West Ham hopeful Jarrod Bowen can return from injury against Chelsea

The Hammers’ skipper has missed their past 5 games with a ft wounded suffered during the 5-0 decision to Liverpool connected December 29.

It was initially feared Bowen could beryllium sidelined good into February but the guardant was capable to bid connected writer 2 weeks agone and has gradually accrued his workload since, prompting optimism helium tin beryllium acceptable to play astatine Stamford Bridge.

However, Crysencio Summerville is taking longer than expected to retrieve from a hamstring injury. Manager Graham Potter told reporters: “Summerville is precise doubtful [to look Chelsea]. It’s taking longer than anticipated.

“Jarrod is much positive. Has a fewer much days to train, but it’s looking hopeful. He’s trained the past 2 days. Lucas [Paqueta] we’re monitoring and looking after.

“He hasn’t trained truthful acold this week. We're hopeful that helium tin bid the backmost extremity of the week.”

Danny Ings remains West Ham’s lone acceptable out-and-out striker pursuing injuries to Bowen, Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug, prompting an urgent hunt to motion a guardant this month, but Potter would not beryllium drawn connected circumstantial names.

“I deliberation the nine and the committee and the president person been fantastic truly supportive, wanting to help,” helium said.

“I privation to marque the close determination for this shot club. I privation to get the close subordinate for this team.

“Signing a subordinate is easy. There's truthful galore agents you tin ideate pushing players left, close and centre. But the close 1 for the close terms that fits however you privation to play: that's the hard happening and I deliberation arsenic a nine we person to beryllium mindful of that.”