Lincoln City vs Chelsea 23/09/2025
Match summary
1ST HALF
Andrey Santos
22'
42'
Rob Street(I. Varfolomieiev)
2ND HALF
T. George
48'
F. Buonanotte(T. George)
50'
E. Fernández
54'
56'
Freddie Draper
A. Garnacho
Estevão
59'
63'
Ben House
E. Fernández
M. Cucurella
70'
Jamie Gittens
Pedro Neto
70'
T. George
S. Mheuka
70'
71'
J. Collins
Ben House
71'
J. Obikwu
Freddie Draper
71'
Reeco Hackett
I. Varfolomieiev
71'
Tom Bayliss
Rob Street
83'
J. Collins
85'
F. Okoronkwo
L. Montsma
F. Jörgensen
90'
M. Cucurella
93'
F. Buonanotte
R. Walsh
95'
Match statistics
27%Possession73%
224Passes Attempted622
153Completed Passes555
3Corners2
19Throw-ins12
16Shots On Target14
Line-ups
Lincoln City
Formation
5-3-2
#13John Jeacock
#15Bradley
#4Montsma
#6Towler
#2Darikwa
#22Hamer
#14Mcgrandles
#24Varfolomieiev Oleksandrovych
#18House
#34Draper
#17Street
Starting XI
Zach Jeacock #13 | |
S. Bradley #15 | |
L. Montsma #4 | 85' |
Ryley Towler #6 | |
T. Darikwa #2 | |
Tom Hamer #22 | |
C. Mcgrandles #14 | |
I. Varfolomieiev #24 | 71' 🎯42' |
Ben House #18 | 71' 63' |
Freddie Draper #34 | 71' 56' |
Rob Street #17 | 71' ⚽42' |
Will not play
Joshua Honohan
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: A few weeks
Manager
Michael Skubala
Chelsea
Formation
4-2-3-1
#12Jörgensen
#29Fofana
#23Chalobah
#21Hato
#27Gusto
#8Fernández
#17Nascimento Dos Santos
#40Buonanotte
#49Garnacho Ferreyra
#11Bynoe-Gittens
#32George
Starting XI
F. Jörgensen #12 | 90' |
W. Fofana #29 | |
Trevoh Chalobah #23 | |
Jorrel Hato #21 | |
Malo Gusto #27 | |
E. Fernández #8 | 70' 54' |
Andrey Santos #17 | 22' |
F. Buonanotte #40 | 95' ⚽50' |
A. Garnacho #49 | 59' |
Jamie Gittens #11 | 70' |
T. George #32 | 70' 🎯50' ⚽48' |
Will not play
Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens
Forward
Hamstring Injury
Return: Doubtful
Roméo Lavia
Midfielder
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Caleb Ryan Wiley
Defender
Groin injury
Return: Unknown
Estêvão Willian Almeida De Oliveira Gonçalves
Forward
Hamstring Injury
Return: Early August 2026
Manager
Enzo Maresca
Lincoln City
Formation
5-3-2#13John Jeacock
#15Bradley
#4Montsma
#6Towler
#2Darikwa
#22Hamer
#14Mcgrandles
#24Varfolomieiev Oleksandrovych
#18House
#34Draper
#17Street
Starting XI
Zach Jeacock #13 | |
S. Bradley #15 | |
L. Montsma #4 | 85' |
Ryley Towler #6 | |
T. Darikwa #2 | |
Tom Hamer #22 | |
C. Mcgrandles #14 | |
I. Varfolomieiev #24 | 71' 🎯42' |
Ben House #18 | 71' 63' |
Freddie Draper #34 | 71' 56' |
Rob Street #17 | 71' ⚽42' |
Will not play
Joshua Honohan
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: A few weeks
Manager
Michael Skubala
Chelsea
Formation
4-2-3-1#12Jörgensen
#29Fofana
#23Chalobah
#21Hato
#27Gusto
#8Fernández
#17Nascimento Dos Santos
#40Buonanotte
#49Garnacho Ferreyra
#11Bynoe-Gittens
#32George
Starting XI
F. Jörgensen #12 | 90' |
W. Fofana #29 | |
Trevoh Chalobah #23 | |
Jorrel Hato #21 | |
Malo Gusto #27 | |
E. Fernández #8 | 70' 54' |
Andrey Santos #17 | 22' |
F. Buonanotte #40 | 95' ⚽50' |
A. Garnacho #49 | 59' |
Jamie Gittens #11 | 70' |
T. George #32 | 70' 🎯50' ⚽48' |
Will not play
Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens
Forward
Hamstring Injury
Return: Doubtful
Roméo Lavia
Midfielder
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Caleb Ryan Wiley
Defender
Groin injury
Return: Unknown
Estêvão Willian Almeida De Oliveira Gonçalves
Forward
Hamstring Injury
Return: Early August 2026
Manager
Enzo Maresca
Head-to-head
No head-to-head matches found.
League standings
No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.
Match Information
Referee:
Matt Donohue
Venue:
LNER Community Stadium
Capacity:
8 500
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