Lincoln City vs Chelsea LIVE: Kick-off time, how to watch, early team news, live stream

Hello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Chelsea's Carabao Cup third round tie away at Lincoln City this evening.

The Blues are looking to avoid an upset against the League One side at the LNER Stadium tonight, as well as end a three-match winless run. Enzo Maresca warned his players against complacency in yesterday's pre-match press conference, with the Chelsea head coach actually stating he is more concerned about this sort of match than he would be a Premier League fixture.

Maresca is expected to name a much-changed side to the one that lost at Manchester United on Saturday evening. The defeat at Old Trafford was Chelsea's third intense match in the space of seven days and this evening's clash looks to be the perfect opportunity for the head coach to rest some of his significant players.

Team news will be announced at around 6:45pm (UK time) this evening, and we will have all of that for you right here in our dedicated live blog.

Kick-off in Lincoln is at 7:45pm. If you are unable to watch it, or you just want detailed analysis and updates from the cup tie, then Bobby Vincent is on hand to give you just that this evening.