September 28, (THEWILL) – West Ham United edged past Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup third round on Wednesday night, with Tomas Soucek’s second-half goal proving the difference in a hard-fought 1-0 victory.
The English Premier League outfit were made to work by their League One opponents at Sincil Bank, but ultimately had enough quality to advance to the next stage of the competition. Boss David Moyes rotated his side, but kept Soucek in the starting XI, a decision that paid dividends when the Czech midfielder bundled home from a 70th minute corner.
Lincoln had earlier missed several chances to take the lead, with Reeco Hackett forcing a fine save from Lukasz Fabianski in the first half. The Imps continued to threaten after the break, but found West Ham’s backline in resilient mood.
As the game wore on it was the visitors, who took control, making the breakthrough from a set piece. Soucek’s goal was enough to seal safe passage, despite late pressure from the home side.
Ultimately, it was a professional performance from Moyes’ men to overcome tricky lower league opponents. The result keeps alive their hopes of a good cup run this season.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
