Arsenal vs Wolves prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-12-01 15:00.
[p]Arsenal are a side firing on all cylinders right now and they will be desperate to maintain their position at the top of the Premier League (PL) after climbing to the summit following last week’s 1-0 win at Brentford. They followed up that success with a 6-0 home rout of Lens in the Champions League during midweek, securing their progression into the knockout stages as Group B’s winners. That was also a third clean sheet in four competitive matches for Mikel Arteta’s men (W4).[/p]
[p]That run has contributed to Arsenal’s impressive record of the most clean sheets in England’s top tier ahead of the round (six), while they have also conceded the fewest number of league goals (ten). But as we saw on Wednesday night, their success so far has been built on more than just a robust defence which should concern a Wolves side that has historically struggled to keep their attack at bay. The Gunners have scored against them in 31 straight competitive H2Hs, and another goal here will equal their longest scoring streak against an opponent. [/p]
[p]Therefore, mid-table Wolves might need to produce a strong attacking performance of their own if they are to bounce back from last week’s frustrating 3-2 loss at Fulham. However, it is worth noting that since their 1-0 loss at Manchester United in the opening round, Gary O’Neil’s side have scored in 12 straight PL games themselves (W4, D3, L5) – their second-longest scoring streak in PL history. [/p]
[p]That gameweek one contest is remembered for Wolves controversially not being awarded a penalty after United goalkeeper Andre Onana looked to have fouled forward Sasa Kalajdzic in stoppage time. Sadly for O’Neil’s men, that’s not been the last of big calls going against them this season, leading the manager to admit he’d finally been turned “against VAR” on Monday. Maybe he will hope that will put pressure on officials to continue the trend of five penalties in their past five matches, but this time, awarding them the way of his side.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Recently back from injury, Gabriel Jesus scored and assisted on Wednesday night; he also scored and assisted in Arsenal’s 5-0 H2H win here last season. Only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (11) has directly contributed to a goal in more individual PL games than Wolves’ Hwang Hee-Chan (9) so far. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Wolves have lost all six previous away games against opponents coming into the clash at the top of the PL table. [/p]