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The old expression "you had to have been there" in order to have experienced a tumultuous game of football is an extremely hackneyed usage of the English language and a classic example of lazy journalism, which as you know is something we give short shrift to at the Org.

West Ham: Areola, Johnson, Zouma, Dawson, Cresswell, Rice (c), Souček, Fornals, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio
Subs: Fabiański, Randolph, Alese, Diop, Fredericks, Masuaku, Chesters, Král, Noble, Vlašić, Yarmolenko, Perkins

Sevilla: Bono, Navas, Koundé, Gudelj, Augustinsson, Jordán, Delaney, Rakitić, Corona, En-Nesyri, Martial
Subs: Dmitrović (GK), Flores (GK), Montiel, Munir, Rafa Mir, Torres, Luismi, Carmona, Romero, Zarzana, Scotta, Salas

England's loss will be West Ham's gain during this year's 'Notion's Cups', as Gareth Southgate has NOT included Jarrod Bowen in the England squad announced earlier today, Bowen's name had been mentioned by many as a likely call up, but the England manager elected not to select the 25 year old, despite the Hammers forward's astonishing goals and assists this season.

The full extent of Manuel Pellegrini's profligacy while at the helm of West Ham is STILL coming home to roost, the Chilean sanctioned the staggering £45 Million acquisition of Sebastien Haller from Eintrecht Frankfurt among other disastrously expensive and ultimately useless signings.

Key Hammers players are ALL having scans today to ascertain their availability for Thursday evening's Europa League 2nd Leg Cup tie against serial winners Sevilla, the fact that THREE vital players might be unavailable is NOT what fans want to hear, but it is what it is.

Injuries were always going to take their toll sooner or later on Hammers wafer thin squad, the fact that it has stumbled through thus far is testimony to the huge amount of work put in on the training ground and the high levels of fitness instilled in this current David Moyes West Ham United team.

West Ham: Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Dawson, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio, Fornals. Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Masuaku, Kral, Oko-Flex, Perkins.
Villa: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Coutinho, Ings, Watkins. Subs: Olsen, Konsa, Sanson, Buendia, Traore, Young, Bailey, Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam.

The fact that Jarrod Bowen has become an essential cog in David Moyes' West Ham machine is testimony as to the benefit of due diligence when it come to player acquisitions, then he first arrived from Hull Bowen was far from the finished article he is today.

Fans bemoaned how infrequently Moyes used his new signing and questioned why the club had signed him if the manager didn't want to play him. Bowen is now one of the first names on the manager's starting line up, so the policy of 'drip feeding' him into the team bit by bit worked eventually.

Football managers at an elite level get paid handsomely and therefore have to partake in their media duties whether they want to or not, so after seeing his team miss out on the opportunity to take advantage of playing an under strength Sevilla, it was understandable that he was 'curt' when asked about Jarrod Bowen's availability for the all important 2nd leg in London next week, instead of how the actual game went.

Sevilla: Bono, Jesús Navas ©, Gudelj, Koundé, Acuña, Jordán, Rakitić, Óliver Torres, Corona, Ocampos, En-Nesyri Subs: Dmitrović (GK), Pastor (GK), Augustinsson, Munir, Rafa Mir, Martial, Luismi, Carmona, Juanlu, Iván Romero, Kike Salas
West Ham: Areola, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice ©, Souček, Lanzini, Fornals, Vlašić, Antonio Subs: Fabiański (GK), Randolph (GK), Fredericks, Diop, Alese, Masuaku, Král, Noble, Potts, Chesters, Benrahma, Perkins