The Dane looked drained, seemingly banished from the starting line up and with the expectations being that West Ham would be loaning him out in the January window and bringing in a replacement. In short, his West Ham career seemed over before it had begun. But he brought the Dane back against Burnley: The nytimes.com described his recall as a ‘bold call” and Hermansen overcame a shaky start to reward Nuno with a clean sheet. Achieving the same clean sheet next week against the defending Champions at Anfield would indeed be something remarkable. Hermansen in particular will face probably his sternest test yet in a West Ham shirt.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2026 14:23 UTC