Alexandre Lacazette played just eight minutes off the bench for Arsenal in the goalless London derby draw with West Ham on Wednesday night as a late replacement for Alexis Sanchez.
Alexandre Lacazette moved to Arsenal from Lyon for a club-record fee in the summer transfer window. The France international has scored eight goals in the league so far.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was pleased with the performance of his back four after switching from a 3-4-2-1 formation against West Ham United.
The Gunners' Champions League aspirations took a further dent after they were held to a goalless draw by West Ham.
Ozil, 29, is in the final six months of his Gunners contract, with talks over a new £235,000-a-week deal having ended in failure.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admitted that Arsenal lacked sharpness during the goalless draw against West Ham United on Wednesday night.
Mesut Ozil has been linked with a move to Manchester United and Barcelona as he nears the end of his Arsenal contract.
David Moyes is open to making a move for Jack Wilshere in January if the midfielder is made available for transfer by Arsenal. Olivier Giroud also on Hammers' radar.
Arsene Wenger wants Olivier Giroud to stay at Arsenal until the end of the season and says contract talks with Mesut Ozil are still ongoing.
Aaron Ramsey and Shkodran Mustafi will not be available when Arsenal take on West Ham United on Wednesday night.
Mesut Ozil has impressed for Arsenal in the last few weeks. The World Cup winner with Germany has scored once and registered three assists in the last four Premier League matches.
Olivier Giroud has admitted that he could leave Arsenal in January if the right opportunity comes along as he seeks regular game time.
Giroud reportedly considering joining another club on loan until the end of the season as he fears being left out of France's World Cup squad.
Giroud, 31, is yet to start a league game for the Gunners this season, with club-record summer signing Alexandre Lacazette ahead of him in the pecking order.
Jack Wilshere could reportedly leave Arsenal in the January transfer window in order to boost his chances of making it to Gareth Southgate's England squad for the 2018 World Cup.
Shkodran Mustafi has failed to recover from the thigh injury he picked up during Arsenal's loss to Manchester United. He could return for the midweek West Ham clash.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed Mathieu Debuchy rebirth and says the France full-back has a future at The Emirates Stadium
Leon Goretzka's form for Schalke has seen him attract interest from Arsenal, their league rivals Manchester United and Manchester City, along with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Walcott and Wilshere have played just 46 and 65 minutes of Premier League football, respectively, thus far in this campaign.
Arsene Wenger is ready to ring the changes when Arsenal embark on the knock-out stage of the Europa League - knowing Champions League qualification is on the line.
Walcott has not started a Premier League match this season and is on Sam Allardyce's agenda according to recent reports.
Santi Cazorla has suffered another setback in his recovery from an Achilles injury and Wenger is hopeful he will return before the end of the campaign.
