Arsenal have both William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly fit to start against Wolves in the Premier League, but Martin Odegaard misses out.
Saliba has missed Arsenal’s last two games due to a hamstring injury, while Lewis-Skelly was absent for Wednesday’s Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb because of a knee problem.
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Mikel Arteta, however, confirmed on Friday morning that neither injury is serious and both players start at Molineux.
“With Myles, there is nothing serious on the scan,” said the Arsenal boss. “So, it will be a matter of today having a meeting with the medical staff. We have a training session. Whether it is too early or not [we don’t know].
“And with Willy, it is something similar as well. I think they will definitely be in for next week. This week, let’s see how it goes.”
Arteta is light on options in attack, but both Ethan Nwaneri and Leandro Trossard start after doing well off the bench in midweek.
Nwaneri lines up in midfield, with captain Odegaard not named in the squad.
Ben White, who has been out of action since November after undergoing knee surgery, is progressing well in his recovery but is not quite fit enough to return this weekend. Takehiro Tomiyasu is still out, along with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus.
“He hasn’t trained with the team yet, but I think he is very close to doing that,” said Arteta on White. “He needs to still tick a few boxes in the next two or three days. If that is all going well and smoothly, I think he will be with us pretty soon.”
Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Nwaneri, Trossard, Martinelli, Havertz
Subs: Neto, Porter, Tierney, Zinchenko, Calafiori, Kiwior, Jorginho, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji
Time and date: 3pm GMT on Saturday January 25, 2025
Venue: Molineux
Referee: Michael Oliver
