West Ham Vs Bayer Leverkusen, Europa League: Bowen Likely To Be Fit For QF Second Leg

Jarrod Bowen looks set to be fit for West Ham바카라�s bid for an unlikely Europa League comeback against new Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. (More Football News)

The Hammers바카라� 19-goal top scorer missed the 2-0 quarter-final first-leg defeat in Germany, and Sunday바카라�s Premier League loss at home to Fulham, with a hip injury.

But Bowen took part in training at West Ham바카라�s Rush Green HQ on Wednesday morning and hopes are high that he will be available against Leverkusen.

Manager David Moyes said: 바카라�It was great to see Jarrod out there.

바카라�We바카라�re not sure yet. I would never risk a player if I thought they were injured but you always want your best players back in, your goalscorers as well, and Jarrod has been that this season.바카라�

The news is a major boost to the Hammers as they attempt to inflict a first defeat of the season on Xabi Alonso바카라�s Leverkusen.

But they will be without key Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta through suspension after he was booked in Germany.

바카라�Most people know exactly what Jarrod has done for us over the season and others. It would give us and the crowd a real lift,바카라� Moyes said.

바카라�We바카라�ve lost Lucas through suspension, and had Jarrod out through injury. We have to find ways of making magic happen.바카라�

Left-back Emerson Palmieiri is also suspended while centre-half Konstantinos Mavropanos is a doubt.

Leverkusen secured a first league title in their history when they beat Werder Bremen 5-0 on Sunday, and Moyes hopes the celebrations went on long into the night 바카라� and maybe spilled into the start of the week.

바카라�Rightly so, why would you not celebrate?바카라� he said. 바카라�To be the champions, you should celebrate, you should enjoy it because the moments go very quickly.

바카라�I hope they바카라�ve been downing those big giant glasses of beer they get in Germany!바카라�

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who turns 39 on Thursday, hopes West Ham can lean on their experience of making unlikely comebacks.

Fabianski was in the Hammers team who were 3-0 down at Tottenham with 10 minutes to go in 2020, and hit back to draw 3-3.

바카라�I think the confidence that we can take is from the experiences in recent years, games where we have been down and come back,바카라� the former Poland international said.

바카라�The Spurs game is one of the best examples,  being 3-0 down and to score three in 10-15 minutes.

바카라�We바카라�ve experienced some great moments as a team in recent history and that will help us prepare mentally for (Thursday바카라�s) game.바카라�