Ryan Christie scored three times as Bournemouth beat Lincoln 4-0 to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round and give Marco Rose his first competitive win. Christie struck after seven minutes from Ben Gannon-Doak's cross, then finished the job with two more goals as the rotation-heavy side handled the tie comfortably.
Christie set the tone early
That early goal changed the shape of the night. Christie was on the end of Gannon-Doak's delivery after seven minutes, and Bournemouth were never in danger of letting Lincoln build any real momentum.
Christie's treble was his second career hat-trick, which is a fair marker of how rare this kind of output has been for him. He completed it in the 88th minute with a deflected shot from 14 yards out, adding a neat finish to a one-sided cup tie.
Rose's rotation still held up
Rose made eight changes from the side that drew 2-2 with Newcastle, and still got a result that looked controlled from the start. Sky Sports reported that the changes included a debut for on-loan Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio and a first start for Uruguayan striker Alvaro Rodriguez.
goal.com described it as a remarkable Ryan Christie hat-trick and a late Rayan strike that comfortably booked Bournemouth's place in the fourth round. The bigger point is the one Rose needed most, his first competitive victory as Bournemouth manager after a sluggish league start. It will not settle much beyond this cup tie, but it does give him a clean result to build from before the next run of league games.
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