Crysencio Summerville was West Ham‘s saviour again.
The 25-year-old climbed off the bench to score the goal that beat Burton after the Hammers were given an FA Cup scare.
His 95th-minute winner was a sixth goal in seven games as the visitors needed extra time to beat their League One hosts.
It was the same in the third round with West Ham edging past QPR in extra time after Summerville had given them the lead.
Since then, goals to help beat Tottenham, Sunderland and Burnley have breathed fresh life into the Hammers’ Premier League survival bid.
“We know it was going to be difficult to come here. We dug in deep and they put pressure on us,” the forward told TNT. “For myself, when I come in I try to help the team and today was the day, so I’m happy.
“These games are open and with my one v one I just tried to go inside, and that’s what I do best. I am in a good space lately. After my injury, I am just happy to be back on the pitch and I try to show this week in, week out.”
In his final season at Leeds, Summerville scored 21 times, with Daniel Farke’s side losing to Southampton in the Championship play-off final.
It convinced West Ham to spend £25m in August 2024 but his debut season was wrecked by injury.
Summerville scored just once in 22 appearances before he was sidelined for seven months after surgery on a serious hamstring problem.
It was a natural slow process for him to find consistency and form – failing to score in his first 16 appearances this season.
But the Netherlands Under-21s international is now West Ham‘s consistent match-winner as he eyes a World Cup place with his country this summer.
Team-mate Konstantinos Mavropanos told BBC Radio 5 Live: “We knew when we got him the player he is and now he is in top form, and he just has to keep going.
“All the lads in the last couple of weeks saw that we are improving and we want to do more than the first half of the season.
“We all just try to help each other and we do the same with Cry. We see what his qualities are and we try to get everything from this.”