Lincoln v Chelsea result

Full-time · Lincoln 1–2 Chelsea

League Cup · Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:45 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Lincoln · Chelsea

Lincoln 1–2 Chelsea — Chelsea won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chelsea won 2–1 at Lincoln in the League Cup on Tuesday 23 September. Lincoln have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions. Chelsea have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Chelsea came from behind: Lincoln led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Lincoln: Robert Street (42’, assisted by Ivan Varfolomeev); Chelsea: Tyrique George (48’) and Facundo Buonanotte (50’, assisted by Tyrique George).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Lincoln 0.00, Chelsea 0.00, from 16 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Matt Donohue, England showed seven yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Lincoln: Frederick Draper (56’), Benjamin House (63’) and J. Collins (83’); Chelsea: Andrey Santos (22’), Enzo Fernández (54’), Filip Jörgensen (90’) and Marc Cucurella (90+3’).

What it changes

Lincoln sit 18th on six points from three games with a goal difference of +2 (2025/26 so far). Lincoln have scored five goals, the 22nd-most (shared) of the 91 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 3 games, ranked per game). Lincoln have conceded three goals, the 15th-fewest (shared) of the 91 clubs.

Chelsea sit fourth on nine points from five games with a goal difference of +2 (2025/26 so far). Chelsea have scored 11 goals, the seventh-most of the 91 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Chelsea have conceded nine goals, the 34th-most of the 91 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Tyrique George (Chelsea) 8.4, Conor McGrandles (Lincoln) 8.3 and Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Lincoln next host Wrexham on 21 November 2026.

Chelsea next travel to Sunderland on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Lincoln: Lincoln v Wrexham, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Chelsea: Sunderland v Chelsea, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Lincoln 1–2 Chelsea · League Cup
Referee: Matt Donohue, England
Recent form: Lincoln 3W 2D 0L · Chelsea 2W 1D 2L

Lincoln 1–2 Chelsea (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 2

Goals

against 0.88 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 5.25

Corners

against 7.75 / 4.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 4.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 2.38

Cards

against 3 / 2.38 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 September 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Lincoln for / against	Line	Chelsea for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.88 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.25 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.63 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.63 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.25 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.88 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.88 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Lincoln

Lincoln Defensive

Lincoln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Darikwa n 8	90	1 5/2	0.8 4/2	T. Chalobah
T. Bayliss n 8	75.8	0.7 5/0	0.7 5/0	—
C. McGrandles n 8	81.1	1.1 6/2	1.2 4/3	E. Fernández
J. Collins n 8	60.1	1.9 6/3	2.6 6/5	—
R. Street n 8	71.3	1.6 6/3	0.9 4/1	—
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Lincoln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	1.9 8/5
T. Bayliss n 8	75.8	1.5 7/3
C. McGrandles n 8	81.1	2.6 8/4
J. Collins n 8	60.1	0.6 3/0
R. Street n 8	71.3	1.1 5/2
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Lincoln Attacking

Lincoln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Bayliss n 8	75.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. McGrandles n 8	81.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Collins n 8	60.1	1.9 5/3	1.5 4/2
R. Street n 8	71.3	1.7 4/3	0.8 3/1
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Lincoln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Bayliss n 8	75.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. McGrandles n 8	81.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Collins n 8	60.1	0.7 2/2	0.2 1/0
R. Street n 8	71.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Chelsea

Chelsea Goalkeeper

Chelsea — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Robert Sánchez	10	90900 min	323.2 /90	101 /90	00 /90
F. Jörgensen	2	87174 min	10.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	2.9 6/5
F. Jörgensen n 8	89.3	1.9 4/3

Chelsea Defensive

Chelsea — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Marc Cucurella	11	82898 min	181.8 /90	131.3 /90	90.9 /90	454.5 /90	181.8 /90	20.2 /90
T. Chalobah	10	88879 min	101 /90	121.2 /90	30.3 /90	474.8 /90	40.4 /90	10.1 /90
M. Gusto	10	74740 min	212.6 /90	121.5 /90	10.1 /90	384.6 /90	60.7 /90	20.2 /90
R. James	9	57511 min	91.6 /90	122.1 /90	10.2 /90	274.8 /90	81.4 /90	20.4 /90
T. Adarabioyo	8	89713 min	91.1 /90	101.3 /90	30.4 /90	303.8 /90	81 /90	20.3 /90
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Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Fernández n 8	83.4	1.1 4/2	1.2 5/3	C. McGrandles
Marc Cucurella n 8	78.5	1.7 6/3	1.4 6/4	—
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
M. Caicedo n 8	90	1.5 6/3	1.1 6/3	—
T. Chalobah n 8	87.4	0.5 3/1	1 5/2	T. Darikwa
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Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	83.4	1.1 4/2
Marc Cucurella n 8	78.5	1.9 7/5
M. Caicedo n 8	90	3.8 8/8
T. Chalobah n 8	87.4	1.3 4/3
Pedro Neto n 8	81.5	0.6 4/0
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Chelsea Attacking

Chelsea — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
João Pedro	9	75675 min	50.7 /90	30.4 /90	121.6 /90	70.9 /90	91.2 /90	101.3 /90
L. Delap	7	44305 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	72.1 /90	72.1 /90	20.6 /90	30.9 /90
Tyrique George	5	37186 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	41.9 /90	41.9 /90	21 /90	31.5 /90
A. Garnacho	1	2222 min	00 /90	00 /90	14.1 /90	14.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90
E. Fernández	12	79952 min	30.3 /90	40.4 /90	111 /90	50.5 /90	151.4 /90	50.5 /90
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Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	83.4	0.7 3/1	0.3 2/0
Marc Cucurella n 8	78.5	1.1 6/2	0.4 3/0
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Caicedo n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
T. Chalobah n 8	87.4	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
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Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Chelsea before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	83.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Marc Cucurella n 8	78.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Caicedo n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Chalobah n 8	87.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Lincoln		Chelsea
28%	Possession	72%
16	Shots	14
2	Shots on target	4
10	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	4
13	Shots inside the box	10
3	Corners	2
4	Offsides	4
17	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	0
232	Passes	626
70%	Pass accuracy	89%

Lincoln Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Jeacock	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
T. Darikwa	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
S. Bradley	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
R. Towler	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Hamer	90	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	6.3
C. McGrandles	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.3
L. Montsma	85	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.5
B. House	71	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6
Ivan Varfolomeev	71	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
R. Street	71	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.9
F. Draper	71	0	0	3	1	0	2	Y	6.9
R. Hackett sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
T. Bayliss sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Collins sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Francis Okoronkwo sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Chelsea Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Jörgensen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
M. Gusto	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.2
T. Chalobah	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
W. Fofana	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Hato	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Andrey Santos	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.3
F. Buonanotte	89	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	6.6
E. Fernández	70	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.2
J. Bynoe-Gittens	70	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
Tyrique George	70	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	7.9
A. Garnacho	59	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
Estêvão sub	31	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Marc Cucurella sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Pedro Neto sub	20	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7.2
Shumaira Mheuka sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Walsh sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Lincoln v Chelsea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LincolnWDDWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

ChelseaWWDLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Goals per game

Lincoln scored1.6

Chelsea scored2.2

Lincoln conceded0.8

Chelsea conceded1.6

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