Another game gone, another opportunity to put points on the board missed as [West Ham](https://www.claretandhugh.info/liverpool-vs-west-ham-preview-team-news-predicted-line-ups-big-blow-for-slot/) tried in vain to match the Champions goal for goal. In what was a cup-tie end to end game, full marks for keeping on but in the end, deflection sand defending cost Nuno’s side any chance of competing.
**Crysencio Summerville** is hot property: The Flying Dutchman has done his World Cup credentials no harm and must surely be heading to the USA this summer. He stood out as the West Ham forward offering pace and genuine goal threat that, bar a splendid save from Allison Becker, would surely have got his name on the score sheet again.
Summerville will have worse games and score more goals:
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Hopefully continuing his top form at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night. Let’s not even mention other clubs and the summer transfer window for now.
**Axel Disasi is mortal.** West Ham’s on loan centre back has had a huge impact since arriving on deadline day but struggled to keep out Liverpool’s forwards. A deflected no fault own goal was all the Chelsea colossus got for his hard work whilst the right side of the Hammers’ defence went AWOL.
**And the old set piece trauma returns.** Failure to deal with corners and second balls cost West Ham the game. As [Nuno](https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/sport/football/liverpool/west-ham-boss-nuno-shares-absurd-and-silly-verdict-after-liverpool-loss-5615330) said after the game it’s, back to the drawing board:
_“Today, all the first three goals came from corner situations. There’s no other way to look at it: admit that we made mistakes and improve for the next one.”_
Corners defined the game yesterday, Liverpool scored from theirs whist the Hammers fluffed their own. And that could well end up summing up the season.