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Burnley sack Nicky Hayen after Lincoln rout leaves them in bottom three

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Belgian won only one of his 14 games in charge Relegated Burnley expected to challenge for promotion Burnley have sacked Nicky Hayen after only 14 games in charge, in the wake of a 4-1 defeat at Lincoln that left the Clarets in the Championship鈥檚 relegation zone. The Belgian was appointed in the summer as the permanent successor to Scott Parker, who left in April with relegation from the Premier League inevitable. He leaves having won just one match, a 4-0 league victory at Watford on 10 October.

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