Arsenal vs Wolves: Test of the Leaders of the Table against the Lowest Team

DOCUMENTATION / Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus scores against Wolves / PHOTO via Instagram @arsenal

JAKARTA - Arsenal will host Wolves in the 16th week of the 2025/2026 English League at the Emirates, Sunday, December 14 at 03.00 WIB. On paper, this will be an easy match for Arsenal.

The reason is that Arsenal, who are currently at the top of the table, face a team that is in the basement. Arsenal's pace was stalled when they were defeated by Aston Villa, but The Gunners - nicknamed Arsenal - were able to bounce back with a 3-0 victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League.

Despite losing a number of its pillar players such as Riccardo Calafiori who was hit by a yellow card accumulation, Max Dowman, Cristhian Mosquera, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Magalhaes, and Kai Havertz, Arsenal's performance so far has been quite good.

Meanwhile, coach Mikel Arteta is still waiting for William Saliba's condition after returning to ankle problems, an injury that first appeared in August.

The injury recurred ahead of the duel against Chelsea which ended in a 1-1 draw, and made Saliba absent in the Gunners' last four matches. "We have to wait and see," he said. "Yesterday we didn't train and he hasn't trained with the team. Today we have one more session. We'll see if he's available or not," he said.

At Wolves, new coach Rob Edwards has not brought positive changes. In fact, Wolves' performance has become unclear in recent weeks.

The 1-4 defeat to Manchester United was a clear illustration of how fragile Wolves are. Fan protests added pressure, and the team looked easy to penetrate from various sides of the game.

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Expected line-up

Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Timber, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Norgaard, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Eze

Wolves (3-4-1-2): Johnstone; Krejci, Agbadou, Toti; Tchatchoua, Gomes, Andre, Wolfe; Lopez; Arokodare, Strand Larsen