J. Bowen

Bowen's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, J. Bowen was used in rotation for West Ham in the Championship: 8 appearances and 710 minutes, averaging 89 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 3.2 key passes per 90, 0.4 assists per 90 and 1.9 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Bowen's totals.

Bowen played 223 passes at 77% accuracy — 28.3 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him. Set against Bowen's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he has managed 16 in a season before, so 6 is well short of his own mark; he is playing far less than he once did — 1038 minutes against 3410 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 6.99 to 7.46 since 2025/26.

Our records cover 8 seasons of Bowen's career, 2016/17 to 2025/26, across 2 clubs — Hull City, West Ham. In that time he has played 323 matches across 7 competitions, 26,008 minutes in all. His best return on our records was 12 assists in 2025/26, from 44 appearances. The current campaign has yet to give him a run.

Bowen has 28 appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League on our records, and the gap is real: he is roughly 1.5 times more productive in Europe, 0.30 per 90 domestically against 0.46 in Europe. Bowen has reached 8 assists in a season 5 times, between 2019/20 and 2025/26 — a level held rather than found once.

Away from his club, Bowen has 15 appearances for England on our records — across UEFA Nations League, World Cup - Qualification Europe and Euro Championship.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.