Arsenal could be without nine players for Saturday’s clash against Wolves.
Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel, Kai Havertz and Max Dowman will definitely miss the game due to injury.
Riccardo Calafiori will also be absent because he is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season last weekend at Aston Villa.
Myles Lewis-Skelly will start at left-back in place of Calafiori and Mikel Arteta will hope Jurrien Timber is fit to partner Piero Hincapie in the heart of defence.
Timber is one of four players that are doubts for the game with Wolves at Emirates Stadium.
Declan Rice was ill in midweek and missed the win in Club Brugge. Leandro Trossard has a calf problem and William Saliba is struggling with an ankle issue.
“[Saliba] hasn’t trained with us yet,” said Arteta on Friday morning. “We have an extra day, we train this afternoon. Let’s see if he can be available or not.
“If you asked me [about the] Everton game, I think he will be fit. For tomorrow I don’t know.
“It came from an ankle injury that he had and then it started to modify the way he was running and all that. He started to overload an area, which is something common.”
Arteta may not have to rush Rice back as he could opt to play with a midfield trio of Eberechi Eze, Martin Odegaard and Martin Zubimendi.
Arsenal played with Eze and Odegaard as two No8s earlier this season, when they hosted West Ham.
In attack, Viktor Gyokeres will hope to lead the line again after starting in Club Brugge and getting just over an hour under his belt.
Bukayo Saka was rested for that game, but should return. Noni Madueke could keep his place in team after scoring twice against Brugge, however he may have to move to the left flank.
Arsenal predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; White, Timber, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Eze; Saka, Gyokeres, Madueke
Doubts: Rice (ill), Saliba, Timber and Trossard (calf)
Injured: Dowman (ankle), Gabriel (thigh), Havertz (knee) and Mosquera (ankle)
Suspended: Calafiori
Time and date: 8pm BST on Saturday, December 13, 2025
Venue: Emirates Stadium
How to watch: TNT Sports
