Arsene Wenger will take his in-form Arsenal team to Molineux looking for their sixth win in seven games to maintain the pressure on Chelsea and Manchester United. West Ham are the only team to have taken any points off the Gunners in the last two months and Wolves look to face a tough task here, although Mick McCarthy will be boosted by the return to full fitness of strikers Chris Iwelumo and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
Quick Check
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Last season’s top scorer Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is hoping for a recall to the starting line-up.
- Nenad Milijas could also be promoted after impressing as a substitute against Stoke.
- Striker Chris Iwelumo faces another lay-off after a recurrence of a foot problem.
- David Jones is sidelined for another month with a knee injury.
- Wolves have not beaten Arsenal in their last 13 meetings dating back to 1979.
- Mick McCarthy’s side has kept just one clean sheet in 11 league games this season and none in their last nine.
Arsenal
- Samir Nasri is hoping for his first league appearance of the season after a broken leg.
- Tomas Rosicky could feature after a knee problem.
- Striker Robin van Persie has scored six goals in his last five games.
- Arsenal have taken 16 points from a possible 18 in their last six matches.
- Striker Nicklas Bendtner will be out for at least a month with a groin injury.
- Left back Gael Clichy is sidelined with a stress fracture of his lower back.
- Winger Theo Walcott and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski are out for another fortnight with knee and thigh problems.
- Djorou and Denilson are also on the injured list.
Expert Advice
Stopping Arsenal’s prolific attack scoring has proved nigh on impossible since September and it could be a task beyond the home side. With Dutchman Robin van Persie leading the way and scoring on a regular basis, the Gunners are at their confident best going forward at the moment and any lapse in concentration will be capitalised on – as Tottenham found to their cost last weekend. Hauling themselves back from two goals down to earn a point at Stoke will have boosted Wolves’ morale and their best hope of troubling Arsenal’s defence may be from set pieces, but the visitors look to have too many scoring options and Betsson’s odds of 1.92 for an away win by two goals or more goals looks a value bet.
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