CHELSEA are through to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after a strong second-half display got them out of jail.
Tyrique George equalised early in the second half after Robert Street had opened the scoring for Lincoln City and then set up Facundo Buonanotte to give Chelsea lead in the game.
AFPGeorge opened his account for the seaons with a rocket of a strike[/caption]
ReutersBuonanotte danced through the Lincoln City defence for his first goal in a Chelsea shirt[/caption]
The Blues’ evening was made more comfortable as Enzo Fernandez converted from the spot in the 56th minute.
Here’s how SunSport reporter Rahman Osman rated the Chelsea players…
Filip Jorgensen – 5
Made a mess when he came out and missed a simple punch. Was very lucky Lincoln couldn’t take advantage.
Malo Gusto – 6
A couple of fine tackles and impressive energy to keep going up and down his line. Gusto plays much better when asked to operate as a traditional right-back rather than drifting into midfield.
Wesley Fofana – 7
Had an early injury scare but recovered to put in a strong display. Used his pace to get Chelsea out of danger and was sharp picking up second balls.
GettyThere was scare when Fofana had to be treated on the field but he recovered[/caption]
Trevoh Chalobah – 6
Looked good in the first half but was involved in the build-up to Lincoln’s goal after being played into trouble.
Maybe could have been more proactive, but the pass to him was poor. Cleared an important one off the line in the second half.
Jorrel Hato – 5
Didn’t really stake a claim for a starting spot or make much of an impression. Tough to expect more when he barely plays.
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Andrey Santos – 6
There have been calls for him to start ahead of Enzo Fernandez and he was handed a chance alongside him.
Not disappointing, but didn’t impact the game the way many had hoped.
Enzo Fernandez – 5
Nowhere near the “I’m still Enzo Fernandez” type of display. Gave the ball away cheaply with a poor pass that led directly to Lincoln’s goal.
GettyGave away a poor pass that caught Trevoh Chalobah out and led to the Lincoln goal[/caption]
Jamie Gittens – 6
Lively for ten minutes in the first half, but you can tell he’s trying too hard to impress. Looked rushed and over-eager.
Facundo Buonanotte – 7
Tasked with being the creative spark, looked really lost in the first half but walked through the Lincoln defence for Chelsea’s second goal. His first in a Chelsea shirt and that instantly improved his game.
Buonanotte recovered from a slow first half to score his first Chelsea goalGetty
Alejandro Garnacho – 5
Showed a few glimpses of excitement in the first half but faded. Didn’t get involved as much as he would have liked.
Tyrique George – 8
Hardly got a sniff in the first half and then unleashed a rocket to get Chelsea an equaliser. Hit that so well even if there were two keepers in that he would still have scored- transformed the game.
GettyGeorge impressed playing as a striker[/caption]
Chelsea’s transfer deals
IN
Joao Pedro – from Brighton – £60m
Jamie Gittens – from Dortmund – £52m
Jorell Hato – from Ajax – £37m
Liam Delap – from Ipswich – £30m
Estevao – from Palmeiras – £54m
Dario Essugo – from Sporting Lisbon – £18.5m
Kendry Paez – from Independiente – £17.25m
Mamadou Sarr – from Strasbourg – £12m
Alejandro Garnacho – from Man Utd – £40m
TOTAL – £320.75m
OUT
Christopher Nkunku – to AC Milan – £38m
Noni Madueke – to Arsenal – £52m
Joao Felix – to Al-Nassr – £43.7m
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – to Everton – £30m
Renato Veiga – to Villarreal – £26m
Djordje Petrovic – to Bournemouth – £25m
Lesley Ugochukwu – to Burnley – £23m
Carney Chukwuemeka – to Dortmund £24m
Armando Broja – to Burnley – £15m
Bashir Humphreys – to Burnley – £10m
Mathis Amougou – to Strasbourg – £12.5m
Kepa Arrizabalaga – to Arsenal – £5m
Marcus Bettinelli – to Man City – £2m
TOTAL – £306.2m
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