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Arsenal’s assault on Premier League glory starts this Saturday as they host Wolves at the Emirates.
Last season, Mikel Arteta’s men came up short in the title race, again, up against Manchester City.
Wolves finished 14th in 2023/24 and Gary O’Neil will be hoping for an improvement a year later, even if they have lost key player Pedro Neto to Chelsea.
Match Preview
Arsenal recent form
Arsenal played four matches in pre season and won three versus Man Utd, Leverkusen and Lyon.
They lost 2-1 against Liverpool.
Arsenal injury news
Arteta has some issues at full-back as both Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu are both out injured, though new signing Riccardo Calafiori will likely make his competitive debut at left-back.
There are concerns over the fitness of Jurrien Timber so if he does feature it will be from the bench.
Wolves recent form
Wolves have had a mixed pre-season, winning two and losing two. They defeated West Ham and RB Leipzig but lost against Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano.
Wolves injury news
Daniel Podence, Leon Chiwone, Enso Gonzalez and Sasa Kalajdzic are all definitely out, while Matheus Cunha, Mario Lemina and Jorgen Strand Larsen are struggling for fitness.
Nelson Semedo is suspended following his dismissal on the final day of last season.
Arsenal vs Wolves – who is the referee and VAR?
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistants: Darren Cann, Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth official: Gavin Ward
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Natalie Aspinall.
Arsenal – Player to Watch?
Arsenal fans are still clamouring for the acquisition of a new star striker, but until that happens, Martin Odegaard remains the main man for the Gunners. May Premier League fans believe he’ll be a contender for Player of the Season should he continue on his upward career trajectory.
Wolves – Player to Watch?
O’Neil will be hoping that Cunha can shake off his hamstring niggle to feature here as Wolves desperately need his quality in the final third.
Arsenal will be raring to go in this Premier League opener and,…
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Author : [email protected] (Martin Macdonald)
Publish date : 2024-08-15 10:30:04
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