West Ham head coach Graham Potter has confirmed that Aaron Wan-Bissaka won’t be in the matchday squad for the Everton match this weekend due to a stomach bug.
It is a third match in a row that the former Man United player has been absent due to illness.
Some fans on X believe there is more to this situation than meets the eye, with a few suspecting a fallout between Wan-Bissaka and Potter:
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Wan-Bissaka still being out with a stomach bug is starting to get suspect now. If he genuinely is suffering then it’s got to be a pretty severe one.
— Mark Harrison (@MarkHarrison23) September 26, 2025
Has Potter just fallen out with Wan-Bissaka?
Out again for Everton with his ‘stomach problem’ seems odd
— COYIrons (@COYIronscom) September 26, 2025
Very odd. Potter left him on the pitch for the Forest game then played for Congo then not been seen since…
Was meant to be training last weekend!
— Richard Wenn (@Rich_Wenn) September 26, 2025
Pathetic if so. He was very dodgy in the CFC game, but overall, he's one of our best. Hammers of the Year.
— Pad Jay (@d112_p41373) September 26, 2025
100% he has fallen out with him
— Chris Phillips (@cphillips702) September 26, 2025
When did Wan-Bissaka last play for his club?
The 27-year-old’s last appearance for the Hammers came against Chelsea during the 5-1 defeat back in August. He was an unused substitute for the subsequent 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest, with Kyle Walker-Peters taking his place in the starting lineup.
Since then, Wan-Bissaka has missed the defeats to Tottenham and Crystal Palace, having not been named in the squad for either fixture.
There’s a likelier explanation that West Ham fans are overlooking
Wan-Bissaka switched his allegiance to the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year, and he played his first two matches during the last international break.
The fullback started the World Cup qualifiers against South Sudan and Senegal. There is a good chance that he contracted a nasty bug while away with his country.
Read more about the West Ham First Team Squad for 2025/26 here