Soucek double powers West Ham to 6-0 rout of nine-man Lincoln in Championship
West Ham 6-0 Lincoln
West Ham returned to winning ways with a 6-0 victory against nine-man Lincoln at the ProAmpac Stadium. The hosts were reduced to ten men after just three minutes when Tom Hamer was sent off, and Conor McGrandles followed him off the pitch 20 minutes later.
Konstantinos Mavropanos headed West Ham ahead on the stroke of half-time and the second half was dominated by the visitors. Further goals came from Edvin Austbø, Jarrod Bowen, Pablo and Tomas Soucek, who scored twice, as the beleaguered home side tried to limit the damage.
Southampton 1-0 Norwich
Southampton recorded their second hard-fought 1-0 win in the space of four days as they condemned their hosts Norwich to a fourth successive league defeat. Tonda Eckert’s side followed up Sunday’s victory over Portsmouth with their first away win of the campaign in the league, with Kuryu Matsuki scoring what proved to be the winner early in the second half.
Southampton are now well placed in the top half of the table after 10 games, despite starting the campaign with a four-point deduction, while Norwich remain too close to the bottom for comfort after another disappointing display.
Portsmouth 3-2 Sheffield United
Ebou Adams scored an 89th-minute winner as Portsmouth recovered after giving away a 2-0 lead to beat 10-man Sheffield United 3-2 at Fratton Park.
The hosts had been in cruise control after Zak Swanson’s stunning blast into the top corner and Adrian Segecic’s tap-in either side of Hamza Choudhury’s dismissal for two bookings. Japhet Tanganga and Tom Cannon levelled the score and the visitors were hunting back-to-back victories for the first time this season. Adams came off the bench to convert with a minute to go to give Portsmouth their third win of the campaign.
QPR 4-1 Derby
QPR continued their impressive early season form with a thumping 4-1 win at home to struggling Derby. Three goals came in the first half, with Alfie Lloyd scoring, Nicolas Madsen tucking away a penalty and Harvey Vale adding the third.
Paul Smyth made it four with a deflected effort midway through the second half before Lars-Jørgen Salvesen scored a consolation goal for Derby in the final seconds.