Crysencio Summerville has been ruled out of West Ham’s Premier League match against Manchester City this Saturday on account of a calf injury.
The 24-year-old was brought on as a half-time substitute against Brentford within the FA Cup fifth round on Monday night as West Ham won on penalties.
The Dutch winger was forced off during overtime after suffering a knock to his calf but after receiving treatment he was in a position to finish the sport, although he didn’t take a penalty within the shootout.
Speaking on Thursday, West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo revealed that Summerville, who has scored seven goals in his last 11 appearances, will now miss his side’s game at home to City this weekend.
‘So we now have Summerville who’s out,’ Nuno said.
‘We’ll assess him daily, see how he goes, but he’s not going to be available for the sport.’
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Asked if he has a timeline on Summerville’s return, Nuno replied: ‘We assess daily, see how he goes, keep improving, we’re going to miss him, he’s a very important player for us but this game, needless to say, we don’t have him.’
Asked if he regrets sending Summerville back on the pitch after he suffered his injury, Nuno said: ‘I regret many things, but no, it’s nothing to do with that, it may possibly occur in a single minute at any moment.
‘What’s needless to say is that when he got here in he was a giant help for the team and really did well, as he’s been doing well for a lot of, many games before, he’s been huge for us.’
West Ham currently sit 18th within the Premier League, level on points with Nottingham Forest who’re in seventeenth, while Tottenham are only one point ahead.
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