West Ham secured a deserved victory over Fulham, closing the gap on relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Tottenham. The win, their first in four games, came thanks to a goal from rejuvenated forward Crysencio Summerville, who capitalized on an error from Fulham's Bernd Leno midway through the second half.
While David Moyes' side remain in the bottom three, they now trail Forest only on goal difference and are just a point off Spurs. The victory provides crucial momentum for West Ham as they fight for Premier League survival, with manager Nuno Espírito Santo seeing a remarkable turnaround from when his team looked "damaged beyond repair" seven points adrift in early January.