Enzo Maresca admitted there were "absolutely" some angry words at half-time as Chelsea rallied from a goal down to beat Lincoln City 2-1 and avoid a Carabao Cup giant-killing.

Lincoln, third in Sky Bet League One, deservedly took a 42nd-minute lead at the LNER Stadium against the Club World Cup champions after Enzo Fernandez's careless pass allowed Ryan Street to score.

Fernandez was one of three players retained from Chelsea's Premier League defeat at Manchester United on Saturday but their XI was still full of star names and worth almost £400million ($540million) in transfer fees.

They struck twice in five minutes after the break through Tyrique George and the 19-year-old then teed up Facundo Buonanotte , whose first Chelsea goal ultimately sealed a spot in the fourth

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