Lincoln City lifted themselves into second place in League One this weekend with a 2-0 victory against Fleetwood Town at Sincil Bank.

The game was very even in terms of the balance of play, Fleetwood enjoying more possession but creating fewer clear-cut chances. When opportunities did present themselves to Danny Cowley’s side, they took them.

They bagged twice in a minute, both coming courtesy of on-loan Nottingham Forest man Tyler Walker. The first was a diving header from a Harry Toffolo cross, the second a smart finish from Callum Connolly’s through ball.

We shine a spotlight on the forward’s performance to see what information we can glean from his busy afternoon.

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Goals win games; not possession or fancy play but putting the ball in the net. Lincoln have had the better of the play in some matches this season and lost, but this weekend it was the other way around.

Fleetwood had more of the ball, but Walker’s brace was enough to separate the two sides. Both finishes were typical of an in-form striker too, a great diving header bringing the first.

Within a minute he added his second, this time outpacing Peter Clarke and finishing comfortably past Matt Gilks. It left the forward on a hat trick, but he didn’t get another chance.

In fact, he had two shots on goal all game. Two shots, two goals. That’s what a clinical striker will do for a team.

It was very much a quiet afternoon for Walker in terms of his actual involvement, which makes the impact he did have even more impressive. He only had three touches in the Fleetwood box all game, two of which resulted in shots and goals.

That wasn’t to say the Imps didn’t get into the box, they did. Walker just knows where to be at the right time, when to time a run to bring about the best chance of putting the ball in the net.

He did see a bit of the ball, making 11 passes during the game with 91% accuracy. He was a willing recipient, but often his side were sitting back and letting Joey Barton’s players move the ball around. When they got close to goal, they were closed down, but Walker was often further up the field waiting to spring a break.

He was a good out ball for the Imps and had to make several aerial challenges. He came up against Harry Souttar, a giant defender, which resulted in him winning 33% of his aerial duels.

The stats point to Walker having a quiet afternoon in terms of touches, but his quality in the key moments led to the Imps bagging their fourth win of the season.

That’s what good strikers offer a team.