Wolves v Arsenal

So this it. The last of the big cheeses in succession and even if we do lose, three points from the last three games isn't a bad return and another point would always be welcome in this last one.


Well, after such a good display at Old Trafford, you'd think there'd be no changes. You could be proven wrong tonight after Stephen Ward's bad form was capped off with a right stinker and should welcome a change a left-back. George Elokobi to step in maybe? Should Mick McCarthy opt for 4-4-2, it's no question that Sylvan Ebanks-Blake should be the striker to play alongside Kevin Doyle, but who'd you drop in midfield? Stephen Hunt would make a good case but he's trying to settle and gain more match fitness.

Arsenal will seek a backlash after their debacle against Newcastle on Sunday and they'll have to do it without the suspended Laurent Koscielny and possibly Samir Nasri and Arsene Wnger won't be rushing Robin van Persie. Andrei Arshavin will be expected to be called up after not starting in the last game and whilst Aaron Ramsey - the star in last season's fixture - might be out, but tonight could be a cue for Jack Wilshere. Personally, I would like to see what the fuss is about.

But then again, which will Arsenal turn up? The one that can play the free-flowing attacking football which has earned them acclaims or the lacklustre one with a defence as leaky as the stories about Wenger's affair and a slapstick goalkeeper? Both are entertaining for different reasons but whichever one turns up will decide what we finish the match with.

'Grobs'


POSSIBLE LINE-UPS


WOLVES: Hahnemann; Foley, Stearman, Berra, Elokobi; Jarvis, Milijas, Henry, Edwards, Hunt; Doyle

ARSENAL: Fabianski; Sagna, Squillaci, Djourou, Clichy; Arshavin, Fabregas, Song, Wilshere, Walcott; Chamakh

ODDS (with William Hill)

WIN: Wolves 5/1; Draw 11/4; Arsenal 4/7

FIRST GOALSCORER: Wolves - Steven Fletcher 8/1, Doyle 8/1, Ebanks-Blake 10/1, Jarvis 12/1, Hunt 14/1, Milijas 16/1, Stearman 33/1: Arsenal - Chamakh 4/1, Bendtner 5/1, van Persie 5/1, Fabregas 11/2, Walcott 6/1, Song 16/1.

KEY PLAYER: Cesc Fabregas. Vital. Without him, Arsenal are ordinary.

WEAKEST LINK: Lukasz Fabianski. Sums up Wenger's taste in goalkeepers. Test him with high balls and long-rangers and he'll be likely to fumble.

NOTABLE MUTUAL ALUMNI: Alan Sunderland, Oleg Luzhny, Bobby Gould, Vince Bartram, Jeremie Aliadiere

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