Wolves - Arsenal should be an absolute belter on Saturday (start time, 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com) as both teams are in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
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Nuno Espirito Santo and Wolves continue to upset the odds as they are the only Premier League team to win all three of their games since the restart and are now three points off third-place and have momentum in the race for Champions League.
As for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, they’ve bounced back after a rough start to the restart and Mikel Arteta now has plenty of options and his team look hungry.
Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore will lead Wolves’ charge, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang continues to be the talisman for Arsenal.
Stream Wolves - Arsenal by clicking on the link above and here is everything you need to know ahead of the clash.
Team news
Wolves aren’t being impacted by injuries and they are fit and hungry with Santo resting Traore for moments during their first three games of the restart.
Arsenal are still without Bernd Leno, Callum Chambers, Pablo Mari and Gabriel Martinelli but Lucas Torreira and Sokratis are back on the bench. Nicolas Pepe misses out as his wife’s giving birth while Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nkeitah both start.
Here's how Wolves line-up for this evening's @premierleague fixture against @Arsenal. #WOLARS
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🏴 @BukayoSaka87 returns to the XI
🇵🇹 @OficialCedric makes his first start
🏴 @EddieNketiah9 leads the attack
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What they’re saying
Raul Jimenez on his partnership with Adama Traore: “Every striker wants a teammate with his conditions. He can cross from anywhere, you know he’s going to be at the final line and he’s going to cross, so you have to be there at the right time to score. We train on it in the week. We talk to each other before the games, or in the training sessions, so we know where we’re going to be, his crossing and where I have to move. It’s not a coincidence, it’s something we train and work for.”
Mikel Arteta on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: “A player that is able to score as many goals as he’s done in that short space of time tells you everything about the importance that he has for us. We need players that can make the difference at any moment in the game every three days, in different competitions, and that’s a big test for him. He’s done that at different clubs, he’s willing to stay with him, he’s really happy where he is and can see what we’re trying to do. Hopefully he can evolve as well in some parts of his game that in my opinion he can improve. We are pushing him every day towards that.”
Odds and ends
Wolves are the clear favorites for this game via DraftKings (+125) but Arsenal are dangerous and could be good value at +235 for the win. +225 for the draw seems like a very good bet too, as both teams are well matched with similar attacking units but Wolves have the edge when it comes to defensive players.
Prediction
This will be a tight, tense clash and the star attackers for both teams will be key. If Jimenez and Traore are firing on all cylinders then you have to fancy Wolves, if Aubameyang and Saka are on form for Arsenal, they could edge it. With both teams hopeful of Champions League qualification, the stakes are high and I think this will be a draw. Let’s say 1-1.
