Imps host Barnsley tonight

Lincoln City return to Sky Bet League One action on tonight with a 7.45pm kick-off against Barnsley at the LNER Stadium.

Head coach Michael Skubala said: “We played Barnsley in the Vertu Trophy a few weeks and I think from a stylistic point of view it will be a similar challenge, however it will be very different in terms of atmosphere.  

“They have a good squad and they can score goals, we’ve seen that from their results this season.  

“As ever though, we just need to concentrate on ourselves and how we can impact the game.”

Defender Adam Reach has called for a high-tempo display as the 32-year-old believes the Vertu Trophy win at Oakwell back in November gives the Imps confidence going into the game but reiterated they must show energy and intensity if they are to come out on top.

He said: “Conor Hourihane has got them playing expansive football through the thirds with lots of good patterns and build-up.

“We’ve watched a lot of them and we played them in the cup a few weeks ago so we’ve got a taste of what they’re going to do.

“We’ve got to get our intensity and energy right, that’s what we did at Oakwell. We have to play with that tempo like we always do at home.

“We can take confidence from the match at Oakwell. It’s a good framework to see how we can against those and we’ll be looking to repeat the exact as it was a really good result.”

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