Burnley sack Nicky Hayen after Lincoln rout leaves club in relegation zone

Burnley have dismissed head coach Nicky Hayen after the 4-1 defeat at Lincoln City left the club in the Championship relegation zone.

• Burnley dismissed Hayen with immediate effect, citing "a disappointing start to the Championship season."
• Hayen's final game was Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Lincoln City, Burnley's sixth league loss, leaving them 22nd in the Championship.
• Hayen, appointed in July to succeed Scott Parker, won just one league match, a 4-0 victory at Watford on 10 October.
• Hayen said in his post-match press conference he was "not going to lose my energy because this is something out of my hands."