Arsenal VS Wolverhampton - Prediction

Once again, Mikel Arteta is on a mission to win the Premier League title with Arsenal. Arsenal were so close to winning the league title in the last two seasons but bottled in the dying moment. However, the Gunners are now very determined to end their trophy drought in the Premier League this season. Today, they start their mission by welcoming Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta is excited for the new season and hopes to win the league. The manager said, "We are really excited. We’ve been missing the competition for many weeks, it’s too long for us. We are so willing to start and so enthusiastic about it." "On the last day [of the season], we had a gathering together with all the club players and they were coming to me and saying: ‘we are going to do it next year, we are going to be better, we want more," Arteta stated.

Stats&Facts

• Wolverhampton Wanderers have lost all their last six meetings with Arsenal in the English Premier League.
• At Emirates Stadium, Arsenal Have lost only one of their Last 13 matches against Wolves. This only defeat came in 2020 when Nunu Espirito was the manager of the Wolves.
• Arsenal have scored in each of their previous 30 meetings with the Wolves across all competitions. The last time Arsenal failed to score was back in 1979.
• Arsenal won each of their Last two season's opening games, one against Crystal Palace and the other against Nottingham Forest.
• Meanwhile, the Wolves have lost Each of their last three season's opening matches.

Team News

Arsenal will miss the service of Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu due to their injuries. Defender Jurrien Timber was absent for a long time due to his ACL injury. But he has recovered and Arteta confirmed that Timber will be in the squad. However, Fabio Viera is still uncertain for today's clash. Arsenal have signed a new defender, Riccardo Califiori. Today's match could mark his debut for the Gunners. As for the Wolves, Nelson Semedo is unavailable due to his three-game suspension. Leon Chiwone and Enso Gonzalez will miss the opening match due to their respective injuries , while Matheus Cunha, Daniel Podence, Mario Lemina, and Jorgen Strand Larsen will return to the squad. Possible Lineup for Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli Possible Lineup for Wolverhampton: Sa; Doherty, Mosquera, Toti, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Lemina, Gomes, Podence; Cunha, Hwang

Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Wolves

Arsenal are among the favorites for the league title for the last few seasons. The Gunners do not have many injury issues, making it easy for Arteta to play with a strong squad. As the home team, Arsenal will have massive support from the gallery. Therefore, we expect Arsenal to start their new campaign with a comfortable victory.

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