In Sunday’s Premier League match between West Ham and Liverpool, West Ham’s standout player Jarrod Bowen is questionable to play.
The 26-year-old has contributed three goals and an assist in five games so far for the Hammers during a great start to the 2023–24 season.
When Mohamed Salah leaves for Saudi Arabia next summer, the winger has even been predicted to take his place.
Bowen, though, was not there for West Ham’s victory over Backa Topola on Thursday in the Europa League, and David Moyes later disclosed that the former Hull City player is battling a sickness.
Jarrod Bowen has had a sickness, so we’ll need to see how he is, Moyes told reporters on Friday at West Ham’s Rush Green training facility. The others, though, look fine.
Despite Bowen’s absence, West Ham won their Europa League debut 3-1, with one of the goals coming from recent acquisition Mohammed Kudus.
West Ham are in fantastic form, having won three of their first five Premier League games despite last weekend’s defeat to league champions Manchester City.
Going into the weekend, Moyes’ team is currently sixth in the standings, three points behind Liverpool.
Michail Antonio, a striker for West Ham, believes his team will win this weekend at Anfield, demonstrating the evidently high level of confidence inside the London Stadium.
On the Footballer’s Football Podcast, he declared, “I am backing myself over Liverpool.” “You know what, I believe we will end the season ahead of Liverpool. I’m making it public.
“I watched the Wolves vs. Liverpool game because it was prior to our match and Wolves had a chance to win easily! They were given a lot of chances. This weekend, we have them, and it’s a six-pointer. We have them.”
In contrast to Liverpool, who could welcome back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who missed the previous two games due to a hamstring ailment, West Ham have few other availability issues besides Bowen. In addition, Virgil van Dijk will rejoin the Premier League after serving his two-match suspension.