Arsenal look to bounce back from last Saturday’s late defeat against Aston Villa when they host bottom-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
The Gunners rotated much of their squad during the 3-0 win over Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League. It will be interesting to see whether Mikel Arteta sticks with the group of players who started in midweek or reverts to a stronger side.
There will be at least one change for the home side, as Riccardo Calafiori is suspended due to yellow-card accumulation, meaning Myles Lewis-Skelly will likely start in the Premier League for the first time this season.
Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli were both on the scoresheet in the Champions League, and impressed throughout, which might convince Mikel Arteta to give one of them a start tonight.
Arsenal now have the rare occasion of no mid-week fixture as their Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace has been moved to December 23rd due to Palace’s involvement in the Europa Conference League.
Gabriel Jesus made his return from an ACL injury against Brugge and was right in the thick of things, creating one chance and having two shots on target. The Brazilian was unlucky not to get a goal when he smashed a shot onto the top of the crossbar.
He’s likely to start from the bench tonight as he continues to build up match fitness, but if the last 30 minutes of football on Wednesday night is anything to go by, then Gabriel Jesus is going to play a big role for Arsenal this season.
Taking advantage of the gaps Wolves leave - potential game for Gyokeres at the number 9?
Wolves left a lot of gaps open, which Manchester United exposed on Monday Night, as the Red Devils cruised to a 4-1 win. If Arsenal can move the ball quickly and take advantage of those gaps, then they will have many scoring opportunities
It’s also why this could be a game to start Viktor Gyokeres in, it’s well known he likes to make those runs off the last defender and into the space, and if Wolves manage to leave those gaps as they did on Monday, then it could be a game in which the Swede manages to thrive.