Jarrod Bowen looks set to return from injury ahead of schedule, reveals Graham Potter - after the West Ham captain was initially expected to be out for six weeks
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Graham Potter has revealed Jarrod Bowen could return from his broken foot ahead of schedule to help ease the burden of West Ham’s striker injury crisis. Hammers skipper Bowen fractured his foot against Liverpool in December with the club initially expecting the forward to be out for around six weeks.
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New boss Potter said Bowen is already out jogging on the grass with the West Ham physios and is ‘champing’ to get back quickly. ‘He's doing everything he can to get on the pitch as soon as possible,’ said Potter. ‘We just need to make sure it's in a safe way, and it's a good way for him because we want to get him back and we want him to stay back.
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‘You know Jarrod, he wants to be out there, he wants to play and we're trying to pull the reins on him rather than the other way around. He's fantastic to have around the place. ‘He’s just champing and wants to get out and help but he just has to take his medicine at the moment and just do his rehab properly.
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Graham Potter revealed Jarrod Bowen has been out jogging as he moves towards a return to action. The West Ham captain has been unavailable since suffering a fractured foot against Liverpool last month. ‘He was out jogging today with the individual physio, so it's positive. I think if I'm looking at it now, Jarrod will be ahead of schedule rather than behind schedule.’.
A quick return for Bowen would be a huge boost for Potter, who has stepped into a striker injury crisis at West Ham. Niclas Fullkrug limped out of the FA Cup defeat to Aston Villa after only 15 minutes of Potter’s first game in charge to join Bowen and Michail Antonio on the side lines and leaves Danny Ings the only fit out-and-out striker.
