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What can FPL managers expect from new West Ham midfielder Jarrod Bowen?

One of the biggest deals of the January transfer window saw Jarrod Bowen move from Hull City to West Ham United for a reported £22m.

The versatile winger, 23, signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Hammers on deadline day and could be poised to make his debut in Gameweek 26, having not arrived in time to be eligible to face Brighton and Hove Albion last weekend.

Price up by Fantasy Premier League as a £6.5m midfielder, Bowen moves to east London with a reputation for scoring goals: the ex-Hull prospect had found the back of the net on 16 occasions in 29 Championship appearances this season before his big-money move.

Bowen spent a lot of his time as an inverted winger on the right flank at the KCOM Stadium but has also deputised as an auxiliary centre-forward and in ‘the hole’, which presents him with a number of different routes into the Hammers’ starting XI.

Upon Bowen’s capture, West Ham manager David Moyes said:

We are delighted to welcome Jarrod to West Ham United. I think he could be a big success.

He’s probably what you’d call a wide forward these days, or perhaps an old-fashioned inside-right. He has played a couple of games as a second centre forward or as a no.10.

When you score goals like he does, and in the numbers he does, in the Championship, it will give you a great chance of scoring goals in the Premier League. We were attracted to the goals he has scored over the years; not just in one year, but over the last three years.

The player himself said:

I know this is the next step at another level. People expect me to score and I’ve put myself in that position. It’s a challenge I relish and one I’m looking forward to because scoring goals in the Premier League and winning games for this club would be unbelievable.

The fans will always see 110 per cent when I play, and I think that’s the main thing – and then with everything else, I just try to excite people and get people off their seats.

What can we Fantasy managers expect from Bowen in the remaining third of 2019/20, then?

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The History and Statistics

Born in December 1996, Bowen was knocked back by Aston Villa and Cardiff City in trials as a youth.

He began his career in earnest with local club Hereford United, progressing through the academy side and into the first-team set-up at the tender age of 17.

The young attacking midfielder made eight Conference Premier (now National League) appearances at the back-end of the 2013/14 season, scoring once and helping the struggling Bulls to survival – although his hometown club were subsequently expelled from the division for financial reasons.

Bowen then made the move to Hull in July 2014, although featured only for the under-18s and under-21s in his first two campaigns on Humberside.

Finally making his Tigers debut in August 2016 in an EFL Cup tie, Bowen went on to make seven Premier League appearances (as a £4.5m FPL forward) as first Mike Phelan and then Marco Silva were unable to prevent Hull from dropping into the second tier.

The 2017/18 campaign was Bowen’s breakthrough season as he immediately established himself as a first-team regular under Leonid Slutsky, consolidating his place in the starting XI even after the Russian had departed.

Bowen was an ever-present last season (only one of his 46 league run-outs came as a substitute) and was again integral to the Hull side in 2019/20, not missing a single minute of Championship football until his move to east London in late-January.

The new West Ham midfielder made 124 league appearances for the Tigers in total, scoring on 52 occasions.

The full breakdown is as follows:

SeasonAppsGoalsAssists
2016/17700
2017/1842142
2018/1946224
2019/2029167

The Comparisons: 2019/20

944 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FOMFF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WC gtg?

    Pope, Button
    TAA, Digne, Stevens, Rico, Lamptey
    Salah, Kdb, Son, Grealish, Cantwell
    Firminio, Wood, Ings

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd prioritize Jimenez on WC.

      Lose Grealish. Bad fixtures and a blank.

      1. ted mcnure
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Agree. Firm, Greasy, Rico, and Button would worry me.
        ..but what do I know? WC gone and badly done here..!

        1. FOMFF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Rico ticks over for a 4.1m
          Firm worries me too, I’ve considered staying with Vardy but his fixtures too strong to ignore

    2. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lacking Wolves. Decent fixtures and guaranteed a game in gw31

      1. FOMFF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wood and Traore or Jimi and Fleck?

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Jimi and Fleck for me.

        2. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Jimi and fleck

  2. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy
    TAA Lund Holgate
    Salah Traore Grealish KDB
    Auba Vardy Jimi
    (Button Rico Dendoncker Soy)

    1FT & 0.2ITB

    1) Lund > Egan
    2) Vardy > Ings
    3) Lund & Soy > Egan & Gomez (-4)
    4) Lund & Vardy > Gomez & Ings (-4)

    1. ted mcnure
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1, or save if you feel brave...
      Apparently some doubt over Traore and Lund game time..
      You have a bench of maybe 4 points..gl!

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1

  3. FOMFF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed.

    WC gtg?

    Pope, Button
    TAA, Digne, Stevens, Rico, Lamptey
    Salah, Kdb, Son, Grealish, Cantwell
    Firminio, Wood, Ings

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You are top...

    2. Citizenkane91
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rico, Lamprey, Cantwell and Woods? Lot of potential deadwood. Come gw 28 when Grealish blanks you may not like the look of your bench anymore.

  4. Kaiser123
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Difficult sub decision. Grealish home to Spurs, Vardy away to Wolves or Fleck home to Bou.

    Might have to get rid of Grealish anyway for funds and think AV will really struggle now. So if I do then Barnes or Traore might be the ticket to upgrade Kelly or Kiko.

  5. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg? 0ft 0.0itb

    Guiata
    Taa Egan Cathcart
    Salah(c) mane kdb Traoré
    Vardy jimi ings

    Button soy kelly dendo

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  6. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do here? 1ft, 0.8m

    A: Save FT
    B: Lund > OConnell
    C: Lund + DCL > Lascelles + Ings (-4)
    D: Grealish + DCL > Barnes + Ings (-4)

    Mccarthy
    TAA, Egan, Lund (Soyuncu, Rico)
    Salah, Mane, KDB, Grealish (Cantwell)
    Vardy, Jimenez, DCL

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B.

      Don't like losing DCL before CPL.

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I am leaning this way too, but we will go the following week.

      2. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        But Ings at home against Burnley?

    2. klavan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B for me Beavis although I did dcl Lund to jimi Egan for -4 myself

  7. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is O’Connell rising tonight?

    Still can’t decide whether to use a ft to get him for Lundstram

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Touch and go. I reckon maybe he's safe for 1 more night.

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Agree with this

        1. Kuzser
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers guys

  8. klavan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On WC:
    A. Robbo, Bellerin, Wood
    B. Firmino, O'Connell, Fernandez

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gomez, Ings, O'Connel?

      1. klavan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Have Ings and Stevens from SHU

    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

    4. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

    5. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  9. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    vardy to aguero(c) for -4? yes or no?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Would be tempted, risk may be worth taking. Although could also be a bench appearance

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'm hoping that even 20 minutes would be enough - being second half against West Ham and all that

  10. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial>Alli, or get Son by selling Vardy>Ings. That Leicester fixture run after City scares me! Norwich, Villa, Watford, Brighton... Thinking about it Chelsea leak like sieves and Martial got two there last season! So tight to call.

  11. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On WC:

    A) Henderson & Taylor
    B) Pope & Basham/Egan

    Thanks!

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If you’ve only one playing gk, can’t tell

  12. Mordor F.C.
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan,
    TAA, Lund, rico
    Kdb, salah, grealish, madddison
    Firm, ings & vardy

    Button, som, cantwell & kelly

    2FT,

    1) vardy and maddison —> aguero and 6.0? (Fleck, Barnes or Traore?)
    2)maddison and rico out?

    1. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You should prioritise Lund & Kelly out

      1. Mordor F.C.
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Kelly probably have a game or to too go. Ward got a red card last game

        1. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I don't think he did. I think it was rescinded by VAR

          1. Mordor F.C.
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Ahh you’re right

    2. Mordor F.C.
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      vardy, madd and Lund out for aguero, boly and traore?

      1. Mordor F.C.
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        -4

  13. Francescoli
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go?

    Henderson
    TAA Stephens Holgate
    KDB Salah (c) Mane Grealish
    Aubameyang DCL Ings

    McCarthy Rico Soyuncu Elneny

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gtg great team wish I had your Team value

      1. Francescoli
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I have 1.2 in the bank. Looking to do DCL and Soy to Jimenez and Lascelles next week for a hit.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      FECK ME!

      RUOK?

  14. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which GW31 players are on your watchlist?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on the blanks surely

      1. davies
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Can make a reasonable guess as to which games will be on

        1. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I don't expect many upsets except potentially Chelsea beating Liverpool

    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jimenez, Traore and Boly/Doherty. Wood I guess could be decent as well. Already have Pope.

    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pope and Jiminez .. but might FH in 31

  15. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which one

    a) Sidibe & Maddy
    b) O'Connell & Mahrez (-4)

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Think I'd take the plunge with B if you have a way to navigate GW 28.

    2. klavan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I would go H Barnes over Maddi if you go A.

  16. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I Aint got no Chips no more but I'm Happy......You remember that.

    Happy. It's a thing apparently, like a feeling.
    Like when Billy said he felt; like Electricity when dancing

    When you next look at yourself in the mirror, make sure you're honest with yourself.

    Gonna play you a song, I hope you like it.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmezIIrFQmY

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      RUOK?

  17. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Those holding Mane, are you gambling on him playing the next match or going to shift for say Mahrez?

    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping with Salah doubel up/

      1. Francescoli
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Same. It's going to be a juicy differential. I'm almost tempted to captain Mane this week and put the (vc) on Salah in case he's not fit.

        1. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I wouldn’t risk the potential Mane cameo with your C

    2. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’m having a bad year so I’m holding and hoping he can be a great differential. If I was top of my leagues I would have sold him last week though!

  18. Roysgotnoboys
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with this, 1FT 0.0 ITB

    Mcarthy
    VVD, TAA, Lundstram*
    KBD, Maddison, Martial, Salah
    Jiminez, Aubameyang, Ings

    Maddison and Lundstrum > Stevens & Traroe for -4? Not sure about Maddison > Traroe but can't afford anything otherwise

    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What's your bench?

      1. Roysgotnoboys
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Martin, Williams, Dendoncker, Ramsay. Lol

  19. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Soyuncu & O'Connell
    B) CTaylor & Stevens (4pt hit)

    B is tempting because stats for Stevens are better and Burnley's fixtures look good, but Soyuncu's fixtures turn in 2 weeks time and I already own him.

    Rest of defence:
    McCarthy/Button
    Lascelles, TAA, Williams

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I was considering Stevens but I have McCarthy too and a double up for a team that have conceded 7 in the last 2 seems too risky for me.

      I'd bring in O'Con and ship Soy the week after.

  20. Eastman
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lund to Egan make sense? No other Sheff Utd players. Can’t see that other defenders are worth the extra due to lack of goal threat or an I missing something?

    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Check the stats in members area

    2. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I like the look of saints defenders Stephens and kwp both 4.4

      1. Eastman
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Good point

  21. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hi...is there any way on knowing which doubles will be in 34 and which in 37? Or is it just a case of wait and see?

    I wildcarded last week, will bb in 29 and will not play the free hit in 31.

    But beyond that it's all a bit of a blur.

    Will free hit in 34 or 37.....thanks

    1. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      We wont know which order the games are rescheduled ... the earlier article even seemed to suggest blank weekend games in 34 could be postponed to midweek - I had assumed it would at least be either a 28 or 31 match being scheduled midweek

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. If the blank 34 games are moved to midweek that I guess would make it a single game week and much easier to navigate!

        1. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          34 should be easy enough to navigate - only 4 teams can be qualified for the FA SF
          MUN could blank v AVL but then play mid-week (gw31 match v SHU)
          SHU could play twice - WOL and then either mun (from 31) or avl (from 28)

          For someone like MCI, I don't expect the scheduled game (NEW) but them midweek they could have che or ARS

          I think it would just be odd if MCI end up having NEW postponed and that being the match then played mid-week - it does seem far more likely that the midweek match would be one of the ones from 28 or 31

          One thing we probably can assume is that if MUN play shu midweek then MCI midweek would not be a home game .. so that would mean they play Chelsea away and not ARS or NEW

          1. Flynny
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks

  22. tbhogal
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Guys, Which option is best here? Overall rank 25K

    A) Play WC
    B) Stevens > Lundstom
    C) Vardy > Kun
    D) Kun and Stevens -4

    McCarthy (Button)
    TAA, Rico, Holgate (Soyuncu, Lundstrom)
    KDB, Traore, Salah, Grealish (Cantwell)
    Vardy, DCL, Ings

    1. Hitmonlee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C

      And play Lundy. He’s starting this GW and going to score. Heard it here first

  23. Mikey44
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mccarthy Button
    TAA Soyuncu Lundstram Lascelles Kelly
    Salah Mane KDB Grealish Traore
    Aubameyang Ings Greenwood

    1 FT, 0.3 itb. Any suggestions please?

    1. Hitmonlee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Save

  24. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Took a -4. How’s it looking?

    Henderson
    TAA Stevens Holgate
    Salah Richarlison Fernandes Martial
    Aguero(C) Ings DCL

    McCarthy Cantwell Webster Hanley

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Got to I hope I preform!

      Otherwise,very good team!

    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Will be 3 players down by 14:00 on Saturday ... it could be long week 🙁

  25. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will Lamptey start this week?

  26. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start 1

    A-Adama

    B-Grealish

    1. Hitmonlee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Dr Mulholland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tough question. I am starting both.

      Maybe start Grealish because of Traoré's injury doubt.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  27. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    McCarthy

    Holgate VVD TAA

    Martial Salah KDB Son

    Ings Auba DCL

    Bench Traore Rico Williams

    1. Dr Mulholland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don't like the look of Rico and Williams.

  28. Jambot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know if walker-peters is nailed? Or is there a chance Valery holds the spot for a bit?

    1. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How match fit can he be?

      1. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, I think it has to be Stephens if I’m going saints now. Cheers

  29. Hitmonlee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy
    TAA / Robbo / Lund
    Salah / KDB / Fleck / Grealish / Doucore
    Vardy / Aguero (c)
    (Button / Tanganga / Williams / Haller)

    Am I good to go? Or should I use my FT to swap Haller for Ings? I’d probably then bench Grealish or Doucore?
    Just thinking it would be nice to go into the long break with 2 FTs? Or is Ings going to smash Burnley..

    1. AC2077
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ings.

      Even if you don't use him, SOU fixtures are too tempting to not have him. Plus Aguero will be gone GW28

      1. Hitmonlee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        True that bro. Trying to be clever rarely pays off lol
        Aguero will probably be benched too

  30. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    For gw31 dreamers
    5th April 2003 - Division 1 - Burnley v Watford : 4-7
    16th December 1986 - Freight Rover Trophy (!) - Wolves v Bournemouth : 4-3

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      deeney essential?

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Planning on having Pope ....

        I'm not sure what would be better on a FH - spread the love and cover both sides or bet on the home sides
        I'd put both Wolves and Burnley favourites vs Bournemouth and Watford

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks, will bring in three from each of these four teams and see the points flow in.