WANDERERS (3-5-2).

LUKE SOUTHWOOD…6.5.

One big save in the second half to push over Roughlan’s shot from the edge of the box. Another solid performance in the cup.

GETHIN JONES…6.5.

Conservative, perhaps, but defensively sound and particularly in the second half when Lincoln went very direct in an attempt to find an equaliser.

RICARDO SANTOS…7.

After some of his recent displays have been spoiled by mistakes, nobody seemed more focussed than the centre-back to protect a clean sheet late in the game.

GEORGE JOHNSTON…7.

Another player whose recent performances have come under some scrutiny but this was much more like it. Resolute.

JOSH DACRES-COGLEY…6.

Won most of his duels and was sound in a defensive sense. Didn’t offer a massive amount going forward but did his bit to protect the win.

GEORGE THOMASON…7.5.

Summed up a positive night with an important challenge on sub Ben House late on to prevent a shot at goal. Covered every inch of the pitch for the cause.

KLAIDI LOLOS…6.

Popped up occasionally and did provide the assist for Collins’ goal in the end but he was bypassed a little too easily at times.

JAY MATETE…6.

Kept on asking for the ball – which is a plus point – but some of the risks taken in possession in his own half have piled pressure on the Whites.

JORDI OSEI-TUTU…6.

Good to see him starting again and got into a couple of decent positions in the first half but evidently still feeling his way back.

AARON COLLINS…6.5.

The two bites of the cherry he took to score the goal were just about his only involvements n the penalty box but his excellent record in this competition continues.

VICTOR ADEBOYEJO…6.

Worked hard enough and showed a few touches very early in the game that suggested he was in the mood. Very much a peripheral character by the second half.

Subs: McAtee 72 (for Collins), Mendes Gomes 72 (for Adeboyejo), Schon 80 (for Osei-Tutu).

Not used: Baxter, Forrester, Williams, Sharples-Ahmed.

Lincoln City (4-4-2): Jeacock; Darikwa, Jackson, O’Connor, Roughan; Draper, Hamilton, Erhahon, Hackett; Makama, Moylan.

Subs: Jeffries 70 (for Darikwa), House 70 (for Makama), Duffy 70 (for Hackett), Bayliss 70 (for Hamilton), Cadamateri 80 (for Draper).

Not used: Pardington, McGrandles.

Referee: Thomas Parsons 6/10 – Deserves some credit for checking with his assistant for offside when he for some reason felt reticent to lift his flag. His decision making on the night was cumbersome, however, as was that of his linesmen.

Attendance: 2,252 (417)

MAN OF THE MATCH – George Thomason.

Has been going through a dip in form but this was much more like it. The hurly burly of a midfield battle has always suited Thomason and he worked hard to protect the result.

MOAN OF THE MATCH – As a spectacle, there wasn’t much to write home about. Given the team’s inconsistency in the league it seems a small complaint.

MAGIC MOMENT – One magnificent move spanning the length of the pitch from Santos and Southwood’s short goal kick to the Lincoln box deserved a better finish from McAtee. When it works, it’s a lovely thing to watch.

ATMOSPHERE – Lincoln’s complaints were reminiscent of what we have heard at Bolton recently. The travelling fans seemed happy enough but the real acid test will be against Cambridge on Saturday.