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Chelsea survive Lincoln scare to secure progress

Chelsea were given a major scare by Lincoln but goals from teenager Tyrique George and Facundo Buonanotte saw the Blues come from behind to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round. Lincoln, third in Sky Bet League One, sensed a giant-killing over the Club World Cup champions when Rob Street gave them a deserved lead just before half-time following a major blunder from Enzo Fernández. But George levelled just after the interval before Buonanotte, on loan from Brighton, grabbed his first goal for a much-changed Chelsea in the 50th minute as the quickfire strikes sealed a 2-1 win. The visitors made eight changes to the side that lost at Manchester United on Saturday but still boasted almost ÂŁ400million worth of talent in their XI and an enviable bench including MoisĂ©s Caicedo and Pedro Neto. Alejandro Garnacho was…