US EditionBowen Demands Fight as West Ham's Survival Battle Deepens
West Ham sit 18th with 29 points after a 2-0 loss, and captain Jarrod Bowen urges unity as the team faces a shrinking margin for error in relegation battle.
- On March 22, Jarrod Bowen, West Ham captain, urged his side to stay united and keep fighting after a 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa, with the club sitting 18th with 29 points from 31 matches.
- With Tottenham losing, the relegation battle tightened as Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, and Leeds are locked in a high-stakes fight for survival.
- Goals either side of halftime from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins sealed a 2-0 win, with Watkins scoring his 10th this month after omission from Thomas Tuchel's 35-man England squad.
- After the international break, West Ham host Leeds United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 5, then face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the league on April 10, with Bowen saying, 'We go into the break and then come back for a big end to the season.'
- Unai Emery praised Ollie Watkins, saying 'He is a fighter,' Villa manager Unai Emery told the BBC, after Watkins’ second-half goal helped secure three points in the Champions League race.
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Soccer-Bowen demands fight as West Ham's survival battle deepens
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 22 (Reuters) - West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen called on his side to stay united and keep fighting to retain their top-flight status as their relegation battle intensified after a 2-0 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday. Read full story
Bowen demands fight as West Ham's survival battle deepens
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 22 : West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen called on his side to stay united and keep fighting to retain their top-flight status as their relegation battle intensified after a 2-0 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday.Goals either side of halftime from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa moved within a point of third-placed Manchester United in the 31st round of the English Premier League after a 2-0 win over West Ham. In increasing trouble, Tottenham, who are fighting for survival, lost 0-3 at home to Nottingham Forest in a clash between teams fighting for survival.
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