‘We just weren’t good enough’ – Bowen apologies to West Ham fans for relegation | OneFootball

West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen has apologised to supporters after the club were relegated from the Premier League.

The Hammers’ place in the Championship for the 2026/27 season was confirmed on Sunday despite a 3-0 victory over Leeds United, a match Bowen scored and assisted in. Tottenham defeated Everton 1-0, ensuring second tier football for the east Londoners for the first time in 14 years.

Bowen, who scored nine goals and assisted a further 11 times across the league campaign, took to social media platform Instagram to express his gratitude to the Irons supporters despite their shortcomings, promising Nuno Espirito Santo’s side will return to the top flight as soon as possible.

“It’s hard to post something like this when all you’re feeling is embarrassment and pain,” Bowen said.

“I could write loads trying to explain where it all went wrong this season, but honestly what you deserve from me is an apology.

“Winning that trophy in Prague was the best night of my career. Sunday was the worst.

“We just weren’t good enough. Simple as that. And that’s why the season ended the way it did.

“To the fans, you didn’t let us down once. The support home and away never changed, even when things weren’t good enough from us on the pitch. We should have given you more. You deserved more.

“One thing I know about this club is that it has the desire and fight to bounce back from this. This club belongs in the Premier League and deserves to be back there as soon as possible.”