Lincoln City 0-6 West Ham United: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How West Ham United won it

Konstantinos Mavropanos put West Ham United ahead in the 45th minute, set up by Jarrod Bowen. Edvin Austbø made it 0-2 to West Ham United in the 48th minute, set up by Joël Piroe. Jarrod Bowen made it 0-3 to West Ham United in the 50th minute, set up by Arne Engels. Pablo made it 0-4 to West Ham United in the 75th minute, set up by Edvin Austbø. Tomáš Souček made it 0-5 to West Ham United in the 79th minute, set up by Jarrod Bowen. Tomáš Souček made it 0-6 to West Ham United in the 89th minute.

It was 0-1 at half-time.

Tomáš Souček scored twice.

Tom Hamer of Lincoln City was sent off in the 3rd minute. Conor McGrandles of Lincoln City was sent off in the 23rd minute. The referee, A. Kitchen, showed 2 yellow cards: 0 to Lincoln City and 2 to West Ham United.

Lincoln City: T. Shaw, 4-2-3-1 · West Ham United: N. Simões Espírito Santo, 4-4-1-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 3.72 for Lincoln City and 0.42 for West Ham United.

Lincoln City scored about 3.7 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

West Ham United made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 5.6 goals.

Lincoln City created the better chances, 3.72 xG to 0.42, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Lincoln City had 0 shots on target, West Ham United 12.

Lincoln City's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

West Ham United had 83% of the ball and turned it into the win.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Lincoln City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.49 expected goals for and 1.60 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

West Ham United came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 2.7 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 2.27 expected goals for and 1.30 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Lincoln City vs West Ham United: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), rated 10.0 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 2 assists.

Lincoln City

• Deji Elerewe 6.8
• Ben House 6.8
• Ivan Varfolomeev 6.7
• Chiedozie Ogbene 6.3
• Freddie Draper 6.3

West Ham United

• Jarrod Bowen 10.0 1 goal, 2 assists
• Tomáš Souček 8.7 2 goals
• Edvin Austbø 8.6 1 goal, 1 assist
• Konstantinos Mavropanos 8.1 1 goal
• Arne Engels 7.6 1 assist

The lowest-rated starter was Conor McGrandles at 5.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Lincoln City: Lincoln City vs Birmingham City Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
• West Ham United: West Ham United vs West Bromwich Albion Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Lincoln City vs West Ham United

What was the score in Lincoln City vs West Ham United?

Lincoln City 0-6 West Ham United (half-time 0-1), Championship, Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Who scored in Lincoln City vs West Ham United?

Konstantinos Mavropanos 45', Edvin Austbø 48', Jarrod Bowen 50', Pablo 75', Tomáš Souček 79', Tomáš Souček 89'.

Did Moneyball predict Lincoln City vs West Ham United correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Lincoln City vs West Ham United?

Jarrod Bowen, rated 10.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Lincoln City vs West Ham United?

A. Kitchen.