Hits and misses: Bowen makes timely return; Kulusevski driving Spurs forward

Bowen makes timely return ahead of Lyon tie

Jarrod Bowen's return could not have been timelier for West Ham.

Making his first start in a month after four games out injured, Bowen proved to be the difference in the 2-1 home win over Everton.

He won the free-kick that resulted in Aaron Cresswell curling in West Ham's opener and then he scored the winner.

It was a reminder to everyone why he had looked nailed on to earn his first England call-up for last month's squad, before agonisingly picking up a foot injury in the defeat at Liverpool.

But Hammers boss David Moyes has no doubts Bowen will still be in England manager Gareth Southgate's thoughts come the summer.

"If he finishes the season well then he will be back in contention for those [England] games in June," Moyes said.

Such is Moyes' trust in Bowen, he had no problem in fast-tracking the forward into the starting XI against Everton after Manuel Lanzini did not make the squad following a car crash on Thursday, which thankfully saw the Argentine unharmed.

"It was only really until yesterday when I knew Lanzini wasn't going to make it," Moyes revealed.

"I thought with [not having] Lanzini's quality on the ball, and he's played really well for us, do we start Jarrod for 50 or 60 minutes or bring him on for 30 minutes? Because I don't think he's quite all there yet. It's not his fitness, I think it's just his game, and he was a bit worried about it."

But there was nothing concerning about the 25-year-old's performance against Everton, as he lasted 70 minutes before being substituted.

Moyes added: "I have never really been that worried about Jarrod. He said he didn't know if he would be sharp enough when you've been out for a while but he's got such high standards now."

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