MX23RW : Tuesday, December 3 13:05:45| >> :120:61933:61933:
[monks data]
Leverkusen logo
Europa League | Quarter-Finals | 1st Leg
Apr 11, 2024 at 8pm UK
BayArena
West Ham logo

B. Leverkusen
2 - 0
West Ham

Hofmann (83'), Boniface (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Paqueta (21'), Palmieri (56')

West Ham United missing four players for Bayer Leverkusen Europa League clash

West Ham missing four players for Leverkusen Europa League clash
© Reuters
West Ham United will be without four players, three of which are injured, for Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first-leg clash with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.

West Ham United manager David Moyes has confirmed that star attacker Jarrod Bowen will miss Thursday's first-leg clash with Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League quarter-finals due to injury.

Bowen is the Hammers' top scorer this season with 19 goals in 40 appearances across all competitions, including a strike in last month's 5-0 second-leg win over Bundesliga outfit Freiburg in the last 16.

The 27-year-old England international was handed a start up front for West Ham in last weekend's 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

However, Bowen limped off down the tunnel just nine minutes after the interval following a strong collision with Wolves midfielder Mario Lemina.

Moyes and his West Ham squad arrived in Germany on Wednesday evening ahead of their encounter with Bundesliga champions-elect Leverkusen at the BayArena on Thursday, but Bowen has not travelled with his teammates and remains at home in recovery.

West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen with manager David Moyes on January 7, 2024© Reuters

Bowen ruled out of Leverkusen clash

Moyes has admitted that Bowen's absence will be felt by West Ham, but the Scotsman is confident that he has other attacking options at his disposal who can step up on Thursday.

"Jarrod's not with us. He's got an injury and he's not available to play tomorrow night. We're not sure about when he might return at the moment," Moyes said at a press conference on Wednesday.

"We think [when he got the knee in his back] he's twisted and he's probably damaged a bit of something, a bit like a fast bowler gets in cricket. It's about the rotation, which is where we think the damage has come from.

"Jarrod will always be a miss because he's a boy who's played a big part in memorable games for us, especially in the UEFA Europa Conference League final last year.

"But, these things happen in football, and we have players ready to come in to try and get the job done for us."

West Ham United's Alphonse Areola during the warm up before the match on March 30, 2024© Reuters

West Ham also without Phillips, Areola and Alvarez

West Ham will also be without midfielder Kalvin Phillips and goalkeeper Alphonse Areola due to injury, while lynchpin Edson Alvarez is suspended for the first leg.

While Phillips is nursing a hamstring injury picked up in training, Areola remains sidelined with a groin problem sustained in the first half of the Hammers' 4-3 defeat at Newcastle United on March 30.

"Alphonse Areola isn't here with us for this one," said Moyes. "Kalvin Phillips kicked the back of someone's leg in training, and we think he's just tweaked a bit of a lower hamstring, at the back of his knee. I don't think it'll be long-term, but it only happened yesterday so I'm not too sure at the moment.

"Edson's out as well, and we have to find a way to cover that area of the pitch. He does a good job for us in different ways, but we have to play without him."

Lukasz Fabianski is set to continue between the sticks in the absence of Areola, while James Ward-Prowse and Tomas Soucek are both expected to start in centre-midfield, with Moyes potentially switching to a three-man backline to compensate for the lack of central options.

Such a move could therefore see both Vladimir Coufal and Emerson Palmieri operate as wing-backs, while Michail Antonio is expected to deputise up front in the absence of Bowen and be joined in attack by Lucas Paqueta and Mohammed Kudus.

ID:541050:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect6379:
Written by
Oliver Thomas
No Data Analysis info

Click here for more stories about Jarrod Bowen

Click here for more stories about West Ham United

Game History

How you voted: B. Leverkusen vs West Ham

Bayer Leverkusen
76.7%
Draw
9.9%
West Ham United
13.4%
253
Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen receives medical attention after sustaining an injury on April 6, 2024
Read Next:
West Ham star emerges as injury doubt for Leverkusen clash
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free daily transfer newsletter! Sent twice a day during the transfer window.
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Browns
32-41
Broncos
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1Lazio541013
2Frankfurt541013
3Anderlecht532011
4Galatasaray532011
5Lyon531110
6Rangers531110
7Ajax531110
8Spurs531110
9FCSB531110
10Ferencvaros53029
11Man Utd52309
12Plzen52309
13Olympiacos52218
14Fenerbahce52218
15Bodo/Glimt52127
16Real Sociedad52127
17AZ52127
18Midtjylland52127
19Braga52127
20Roma51316
21Besiktas52036
22Porto51225
23Union SG51225
24Hoffenheim51225
25Slavia Prague51134
26PAOK51134
27Elfsborg51134
28Malmo51043
29FC Twente50323
30M. Tel Aviv51043
31Qarabag51043
32Ludogorets50232
33RFS50232
34Nice50232
35Athletic Club00000
36Dynamo Kiev50050


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!