O'Connor is shown a yellow card by the referee, likely for dissent, as just like the rest of his team-mates, he was nowhere to been seen during that chance.
90' +1
We're into four minutes of added time, and can Lincoln use these last few moments to find an equaliser here?
88'
Saints look to pull off a fast break as Adams turns towards goal on halfway, but his pass wide to an unmarked Edozie is overhit, and the ball rolls into touch.
86'
J. Garrick enters the game and replaces J. Walsh.
Walsh is the latest Lincoln player withdrawn, and Jordon Garrick will come on to see out the game for the Imps.
85'
Edozie does brilliantly to beat two defenders as he dribbles his way into the box, and he pulls the ball back for Adams. He again looks for Armstrong, but the ball is once again cut out and cleared by Lincoln!
83'
A long free-kick from inside Lincoln's half is hit towards the box, but Jackson, forward from the back, can't connect with his header properly and the ball bounces wide.
82'
Adams races forward for Saints and drops a shoulder before looking to feed Armstrong in the box, but Roughan is back to scythe the ball way with an impressive clearance.
77'
M. Djenepo enters the game and replaces T. Walcott.
Walcott was injured during the build-up to that goal, and the veteran substitute is sadly forced off, to be replaced by Moussa Djenepo.
76'
E. Bishop enters the game and replaces D. Mândroiu.
Mandroiu comes off next for Lincoln, and is replaced in attack by Teddy Bishop.
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74'
C. Adams has scored a goal for Southampton!
GOOOOAAAALLL!!! The Saints hit the front!! Walcott's cross from the right is kept alive acrobatically, and likely accidentally, by Elyounoussi, whose ball ricochets off Jackson and into the path of Adams, who stabs it home for his second goal of the match! 2-1 to Saints, and despite being in scrappy circumstances, it's a goal that puts them a quarter of an hour away from the EFL Cup quarter-finals!
72'
House is the first player brought off for Lincoln, and he's replaced up front by Tom Hopper.
71'
T. Hopper enters the game and replaces B. House.
66'
Stuart Armstrong drifts across the edge of the box to link up with Ward-Prowse, who clips a teasing cross to the back post, but it's claimed well in the air by Lincoln keeper Rushworth!
65'
Those three changes should hopefully spark some life into Saints' attack, which after improving significantly in the first half, has been somewhat blunt so far in the second.
63'
S. Edozie enters the game and replaces K. Walker-Peters.
S. Armstrong enters the game and replaces M. Salisu.
Walker-Peters also comes off, with Samuel Edozie taking his place for Saints.
Salisu also comes off, with the Ghana international replaced by Stuart Armstrong.
62'
T. Walcott enters the game and replaces A. Armstrong.
Saints make a triple-change on the hour, the first of which sees Adam Armstrong withdrawn for Theo Walcott.
60'
Vernam comes forward again and feeds House to his right, but his ball forward for Poole is underhit and Salisu cleans up for Southampton.
56'
Perraud connects with a long pass down the left as he volleys inside for Armstrong, but he's dispossessed on the turn and the Imps race away on the counter!
54'
A Lincoln free-kick is floated into the box, but a good header from Salisu alleviates the danger as he knocks it away from the goalmouth.
52'
Elyounoussi cuts inside from the left wing and curls a shot towards goal, but it's an easy one for Rushworth to deal with and the Lincoln keeper does so.
50'
Lincoln's early first-half goal certainly caught Saints by surprise, and had them reeling for a short period. No such early shocks in the second half for the hosts though, who are slowly gaining full control of the ball in this game.
46'
D. Ćaleta-Car enters the game and replaces A. Bella-Kotchap.
The Saints make one half-time change, as Bella-Kotchap comes off for Duje Caleta-Car in defence.
Lincoln resume proceedings, and we're back up and running at St. Mary's.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 1-1 LINCOLN CITY.
45' +2
Perraud wins a corner which is whipped into the box by Ward-Prowse, and Lyanco, arriving at the back post, sends a wild header over the crossbar!
45'
We'll play two minutes of added time to close out the first half.
38'
Virtue-Thick steps away from Perraud down the right, but is caught by a late lunge from the Saints left back, who is arguably lucky to avoid a card there!
34'
Perraud steps inside to collect a loose ball and looks for Armstrong to his left, but the striker is flagged for offside and Lincoln win the free-kick.
30'
Bella-Kotchap's cross-field pass is taken well by Elyounoussi, who steps inside his defender, but the ball is snatched upon by Rushworth before he can pull the trigger!
29'
A free-kick into the Lincoln box is headed back across goal by Bella-Kotchap. Elyounoussi brings it down and tees up Perraud, but his first-time shot is blocked clear!
28'
Ward-Prowse links up with Armstrong in the box, who floats the ball over the top for Perraud to connect with, but a strong defensive header from O'Connor sends the ball away!
26'
Salisu fires a long ball from deep and Adams looks to meet it on the volley, but he can't catch the ball properly as it loops over his shoulder and Rushworth collects.
25'
C. Adams has scored a goal for Southampton! Assist by M. Elyounoussi.
GOOOOAAAALLL!!!! It's a really well-worked Saints equaliser!!! Salisu's pass splits the lines of Lincoln's defence, and Adams flicks the ball onto Maitland-Niles. He plays it wide to Elyounoussi, who dinks a cross into the box, and Adams arrives to deftly head into the far corner! 1-1, and Southampton have parity once again!
That was a lovely ball in from Elyounoussi, and Adams met it with a superb header that left Rushworth with no chance!
19'
Ward-Prowse whips a cross in towards Adams, but Jackson beats him in the crowded box to head it away for the Imps.
13'
Southampton race up the other end and Armstrong beats his man, but his teasing cross into the centre of the box is easily claimed by Rushworth.
10'
Armstrong looks to latch onto a long ball down the left channel and does so, flicking the ball inside, but he's unable to retain possession after being shrugged off the ball by O'Connor.
2'
G. Bazunu is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!! What a start for the Imps! They win an early corner, and a scramble in the box sees Maitland-Niles miscue a clearance, which loops towards the goal, and Bazunu, under pressure from O'Connor, flaps at the ball but can't keep it out! We've got a cupset underway already, as the visitors from League One lead 1-0!
1'
Lincoln kick us off, and the first post-World Cup game at St. Mary's is underway!
Hello, and welcome to this fixture in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, as Premier League side Southampton take on League One's Lincoln City.
Lincoln also required penalties to get past Barrow in the second round, a win which came either side of 3-0 and 3-1 triumphs over Doncaster and Championship side Bristol City respectively.
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Duje Caleta-Car, Joe Aribo, Stuart Armstrong, Sekou Mara, Moussa Djenepo, Samuel Edozie, Ibrahima Diallo, Theo Walcott.
SOUTHAMPTON (5-3-2): Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Armel Bella Kotchap, Lyanco, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud; Mohammed Elyounoussi, James Ward-Prowse, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Adam Armstrong, Che Adams.
LINCOLN CITY SUBS: Jordan Wright, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Tom Hopper, Teddy Bishop, Jordon Garrick, Jamie Robson, Lasse Sorensen, Timothy Eyoma.
The teams head out onto the pitch, and we're just moments away from kick-off now!
The hosts, who sit second bottom of the Premier League table, breezed past Cambridge in the second round of the EFL Cup, but needed a 6-5 penalty shoot-out victory over Sheffield Wednesday to reach this stage of the competition.
The teams return for the second half, and can Southampton's Premier League quality get them over the line against the Imps?
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until the next one, goodbye!
LINCOLN CITY (3-4-3): Carl Rushworth; Joe Walsh, Adam Jackson, Paudie O’Connor; Regan Poole, Matthew Virtue-Thick, Max Sanders, Sean Roughan; Charles Vernam, Ben House, Daniel Mandroiu.
That's Saints through to the last eight, where they'll join fellow Premier League sides Leicester City, Newcastle United and Wolves, who all won their corresponding fixtures. They're yet to know who they will play next but will take some confidence from this game, and know that a decent cup run could well help spark a much-needed uptick in their Premier League form. The EFL Cup journey ends here for Lincoln, but the Imps can certainly be pleased with how they took that game to their top-flight opponents, particularly in the first half.
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