Mikel Arteta admitted that his team may need some time to recover from the “painful” setback in the Premier League title race this season. The Gunners held the top spot in the table for 243 days, but a run of just two wins in their last eight matches saw Manchester City dethrone them. This prompted the head coach to state that his players “need to heal.” Today, Arsenal will strive to avoid a second consecutive defeat at the Emirates Stadium following their loss to Brighton (0-3). The Gunners have recorded 25 victories and six draws, earning them 81 points and the second position in the league standings. Unavailable for today’s match are Zinchenko, Tomiyasu, Saliba, Martinelli, and Elneny, who is sidelined with an injury.
Wolverhampton doesn’t expect anything good from the game in the capital, where they have only won three times since 1980. Furthermore, Julen Lopetegui’s team is at risk of suffering four consecutive away defeats for the first time since November 2012. However, this is not surprising, as the “Wolves” have only collected 11 out of 54 available points on the road throughout the campaign. After 37 rounds, they have recorded 11 victories and eight draws, resulting in 41 points and the 13th position in the league table. In the last round, the visitors played a draw against Everton (1-1). Unavailable for today’s match are Vinagre, Townsend, Mykolenko, Godfrey, Davies, Coleman, and Cody.
