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

Tomas Soucek (left) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the first of his two goals late on against Lincoln. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PAView image in fullscreenTomas Soucek (left) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the first of his two goals late on against Lincoln. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PAChampionship roundup: Soucek doubles up as West Ham hit nine-man Lincoln for sixTomas Soucek rounds off big victory after two reds

Portsmouth strike late to beat 10-man 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.

Read moreThe 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 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.

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.

However, 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.

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.