David Moyes Confirms Injured Jarrod Bowen Will Miss UEFA Europa League Tie At Bayer Leverkusen

David Moyes has confirmed that West Ham will be without Jarrod Bowen for the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen.

The England international has been in stunning form for his club, netting 19 times in 40 appearances in all competitions.

Also unavailable for the Hammers are Edson Alvarez, Alphonse Areola and Kalvin Phillips.

West Ham have been dealt a blow ahead of the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final away to Bayer Leverkusen, with top scorer Jarrod Bowen ruled out through injury.

The 27-year-old took a heavy knock in Saturday’s 2-1 win away to Wolves in the Premier League, which forced him off in the 54th minute at Molineux.

Hammers boss David Moyes confirmed he will be without Bowen, who has netted 19 times in all competitions from 40 appearances so far this campaign, on the eve of the trip to Germany to face the runaway Bundesliga leaders.

“Jarrod’s not with us,” said Moyes. “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.

“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.”

Midfielder Edson Alvarez is suspended for the clash at the BayArena, while goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and Kalvin Phillips are also on the injury list.

“Alphonse Areola isn’t here with us for this one,” Moyes added.

“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.”