's legs, before finally converting in the closing stages
Why it matters: The point extends Lincoln's unbeaten record and demonstrates their resilience against one of the Championship's promotion favourites, while Southampton drop two points they led for over 40 minutes — a result that tightens the early-season promotion race and validates Lincoln's record-breaking investment in Ladefoged.
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