No Ozil as Wilshere returns to Arsenal with West Ham

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Mesut Ozil is an absentee and Jack Wilshere is back on familiar territory as Arsenal and West Ham look to get their seasons up and running.

Arsenal are without Mesut Ozil as they search for their first Premier League points of the season against West Ham.

The Gunners suffered back-to-back defeats versus Manchester City and Chelsea in a tough opening to the Unai Emery era and Ozil is not in their matchday 18 at Emirates Stadium, having been hindered by illness over recent days.

Like Emery, Manuel Pellegrini has started a new job with consecutive losses – the Hammers beaten in their opening games of the campaign against Liverpool and Bournemouth.