CHELSEA FIGHT BACK TO SEAL FOURTH-ROUND SPOT
Chelsea avoided an almighty EFL Cup upset on Tuesday as they came from a goal behind to beat Lincoln City 2-1 for a fourth-round spot.
The League One side were well on top in the early exchanges as Chelsea failed to react to the scare of Lewis Montsma cracking the post inside the opening two minutes.
And after 42 minutes of intense pressure on the Premier League side, Lincoln found the breakthrough as Rob Street netted the opening goal, profiting after Ivan Varfolomeev cut out Enzo Fernandez’s slack pass on the edge of the penalty box.
Under threat of a humiliating shock exit, Chelsea provided the perfect response just moments after the break.
Tyrique George levelled the tie on 48 minutes with a thunderous strike from outside the area, after Jamie Gittens’ pass ricocheted between a trio of Lincoln defenders.
And Facundo Buonanotte completed the turnaround just two minutes later, prodding beyond Zach Jeacock after being fed by George inside the box.
Lincoln remained dangerous throughout the third-round tie but fell foul of some wayward shooting, creating plenty but struggling to trouble Filip Jorgensen – who, throughout the evening, struggled to deal with crosses coming into his box.
