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Arsenal v Wolves team news: Rice, Timber + Saliba all fit

13 December 2025 1132 comments
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Triple Captain chips, Free Hits and some of those extra free transfers have been widely lavished on Arsenal players in Gameweek 16.

Tonight, the league leaders take on a Wolverhampton Wanderers side still without a win or clean sheet in 2025/26.

Will it be a cricket score or an anticlimax?

Kick-off at the Emirates is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

It’s positive news on the fitness front as all four of the Gunners marked at ‘75%’ in the FPL flag system make the matchday squad.

William Saliba, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice start, while Leandro Trossard is among the substitutes.

Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze also come back into the side following midweek rests.

Compared to last weekend’s line-up against Aston Villa, rather than the much-changed XI sent out against Club Brugge, there are three changes.

It’s Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres and Saliba in for Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino and the suspended Riccardo Calafiori.

As for the beleagured visitors, Rob Edwards makes three changes to the side that lost to Manchester United.

Matt Doherty and Joao Gomes are back from injury and suspension, with Hwang Hee-chan joining them in the line-up.

Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the bench, while Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is injured.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Martinelli, Saka, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Trossard, Odegaard, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Mosquera, Wolfe, Krejci, Joao Gomes, Andre, Hwang, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Sa, Bueno, Arias, Arokodare, Chirewa, Hoever, Lopez, Mane, Tchatchoua.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Saka getting zero assists would be outrages.

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    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Outrageous even

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  2. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Just lost 14 pts in a short period of time

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  3. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    So if thats not a Saka assist because it came off a Wolves head rather than Arsenal, how is that any different really?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Johnson touched it twice

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  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Timber

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  5. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    How have they not given that assist to Saka either. The f**k is going on?

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    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Corruption

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  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Oh F all the way off, Arse.

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  7. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Ars two og v wolves? So lucky

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  8. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Why has the first Saka assist been taken away?

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  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    I’m struggling to see the argument for that second one being an assist…?

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      If he crosses and defender heads in, that's an assist by the rules. No requirement for it to be from a shot on target.

      If there are two touches by defender(S) it doesn't count

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      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Fair enough!

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    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      It’s a deflected shot. It’s not that difficult.

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  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Disgrace

    Robbed of 2 assists.

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      It’s been added…

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  11. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    I did say earlier wolves would score

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      How many points you get for that prediction ?

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      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        £100 bet cashed in

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        1. boombaba
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Suuuuuuuure

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  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Have they added Saka assst for 1 or 2nd goal because there is one on there now

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      *assist

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      2nd I think

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Excellent because first one will 100% be added 🙂

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  13. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Timber been a joke to own really

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    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      I may sell him before GW18/19

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  14. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Never go against Haaland

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    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Did you captain Ben White?

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  15. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    The assist is there now

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Yes but for which goal

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      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Doesn’t matter buddy

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Well it does because I’d like to know if they’ve given the more dubious one (second), because the first is 100% also an assist so I will count 2 assists for when it’s reviewed later and added

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  16. fusen
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    So many people not understanding why the first assist was not given.

    That second was an assist even with the OG

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Exactly

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    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      GK touched it once or twice? The first OG.

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    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Rules aren't followed always. Saka once got an A from corner he gave that was boxed away.

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        I remember this

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  17. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Rules are still too difficult...

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      It's so difficult. You have to open them, scroll to the right bit AND read them. Who has time for that?

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        That's incorrect.

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  18. Herger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Saka captainers so lucky

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      You mean extremely unlucky

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    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Unlucky

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    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      *unlucky (but still think he’ll get the assist)

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  19. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    I think they're still looking at the 1st goal because the Johnstone OG score was also wiped out (for now).

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  20. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Sorry but wtf, that second one IS a Saka assis!! So what the hell is going on! Players have assisted OG’s for ages!!!

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      It’s been given

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  21. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    At least Wolves are finding the net now

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  22. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    @OfficialFPL

    Goal - own goal (Johnstone)
    Assist - SAKA

    Arsenal 1-0 Wolves (70 mins)

    #FPL #ARSWOL

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      They tweeted that and removed the assist in the game at the same time

      #Consistency

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  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    saka don't blank

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  24. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Is there still a possibility of that second (first?) assist being added or is it dead in the water now?

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      still a chance i think

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    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      I think it will be given

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    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      By the rules of the game the corner taken HAS to be counted as a shot, and therefore assist for attempted save and own goal.

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    4. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Believe there's a 24 hour period to adjust assists/goals.

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  25. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Well that was a roller-coaster ride for sure!

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  26. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Losing that Arsenal CS is gonna kill my rank

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      As only raya owner didn't kind cs going

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    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Same here

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    3. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Meh. Everyone has one

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  27. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Fair play, Wolves scored all three goals...

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Ruthless

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  28. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Wolves score all 3 goals and lose

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  29. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Who would've thought Wolves would score 3 goals in this match

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  30. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    3 wolves goals

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