Joey Barton believes Lincoln City "could not believe their luck" as the Imps claimed a 6-3 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Mem on Saturday.
With several key players missing, Joey Barton fielded a makeshift backline – while leaving out centre-back Alfie Kilgour – and they struggled on a bizarre afternoon in BS7, with the Gas not enjoying the rub of the green at times and creating enough good chances to score six or seven themselves, yet they were also defensively porous and their winless run in League One extended to six games.
Ben House opened the scoring in the 7th minute before Jack Diamond doubled the lead from the penalty spot. Aaron Collins pulled a goal back for Rovers and they were the dominant force ahead of half time, with Antony Evans hitting the post and Ryan Loft seeing a shot cleared off the line, but a freak goal in stoppage time restored the Imps' two-goal cushion as a clearance struck Luke McCormick's back and fell perfectly for Diamond to get his second.
