‘I will never hide’ – Jarrod Bowen opens up on clash with West Ham United fans

West Ham and England star Jarrod Bowen has opened up on his clash with Hammers fans after their Carabao Cup defeat to Wolves. In an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, the forward discussed the unsavoury incident, but he insists it is in the past, and there are no hard feelings. Bowen had to be held back from talking to some West Ham fans after criticismGetty The incident followed a 3-2 defeat for the Hammers at Molineux, which meant it was three losses in a row to start the season for Graham Potter‘s men. The Irons led 2-1 before a late Jorgen Strand Larsen double knocked them out of the competition. At the end of the match, Bowen and the rest of the West Ham squad went over to the away end to applaud the travelling fans, and they were greeted by some abuse. Bowen attempted to get into the away end, but teammates including Tomas Soucek and former Irons defender Nayef Aguerd stopped him. After the game, he issued an apology, citing his passion for the club as his reasoning for his argument. In an exclusive interview with talkSPORT’s Faye Carruthers, he said: “I think with me, I’ll never hide or shy away from anything, I’ll always face the music whenever it comes that is a responsibility of being captain, and that responsibility also comes because I’ve been there for so long as well. “I care a lot for the club. The fans are similar to me. They are loyal and passionate, and want the best for their club. “As a player, you want what is best for your teammates and the team as well. “The start that we had wasn’t the one that we wanted, and sometimes emotions on the pitch with fans and players wanting results, it can happen [his clash with some West Ham fans at Wolves]. “But I can relate to the fans because I have been here for a long amount of time. “I understand, and I get it. Ultimately, I want to win, and I want the best for the club, but we’ve put that [incident] behind us, and we won on Sunday, and you saw the celebrations we had after the game on Sunday. It was back to normal for Bowen on Sunday as he scored in a vital 3-0 win over Nottingham ForestGetty Bowen spoke about England and West Ham in depth “In football, you go through a lot of bad times, but when the good times come, you enjoy them that little bit more.” And after a goal on Sunday in a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest, the 28-year-old is with England for their upcoming World Cup qualifier having missed out on the last camp in June. At the time, Thomas Tuchel decided to look at some different players, but Bowen is back in the squad. And the player revealed he spoke to the German after West Ham’s 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in August. He said: “I had conversations with the manager after the Chelsea game [5-1 defeat for West Ham]. “He came to the game. Obviously, it was a disappointing result for us, and he knew it was a difficult time straight after a game when you lose like that. “We haven’t had much dialogue in terms of why he’s selecting me. He just selected me to replay that and play the game that I know I can play.” All resolved At the time of the incident, Bowen was furious, and with the transfer window open, some Hammers fans were worried it could lead to him leaving. However, by the time the Irons played again on Sunday, everything was back to normal. Bowen scored a delightful goal in the second half to give West Ham a 1-0 lead in front of the away end. The Irons then went on to win 3-0 and ease some of the building pressure on Potter, though, Bowen was potentially denied an all-time goal by Callum Wilson. After an incredible run from inside his own half, taking him past four or five players, Bowen was one-on-one with Matz Sels and about to shoot. Bowen is back in the England team and is looking to build on his sixteen capsGetty But it wasn’t he who pulled the trigger as Wilson took the ball off him and saw his shot saved by Sels. Bowen was furious with his new teammate, who had earlier scored his first West Ham goal, but Wilson found it to be funny. The pair later made up at the end of the game in front of the West Ham fans. Those same Irons supporters, along with Bowen, will be hoping that result is the catalyst their season needed.

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‘I will never hide’ – Jarrod Bowen opens up on clash with West Ham United fans

West Ham and England star Jarrod Bowen has opened up on his clash with Hammers fans after their Carabao Cup defeat to Wolves.

In an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, the forward discussed the unsavoury incident, but he insists it is in the past, and there are no hard feelings.

Bowen had to be held back from talking to some West Ham fans after criticism

The incident followed a 3-2 defeat for the Hammers at Molineux, which meant it was three losses in a row to start the season for Graham Potter‘s men.

The Irons led 2-1 before a late Jorgen Strand Larsen double knocked them out of the competition.

At the end of the match, Bowen and the rest of the West Ham squad went over to the away end to applaud the travelling fans, and they were greeted by some abuse.

Bowen attempted to get into the away end, but teammates including Tomas Soucek and former Irons defender Nayef Aguerd stopped him.

After the game, he issued an apology, citing his passion for the club as his reasoning for his argument.

In an exclusive interview with talkSPORT’s Faye Carruthers, he said: “I think with me, I’ll never hide or shy away from anything, I’ll always face the music whenever it comes that is a responsibility of being captain, and that responsibility also comes because I’ve been there for so long as well.

“I care a lot for the club. The fans are similar to me. They are loyal and passionate, and want the best for their club.

“As a player, you want what is best for your teammates and the team as well.

“The start that we had wasn’t the one that we wanted, and sometimes emotions on the pitch with fans and players wanting results, it can happen [his clash with some West Ham fans at Wolves].

“But I can relate to the fans because I have been here for a long amount of time.

“I understand, and I get it. Ultimately, I want to win, and I want the best for the club, but we’ve put that [incident] behind us, and we won on Sunday, and you saw the celebrations we had after the game on Sunday.

It was back to normal for Bowen on Sunday as he scored in a vital 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest

Bowen spoke about England and West Ham in depth

“In football, you go through a lot of bad times, but when the good times come, you enjoy them that little bit more.”

And after a goal on Sunday in a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest, the 28-year-old is with England for their upcoming World Cup qualifier having missed out on the last camp in June.

At the time, Thomas Tuchel decided to look at some different players, but Bowen is back in the squad.

And the player revealed he spoke to the German after West Ham’s 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in August.

He said: “I had conversations with the manager after the Chelsea game [5-1 defeat for West Ham].

“He came to the game. Obviously, it was a disappointing result for us, and he knew it was a difficult time straight after a game when you lose like that.

“We haven’t had much dialogue in terms of why he’s selecting me. He just selected me to replay that and play the game that I know I can play.”

All resolved

At the time of the incident, Bowen was furious, and with the transfer window open, some Hammers fans were worried it could lead to him leaving.

However, by the time the Irons played again on Sunday, everything was back to normal.

Bowen scored a delightful goal in the second half to give West Ham a 1-0 lead in front of the away end.

The Irons then went on to win 3-0 and ease some of the building pressure on Potter, though, Bowen was potentially denied an all-time goal by Callum Wilson.

After an incredible run from inside his own half, taking him past four or five players, Bowen was one-on-one with Matz Sels and about to shoot.

Bowen is back in the England team and is looking to build on his sixteen caps

But it wasn’t he who pulled the trigger as Wilson took the ball off him and saw his shot saved by Sels.

Bowen was furious with his new teammate, who had earlier scored his first West Ham goal, but Wilson found it to be funny.

The pair later made up at the end of the game in front of the West Ham fans.

Those same Irons supporters, along with Bowen, will be hoping that result is the catalyst their season needed.