Captain Bowen could not hide his dejection after the game: bad luck and mistakes were fatal, leading to a crushing defeat.

West Ham United suffered a 0-3 defeat to Brentford in Saturday's London derby. After the match, West Ham captain Jared Bowen appeared dejected in an interview, stating that the loss was extremely frustrating.

Despite the lopsided scoreline, West Ham United were not without chances. In an interview, Bowen pointed out with frustration that the team had 14 shots throughout the match, but four were denied by the woodwork, and a header was disallowed for a narrow offside.

Bowen lamented: "It's really frustrating, it feels like luck is completely out of our favor. But in the Premier League, where details determine success or failure, you can't rely on luck. Our performance today was definitely not good enough."

Furthermore, Bowen was particularly distressed by the team's defensive blunders, believing that all three goals were due to West Ham United's own mistakes, which could have been avoided.

Even so, the captain still affirmed his teammates' fighting spirit: "Even when we were down 0-2, no one chose to give up. We created a lot of opportunities, and the result might have been very different on another day."

With only three rounds remaining in the league, West Ham United are only two points ahead of relegation-threatened Tottenham, facing mounting pressure to avoid relegation. Facing a tough opponent, Arsenal, next weekend, Bowen knows there's no time to wallow in sorrow.

"Facing the media in adversity is not easy, but we have put in so much effort to avoid relegation and cannot afford to collapse at the last minute. The focus must shift immediately to ensure we make the right response by the end of next week," Bowen added.

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