Championship roundup: Soucek doubles up as West Ham hit nine-man Lincoln for six

Tomas Soucek rounds off big victory after two redsPortsmouth strike late to beat 10-man Sheffield UnitedWest Ham returned to winning ways after they cruised to a 6-0 Championship victory against nine-man Lincoln at the ProAmpac Stadium.The hosts had Tom Hamer sent off after just three minutes and Conor McGrandles followed him off the pitch 20 minutes later, with Konstantinos Mavropanos heading West Ham ahead on the stroke of half-time. Continue reading…

Tomas Soucek netted two late goals to round off an emphatic 6-0 win for West Ham at Lincoln after red cards for Tom Hamer and Conor McGrandles, while Portsmouth won a seesawing match against Sheffield United West Ham returned to winning ways after they cruised to a 6-0 Championship victory against nine-man Lincoln at the ProAmpac Stadium. The hosts had Tom Hamer sent off after just three minutes and Conor McGrandles followed him off the pitch 20 minutes later, with Konstantinos Mavropanos heading West Ham ahead on the stroke of half-time. The second half was dominated by West Ham, with further goals coming 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 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 their local rivals, Portsmouth, with their first away win of the campaign in the league, with Kuryu Matsuki scorijng what proved to be the winner early in the second