Bowen apologizes after altercation with West Ham fans: Reactions and analysis

Jarrod Bowen Stars in Incident After West Ham Defeat

West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen was restrained by his teammates after attempting to approach the fans following the 3-2 defeat to Wolves in the Carabao Cup, a result that worsens the team’s poor start to the season. Bowen took to Instagram to apologize to the West Ham fans who traveled to Molineux for his post-match behavior, after he and his teammates approached to applaud them. At one point, he appeared to point at a fan and make a comment, before attempting to jump the advertising hoarding, being stopped by his teammates. The English player took off the captain’s armband and left the field crestfallen.

I am someone passionate and who will fight every time I step on the field. But I need to set a better example and you, the fans, know how much I love you and love this club.

Jarrod Bowen

West Ham arrived at the match after already losing against Sunderland and Chelsea in the Premier League, conceding eight goals in the process, which generated pressure on coach Graham Potter at the start of the season.

Potter, for his part, stated that he was unaware of the details of the incident, but described Bowen as a “captain, servant, player and fantastic person for the club” and called for unity.

Our supporters have been fantastic. They hurt for the results we’ve had and Jarrod obviously cares about the club and the team. He gave it his all again and it was just an exchange of opinions from people who care. The most important relationship in a club is the one that exists between the fans and the team. We need our fans and everyone to stay united. The team is suffering at the moment. We are all hurting, I assure you that no one is celebrating or happy with what we are doing. We are all suffering.

Graham Potter

Jørgen Strand Larsen scored in the 82nd and 84th minutes, shortly after coming on as a substitute, to turn the score around for Wolves, who also lost their first two league games. Rodrigo Gomes put Wolves ahead, before goals from Tomás Soucek and Lucas Paquetá gave West Ham the lead in the 63rd minute. Wolves manager Vitor Pereira praised Strand Larsen’s character and commitment amid speculation linking him with Newcastle.

Jorgen is our player and very important to us. We’ll see what happens. I understand football, every player has a price, even Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, but for me, he is very, very important.

Vitor Pereira