North London giants Arsenal dey host basement boys Wolverhampton Wanderers for the Emirates Stadium this Saturday night as table-toppers clash with rock-bottom side in Premier League.
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Arsenal dey bounce back after midweek 3-0 Champions League win over Club Brugge, but last weekend’s 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa show say title chase no go easy. Villa’s injury-time goal from Emiliano Buendia ended Arsenal’s 18-game unbeaten run in all competitions. Despite defensive injuries to Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba, Gunners still unbeaten at home in league this season and have won last four matches at Emirates.
Wolves dey on disastrous run with just two points from 15 games, averaging 0.13 per match. Monday night draw with Man Utd no change fortunes as they stay 13 points adrift of safety. Wolves dey eight-match losing run vs Arsenal and haven’t beaten Gunners in 35 consecutive games across all competitions.
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Arsenal absentees: Riccardo Calafiori (suspension), Max Dowman (ankle), Cristhian Mosquera (ankle), Gabriel Magalhaes (thigh), Kai Havertz (knee). Leandro Trossard (knock), Declan Rice (illness), William Saliba (knock), Jurrien Timber (knock) under assessment. Gabriel Jesus returned vs Club Brugge and fit start.
Wolves absentees: Joao Gomes back from yellow-card ban. Bellegarde (hamstring, 6 weeks), Rodrigo Gomes (groin), Marshall Munetsi (calf), Leon Chiwone (knee), Daniel Bentley (ankle) sidelined. Fer Lopez expected to replace Bellegarde; Jorgen Strand Larsen and Tolo Arokodare likely to start up front.
Predicted Lineups
Arsenal: Raya; White, Timber, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Norgaard, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Eze
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Johnstone; Krejci, Agbadou, Toti; Tchatchoua, Gomes, Andre, Wolfe; Lopez; Arokodare, Strand Larsen
Prediction
We dey predict Arsenal 3-0 Wolves. Home form, attacking firepower, and Wolves’ terrible season suggest Gunners go secure another convincing win at Emirates Stadium.
