Arsenal will welcome high-flying Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates this Thursday for another crucial Premier League game.
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Key Statistics
Arsenal have won one of their last four home games in all competitions.
The Gunners have scored over one goal in just one of their last seven games.
Wolves have scored 2+ goals in three of their last five games.
The visitors have the joint-best away defence in the league this season, having conceded just eight goals in 12 away games.
Head to head
Both sides have met 15 times in the Premier League with Arsenal, enjoying the greater win rate having won nine times. Wolves have three wins, while three games ended in a draw.
Latest performances in all competitions
Arsenal: W-W-D-L-D
Wolves: W-W-L-L-W
Arsenal
Exactly two weeks after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at Molineux, Arsenal will face them again.
With both clubs fighting to return to Europe next term, the Gunners will look to take home the maximum points.
They come into this game on the back of a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brentford. The win was the first time the Gunners were scoring over one goal in a game since their 5-0 win over Norwich in December last year.
The result also extended their unbeaten run (W2, D1) and keeps them in the sixth position, four points behind Manchester United in fourth.
With three games in hand over the sides above them, their top-four aspirations remain on track. A win here will take them above West Ham into fifth and also help cut the gap between them and Ralf Rangnick’s side to one point.
Possible Arsenal starting line-up
Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, Gabriel, Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding; Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard; Emile Smith-Rowe, Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Wolves
Wolves continued their quest for a place in Europe next season with a convincing 2-1 win over former European regulars Leicester City.
An early goal from Ruben Neves in the ninth minute gave the Molineux outfit an early foothold of the game. Ademola Lookman equalised in the 41st minute for Leicester, But Daniel Podence confirmed the win for Wolves with a 66th-minute header.
The result means that Bruno Lage’s men come into this round of games sitting in seventh place with 40 points. They are currently just six points off Manchester United, having played two games less than the Red Devils.
A win in this game will cut that gap to three points and will also see them end the day sitting in fifth place.
They will therefore be desperate to win this game and will also be confident of pulling off a win after troubling Arsenal the last time both sides met.
Possible Wolves starting line-up
Jose Sa; Max Kilman, Conor Coady, Romain Saiss, Nelson Semedo; Ruben Neves, Leander Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Raul Jimenez, Daniel Podence.
Injured: Wily Boly, Yerson Mosquera
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Arsenal 0-1 Wolves
