INTRODUCTION

The Imps go into the Tuesday night game on the back of a 7 game unbeaten run, the joint longest current going in the Division along with Chester City. The Imps are facing a Rochdale side who yet again find themselves down near the bottom of the table after finding consitancy a problem.

The Imps will be looking to finally get into the playoffs because after 7 games without defeat, the Imps are still in 14th place but it says a lot about this Division when we're only 6 points off the top of the league. A win could possibly move the Imps into the top 10 for the first time since the first week of the season.

+TEAM NEWS FOR THE IMPS

The Imps have an almost full strength squad with GTF (another mystery injury that no-one knew about until the game) and Futcher (suspension) as the only certainties to be out. McAuley could also possibly be a doubt after limping out on Saturday's game against Oxford.

Possible City line-up (right to left)

Marriott

Bloomer  McAuley  McCombe  Morgan   Sandwith

Butcher  Gain

Yeo   Carruthurs  Green

ROCHDALE 

Rochdale are yet again struggling after consistency has proved their downfall. Sometimes they're brilliant and beat teams like Wycombe (3-0) and Yeovil (2-1) but they can also do the reverse and lose to clubs they really should be beating such as Notts County (3-0) and Bury (3-0).

PREVIOUS RESULTS AGAINST ROCHDALE

Rochdale have a rather good record at Sincil Bank winning 14 matches out of 49. However, their last victory at Sincil Bank was in 1997. The Imps have a recent good record over Rochdale including an impressive display in a 3-0 win at Rochdale last season.

SEASON 2003/4

Rochdale 0 Lincoln City 3

Lincoln City 1 Rochdale 1

SEASON 20023

Rochdale 0 Lincoln City 1

Lincoln City 2 Oxford United 0

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