ARSENAL welcome London rivals West Ham to the Emirates Stadium as Jack Wilshere returns to his former club. Follow the Premier League action LIVE with Express Sport.
Arsenal vs West Ham: Express Sport brings you LIVE coverage of the Premier League as Jack Wilshere returns to the Emirates Stadium
- Arsenal vs West Ham: West Ham have managed seven wins in 44 Premier League meetings with Arsenal
- Bournemouth vs Everton: Marco Silva has won his last two Premier League games against Bournemouth
- Huddersfield vs Cardiff: Huddersfield are winless in their last nine encounters with Cardiff
- Southampton vs Leicester: Claude Puel’s side have lost their last four league matches on the road
Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Papastathopoulos, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi, Aubameyang.
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku, Sanchez, Wilshere, Felipe Anderson, Snodgrass, Antonio, Arnautovic.
TWITTER ROUND-UP
Kim: So poor old Mesut Ozil is “ill” again. More likely, Emery told him to work hard in training and he threw his toys out the pram, did anybody see his little sulky reaction when he was subbed at the Bridge? The sooner we are rid the better.
Ian: Mesut Ozil ill again? In other words today is one of his designated days off…and Granit Xhaka starting again, when will this end.
Keith: Mesut Ozil is “ill” yet again. Getting beyond a joke at this stage. Only so many times you can defend the same person. Between poor performances on the pitch and illness it’s nowhere near good enough for a professional.
OFF THE MARK?
14:50: While Unai Emery had good reason to curse the Premier League fixture computer for two tough opening fixtures, the new Arsenal boss could hardly have wished for a better game this weekend to get some points on the board.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side have also lost their first two games, with a predictable thumping at Liverpool followed by a dispiriting home defeat to Bournemouth.
Stadium issues continue to muddy the waters for the unhappy Hammers and Arsenal, who should have scored five in the first half against Chelsea, will be confident of claiming a first win.
ARSENAL vs WEST HAM – TEAM NEWS
14:48: Arsenal are without Mesut Ozil for their Premier League clash against West Ham – as Jack Wilshere returns to the Emirates Stadium for the first time.
The Gunners make one change from their 3-2 defeat at Chelsea as Aaron Ramsey returned in place of Ozil, who is ill, as Unai Emery goes in search of his first points as Arsenal head coach.
West Ham have also lost their opening two games and made four alterations, Wilshere starting against his former club as Carlos Sanchez, Issa Diop, Ryan Fredericks and Michail Antonio came in.
AFTERNOON
14:45: Hello everyone, welcome to our LIVE coverage of Arsenal vs West Ham from the Emirates Stadium.
Sorry I’m late. I’ve been covering Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Wolves. Better late than never though, right?
I’ll just get stuck in straight away because we’ve tons to get through. Team news and line-ups are all below.
