Jarrod Bowen has been a prominent feature in West Ham United’s starting eleven. The 26-year-old forward is one of the most important players for the club. The Premier-bound West Ham relies heavily on the England-born player when it comes to turning up with crucial goals and assists.
The 26-year-old Jarrod Bowen has had an impressive start to the Premier League season 2023-2024. The West Ham United striker has turned up with eight goals and one assist in his first twelve matches this season. Bowen has also made three appearances in the club’s Europa League campaign this season.
However, as per a report by ‘The Independent’ the forward recently suffered an injury while training with the England international team. Due to the injury, he was forced to withdraw from the England match against North Macedonia. The match was one of the fixtures for the UEFA Euro Qualifiers.
The earliest reports of the player’s injury have termed it as a knee injury. There is no detailed announcement made as of now regarding the extent of the injury. The England team though stated about it on their official ‘X’ platform. The post asserted the words of England’s manager Gareth Southgate.
“Unfortunately Jarrod picked up an injury. We don’t think it’s going to be anything serious, but we wouldn’t take a risk in that situation.”
Gareth Southgate has confirmed that @_JarrodBowen has not travelled to North Macedonia with the #ThreeLions. pic.twitter.com/N0zpVagH4k
— England (@England) November 19, 2023
It inflicted – “Unfortunately Jarrod picked up an injury. We don’t think it’s going to be anything serious, but we wouldn’t take a risk in that situation”. The manager reportedly also confirmed that the player didn’t join the team in their travel to North Macedonia.
Also, as per a report from ‘Fantasy Football Scout’ a source close to West Ham United has stated that the 26-year-old forward has fluidized his knee. The report also asserted that the player is currently being assessed by the medical staff. His participation in West Ham’s next fixture against Burnley is still uncertain.
Previous injury history of Jarrod Bowen
The 26-year-old West Ham player is luckily one of those players, who hasn’t faced many injury issues quite often in his career till now. The England international is often the first name on the team sheet. However, the player has suffered some minor injuries in the last few years.
Bowen suffered a knock in the 2019-2020 Premier League season while representing West Ham United. However, the injury didn’t keep him out for a lengthy period of time. West Ham’s number twenty faced a weird injury during one of the matches against Wolves in the previous Premier League season of 2022-2023.
The forward accidentally twisted one of the fingers on his right hand after scoring a goal during the match. The club’s medical staff soon got on the field and started treating him. The player looked in severe pain as the medical team tried to look at the twisted finger.
West Ham United is currently sitting in the ninth spot in this season’s Premier League table. The club had one of the best starts to their campaign in the last few years. The fans would hope that their star number twenty soon recovers from his recent injury, and gets back to the on-field action.
