Arsenal can't afford too many more slips if they're to stay in the Premier League title race so Mikel Arteta will be desperate to put three points on the board when they visit struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Gunners dropped six points behind Liverpool at the weekend when they threw away a 2-0 lead at home to Aston Villa, with the 2-2 draw bringing up a bet for Slips Tips.
Arsenal are still second in the betting for the title but Arteta's squad is being stretched by a series of injuries and fans will be hoping for some reinforcements to arrive before the January transfer window closes.
They should still have enough quality to see of a Wolves side who have lost their last three Premier League games, with the honeymoon definitely over for new boss Vitor Pereira.
The arrival of the former Porto boss gave the Molineux men a lift, with two wins a draw in his first three matches, but only goal difference is now keeping them above the drop zone.
Wolves need to find a spark to get their season up and running again so Pereira will be desperate to put another dent in Arsenal's title hopes.
How the bookies view it: Gunners set to fire again
With Wolves in poor form, it's no shock to see them as BoyleSports' outsiders for this one, although the price of 6/1 does seem a bit too big. Arsenal are 2/5 hot favourites and the draw pays 10/3.
Recent head to head: Eight in a woe for Wolves
The Gunners have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, winning their last eight games against Wolves. They won 2-0 on their last trip to Molineux then followed it up with another 2-0 victory at the Emirates earlier this season.
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Pereira took a pop at star player Matheus Cunha after Monday's loss at Chelsea, criticising his “body language”. It will be interesting to see what kind of reaction that sparks from the Brazilian and he's 7/2 at BoyleSports for anytime scorer.
Arteta doesn't have much scope to change things around up front, with Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka still out injured. Kai Havertz should lead the line again and the German is 15/8 for anytime scorer.
Probable line-ups
Wolves remain without Toti Gomes, Yerson Mosquera, Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzales and Boubacar Traore due to injury.
In addition to those injuries in attack, Arsenal have issues in defence with key man William Saliba suffering a hamstring injury in the draw with Villa. He has joined Ben White and Takehiro Tomayasu on the sidlines.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sa, Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou, Ait-Nouri, Andre, J Gomes, Semedo, Strand Larsen, Cunha, Guedes.
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Partey, Gabriel, Calafiori, Merino, Rice, Odegaard, Martinelli, Trossard, Havertz.
Anything else catch the eye?
Wolves have drawn a blank in just one of their home games this season and could cause problems for Arteta's makeshift defence. So BTTS looks decent value at 20/23 with BoyleSports and you can boost the odds to 13/10 by adding on over 2.5 goals.
Both teams should have a go in this one and that could see the corner count rack up. BoyleSports price over 10.5 flag kicks at 23/20 while over 3.5 Wolves corners looks better value at the same price.
This could be a feisty game with Wolves fighting for their lives in a relegation dogfight. Over 4.5 cards appeals at 5/6 with Bet365 while Molinuex midfielder Andre is 15/8 with the same firm to go into the book.
This English Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal will be played on Jan 25, 2025 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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