- West Ham host Arsenal this weekend
- The Gunners are chasing the Premier League title
- The Hammers are one point from safety
West Ham United know the scale of their fixture with Arsenal on Sunday. The Gunners are going for the Premier League title this season and the Hammers are fighting to stay in the division, with three games to go, games don’t get much bigger.
Captain Jarrod Bowen knows this, and whilst he knows he personally has to do better, told the club’s official website that everyone is pushing to make a difference.
“It’s always a good fixture,” Bowen confirmed. “We’ve had some really difficult results against them, but then also had some really positive ones in the same breath as well.
“We’re fighting to stay in the league and they’re fighting for a title, so two teams that are fighting in different ways, but a game that’s set up to be a really good game. We’ve been good at home and we have to continue that form.
“There’s going to be pressure on both sides for different reasons but, like I said, certainly since the international break, we have performed well.
“You always have to keep pushing for more, keep pushing for that one extra per cent, and that’s all we know in the situation that we’re in and that’s what is going to be demanded in the game. It’s a big game.
“Like I said, we’ve had some good games over the years, and it’s going to be set up for another good game.”
A West Ham reunion between Jarrod Bowen and Declan Rice
West Ham‘s former captain, Declan Rice, will return to the London Stadium again this Sunday. Bowen states he still has a good relationship with the former Hammer, but doesn’t wish him well, for this weekends game at least.
“We had a great time,” Bowen said. “Dec’s a great teammate but, off the pitch, more importantly, he’s a really good friend.
“Everyone was sad to see him go. No-one wants anyone to leave their football club when we achieved so much, but he’s gone on and gone to show his quality and to be spoken about as one of the best midfielders in the world, which I know a lot of West Ham fans were saying about him at the time here and no-one ever believed them.
“But I think, as he’s gone on, people have started to open their eyes and realise how good a player that he is with what he’s gone on to do, scoring big goals and having big games for Arsenal. He’s gone on and stepped up another level again, which says a lot about him as well. He’s always demanding more of himself and is a brilliant, brilliant player.
“He was captain when we lifted a trophy and he’s going to get a good reception because people respect him as a player and as a person, but obviously we don’t wish him well for when we play him because we want to win!”
