Lincoln City pushed themselves back into the top two in League One this weekend with a 2-0 victory against Fleetwood Town at Sincil Bank.

In an evenly-matched game, it took one minute of inspiration from Nottingham Forest's Tyler Walker to separate the two sides. He's on loan at Sincil Bank and his brace was enough to ensure the home side took all three points.

His first goal came on 34 minutes, a crossfield pass by Jorge Grant found Harry Toffolo. The left-back delivered an inviting cross which Walker expertly headed past Matt Gilks.

Within a minute, it was 2-0. Fleetwood lost possession from the restart and Callum Connolly, making his debut on loan from Everton, lofted a ball between Lewie Coyle and Peter Clarke for Walker to finish emphatically.

The win put the Imps into second place, behind Ipswich Town and level on points with Blackpool, Coventry City and Wycombe, whom they face next week.

The game certainly gave the home fans plenty to think about, with three things we feel they learnt outlined below.

Callum Connolly is going to be a big player

Callum Connolly has played over 80 Championship matches, but the Imps have convinced the 21-year-old to spend a season at Sincil Bank in League One.

It's clear to see what he's going to offer, bagging an early assist as well as having a couple of chances himself. He's got lots of energy and alongside Bristol City man Joe Morrell, he could be a key player for Danny Cowley this season.

Good strikers win matches

Tyler Walker had two chances this weekend and scored them both. Paddy Madden had more for Fleetwood, but failed to hit the target.

In a division packed with good footballing sides, the difference could be having a striker who understands exactly where the back of the net is.

Tyler Walker showed Lincoln fans exactly how good he can be this weekend.

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Possession is not everything

Lincoln had less of the possession this weekend, but got all three points. That's the opposite of their last two league matches against Doncaster and MK Dons, where they saw lots of the ball but couldn't find the killer touch.

Retaining possession is important, but it's not critical if you're hard-working when you don't have the ball.