By Louis Nixon

Crysensio Summerville returned to the starting squad against Brighton but would have a woeful time in front of goal, missing pivotal chances. 

Many were excited for the return of Summerville seeing as we view him as a crucial outlet for a lot of our attacks, fans claimed that after the Manchester United draw, if we’d have Summerville we likely could’ve won the fixture, but upon his return against Brighton, whilst he got into the right gaps and opened the correct doors of opportunity, his finishing ability is something that needs to be spoken about. 

To have two big chances missed in a game as such is painful for anyone; it’s a rare sight to be given two golden chances in the space of 70 minutes, but to mess up the pair is incredibly frustrating. 

I’m certain if you were to ask Summerville himself, he’d be the first one to hold his hands up, but these chances are the ones that could ultimately determine whether the Hammers survive another season or not in the Premier League. 

Whilst his performance was lacklustre, in the greater picture, his return from injury was much needed, seeing as we have no one else in his position at the moment with the only relatively similar player being Malick Diouf, who’s been known for his attacking capabilities previously, but he’s away at AFCON. Subsequently, meaning Summerville needs to take charge of this upcoming tricky set of fixtures and help drag us out of this dogfight. 

With Aston Villa and Manchester City up ahead, it could perhaps bring torrid worries but with one loss in six, the squad looks confident and the players will be up for it as they’re returning back to the London Stadium for the first time since Liverpool. Hopefully, Summerville was saving some in the tank and would’ve only made those errors once.