West Ham have been handed a potential hammer blow as it has emerged that Jarrod Bowen will not be back fit and firing after the international break, and instead faces a race against time to play any part in their Europa League quarter-final against Lyon.
The Englishman’s form meant that he was seemingly a shoo-in for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad for the upcoming friendlies against Ivory Coast and Switzerland, but an injury in his side’s 1-0 defeat to Liverpool put pay to that, and saw him limp out of the action with a worrying looking injury.
The initial prognosis was that Bowen would be able to return to action immediately after the international break, but now West Ham fear the worst as a potential fractured bone in his foot could keep him out of action for longer.
According to Roshane Thomas of the Athletic, ‘it is now understood Bowen is facing a race against time to be fit for West Ham’s Europa League quarter-final meetings with Lyon due to a fractured bone in his foot’.
EXCL: Jarrod Bowen’s injury is worse than first feared. The winger could miss Europa League quarter-final meetings with Lyon due to a fractured bone in his foot. #WHUFC https://t.co/h0ABeGbs7y
— Roshane Thomas (@RoshaneSport) March 21, 2022
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West Ham’s season reliant on Europe?
A memorable night against Sevilla in the London Stadium will mean very little if West Ham tail off at the end of the season. A 3-1 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday essentially put pay to any chances of them finishing in the top 4, as the Hammers currently sit 6 points behind 4th placed Arsenal having played two games more than the Gunners.
Should they lift the Europa League, it will surely go down as the greatest night in their history.
