Former Leeds United man Crysencio Summerville’s fine goalscoring form continued on Saturday as he helped West Ham to a 2-0 win away at Burnley.
Leeds United laid down the marker this weekend in the survival battle. A home meeting with Nottingham Forest gave us the chance to move onto 29 points with 13 left to play.
An emphatic 3-1 win saw Leeds move to that tally, putting pressure on West Ham’s trip to Burnley for a response.
West Ham cruise to 2-0 away win at Burnley as Crysencio Summerville strikes again
Any hopes of a Turf Moor revival from Scott Parker’s men were woefully misplaced. Burnley are in horrendous form and West Ham duly took advantage.
Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring on the break as Mateus Fernandes slipped him in behind, and he smartly chipped Martin Dubravka for 1-0.
13 minutes after, January signing Taty Castellanos glanced a superb header in to double the Irons’ lead. That lead they held onto without much trouble as the Clarets failed to get on the scoresheet.
That shutout is West Ham’s first Premier League clean sheet since they beat Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest side back in August, managed by Graham Potter.
Crysencio Summerville fires new warning at Leeds United after West Ham’s important win
For Summerville, that’s his fifth goal in consecutive games for the Irons. However, getting back on track with a win is the most important thing.
Moving onto 23 points, the Irons have restored their six-point gap to Leeds, while moving within three of Forest.
Summerville believes West Ham’s win and resurgence puts pressure on those above them.
“We knew how important this game was to try to get out of trouble and put some pressure on the teams above us, and that’s what we’re doing,” Summerville told West Ham’s site. “Knew it was important to bounce back after Chelsea, where I thought we did well for long periods. We had a game plan, and we knew it was a must-win game, so we’re really pleased with the result.
“I love to enjoy myself on the pitch, and I’ve been in a good space lately. I’m trying to improve all the time, because I had some tough times with injury, and I’m happy I’m scoring now. I think the secret is just God, and having faith.
“It’s great to get a clean sheet, but overall the most important thing is the win. We know it’s been a long time since a clean sheet, so we’re happy, but the main thing is getting the win.”
West Ham not too far back for Leeds United in Premier League survival battle
It would be foolish to think that our win against Nottingham Forest has us as good as safe.
We’re in a great position to kick on, but with tough games up next, that six-point gap we have could easily slip. So, there’s no point getting ahead of ourselves.
That being said, West Ham are certainly making it interesting by turning it on since the new year. It’s not going to be a straightforward run-in by any stretch.
However, you have to have confidence in our survival credentials with the way we’re playing at home and who we’ve got to come here.
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