West Ham’s prime scorer Jarrod Bowen stays a serious doubt for subsequent week’s Europa League second leg in opposition to Sevilla.
England hopeful Bowen has undergone scans on the heel damage he suffered in final weekend’s defeat at Liverpool, which pressured him to overlook the 1-0 first-leg loss in Spain, however the membership are nonetheless in the dead of night in regards to the extent of the issue.
“I do not know in the mean time,” stated supervisor David Moyes. “We’re nonetheless attempting to clear up precisely the damage.
“In all of the scans and knowledge we have now it doesn’t look too dangerous, however his motion coming off the pitch at Anfield made it look extra severe than we thought. And that has not added up.
“Since then Jarrod is barely enhancing however not as quick as we hoped. We didn’t assume it was something severe. So we’re nonetheless attempting to resolve it.
“Possibly we’ll get again and Jarrod is OK. It might simply be a type of issues.”
Bowen’s absence was keenly felt on the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium as West Ham missed two gilt-edged probabilities, by means of Nikola Vlasic and Manuel Lanzini.
As a substitute it was a positive end from Moroccan ahead Munir which gave six-time winners Sevilla the slender benefit within the last-16 tie.
Nonetheless, right-back Ben Johnson believes the Hammers can extend their European journey.
“In fact, Niko had an opportunity and Manu had an opportunity and there have been loads of different alternatives and openings that didn’t simply fairly come off for us,” he stated.
“It’s unlucky, however a minimum of we have now one other alternative within the second leg to place it proper. Our followers might be behind us and hopefully we are able to get an early purpose and see what we are able to do.
“In fact, the away purpose isn’t a part of it now, however we’d have favored to have gotten a purpose.
“However I feel we’re a superb risk, and hopefully that may stand us in good stead.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
