Arsenal face a trip to Wolves this weekend as they look to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.
Last time out, they drew 2-2 with Aston Villa despite going 2-0 up after 55 minutes. They conceded goals to Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins, which equalled the game up ahead of the final whistle.
It left the Gunners six points off league leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand. However, since then, they did record an impressive 3-0 win against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
Mikel Arteta continues to look for a striker to add to his squad this month, amid reports that they have been linked to three main options in Victor Osimhen, Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha. The latter, they will get a close look at on Saturday afternoon.
They face a Wolves side who sit 17th in the Premier League, and are level on points with Ipswich, who are one place below them in the relegation zone. They lost 3-1 to Chelsea in their last match.
Arsenal will be without up to six players on Saturday due to injury, whereas Wolves could miss up to five names, click here to see our predicted XI for the Gunners at Molineux.
Arsenal made favourites for trip to play Wolves
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The Gunners are the better team both in the form books and on paper, and the bookmakers are reflecting that in their odds ahead of Saturday’s game.
According to Oddschecker, Arsenal are backed at odds of 10/21 to win, which gives them a 67.7% chance of winning the game. Meanwhile, Wolves are backed to win at 13/2 (13.3%), and a draw is backed at 15/4 (21.1%).
We predict a 2-1 win for Arteta’s side in what could be a tough test, despite Wolves’ poor league position and recent form.
Where to watch the Gunners take on Wolves
The game kicks off from Molineux at 3 pm GMT on Saturday 25 January, and won’t be available for broadcast in the UK, due to the blackout rule for all 3 pm kick offs.
However, highlights will be posted to the Sky Sports YouTube channel after 5 pm, and BBC One will broadcast extended highlights at 10.30 pm for Match of the Day.