Arsenal v Wolves: Confirmed line-ups as Saliba, Rice and Timber all return for Gunners
Arsenal host Wolves tonight. Get all the team news here...
Arsenal will aim to heap more misery on hapless Wolves when the sides meet at the Emirates this evening.
The Black Country side prop up the table having taken just two points from their first 15 games. Rob Edwards’ return to the club has failed to have the desired effect and relegation appears a formality unless they can turn their form around quickly.
That looks highly unlikely to happen against an Arsenal side that continue to look strong both domestically and in Europe.
Although they were beaten 2-1 at Aston Villa last weekend, the Gunners still hold a two-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. They can extend that to five points tonight with City not in action until tomorrow when they visit Crystal Palace.
Mikel Arteta’s side also lead the Champions League table. Their 3-0 win at Club Brugge in midweek maintained their status as the only side in the competition with a 100% record after six matches.
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ARSENAL TEAM NEWS
William Saliba, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber all come back into the starting line-up, while Riccardo Calafiori (suspended), Max Dowman (ankle), Cristhian Mosquera (ankle), Gabriel (thigh) and Kai Havertz (knee) are all absent.
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Hincapie, Timber, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres
WOLVES TEAM NEWS
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Marshall Munetsi and Rodrigo Gomes are injured but Joao Gomes is back after serving a suspension during the 4-1 defeat to Manchester United on Monday night.
Gomes is one of three changes to the starting team, with Matt Doherty and Hee-chan Hwang also brought in by Edwards.
Wolves: Johnstone, Doherty, Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti, Wolfe, Krejci, Andre, J.Gomes, Hwang, Strand Larsen
How to watch Arsenal v Wolves: TV and online streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Arsenal v Wolves stats
- Arsenal have won their last eight Premier League games against Wolves, their longest winning run against an opponent since a run of 10 versus Burnley from 2010 to 2019.
- Wolves have won just one of their last 14 away league games against Arsenal (D4 L9), losing the last four in a row since a 2-1 victory in November 2020.
- Arsenal have scored in every one of their last 35 meetings with Wolves, since a 1-0 home loss in February 1979. In English football history, only Wrexham against Darlington have had a longer scoring streak across all competitions (49 between 1929 and 1961).
- This will be the 42nd Premier League match between the top side and the bottom side, with the league leaders winning 30 of the previous 41 (D7 L4). Wolves have claimed two of the bottom side’s four victories, beating Manchester United at Molineux in both January 2004 and February 2011.
- Arsenal are looking to win five consecutive home Premier League matches for the first time since between January and April 2024. The Gunners have also prevailed in their last seven at Emirates Stadium against teams starting the day in the bottom three, since drawing 3-3 with Southampton in April 2023.
- While they have the best defence in the Premier League this season with nine goals conceded, Arsenal have shipped six goals in their last five league games, double the amount they did in their first 10 matches.