West Ham returned to winning ways as 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.
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 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. I am very happy for the boys because they worked very hard out there.” 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. 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 when he jumped off the bench to convert with a minute to go to give Portsmouth their third win of the campaign.
After the game, Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder criticised referee Oliver Langford for his decision to send Choudhury off. Where are the young and up-and-coming referees who would be refereeing in the Championship now, instead of the ones that are just surviving? Where are the ones coming through?” Wilder added.
It is a tough one for the players, but there is more frustration and anger towards somebody. We have to deal with it.” The Portsmouth head coach, John Mousinho, was frustrated by his team’s display despite their late winner. 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 late consolation goal for Derby. Rangers’ victory was marred by a potentially serious knee injury to defender Amadou Mbengue, who was carried off on a stretcher late on. Derby have now gone six league games without a win but their head coach, John Eustace, remains optimistic despite increasing pressure.
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