Seven players could miss Wolves vs Arsenal as Mikel Arteta battles key injuries | Football | Sport

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that multiple Arsenal players will be unavailable for Wednesday night’s Premier League encounter with Wolves. The Gunners will look to maintain their four-point lead over Manchester City at the summit when they travel to Molineux for an 8pm kick-off against Rob Edwards’ struggling side, who are staring at an immediate drop to the Championship.

Wolves have endured a difficult season, collecting only one win and six draws from 26 matches thus far. Avoiding the drop will require something extraordinary, but they might take some comfort from the fact that the league leaders arrive at Molineux with a depleted squad.

Here are all of the players who may be absent from both Wolves and Arsenal as the two teams meet…

Riccardo Calafiori

Despite picking up a knock ahead of the FA Cup game against Wigan Athletic, Arteta is hopeful that Calafiori will play against Wolves but stopped short of confirming his return.

Kai Havertz

Discussing the Germany international, who has been recovering from a muscular injury, Arteta explained: “Kai is the other one, but again, for the weekend, it’s a possibility, so, looking forward to having him in the squad.”

Mikel Merino

Due to a stress fracture in his foot that needed surgery, Merino will be sidelined for an extended period. Whether he will return before the end of the 2025/26 campaign remains to be seen.

Max Dowman

Speaking earlier this month, Arteta explained that Dowman had still not recovered from his ankle injury, and that he was only set to return to squad training in the coming weeks. He will miss the Wolves game as a result.

Martin Odegaard

While Odegaard should be ready to face Tottenham in this weekend’s north London derby, Arteta has revealed that the Norway international won’t be available for selection against Wolves because of a knee injury.

Hee-Chan Hwang

In terms of injuries for Wolves, Hwang has been ruled out for Wednesday evening with Rob Edwards explaining how the forward is currently doing individual work after picking up a calf injury.

Toti Gomes

As a result of a thigh injury, Gomes will also be absent from the game. While he has recently returned to training, Edwards sees the Arsenal match as a step too far.