Bottom-placed Wolves back in search for elusive victory in Arsenal clash.
Following an emphatic victory over Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League, the Gunners take on bottom-placed, winless Wolves, hoping to return to winning ways in the Premier League. Arsenal vs Wolves kicks off at 20:00 [GMT] on Saturday, December 13, at the Emirates.
Arsenal welcome Wolves to the Emirates in a top-versus-bottom clash after picking up a 3-0 win over Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League. That emphatic victory leaves the UCL league-phase-leading Gunners as the only side in the competition with a 100% winning record this season. Back in the Premier League, the Gunners enter this match in strong form and with complete dominance in this fixture, while Wolves arrive winless and under mounting pressure as their historically poor campaign continues. Arsenal have won their last eight Premier League meetings with Wolves — their longest winning run against a single opponent since a streak of 10 against Burnley between 2010 and 2019. In addition, Arsenal have found the net in each of their last 35 matches against Wolves in all competitions, a run dating back to 1979. Meanwhile, Arsenal are also chasing a milestone of their own. They are looking to win five consecutive home Premier League matches for the first time since early 2024. One they would be keen to achieve, having suffered a defeat last weekend [DWDWL]. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Viktor Gyökeres at the attacking end is expected against the Wanderers. Riccardo Calafiori is suspended for this fixture.
Bottom-placed Wolves remain the only side without a victory in the Premier League [0W, 2D, 13L] after 15 games. It leaves the Wanderers in unwanted company, with only QPR (2012–13) and Sheffield United (2020–21) having begun a season with longer winless runs. Their tally of two points is the joint-lowest in English top-flight history at this stage of the campaign. Furthermore, across all matches, they are winless in 19 and have lost their last eight — both sequences equalling the longest in the club’s league history. What’s even more concerning ahead of Saturday’s trip to North London is their H2H record away to Arsenal. Wolves have won just one of their last 14 league trips to North London (D4 L9). In addition, they have lost each of their last four visits since their 2–1 success in November 2020. Hence, finding that elusive maiden season victory here appears highly unlikely for Wolves, who could appear with a 3—5—2 formation. Larsen and Arias could team up in attack here. Meanwhile, as many as four players, including Rodrigo Gomes and Matt Doherty, are ruled out due to injuries.