West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen is disappointed after Sunday’s defeat to Nottingham Forest. He hoped we could close out the season at London Stadium in style. 

In a game West Ham fans were focused on saying goodbye to three club icons, our ninth home defeat of the season went under the radar. Despite starting the game positively, it ended up being yet another lacklustre performance from the Hammers.

Bowen said: “We lost the game and we wanted the win for the occasion, for Cressy, Vladi, Łukasz, Ingsy.”

“We wanted to end on a high. And, as a group, we wanted to end on a high for the fans that have stuck with us all season when it’s been disappointing. So, we feel like we’ve let them down today by not winning the game.

“The two goals are avoidable on our behalf, which is the most frustrating thing, because I thought we started the game well.

The Hammers’ good start to the game all fell to pieces as Alphonse Areola’s mistake from playing it out of the back meant the ball fell to Morgan Gibbs-White who had the easiest finish ever to put the Reds a goal up.

“Tom (Souček) had a header that was saved. We had a couple of entries into their box and started really on the front foot. And then, a mistake happens. You know, I think everyone makes mistakes in football. It’s one of those things. ‘Phonse didn’t let his head drop,” said Bowen.

“And I think as a group, we didn’t let our heads drop. We kept going, but then we conceded a soft set-piece and we didn’t defend it well enough.

“We got the goal, had some really good chances, but we just couldn’t get the equaliser, so ultimately we’re sat here losing the last home game of the season.”