Wolves Premier League Campaign Gets Under Way Tomorrow at Arsenal
Injury Concerns Over Wolves Players Ahead of Trip to the Emirates
Fabio Vieira, Nelson Semedo, Enso Gonzalez Medina, and Leon Chiwome Are Out
Wolverhampton Wanderers will kick off their 2024/25 Premier League campaign with a trip to the Emirates Stadium to face
Arsenal on Saturday, but they will be without a number of key players.
Fabio Vieira, who joined from Porto in the summer, is a doubt for the hosts, while
Nelson Semedo,
Enso Gonzalez Medina, and
Leon Chiwome are all ruled out.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have also been dealt a blow with the news that Pedro Neto is expected to be out for up to 12 weeks with an ankle injury.
Wolves Team News
Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O'Neil has confirmed that Fabio Vieira will miss the game against Arsenal due to an ankle injury. Nelson Semedo, Enso Gonzalez Medina, and Leon Chiwome are also out. O’Neil is expected to make a number of changes to the team that lost 1-0 to Fulham in their last pre-season friendly.
Predicted Wolves lineup: *
Goalkeeper: José Sá *
Defenders: Jonny Otto, Max Kilman, Nathan Collins, Rayan Aït-Nouri *
Midfielders: João Palhinha, Rúben Neves, Matheus Nunes *
Forwards: Adama Traoré, Raúl Jiménez, Gonçalo Guedes
Arsenal Team News
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is expected to name a strong team for the game against Wolves. The Gunners are without a number of players due to injury, including Fabio Vieira, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney, and Emile Smith Rowe.
Predicted Arsenal lineup: *
Goalkeeper: Aaron Ramsdale *
Defenders: Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Oleksandr Zinchenko *
Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Martin Ødegaard *
Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli
Head-to-Head
Arsenal have won each of the past six Premier League meetings between the two sides. Wolves’ only victory in their last 13 top-flight away games against the Gunners was by 2-1 in April 2019.
Prediction
Arsenal will be confident of victory against a Wolves side that is missing a number of key players. The Gunners have a strong record against Wolves and will be looking to start their Premier League campaign with a win.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Wolves
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