JARROD BOWEN appeared to dislocate his finger after scoring for West Ham against Wolves.
The England international doubled his side’s lead with a brilliant swivel and finish on 54 minutes.
He wheeled away in celebration, being greeted by delighted team-mates Declan Rice and Kurt Zouma.
Moments later his smile turned to a grimace, with his finger appearing to be pointing in the wrong direction.
Fans quickly suspected that Bowen had dislocated it.
But he was able to soldier on after receiving a bit of treatment.
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As an image of the 25-year-old’s injury circulated online, one fan wrote: “Bowen’s finger… I don’t think it’s supposed to bend like that”.
The squeamish social media user then continued: “I just shivered man”.
A second fan similarly added: “Bowen mate I don’t think your finger is supposed to bend like that.”
While another wrote alongside a picture of the gruesome injury: “Nope nope nope.”
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A fourth tweeted: “OUCH!!!!! Bowen dislocated his finger.”
And a further supporter joked: “Support group for everyone who briefly saw Bowen’s finger then please.”
Bowen’s goal was a crucial one for David Moyes’ side, who went into the match languishing in the bottom three.
Gianluca Scamacca’s brilliant first-half strike gave them the lead.
Before Bowen’s strike clinched the much-needed three points… even if it came at a painful cost.
Following the match, boss David Moyes joked of Bowen’s finger dislocating: “His feet have been doing that at times this season.”
The Scot then added: “That was huge for Jarrod. I told him that if he scores five or six goals he’ll be on that aeroplane. Today was a typical Jarrod Bowen goal. That was more like Jarrod.”
