As Arsenal prepare to host Wolves on Saturday there is really very little team news to speak of. The Gunners emerged unscathed, on the fitness front, from their 6-0 thrashing of RC Lens last night, with only one piece of news to report.
Fabio Vieira, who would have been out due to a suspension against Wolves on the weekend, is now also out injured for the longer-term, due to a groin problem.
Arsenal vs Wolves FYIs
Kickoff: Sat Dec. 2, 3pm, Emirates Stadium, London, UK
PL Position: Wolves 12th, 15 pts Arsenal 1st, 30 pts
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
PL Form: Wolves LWLDW Arsenal WWLWD
Odds: Wolves 13/2 Arsenal 1/3 Draw 9/2
Google Result Probability: Wolves 8% Arsenal 76% Draw 16%
Team News for Both Sides
For Arsenal, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe, and Jurrien Timber remain out as long-term injury absentees, with no members of the trio set to return any time soon.
For Wolves, Mario Lemina and Joao Gomes are suspended while Craig Dawson returns from suspension. Pedro Neto is a doubt, with a hamstring problem.
Well, enough with all that, let’s just get on to the lineup prediction.
Arsenal Starting XI Prediction vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
David Raya; Takehiro Tomiyasu, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard.
Prediction: Arsenal 2, Wolves 0
We’re thinking it is actually not, “high ho Wolverhampton”..in this one
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