Sam McCallum launches in a couple of long throws from the Blades right flank but Pompey clear their lines and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen is played clean through from halfway on the break by Madiodio Dia's brilliant curling pass.

He has acres of green space to run into but slows down as he nears the box and Michael Cooper pulls off a fine block, with Adrian Segecic screaming for a square pass to his left.

BIG missed opportunity to kill this game off.

Mark Hone
Former Lincoln City defender on BBC Radio Lincolnshire

The referee has been questionable but he got the two red cards right. It's just a shame they've conceded just before half-time.

They've defended well, you can't be too disheartened. You've just got to get yourself in and try and keep doing what your doing and maybe try and get something because you never know.

As a spectacle, it's not been great. All I can do is give the Lincoln players credit, but it's going to be a long second half.

The full-backs can't press high so you've just got to sink into that shape, but it's only 1-0.

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Adam Blackmore
BBC Radio Solent commentator

Saints are playing higher up the pitch. Their starting point seems to be higher up.

Jacob Wright pulls back Lewis Dobbin after the Saints man beats Wright's team-mate to the ball.

A yellow card is offered up as punishment.

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen is a name you're going to need to learn.

The teenage Chelsea loanee is played down the left and cuts into the box, beats his man, works space but curls his angled effort past the angle of post and bar with his weaker right foot, with United keeper Michael Cooper beaten all ends up.

Saints have made some changes in search of a breakthrough.

Welington and James Bree come on for the booked Ryan Manning and Zach Abbott.

Tonda Eckert wants to see no second yellow card today it seems after watching Cam Bragg get his marching orders against Portsmouth on Sunday.

Two changes at the break for the 10-man Blades as Kalvin Phillips and Mark McGuinness are on in place of Patrick Bamford and Ben Brereton Diaz.

Geting back under way in our early kick-offs, with work to do for most of our teams, and a mountain to climb for Derby.

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Konstantinos Mavropanos' header has made this half-time team-talk a lot easier for Nuno Espirito Santo.

Lincoln are a goal down, and two men down, and have been since the 23rd minute.

Tom Hamer saw red for a nasty challenge on Joel Veltman inside three minutes, the fastest red card in the Championship in nine years, while 20 minutes later Conor McGrandles was sent-off for bringing down Jarrod Bowen as he pounced on his error to race clean through.

The Hammers huffed and puffed but couldn't find a breakthrough until the Greek defender powered home with his head on 45 minutes.

Paul Parker
Ex-QPR and Manchester United defender on BBC Radio London

Nuno will still has to think about what he has to do to make the score more favourable now because anything can happen.

That was a bit of a killer for Lincoln. Just as soon as they were thinking of giving each other a pat on the back as they walk towards the tunnel.

Andrew Aloia
BBC Sport at ProAmpac Stadium

The Hammers have been furiously slamming themselves at Lincoln City's goal since the Imps went down to nine men.

That headed opener from Mavropanos is the least that they deserved after taking a chokehold of this game with about 80% possession.

Mark Hone
Former Lincoln City defender on BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Ben House has made three or four brilliant blocks. As soon as the ball falls to a West Ham player to line up a shot, he's there to make the block.

This is like watching one of those brutal 11 v 9 training sessions from pre season training in late July.

It's not just physically taxing for Lincoln's remaining nine players, the concentration required to cover all the gaps and move side to side like table footballers will be exhausting too.

This would be tough against any opposition, but against probably the best ball-playing and technical side in the division? Oof.

Pablo has been denied by a block by Deje Elewire while Jarrod Bowen has seen another shot charged down.

Iwan Roberts
Former Norwich striker on BBC Radio Norfolk

I think Norwich have created the better opportunities.

Oscar Schwartau will be disappointed that he didn't hit the target with his chance.

Southampton have had their moments and Norwich have been better defending, just a bit more care with the final ball in.

Looking back at that 45 minutes, Philippe Clement will be satisfised. Don't get me wrong, there have been some nervous moments, but looking at Norwich's position in the table which is incredible, they should carry that performance into the second half.

I'm pleased with what they've offered.

Big chance for the Hammers as Jarrod Bowen swings in a cross from the right which finds Manor Solomon in plenty of space at the back stick.

The Israeli opts for a stooping volley when he had time to take a touch and pick his spot, and slashes wildly away from goal before the ball is hacked away by the Imps defence.

Nuno is cutting a frustrated figure on the touchline. 40 minutes gone.

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QPR delight in a 3-0 lead as the Rams head into the tunnel with much to think about.

Derby lost one of their two fit centre-backs to injury in Sondre Langas after a timely block came with unfortunate consequence. After that, it didn't take long for it all to fall apart.

Alfie Lloyd scored his first home goal for the R's two minutes before the referee pointed to the spot for Nicolas Madsen to double the lead from the spot. Harvey Vale then knifed in a third at 45 minutes.

John Eustace is going to have to give quite the talk to his Derby side. They've only scored eight in ten games, they now have to find half of those goals in 45 minutes if they want to take enough points to escape the bottom three.

The pressure is intensifying and Jarrod Bowen has seen a shot blocked in the goalmouth with the ball looping to Joel Veltman, who traps the ball on his chest on the edge of the box and lashes in a low shot which George Wickens does well to get down to his right to smother.

We are deep into nine added minutes at Loftus Road and the only good news for Derby is that R's look pretty relaxed.

3-0 is a tough thing to talk about at half-time. 4-0 would feel really disastrous.