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Fulham 1-1 West Ham: Jarrod Bowen importance

Danny Ings and Jarrod Bowen celebrating West Ham's equaliser
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It may have taken a 95th minute equaliser but West Ham got there in the end and without Jarrod Bowen in their side, that draw may well have been a loss.

The Hammers captain started the game playing out in his normal role on the right of the front three but the was shifted in field to play as a striker for the second half.

Bowen was isolated in the opening 45 minutes with Michail Antonio failing to link with his skipper and Mohammed Kudus.

With the introduction of Crysencio Summerville and Lucas Paqueta at half-time, Bowen was able to link with the talented attackers.

Bernd Leno's brilliant outstretched leg prevented the England international from equalising himself when he was trying to drag his side back into it.

Despite it looking likely the Hammers would fall to their third Premier League defeat in four games, Bowen kept pressing and pressing and eventually his hard work came to fruition.

Bowen found one last sprint to collect the ball in the box to then feed Danny Ings and the striker needed two touches to draw his side level with virtually the last kick of the game.

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