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Lincoln City Defies 6-0 West Ham Defeat
Lincoln City refuses to be defined by 6-0 West Ham loss despite brutal 23-minute red card chaos.
In brief
Lincoln City refuses to be defined by 6-0 West Ham loss despite brutal 23-minute red card chaos. Lincoln City's head coach Tom Shaw says the 6-0 defeat to West Ham won't define their Championship return after two red cards in the opening 23 minutes. Originally reported by BBC Sport.
Lincoln City's 6-0 defeat
Lincoln City suffered a 6-0 loss to West Ham United with two red cards in the opening 23 minutes.
“Hit for six when two men down, Lincoln City were outplayed and outgunned by West Ham on a night that head coach Tom Shaw described as a "brutal experience" for the Imps.”
West Ham's financial edge
West Ham's squad cost more than £200m, including Max Kilman's £40m transfer from Wolves to West Ham in 2024.
“West Ham, whose 62,500-seat London Stadium home was built and used for the 2012 Olympic Games, took a squad that cost more than £200m to Lincolnshire on Wednesday.”
Tom Shaw's response
Head coach Tom Shaw says Lincoln City won't be defined by the defeat despite the 6-0 loss and two red cards.
“In a weird way I think our boys will come out a little bit stronger from going to the dark moments and the dark place they've had to when being two men down against that quality”
Lincoln's Championship return
Lincoln City returned to the Championship after a 65-year absence from the second tier.
“West Ham were the first of the teams relegated from the Premier League last season to face Lincoln, a club back in the second tier for the first time after a 65-year absence.”
Lincoln's recent form
Lincoln City had back-to-back road wins against Preston North End and Bristol City before the defeat.
“Before that, however, back-to-back victories on the road at Preston North End and Bristol City had the Imps in eighth spot.”
Shaw's underdog stance
Head coach Tom Shaw rejects being labeled an underdog despite the financial gap between clubs.
“We don't want to be that any more. We don't want to feel like that any more”
The takeaway
Lincoln City's head coach Tom Shaw says the 6-0 defeat to West Ham won't define their Championship return after two red cards in the opening 23 minutes.
