Wolverhampton-Arsenal is a match of the thirty-fourth day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 20:30: live TV, probable formations, predictions.
Arsenal in the Molineux postponement will try to make less bitter a week in which it has already cashed in 2 heavy defeats, which threaten to shatter the Londoners’ dreams. On Wednesday, the Gunners’ adventure in the Champions League came to a sad end: Bayern Munich confirmed themselves as a black beast and on the night at the Allianz Arena a goal by Kimmich was enough to decide the double challenge – in the first leg it had ended 2-2 – and oust Mikel Arteta’s men from the continent’s most important competition.
Something similar had happened last Sunday in the league match with Aston Villa: former Unai Emery had inflicted Arsenal’s first Premier League defeat of 2024 (0-2), taking the three points away from the Emirates Stadium. It was a defeat that prevented the club from the English capital from retaining the top spot in the standings and facilitated the overtaking of Manchester City, now at +2 on the Gunners and Liverpool, paired on 71 points. Among the three teams still in the title race, it is undoubtedly Arsenal that has the most difficult schedule, since it faces two derbies with Chelsea and Tottenham in the coming days, in addition to Manchester United. Arteta and his men will try to overcome the shock at home to Wolverhampton, which has been steadily declining after reaching 40 points.
Gary O’Neil’s Wolves haven’t won in a month and a half and in the last five days have won only two points despite an affordable schedule, proving they are not ready to aspire to Europe.
The prediction
The psychological backlash is around the corner, but in our opinion the Gunners will not miss this game. Yes, the Molineux is a place where it is difficult to collect points but if they want to continue chasing the dream of winning the title, all the more so after the Champions League exit, Arteta’s men have no other choice. The precedents comfort them: five Gunners wins in the last five meetings with Wolves.
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likely lineups.
WOLVERHAMPTON (3-4-1-2): Jose Sa; Bueno, Kilman, Toti Gomes; Nelson Semedo, Doyle, Lemina, Doherty; Joao Gomes; Sarabia, Cunha.
ARSENAL (4-3-3): Raya ; White, Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kiwior; Rice, Jorginho, Odegaard; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
