Nuno suggests West Ham could be missing key players as Liverpool look for a crucial boost
Liverpool have received a timely boost ahead of their season-shaping trip to West Ham after the London side delivered a mixed fitness update on two key players before Sunday’s clash.
According to West Ham’s official site, Nuno Espírito Santo revealed that Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos are both doubtful for the match, with their availability to be decided after final assessments on the eve of the game.
“Both are improving,” Nuno said. “We still have tomorrow to evaluate them, so we’ll wait before making our final decisions.”
Summerville sat out the draw with Bournemouth after starting eight straight league fixtures, while Mavropanos has missed four matches since picking up a leg injury against Brentford on 20 October.
Ollie Scarles remains out, and although Niclas Fullkrug featured last weekend, his playing time will be handled cautiously.
For a Liverpool side desperate for any advantage after losing six of their last seven Premier League games, this update arrives at the perfect moment.
The Reds’ own injury picture is brightening too, with positive news on Alisson and Florian Wirtz offering much-needed optimism during a critical stretch of the season.
Pressure on Arne Slot continues to mount, highlighted by Jamie Carragher’s warning that anything less than seven points from the next three fixtures would push an already fragile situation to breaking point.
With Liverpool sitting 12th after sloppy defending, missed chances and repeated injury setbacks — and with confidence drained since their title win just months ago — the trip to the London Stadium is viewed as must-win.
Should Summerville and Mavropanos miss out, Liverpool would be facing a weakened West Ham side at a moment when even the smallest margins could make a huge difference.
As Carragher’s words linger, Sunday’s match now feels like the defining moment in Slot’s attempt to steer the team out of its toughest spell in decades — and Nuno’s latest update may provide the edge Liverpool badly need.