Arsenal vs Wolves: Latest team news, injuries and predicted lineup

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Boss on Aug 14

Calafiori hoping to make his competitive debut (Picture: Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

kick off their campaign against Wolves on Saturday with ’s side out to lay down an immediate marker in the title race.

The Gunners have a relatively clean bill of having ended their pre-season campaign in impressive fashion with dominant wins over Bayer Leverkusen and Lyon.

, sparking fresh injury fears after missing almost his entire first season at the club.

The Netherlands international suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on the first day of the 2023-24 campaign against Nottingham Forest, only returning on the final day against Everton in May.

Timber was struggling with a foot problem, ruling him out of those final pre-season games,

Takehiro Tomiyasu meanwhile missed the pre-season tour of the US due to a knee problem with Arteta revealing last weekend the versatile defender is a number of weeks away from his return.

against Lyon, with the Italy international playing the final 25 minutes.

Calafiori will be hoping to make his competitve debut on Saturday after getting his first minutes in the 2-0 win over Lyon.

But Arteta may opt for Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back, having named the Ukrainian in a settled back for alongside Ben White, William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes in their final pre-season games.

With Calafiori the only new addition, the rest of Arsenal’s starting XI will resemble the one that pushed City all the way last term with Kai Havertz finishing the season as Arteta’s preferred option up top.