Arsenal XI vs Wolves: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Evening Standard

·25 January 2025

Arsenal XI vs Wolves: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Mikel Arteta sweating on two key defensive doubts for Molineux trip

Arsenal will hope to have both William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly fit for today’s trip to face Wolves in the Premier League.

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Saliba has missed Arsenal’s last two games due to a hamstring injury, while Lewis-Skelly was absent for Wednesday’s Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb because of a knee problem.

Mikel Arteta, however, confirmed on Friday morning that neither injury is serious and both players could even make the squad for Saturday’s game at Molineux.

“With Myles, there is nothing serious on the scan,” said the Arsenal boss. “So, it will be a matter of today having a meeting with the medical staff. We have a training session. Whether it is too early or not [we don’t know].

“And with Willy, it is something similar as well. I think they will definitely be in for next week. This week, let’s see how it goes.”

If Saliba is out of action, Arteta faces a selection dilemma as to who he plays at centre-back alongside Gabriel. Jurrien Timber was deployed there against Aston Villa last weekend, but it was Jakub Kiwior who got the nod in the Champions League.

Arteta is light on options in attack, but both Ethan Nwaneri and Leandro Trossard will be pushing to start after doing well off the bench in midweek.

Ben White, who has been out of action since November after undergoing knee surgery, is progressing well in his recovery but is not quite fit enough to return this weekend. Takehiro Tomiyasu is still out, along with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus.

“He hasn’t trained with the team yet, but I think he is very close to doing that,” said Arteta on White. “He needs to still tick a few boxes in the next two or three days. If that is all going well and smoothly, I think he will be with us pretty soon.”

Predicted Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Raya; Partey, Timber, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard

Doubts: Lewis-Skelly (knee), Saliba (hamstring)

Injured: Jesus (knee), Saka (hamstring), Tomiyasu (knee), White (knee)

Arsenal squad from: Neto, Raya, Setford; Calafiori, Gabriel, Kacurri, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Saliba, Tierney, Timber, Zinchenko; Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Havertz, Martinelli, Sterling and Trossard

Time and date: 3pm GMT on Saturday January 25, 2025

Venue: Molineux

Referee: Michael Oliver