Mikkel Ladefoged marked his first league start with a second-half brace as Lincoln City blew struggling Burnley away to secure an emphatic 4-1 Championship victory at Sincil Bank.

Lincoln City secured an emphatic 4-1 Championship victory over Burnley at Sincil Bank to end a four-game winless run. Andreas Hountondji opened the scoring for the visitors in the 39th minute before Ben House equalized in first-half stoppage time. Lincoln then took control early in the second half through strikes from Mikkel Ladefoged and Dom Jefferies.
Ladefoged completed a brace in the 67th minute on his first league start to seal the victory for Tom Shaw's side. Burnley's difficult afternoon was compounded when Lincoln goalkeeper George Wickens saved Marcus Edwards' late penalty, leaving Nicky Hayen's struggling Clarets firmly inside the relegation zone.
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