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          2017-18 English League Two, Regular Season
          Lincoln City Lincoln City LCN
          3
          FT
          2
          Exeter City Exeter City EXE
          • Danny M. Rowe (60')
          • Matthew Green (62')
          • Ollie Palmer (86')
          • Jayden Stockley (10')
          • Jake Taylor (78')

          Palmer scores late winner for Lincoln

          Mar 30, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Substitute Ollie Palmer hit a late winner as Lincoln beat Sky Bet League Two promotion rivals Exeter 3-2 in a pulsating contest.
          Jayden Stockley nodded the visitors in front in the 10th minute and the Grecians held their lead until half-time despite intense pressure from the Imps.
          Stockley almost doubled his side's lead just before the break, but his shot hit the base of the post.
          Lincoln drew level on the hour mark when Danny Rowe nodded home from close range after Elliott Whitehouse's shot had been saved and, barely two minutes later, Matt Green smashed home from a tight angle to make it 2-1.
          Jordan Storey hit the bar for Exeter before the visitors equalised through Jake Taylor's angled drive.
          Palmer thought he had made it 3-2 but his header was ruled out for a foul, while a header from another Imps substitute, Luke Waterfall, hit the bar.
          However, Palmer did prove to be the match-winner when he fired home in the 86th minute to the delight of Sincil Bank's biggest crowd of the season, as Lincoln climbed into the play-off places.

          English League Two Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Carlisle United 21 +12 39
          2 Newport County 20 +10 38
          3 Cambridge United 22 +14 37
          4 Forest Green Rovers 21 +9 37
          5 Salford City 22 +12 36
          6 Cheltenham Town 21 +9 35
          7 Crawley Town 22 +6 34
          8 Morecambe 20 -3 34
          9 Leyton Orient 22 +6 33
          10 Exeter City 20 +14 32
          11 Walsall 22 -3 30
          12 Mansfield Town 23 +1 29
          13 Colchester United 21 -2 29
          14 Port Vale 23 -1 28
          15 Tranmere Rovers 20 -2 28
          16 Oldham Athletic 22 -5 27
          17 Bolton Wanderers 22 -8 27
          18 Harrogate Town 21 -4 25
          19 Bradford City 21 -5 24
          20 Scunthorpe United 22 -11 23
          21 Barrow 22 -3 20
          22 Stevenage 20 -6 20
          23 Grimsby Town 23 -21 20
          24 Southend United 21 -19 19