Arsenal V West Ham - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Ox faces a month outArsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the visit of West Ham as he faces up to a month out with a hamstring injury.Midfielder Mathieu Flamini is back in contention after a hamstring problem.Club captain Mikel Arteta (ankle) is set to step up his rehabilitation, as is defender Gabriel (hamstring), but Jack Wilshere (ankle) is still a few weeks away from a return.Arteta, 32, is out of contract in the summer, and is expected to agree a one-year extension."Normally I would like him to stay on, yesHe has a huge experience and is very important in the squad," said boss Arsene Wenger.Arsenal can cement their place in the top four with victory over the Hammers, who have slipped down to mid-table."The mood is good as you can imagine, but focused as well because we know that every single game is a decisive game now," said Wenger."Every year it (making the top four) gets more difficult because you have more teams who can compete for it, and in future years it will be even harder."It is an important part to have a good mixture between focus and composure, that is not easy to find because the tension can be too big."A shoulder injury to James Tomkins means Cheikhou Kouyate is likely to find himself at the heart of West Ham's defence - and the Senegal international has a plan.The 25-year-old midfielder has been used to plug a hole in the centre of Sam Allardyce's defence already this season and Kouyate wants to use the performance of his former club Anderlecht as inspiration for leaving the Emirates Stadium with a positive result.Tomkins, who has recently penned a new long-term deal at Upton Park, dislocated a shoulder in training on Thursday and joins fellow defender Winston Reid on the injury list - with forwards Andy Carroll, Carlton Cole and Enner Valencia also likely to miss out and Alex Song nursing a slight knee injury.Add to that Carl Jenkinson's ineligibility against his parent club, and Allardyce will be selecting from a much-depleted pool for a fourth successive Barclays Premier League London derby.But Kouyate was in the crowd as his previous side Anderlecht recovered from a 3-0 half-time deficit to take a Champions League point home from north London and he wants to follow in the footsteps of the Belgian outfit."I have never played at the Emirates stadium before, but I know I will play my game and try to enjoy it
I want to help the team and battle for the points," he said"Arsenal is a very big team, but West Ham need the points
It's a very good game and London derby, which I like
I'll go to Arsenal to do battle."I went to the Emirates to support Anderlecht in the Champions League earlier this season and they did very well and drew three-all."I was very happy because Anderlecht is my second family
Arsenal went 3-0 up and I was thinking 'What is this game?' but in the second half Anderlecht came with a new mentality."It went to 3-1, then 3-2 and then 3-3 - it was unbelievable!"I am very happy for Anderlecht, but now West Ham go to Arsenal and it would be fantastic if we could do the same
We want to get a draw or even a win."
Source : PA
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