{"id":14054,"date":"2022-04-03T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T19:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/03\/why-ben-johnson-was-absent-for-west-hams-win-over-everton\/"},"modified":"2022-04-03T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T19:00:45","slug":"why-ben-johnson-was-absent-for-west-hams-win-over-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/03\/why-ben-johnson-was-absent-for-west-hams-win-over-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ben Johnson was absent for West Ham\u2019s win over Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An explanation for the absence of Ben Johnson from West Ham United\u2019s matchday squad to face Everton on Sunday has been provided.<\/p>\n<p>With Vladimir Coufal still working his way back towards full fitness, it was widely predicted that youngster Johnson, on the back of a solid stretch of form prior to the international break, would be afforded his latest chance to impress this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>It therefore came as nothing short of a shock when, upon David Moyes\u2019 matchday squad being unveiled, the 22-year-old was nowhere to be seen:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? Our team for today is in!<\/p>\n<p>Bowen starts with Coufal also returning among the substitutes\u2026<\/p>\n<p>COME ON YOU IRONS!!! \u2692<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@betway<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUEVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WHUEVE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OfaI2BoV6B\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/OfaI2BoV6B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West Ham United (@WestHam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestHam\/status\/1510587926727462914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media on the back of the action coming to a close at the London Stadium, Moyes was therefore inevitably asked for an insight into Johnson\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n<p>And West Ham\u2019s boss went on to reveal that his young full-back is struggling with an ongoing hamstring problem, albeit one which the club \u2018don\u2019t think is bad\u2019:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Moyes on Johnson: \u201cHe felt his hamstring playing for England. He trained Friday and Saturday but felt it Saturday. We don\u2019t think it\u2019s bad. I\u2019m hoping he\u2019ll be ok.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WHUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roshane Thomas (@RoshaneSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoshaneSport\/status\/1510643911064231943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bowen back amongst the goals<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s omission on Sunday, of course, made little difference when it came to West Ham\u2019s efforts to return to winning ways.<\/p>\n<p>This came as a Man of the Match display on the part of the returning Jarrod Bowen ultimately guided the Irons to a 2-1 triumph, in the process pushing them back clear of Manchester United into 6th in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cBack with a bang!\u201d ?<\/p>\n<p>Things weren\u2019t level for long! Jarrod Bowen reacts quickest to finish after Jordan Pickford saved Michail Antonio\u2019s original effort and West Ham lead 2-1! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7ZXQOW2JY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/i7ZXQOW2JY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1510623349990469632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/live-streaming-match-previews\/tottenham-hotspur-vs-newcastle-united-live-streaming-watch-premier-league-online\/\">Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United live streaming: Watch Premier League online<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/latest-photos-stemming-from-arsenals-training-ground-hint-at-double-boost-before-crystal-palace\/\">Latest Photos stemming from Arsenal\u2019s training ground hint at double boost before Crystal Palace<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 An explanation for the absence of Ben Johnson from West Ham United\u2019s matchday squad to face Everton on Sunday has been provided. With Vladimir Coufal still working his way back towards full fitness, it was widely predicted that youngster Johnson, on the back of a solid stretch of form prior to the international break, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-14054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}