West Ham United have been dealt a major injury blow regarding Jarrod Bowen ahead of their upcoming Europa League fixture.

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That's according to David Ornstein's recent report for The Athletic, in which the journalist revealed that, after picking up a heel injury in the 1-0 defeat to Liverpool last weekend, the right-winger now looks set to miss out on Thursday evening's trip to Sevilla for the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 clash, as well as the weekend's fixture against Aston Villa.

Regarding the 25-year-old's knock, Ornstein writes: "David Moyes' side could be without him for a handful of games after the 25-year-old picked up a heel injury in the defeat at Liverpool. Although the club yesterday confirmed that he had suffered no significant damage, this week's Europa League trip to Sevilla and the weekend's home game against Aston Villa are likely to come too soon."

Hammers will be seething

Considering just how impressive Bowen has been for West Ham in the current campaign, the news that the winger now looks as if he will be unavailable for what is undoubtedly the club's biggest game of the season is sure to have left the London Stadium faithful seething.

Indeed, over his 28 Premier League appearances this term, the £58m-rated forward has been in spectacular form for the Hammers, scoring eight goals, registering eight assists and creating eight big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 2.4 shots and making 1.3 key passes per game.

These returns have seen the £96k-per-week attacker average an extremely admirable SofaScore match rating of 7.09, ranking him as David Moyes' second-best performer in the top flight of English football.

As such, with a trip to the side who currently occupy second place in the LaLiga table already having been something of a daunting task, the fact that the Irons will now have to face Julen Lopetegui's outfit without both their leading goalscorer and assist-maker in all competitions this season is sure to put a major dent in West Ham's chances of securing a positive result at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.

Indeed, the unavailability of Bowen not only comes as a huge blow to the Hammers' hopes of progressing to the next round of the competition, but it also shines further light on the club's failure to bring in attacking reinforcements in the January transfer window.

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