West Ham's Michail Antonio makes first appearance in six months following car crash

West Ham forward Michail Antonio has made his first appearance since being involved in a car crash, coming on as a late substitute for Jamaica on Monday.
The 35-year-old came off the bench in the 85th minute but could not help his country rescue a 1-0 defeat to Guatemala in their opening game of the Gold Cup group stage in California.
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Antonio's last competitive appearance was more than six months ago in West Ham's defeat to Leicester City on December 3. Four days later, he was involved in a single-vehicle collision, when the car he was driving struck a tree in Epping Forest.
He underwent surgery on a lower limb injury and spent four and a half weeks recovering at a central London hospital, returning to fitness ahead of schedule having initially been told his rehabilitation would take 12 months.
Antonio's future at the London Stadium remains uncertain, with his contract set to expire on June 30.
The player's camp have held talks with the club's majority shareholder David Sullivan and head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay, but no agreement over a new contract has been reached.
The club say his 'unique situation' means no formal decision will be made until the time is 'right and appropriate'.
Antonio joined from Nottingham Forest in 2015 and is their all-time leading Premier League scorer with 68 goals in 268 games.
Jamaica face Guadeloupe on Friday and Panama next week as they bid to make it out of Group C in the Gold Cup.

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