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By MATT BARLOW, FOOTBALL WRITER Published: 02: 06 AEDT, 15 February 2026 | Updated: 02: 57 AEDT, 15 February 2026 1 View comments Not for the first time in recent weeks Crysencio Summerville rode to West Ham's rescue. Darting inside from the left, jinking past defenders, Summerville's deflected shot swerved and dipped into the Burton net, sparing Nuno Espirito Santo further ignominy. Until that moment in the fifth minute of extra time, Nuno's under-strength Hammers had barely looked like scoring against the League One strugglers. They laboured through 90 minutes managing only four efforts on target and after Summerville's goal had to hang on when Burton fought back after a red card for Freddie Potts reduced them to 10 men. Jack Armer, Kain Adom and Kyran Lofthouse all flashed shots narrowly wide in extra time. Alphonse Areola saved from Adom and Kegs Chauke crashed the rebound into the side netting. West Ham had to survive the final 20 minutes of extra time with only 10 men after Freddie Potts was sent off and the teams broke into a skirmish near the end of the tie after a tackle by Kyle Walker-Peters. Crysencio Summerville scored West Ham's winning goal in the early stages of extra-time Summerville's strike proved enough for West Ham to edge past their League One opponents West Ham were reduced to 10-men when Freddie Potts was sent off shortly after Summerville put them ahead They made it into the FA Cup fifth round, however, thanks to Summerville's six goal in seven games. 'The overriding emotion is one of disappointment, ' said Burton boss Gary Bowyer. 'We're not going to get a better chance to create history, to get to the fifth round, to knock out a Premier League team. 'It was some effort. We had a couple of outstanding claims for penalties. I'm really disappointed with the goal from where he picked it up to where he got to without a challenge. 'I'm more angry with Nuno for the fact he didn't leave him at home with Jarrod Bowen. ' Nuno claimed there was no risk involved as he made 10 changes and peppered his team with inexperience. Konstantinos Mavropanos was the only survivor from the starting line-up against Manchester United. Bowen, Tomas Soucek and Mateus Fernandes took the day off. Others started on the bench but were required to come on and see off the spirited challenge of Burton, who started the day in the League One relegation zone. Bowyer's team were winless in five but opened with intent, troubling the Premier League visitors in the first 20 minutes, especially from set pieces including Tyrese Shade's long throw. The match was proceeded by West Ham fans staging a protest against their ownership by flying a banner over the Pirelli Stadium Potts was shown a straight red card for a foul on Burton Albion's Julian Larsson Burton passed up several opportunities in the closing stages to take the match to penalties Sebastian Revan fired wide before he was injured and replaced, and Alphonse Areola saved from Shade. Claims for a penalty for a foul on Jake Beesley were waved away. West Ham survived and established a little more control. Soungoutou Magassa and Mohamadou Kante imposed their physical power and stature on the midfield areas, although with very little creativity. Brad Collins made a comfortable save from a curling effort from distance by Callum Wilson. The response from the away end was an ironic chorus of 'We've had a shot'. Their next one, from Kante from 25 yards, sailed high over the goal, over the West Stand and out of the ground. It summed up their performance. West Ham found a better rhythm at the start of the second half. They moved the ball quicker, Adama Traore got on the ball and tested Burton's defence. Wilson and Ollie Scarles were close to a low Traore cross from the right before bundled out at the back post. Mavropanos met one corner delivered by Scarles with firm header straight into the hands of Collins, then met another with a miscued volley which skidded wide. Wilson darted clear onto a long free kick out of defence, taken quickly by Mavropanos and connected with a crisp volley. Collins pushed it over. Burton resisted, then summoned a flourish which prompted Nuno to revert to a back four and boost his front line with Taty Castellanos and Summerville. Nuno Espirito Santo had named an understrength side and will be relieved to have progressed to the fifth round Although the changes came too late to prevent extra time, Summerville gave them an advantage and might have scored a second on the break near the end. West Ham had to battle to protect the lead after Potts was sent off, a straight red harshly given for a mistimed sliding tackle on Julian Larsson. 'He is not a violent player, ' said Nuno, in defence of Potts. 'Aggressive yes, but he is a fair player. ' Burton lacked a killer instinct in front of goal despite a late flourish and it was Summerville settled the tie. 'Confidence, it is all about confidence, ' said Nuno. 'He's full of confidence and in a good moment. 'We knew it would be tough. Away from home in the FA Cup against a motivated team with their weapons, set pieces and throw in. We achieved what we came here to do. I am happy to be in the fifth round. '

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