Burnley sack boss Nicky Hayen amid threat of back-to-back relegations

Hayen sacked after winning just one of 12 Championship games since July; Burnley third from bottom following 4-1 loss at Lincoln.

Burnley have dismissed head coach Nicky Hayen with immediate effect following a 4-1 defeat at Lincoln in the Sky Bet Championship. The Belgian, appointed in July as Scott Parker's replacement, won only one of his 12 league games in charge. The loss leaves Burnley third from bottom, three points from safety, facing the threat of back-to-back relegations after dropping from the Premier League last season. Hayen had acknowledged the pressure in his post-match press conference, saying "there will be a day if it carries on like this that it stops" before the club announced his dismissal.