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00:00Here we go, led out by Matt Donoghue. It is a night so many have been
00:07anticipating, relishing since the draw was made. Adam Jackson's rested all
00:13together, Ben House scored twice at the weekend and also got the late winner
00:16against Burton in round two. Eight in total but it's a strong side, both
00:20centre-halves Wesley Forfana and Trevor Chalabar keep their places to try and get
00:25him into the team after he did incredibly well at Strasbourg last
00:29season, so we'll see how he goes tonight. So Lincoln get us off and underway, here he
00:34goes again and that has caused a few troubles and very nearly, Streep got his
00:39boot on the end of it, here's Towler, Lincoln keeping that pressure on, lovely
00:44reverse ball and off the post from Montserrat. Executed a beautiful effort
00:50there off the foot of the post and it's just carnage from this initial long
00:53throw from Hamer, Chelsea don't clear their lines, this is a really cute little pass
00:58from Towler, house rather, round the corner, Montserrat, little pirouette and he fires it
01:04beautifully towards the far corner, he's so unfortunate to see that ricochet to safety.
01:10Well he nearly saw his name in lights there, Luis Montserrat back in the side and off the
01:15the upright. Chalabar. This time they've gone a little longer, Hamer by Bonenorte and if Chelsea can't recycle it quickly like that
01:27then that's where they can cause trouble, Gittens ball in, Deriqua's clearance, Gittens this time with the forceful challenge,
01:37moved on swiftly by Santos and clipped in to Gittens who gets there first
01:44but can't keep it down. Two wide players and Gittens' movement, first class, I think the keeper
01:51probably with retrospect should have come out and claimed this, it's bending towards him, allows it to drop out the night sky and gets with a couple.
01:59Harto, Santos, Gittens, Bonenorte, Galaccia, we'll have a, yeah. A really good time with things down the right-hand side if Lincoln can break quickly
02:11and it's uh Valfolomejev again. Pop one into a crowded area, Sonny Bradley down and just wide.
02:21Valfolomejev with 31 on the clock, into the far post, Hamer with a big leap, now Jurgensen doesn't get anything on the
02:29the punch. Oh, I think Bradley got in the way of his own player. Toss back in to the far post, they're queuing up there.
02:37They've got an advantage here Chelsea because that did look like a foul by McGrandles on Buena Noche
02:42but maybe something brewing. Tarnik George for Fernandes, suddenly crowded out, squeezed through to the striker,
02:49Fernandes goes down. Referee not interested but Gittens is still there, the man who helped instigate it,
02:55Tariq all over the back of him. Gittens has wriggled away, Jamie Gittens with efforts
03:03and numbers to aim at and side netting is the end result. Chelsea in complete control,
03:09they've been probing, it's just a loose pass and Chalabert needs to react a little bit quicker,
03:15he's played into trouble, I think it is. It's easily intercepted, just nudged towards Street and it's a
03:21composed side foot finish away from Jorgensen and it's no more than Lincoln deserve. Comfortable
03:30side foot and Lincoln getting their nose in front.
03:35What a magic moment for the club, the City and for Rob Strick.
03:42That was probably shoulder to shoulder. Yeah, I wasn't sure about that at all, I mean that again
03:47just encapsulates what he's about, House. He's the the first line of defence and he's done it
03:52to great effect so far tonight. The other side of the coin is as well, there's a number of
03:57Lincoln City starters from the weekend waiting in reserve here, so they get to 60-70 minutes,
04:01they're not going to be diminishing their quality by making two or three changes. In League One at the
04:06weekend as well which they'd have used enormous amount of energy to beat Luton Town in the end quite
04:12comfortably. We'll see how they go in this second half. I mean he, you can see his teams are brilliant
04:18without the ball. The structure of the side, the way they go and close in unison has been incredibly
04:25eye-catching. I'm sure it would have been the little details like that, how you maintain giving up so few
04:33chances against players who have got undoubted better quality than you. Here's Gittens,
04:39McRandall's got there, there's George, oh that's a beautiful hit, two minutes in and Chelsea are right
04:46back in it. Tyreek George with a rocket from out of nowhere. It's sumptuous from Tyreek George,
04:55fortunate ricochet, one thing in his mind, cuts across it, stinging drive, in off the post, wonderful equaliser.
05:08Just struck with such finesse. It's going to be a body blow for them.
05:13Fernandes, Gittens, Buonanotte, here's George again. Buonanotte with a flood of goal and still and he's
05:26walked in it and Chelsea have come out of the blocks in the second half, really firing.
05:34Tyreek George plays in this once more. It's really important, just shields it, nice little cute pass,
05:43that's far too easy away from Tatler, I think it is, just shrugs him aside. Nice combination,
05:52that little touch just took it away from not only Tatler but Hamer as well. One of those Lincoln players,
05:59has to get a foot in and he just stabs it beyond the goalkeeper, defends it comfortably. Nice ball in,
06:07it's had to be a little bit more forceful. Gustovo Ganacho, here's a little dink ball for Hato,
06:15and he scoops it into the side netting. He's going to deliver with the right foot, needs to get this
06:20right, it's a good delivery. Bradley is in there, Strait is in there, here's Magrandos back to the Ukrainian.
06:32He measures it nicely, now to that left-hand side, still plenty forward, Strait scoops it,
06:39Towler, oh Draper and Hato has to sweep it away. Well one little touch from a Lincoln foot and that's going
06:47in for 2-2. Hato, Fernandez, now there is space, creating an overload down the right, there's the
06:56cross from Mauro Gusto and there is Buonanotte heading it wide. Fraction too high, both full backs
07:02involved once more. I think Santos getting a bit of additional support in the midfield, extra options
07:08and Buonanotte just unable to get above this clip ball from Gusto. Still waiting for his first goal,
07:17for his new club, Lincoln taking a few risks at the back.
07:25Oh little slip, and the flag is up anyway. Well there's a lot of movement on Chelsea's bench,
07:31there's movement here as well. It looks like two if not three for Lincoln City, who have it with
07:37Strait, they might be one of those making way. Robb Strait making the angle tie, and a calm bit of
07:43defending before it's whacked away by Hato. I think difficult to score from that position, but
07:55puts it in with real pace, and Chalabar with excellent defending. Deriqua, there's the nod down,
08:01Bradley is there, Heimer is there, just wouldn't fall. Draper is there trying to twist and turn away, and force his
08:05way through, and find the side netting. Get in between Gusto and Andres Santos, I think it is, on the far side.
08:16Once he takes receipt of the ball, this is brilliant, just forces his way through the two Chelsea players, and once he gets in,
08:24I can't believe he hasn't worked the goalkeeper. It's a really good opportunity for Draper,
08:28who's highly motivated now. Been really animated the last five minutes or so, he does brilliantly to wriggle
08:37in between, and then the angle's not caught. They still believe, but Chelsea fans at the other end,
08:43even though they are a little bit potentially worried, they'll be delighted to get through.
08:50One more goal might do it, Esteval for Pedro Neto, who takes aim and just sees it fade away,
09:02and he didn't need to look up, he knew just about in his mind where the goal was.
09:08Just underlines the concentration required when you're playing against the Premier League side,
09:12and the quality that they possess, that first goal from Georgia, bolt out of the blue.
09:17Here's Neto, if he could release it early, and he's got runners right and left,
09:21he's got options through the centre as well, that's brilliantly done, and really well saved too.
09:26In his passing, it's all about explosive pace, but that's really cute, measured to perfection,
09:31just doesn't get it towards either corner, takes a stable first touch, Bonanotte, but makes it easy.
09:38Gives them a little more, but at the moment, it is Chelsea in control, and Chelsea heading through,
09:44and there it's full time, and the world champions have survived this huge scare.
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