Home / Football / Premier League News West Ham: In-form Summerville ruled out of Man City clash The forward has been key to their upturn. Written by Nicholas McGee Last Update: March 12, 2026 03:02:41 pm GMT 2 min read West Ham will be without in-form forward Crysencio Summerville against Manchester City because of a calf problem. Summerville has been instrumental in West Hams upturn in fortunes in recent weeks as the Hammers have moved just a point adrift of safety.Indeed, the Dutchman has scored seven goals and provided an assist in 2026, having previously not registered a goal involvement since a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest in August.But he will miss the visit of Pep Guardiolas side on Saturday as West Ham attempt to climb out of the bottom three, the former Leeds United man having suffered the injury during Mondays FA Cup fifth-round tie with Brentford, which the Hammers won on penalties.We have Summerville that is out, manager Nuno Espirito Santo told his pre-match press conference.We will assess him day-by-day and see how he goes, but hes not going to be available for the game.It is a calf issue. We will assess him day-by-day and see how he goes, keep improving. Were going to miss him, as hes been an important player for us, but he will miss this game for sure.It is nothing to do with that, Nuno said when asked about Summerville completing the Brentford game after receiving treatment for the injury. It can happen one minute, it can happen any moment, but its for sure that when he came in, he was a big help for the team and really did well as hes doing well for many, many games. Hes been huge for us. Topics: Manchester City F.C. Premier League West Ham United F.C. Follow us: Nicholas McGee Nicholas is a freelance sports journalist with significant experience covering a wide variety of sports. He has previously worked for Stats Perform and was most recently employed as San Francisco 49ers beat writer for A to Z Sports. He regularly contributes to Gridiron magazine and has also had NFL work featured in The Times and The Mirror. Read more from Nicholas McGee
