Jarrod Bowen was disappointed as West Ham once again failed to win at the London Stadium against already relegated Southampton on Easter weekend. 

After an abysmal first half from the Hammers, Jarrod Bowen’s tenth goal of the season gave us the lead within two minutes of the restart. However, instead of pushing on after the goal, we got worse. We lacked any real attacking energy after the goal, and Southampton equalised in added time through Lesley Ugochukwu.

In his interview after the defeat, Niclas Fullkrug was angry with his teammates; however, captain Jarrod Bowen kept a more level head in his reaction to the match.

“I think we let ourselves in for it, which is really disappointing,” Bowen said. “I don’t think we were anywhere near the levels we expect of ourselves today, and when you go 1-0 up in this league, it’s so important to then stay on the front foot.

“I don’t think we’ve done enough to go for that second or third goal, and then it felt like we were dropping deeper and not showing that bravery on the ball to retain possession and make them work.

“In this league, regardless of who you play against, if you let teams attack you for so long, they’re going to punish you. And, to their credit, they’ve done that in the end.”

This point for the Saints means they have levelled Derby for the worst points tally in a Premier League season. This really shows how bad the team are, and for a team as talented as this West Ham side, who are desperate for a win after a terrible run of form, to not win this game is nothing short of embarrassing, even though they are a fellow Premier League team.

The 28-year-old continued: “It’s difficult to put your finger on the difference in the performances. There’s probably loads of things that we could sit and dissect. But ultimately, it’s down to us that go out there and play.

“It’s probably more of a mindset thing than anything else, because we’ve got a really good squad here. That’s something we need to look at as players, because we need to be able to take a game by the scruff of its neck.

“There’s still a lot of football to be played, and when you play for a Club of this size you have to turn up every single week and put your best effort in. That’s what the fans pay their money for, and what they expect.

“As captain, it’s up to me to rally everyone together and inspire a strong finish. We know it’s been a disappointing season, and there’s no hiding from that, but there are still opportunities to put in good performances, and to win games. That’s what we’ll be looking to do, so we can go into the summer on a high.”