West Ham returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion, cruising to a 6-0 Championship victory against a Lincoln side reduced to nine men at the ProAmpac Stadium. The hosts lost Tom Hamer to a red card after just three minutes, and Conor McGrandles followed him off the pitch 20 minutes later, leaving Lincoln to face the remainder of the match two players short.
Konstantinos Mavropanos headed West Ham in front on the stroke of half-time, and the second half was dominated by the visitors. Further goals arrived from Edvin Austbø, Jarrod Bowen, Pablo and Tomas Soucek, who scored twice, as the beleaguered home side desperately tried to keep the score down.
Southampton secured their second hard-fought 1-0 win in the space of four days, condemning hosts Norwich to a fourth successive league defeat. Tonda Eckert’s side followed up Sunday’s victory over their local rivals Portsmouth with their first away win of the campaign, 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.
At Fratton Park, Ebou Adams scored an 89th-minute winner as Portsmouth recovered from giving away a 2-0 lead to beat 10-man Sheffield United 3-2. The hosts had appeared in cruise control after Zak Swanson’s stunning blast into the top corner and Adrian Segecic’s tap-in, scored either side of Hamza Choudhury’s dismissal for two bookings. But Japhet Tanganga and Tom Cannon levelled the score, and the visitors were somehow hunting back-to-back victories for the first time this season. Adams had the last word, though, jumping off the bench to convert with a minute to go and give Portsmouth their third win of the campaign.
QPR continued their impressive early-season form with a thumping 4-1 win at home to struggling Derby. Three of the 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.