Moyes without another ‘threat’ alongside Bowen as West Ham injury news emerges before Villa

West Ham United manager David Moyes will have to do without another ‘threat’ against Aston Villa today as injury news emerges before the teams’ Premier League clash.

Much has been made of Jarrod Bowen’s injury over the last week after he was forced off in West Ham’s last league clash away to Liverpool.

The Englishman was absent for his side’s meeting against Sevilla in the Europa League on Thursday as Moyes’ men succumbed to a 1-0 first leg defeat in Spain. Arguably West Ham’s most potent threat, racking up the most goal contributions domestically (eight goals, eight assists), the Hammers arguably missed his presence at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.

Moyes has also confirmed that Bowen won’t be available for today’s bout against Villa either, with The Guardian now sharing an update on another Irons player in Ryan Fredericks.

As relayed by their match preview, West Ham must do without the attacking full-back as an option this afternoon, as Fredericks’ return date from a groin injury remains unknown.

Vladimir Coufal, still sidelined from his hernia operation, is also unavailable, leaving defender Ben Johnson as Moyes’ only right-back option.

Not having Fredericks to call upon in case of emergency comes as a slight worry for West Ham and Moyes given how heavily reliant they are on Johnson right now.

In highlighting Fredericks’ usefulness as an attacking option out wide, journalist Sam Delaney has called the 29-year-old an ‘extra threat‘ on the overlap. Speaking to the press last year, Moyes labelled the defender as a ‘really important’ option, citing his pace as a real outlet which can provide an ‘extra dimension’ for West Ham.

The right-back could have been a solid backup option today, but alas it appears that the