Arsenal vs Wolves preview

Team news, key stats and prediction ahead of Arsenal vs Wolves in the Premier League.

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Team news

Arsenal skipper Granit Xhaka will not play against Wolves on Saturday, Unai Emery confirmed on Friday. The Arsenal head coach said he wanted all the focus to be on the Premier League match following the midfielder's reaction while being jeered by his own fans last weekend.

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Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo will revert to a more familiar starting line-up after making wholesale changes - including nine academy players in his matchday squad - in the Carabao Cup defeat to Aston Villa.

Willy Boly is out after surgery on his fractured shin, while Ryan Bennett is still struggling with a groin problem and Morgan Gibbs-White is dealing with back pain and is doubtful.

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Opta stats

• After winning their first six Premier League games against them, Arsenal have won just one of their last four against Wolves in the competition (D2 L1), failing to beat them in either game last term.
• Wolves' 3-1 win against Arsenal in April ended a run of 16 league games without victory against the Gunners - they last won consecutive top-flight games against them in September 1979 (a run of three).
• Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games in London (W3 D4) since a 0-5 loss at Fulham in March 2012. It's their longest unbeaten run in the capital in the top-flight since a run of 11 between November 1972-November 1974.
• Arsenal haven't lost at home at 3pm on a Saturday since the opening day of the 2013-14 season (1-3 vs Aston Villa), winning 20 and drawing two since then.
• Arsenal have only led by more than one goal in two of their 10 Premier League games this season, with the Gunners being pegged back to draw 2-2 in both of those matches.
• No side has conceded the first goal in more Premier League games than Wolves this season (7), though they've come back to draw five of those games (L2).

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Charlie Nicholas' prediction

Will Granit Xhaka start, or will he leave the building before the final whistle? He is done in my opinion. The anger that has come out from the Arsenal fans has been there for a long time. They are not asking for Unai Emery's head, but when is he going to get the balance of the team right? He cannot solve the major defensive issues, as that is the reality staring everyone in the face.

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I am a massive fan of playing Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pepe, with Dani Ceballos just behind, so they should see Wolves off. These players must start to take the tension off the defenders and produce. I think they will do, while Wolves are still unpredictable in what they want to do and where they are.

Wolves should have won this game last year when they came to the Emirates. If Wolves have a go, they could win this game easily, like 2-0 or 3-0. The crowd are going to be on Arsenal's case, but they will get over the line in this one.

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-1 (15/2 with Sky Bet)

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