Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more Premier League games against Arsenal without winning (8) than against any other opponent. In fact, Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 19 league and cup games against Wolves, and the last time we saw a victory from the West Midlands outfit in this series, it came way back in 1979.
The Gunners haven’t even trailed, not for a single minute, in eight Premier League games against Wolverhampton, and only one team has ever played more against an opponent and never fallen behind- Chelsea, in their 14 game series with Portsmouth.
Sheer dominance all around. Of course, streaks and records are all meant to be broken, and this glorious run has to come to an end sometime.
You could say that Wolverhampton simply is due. However, we’re not predicting that to happen tomorrow night. So let’s take a look at who Arsenal boss Unai Emery might slot into his first team to keep the domination going strong.
The Bank Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
Striker: Alexandre Lacazette,
Attacking Midfield: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Defensive Midfielders: Granit Xhaka, Lucas Torreira
Defenders: Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Shokdran Mustafi, Nacho Monreal
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
Arsenal vs Wolves FYIs
Injury Report: go to this link
Kickoff: Sunday, November 11, 430 pm local, 11:30 am EST, Emirates Stadium
TV: NBC Sports
Odds via Odds Shark: Arsenal 4/7 Draw 16/5 Wolves 9/2
Prediction: Arsenal 2, Wolves 1
Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank.net, which is partnered with News Now. Banks, a former writer for NBC Chicago.com and Chicago Tribune.com, regularly appears as a guest pundit on WGN CLTV and co-hosts the “Let’s Get Weird, Sports” podcast on SB Nation.
He also contributes sociopolitical essays to Lineups.com and Chicago Now. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. The content of his cat’s Instagram account is unquestionably superior to his.