Michael Skubala makes two changes to the starting line-up that defeated Port Vale in Sky Bet League One last time out.
Tom Bayliss returns to the XI, with Dom Jefferies making his first league start since March. Meanwhile, Freddie Draper makes his 100th senior appearance for the Imps.
Skubala said: “Dom was fantastic for us last season and has been training really well for us. He adds a lot of energy to the team.
“He presses brilliantly, he’s aggressive and I think he has matured in his game over the last few years. He’s got a massive role to play for us."
James Collins and Ben House are both out of the matchday squad after being sidelined by long-term injuries.
Collins will miss the rest of the season after being told he requires surgery on the knee injury he suffered in last Tuesday’s Vertu Trophy tie at Huddersfield Town.
House, meanwhile, tore a lateral collateral ligament and while this won’t require surgery, his rehab time is approximately eight weeks.
Skubala added: “We’re devastated for James, but one thing we know about him is that he is a strong character and if anyone can come back from this, it is him.
“We’re going to miss him, but his misfortune opens the door for someone else and we’re going to need the other forwards to show what they can do.”
Imps: Wickens, Darikwa, Reach, Hackett, Bayliss, Moylan, McGrandles, Bradley, Jefferies, Hamer, Draper.
Subs: Jeacock, Towler, Ring, Street, Okoronkwo, Obikwu, Varfolomeev.