William Saliba is back in the starting lineup to face Wolves after missing our last two matches with a slight injury.
He is one of five changes to the side that beat Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday, with Mikel Arteta choosing to rotate half of his outfield players for our return to Premier League action at Molineux.
Myles Lewis-Skelly returns at left back after missing out in midweek, while fellow Hale End product Ethan Nwaneri is also in the lineup. It’s his first start since scoring away to Brighton at the start of the year, though he did come on against Dinamo in midweek.
Thomas Partey and Leandro Trossard are the other two players coming into the side, after they were used from the bench on Wednesday.
Both Mikel Merino and Martin Odegaard miss out completely, so Gabriel will take the captain’s armband – the second time he has skippered us in the Premier League. It’s also the big Brazilian defender’s 199th appearance for us.
Speaking shortly before kick-off, the manager said: "Martin was ill this morning and we had to send him back - he was nowhere near fit to play. Mikel as well, because he got a knock and couldn’t make it yesterday for training.”
The hosts are unchanged from their 3-1 defeat to Chelsea on Monday.
Line-ups
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Nwaneri, Trossard, Martinelli, Havertz.
Subs: Neto, Porter, Tierney, Zinchenko, Calafiori, Kiwior, Jorginho, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji.
Wolves: Jose Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Bueno, Ait-Nouri, Andre, Nelson Semedo, Joao Gomes, Sarabia, Strand Larsen, Matheus Cunha.
Subs: Johnstone, Toti, Pedro Lima, Hwang Hee-Chan, Doyle, Dawson, Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes, Bellegarde.
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