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Post Match: Lincoln City

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West Ham beat nine-man Lincoln City 6–0 away, equalling their biggest away league win. Knees up Mother Brown reports that the result took West Ham to a club-record 29 goals after ten league games.

The site also says Tom Hamer's third-minute red was the earliest opposition dismissal in a match featuring West Ham.

No-Guff Summary

  • Result: West Ham beat nine-man Lincoln City 6–0 in the Championship, equalling their biggest away league win.
  • Scoring record: Knees up Mother Brown says West Ham's 29 goals after ten league games passed the club's previous high of 26.
  • Red-card record: The site says Tom Hamer's third-minute dismissal was the earliest for an opposition player in a West Ham match.
  • Goals: Mavropanos, Austbø, Bowen and Pablo scored, with Souček adding two.
Development Updated

Lincoln down to nine after two early red cards

Lincoln City were down to nine men inside 23 minutes against West Ham. Tom Hamer was sent off inside three minutes, and Conor McGrandles received Lincoln's second red card.

Sources

  • Sky Sports (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Lincoln City were reduced to nine men against West Ham after two red cards within 23 minutes.
  • The Stacey West (opens in a new tab) — Reports Lincoln City head coach Tom Shaw’s reaction to the 6-0 defeat by West Ham, including his acceptance of both red cards and his view that the dismissals prevented a proper contest.
  • The Stacey West (opens in a new tab) — Argues that two early Lincoln City dismissals undermined the contest against West Ham, while criticising the referee’s handling of an earlier advantage decision.
  • Football.London (opens in a new tab) — Reports Lincoln head coach Shaw’s reaction to the two red cards in his side’s 6-0 Championship defeat by West Ham, alongside Nuno Espirito Santo’s assessment of the match.
  • The Stacey West (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Lincoln City head coach Chris Cohen says Tom Hamer and Conor McGrandles apologised after being sent off against West Ham, and that he accepted both red cards were deserved.
  • BBC (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Lincoln head coach Tom Shaw called the 6-0 defeat by West Ham a “brutal experience” but said it would not define his team.