Lincoln vs Chelsea

League Cup - 1/16-finals 23 Sep 2025, 18:45
Lincoln
Lincoln
1–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 LNER stadium

Match report

Chelsea edged past Lincoln 2-1 in the League Cup - 1/16-finals on 23 September 2025.

Lincoln had 16 shots to Chelsea's 14.

The match was played at LNER stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 16 - 14 On target 2 - 4 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 17 - 9 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Robert Street
Lincoln · 1 goal
8 Tyrique George 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Facundo Buonanotte 1 goal
7 Tendayi Darikwa captained the side
7 Sonny Bradley captained the side
First half vs second half
Chelsea came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–3 7–11
Shots On Goal 2–0 0–4
Ball Possession 23–77 —
Corners 3–1 0–1
Attacks 33–36 43–47
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
76 Attacks 83
58 Dangerous Attacks 43
2 On Target 4
14 Off Target 10
16 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 4
10 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 4
17 Fouls 9
3 Corners 2
4 Offsides 4
28% Ball Possession 72%
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 0
224 Passes Total 623
153 Passes Accurate 556
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Lincoln · 5-3-2
13 Z. Jeacock
2 T. Darikwa 4 L. Montsma 15 S. Bradley 6 R. Towler 22 T. Hamer
18 B. House 14 C. McGrandles 24 I. Varfolomeev
17 R. Street 34 F. Draper
Chelsea · 4-2-3-1
12 F. Jørgensen
27 M. Gusto 23 T. Chalobah 29 W. Fofana 21 J. Hato
17 A. Santos 8 E. Fernández
11 J. Gittens 40 F. Buonanotte 49 A. Garnacho
32 T. George
Lincoln
Coach
Michael Skubala
Substitutes
  • 7 Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
  • 8 Tom Bayliss
  • 9 James Collins
  • 20 Justin Obikwu
  • 19 Francis Okoronkwo
  • 1 George Wickens
  • 3 Adam Reach
  • 12 Erik Ring
  • 11 Oscar Thorn
Chelsea
Coach
Vincenzo Maresca
Substitutes
  • 41 Estêvão Willian
  • 3 Marc Cucurella
  • 7 Pedro Neto
  • 62 Shumaira Mheuka
  • 44 Gabriel Słonina
  • 24 Reece James
  • 25 Moisés Caicedo
  • 58 Ollie Harrison
  • 46 Reggie Walsh
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ Estêvão ↓ A. Garnacho Chelsea
  • 70' ↑ M. Cucurella ↓ E. Fernandez Chelsea
  • 70' ↑ P. Neto ↓ J. Gittens Chelsea
  • 70' ↑ S. Mheuka ↓ T. George Chelsea
  • 71' ↑ T. Bayliss ↓ I. Varfolomeev Lincoln
  • 71' ↑ R. Hackett-Fairchild ↓ B. House Lincoln
  • 71' ↑ J. Collins ↓ F. Draper Lincoln
  • 71' ↑ J. Obikwu ↓ R. Street Lincoln
  • 85' ↑ F. Okoronkwo ↓ L. Montsma Lincoln
  • 90+4' ↑ R. Walsh ↓ F. Buonanotte Chelsea
Cards
  • 22' Andrey Santos Chelsea
  • 54' E. Fernandez Chelsea
  • 56' F. Draper Lincoln
  • 63' B. House Lincoln
  • 83' J. Collins Lincoln
  • 90' F. Jorgensen Chelsea
  • 90+3' M. Cucurella Chelsea
Head-to-head
Lincoln 0 0 draws 1 Chelsea
2025-09-23 Lincoln vs Chelsea 1 - 2
Recent form
Lincoln D W W W W
Chelsea D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Lincoln vs Chelsea?
Lincoln lost 1-2 against Chelsea on 23 September 2025.
Who won Lincoln vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won the match 2-1.
Where was Lincoln vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at LNER stadium.