Updated 23 September 2025, after full time.
Lincoln 1-2 Chelsea in the Carabao Cup at LNER Stadium, Lincoln on 23 September 2025. Scorers: Robert Street for Lincoln; Tyrique George, Facundo Buonanotte for Chelsea.
Lincoln 1-2 Chelsea was the final score in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday 23 September 2025 at LNER Stadium. Scorers: Robert Street for Lincoln; Tyrique George, Facundo Buonanotte for Chelsea. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Lincoln vs Chelsea was played at LNER Stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday 23 September 2025, the home ground of Lincoln, which holds 10,780 people. It finished Lincoln 1-2 Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Lincoln have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 9, with results reading D W L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-2 defeat away to QPR in the Championship on 7 November.
Chelsea have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 4, with results reading W L D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-1 defeat away to Sunderland in the Premier League on 8 November.
Freddie Draper leads Lincoln with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Lincoln player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Lincoln player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Morgan Rogers leads Chelsea with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Chelsea player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Chelsea player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Matt Donohue refereed Lincoln vs Chelsea, averaging 19.2 fouls and 5.4 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Stat | Lincoln | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 28% | 72% |
| Shots | 16 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 4 |
| Corners | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls | 17 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 4 |
| Tackles | 14 | 10 |
| Passes | 232 | 626 |
Lincoln: R. Street 42'. Chelsea: T. George 48', F. Buonanotte 50'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.1 | 20 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.7 | 18 of 24 |
| Shots | 12.3 | 15 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.1 | 22 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12.5 | 3 of 24 |
| Tackles | 16.1 | 8 of 24 |
| Passes | 281.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.1 | 2 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.6 | 15 of 20 |
| Shots | 14 | 10 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.9 | 1 of 20 |
| Fouls | 9.7 | 19 of 20 |
| Tackles | 17 | 7 of 20 |
| Passes | 430.2 | 8 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.9 | 5 of 20 |