Arsenal trio return to starting lineup vs Wolves in huge boost for Arteta

The Football Faithful

·25 January 2025

Arsenal trio return to starting lineup vs Wolves in huge boost for Arteta

Arsenal welcomed back William Saliba, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly to the starting lineup for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Wolves.

The centre-back missed last week’s 2-2 draw with Aston Villa and the midweek win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Uefa Champions League after he was clutching his hamstring after the North London Derby against Tottenham Hotspur.

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Nwaneri, meanwhile, returned to action against Zagreb, coming off the bench to replace Raheem Sterling, after being sidelined by a groin injury for two-and-a-half weeks. This will be his first start for the Gunners since he was forced off at halftime of their 1-1 draw with Brighton earlier this week.

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Lewis-Skelly was left out of the matchday squad for the 3-0 win over Zagreb after feeling a problem during the Villa game, but slots in at left-back against Wolves at Molineux.

Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka remain on the treatment table, but Mikel Arteta’s injury worries are easing considerably with Riccardo Calafiori also available for selection. The Italian was an unused sub on Wednesday after missing the previous three matches for Arsenal with a muscular problem.

Ben White remains out of action with a knee injury, although Arteta revealed in his pre-match press conference that the defender is close to returning to team training.

“He still needs to tick a few boxes in the next two or three days,” the Spaniard said. “If that’s going well and smoothly, I think he’ll be with us pretty soon.”

Arsenal starting lineup vs Wolves:

(4-3-3): David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Myles Lewis-Skelly; Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz; Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli.

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