English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Chelsea WWDLL 2
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Lincoln City DWDWW 1
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CHE022
LCN101
LNER Stadium · 10,214 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea survive Lincoln scare to secure progress

Chelsea avoided becoming the latest giant to crash out of the League Cup by beating third-tier Lincoln City 2-1 after a second-half fightback on Tuesday.

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Lineups

LCN · 5-3-2

  1. 13Zach JeacockG
  2. 15Sonny BradleyCD
  3. 6Ryley TowlerCD-L
  4. 4Lewis MontsmaCD-R
  5. 22Thomas HamerLB
  6. 2Tendayi DarikwaRB
  7. 14Conor McGrandlesCM
  8. 24Ivan VarfolomeevCM-L
  9. 18Ben HouseCM-R
  10. 34Freddie DraperCF-L
  11. 17Robert StreetCF-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Filip JørgensenG
  2. 29Wesley FofanaCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 21Jorrel HatoLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 17Andrey SantosRM
  9. 32Tyrique GeorgeF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 11Jamie GittensAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Andrey Santos (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 42' Goal! Lincoln City 1, Chelsea 0. Rob Street (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Varfolomieiev.
  3. 48' Goal! Lincoln City 1, Chelsea 1. Tyrique George (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 50' Goal! Lincoln City 1, Chelsea 2. Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrique George.
  5. 54' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 56' Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  8. 63' Ben House (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Shumaira Mheuka replaces Tyrique George.
  10. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Enzo Fernández.
  11. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Jamie Gittens.
  12. 71' Substitution, Lincoln City. Reeco Hackett replaces Ben House.
  13. 71' Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Bayliss replaces Ivan Varfolomieiev.
  14. 71' Substitution, Lincoln City. Justin Obikwu replaces Rob Street.
  15. 71' Substitution, Lincoln City. James Collins replaces Freddie Draper.
  16. 83' James Collins (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 85' Substitution, Lincoln City. Francis Okoronkwo replaces Lewis Montsma.
  18. 90' Filip Jörgensen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+3' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+5' Substitution, Chelsea. Reggie Walsh replaces Facundo Buonanotte.

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