West Ham crush nine-man Lincoln in Championship

West Ham secured their Championship promotion chances with a dominant 6-0 victory over nine-man Lincoln at Sincil Bank on Wednesday. Nuno Espirito Santo's side, who had previously drawn with Millwall and QPR, finally broke their run of frustration. Lincoln’s Tom Hamer and Conor McGrandles were both sent off in the third and 23rd minutes, respectively.

Konstantinos Mavropanos gave West Ham the lead in the 45th minute, followed by goals from Edvin Austbo, Jarrod Bowen, Pablo, and Tomas Soucek, who scored twice. The east Londoners, who also recently defeated Wrexham 6-0, currently sit four points behind leaders Swansea, who triumphed 1-0 at Millwall on Tuesday. Southampton secured their second 1-0 win in four days, defeating Norwich 1-0 at Carrow Road, where Kuryu Matsuki scored the decisive goal in the second half.

Despite starting the season with a four-point deduction, Southampton now sit seventh in the table. Norwich remains in 20th place after a fourth consecutive league defeat. Portsmouth secured a dramatic 3-2 win over 10-man Sheffield United with a last-gasp goal from Ebou Adams in their match at Fratton Park. Zak Swanson and Adrian Segecic had put the hosts ahead before Sheffield United's Japhet Tanganga and Tom Cannon equalized, but Adams came off the bench to secure the victory. QPR, currently sitting fifth, thrashed second-bottom Derby 4-1 at Loftus Road.