West Ham XI vs Bayer Leverkusen: Bowen in - Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest today
West Ham welcome back Jarrod Bowen for tonight’s Europa League quarter-final decider against Bayer Leverkusen.
The England forward has not featured since limping off in the 2-1 victory at Wolves earlier this month, but returned to training on Wednesday and manager David Moyes has opted to bring him straight back into the starting lineup.
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The availability of Bowen, who has scored 19 goals in all competitions so far this term, gives Moyes a significant boost as his side look to come from 2-0 down after the first leg to reach the Europa League semi-finals.
West Ham are without both Emerson and Lucas Paqueta because of suspension after the pair each picked up their third yellow cards of the campaign during last week’s firs -leg in Germany.
Konstantinos Mavropanos also misses out through injury after limping off late in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Fulham.
Edson Alvarez is back after missing the trip to Leverkusen through suspension, but Kalvin Phillips, who also trained on Wednesday for the first time since picking up a hamstring problem, does not make the squad.
First-choice goalkeeper Alphonse Areola is also not involved, as Lukasz Fabianski keeps his place on the occasion of his 39th birthday.
Starting XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell, Alvarez, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Antonio, Kudus
Subs: Anang, Knightbridge, Ogbonna, Ings, Johnson, Cornet, Mubama, Orford, Casey, Swyer
Time and date: 8pm BST on Thursday April 18, 2024
Venue: London Stadium
TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports
