Arsenal vs Wolves Predictions - Arsenal to dominate on opening day

Marc Thomas

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Last updated: 15 Aug 2024

Marc Thomas 15 Aug 2024

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Arsenal are among the favourites for the Premier League title behind Man City.
Arsenal have shown strong form recently, including pre-season wins against top teams.
Wolves finished 14th last season and are missing key players, making them likely underdogs.

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Arsenal have covered a -1 handicap in their last 3 home matches (Getty Images)

Arsenal vs Wolves Preview

Arsenal are among the favourites for the title this season behind Man City. After a strong showing last year, the Gunners are backed to get off to a winning start.

Arsenal vs Wolves Preview
Head to Head
Arsenal Form
Arsenal Injuries & Team News
Wolves Form
Wolves Injuries & Team News

Arsenal have covered a -1 handicap in their last 3 home matches (Premier League)
Arsenal have won to nil in 2 of their last 3 home matches (Premier League)
Arsenal have won to nil in 3 of their last 4 matches against Wolves
Wolves have lost 5 of their last 7 matches
Wolves have conceded 2+ goals in their last 4 away matches (Premier League)
Wolves have failed to score in 3 of their last 6 matches (Premier League)

Head to Head

Arsenal have won 64 of their 124 games against Wolves. There have been 28 draws and 32 Wolves victories.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal finished second in the Premier League last season, just two points behind Man City. Mikel Arteta’s outfit only conceded 29 goals and 16 at home - the best records in the division.

Arsenal began pre-season with a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth and a 2-1 win over Man United. A 2-1 loss to Liverpool and wins against Bayer Leverkusen (4-1) and Lyon (2-0) followed.

The North London side dominated Lyon on Sunday and William Saliba and Gabriel scored the seal the win.

Arsenal Injuries & Team News

Defensive pair Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are ruled out.

Wolves Form

Wolves finished the 2023/24 Premier League season in 14th place. The Midlands side took just two points from their last seven away matches and conceded 18.

Gary O’Neil’s team won two and lost two pre-season friendlies. Wins against West Ham (3-1) and Leipzig (3-0) were followed by losses to Crystal Palace (3-1) and Rayo Vallecano (1-0).

Wolves Injuries & Team News

Defender Nelson Semedo is suspended.

Forward trio Leon Chiwone, Matheus Cunha and Enso Gonzalez are out.

Verdict

Arsenal v Wolverhampton

Arsenal will want to maintain their home strength this season. The Gunners are well-organised and likely to have too much class for inconsistent Wolves.