West Ham United winger Jarrod Bowen narrowly missed out on being named in England’s 26-man squad to go to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Thursday afternoon.
The Hammers winger, who has scored five goals in all competitions this season for David Moyes’ side, has had a below-par start to the campaign. Having scored just twice in the Europa Conference League before September’s international break, Bowen was named in England’s squad to face Italy and Germany, but was an unused substitute against Italy and did not even make the matchday squad for the draw with the Germans.
Upon his return, Bowen did briefly return to form with three goals in four games, including in wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham in the Premier League, but failed to score in the Hammers’ final five league games before the World Cup squad was named by Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
