Ozil a doubt for Chelsea clash with knee injury

Joe Wright

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Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has only "a little chance" of facing Chelsea due to a knee injury, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed.

The Germany international has picked up a minor issue and was not named in the matchday squad for Sunday's trip to West Brom.

Wenger is also concerned that Ozil will not recover in time for the visit of the Premier League champions to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

"Ozil is injured and cannot contribute today," he told Sky Sports ahead of the match at The Hawthorns. 

Asked if Ozil could return for Chelsea, Wenger replied: "He has a little chance."

Ozil has four goals and five assists from 17 Premier League appearances this season.

A win for the Gunners on Sunday will lift them above Tottenham into fifth place, having played a game more than their north London rivals, and to within just a point of fourth-place Liverpool.

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.