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Wolves v Arsenal team news: Saka starts in the ’10’

18 February 2026 782 comments
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After a bit of a damp squib at Brentford last Thursday, events at Molineux this evening will define Double Gameweek 26 for many Fantasy managers.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal kicks off 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

There are no huge surprises with the Arsenal line-up.

Mikel Arteta has made seven changes from the (mostly) second-string side that beat Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup but compared to the Brentford match, there are just three alterations.

One comes at centre-half as William Saliba, who was ill last Thursday, replaces Cristhian Mosquera.

Perhaps the most headline-grabbing inclusion is that of Bukayo Saka, who looks set to reprise the number 10 role he occupied against Wigan.

Gabriel Martinelli also comes in on the left wing, with Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard dropping to the bench.

Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori, passed fit yesterday, are only among the substitutes.

Wolves boss Rob Edwards went quite strong for Sunday’s FA Cup win at Grimsby Town, by contrast.

He makes four changes from that side, bringing back Jose Sa, Hugo Bueno, Angel Gomes and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.

Cup goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, David Moller Wolfe, Joao Gomes and Tolu Arokodare drop to the bench.

LINE-UPS

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Andre, A Gomes, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong.

Subs: Johnstone, Lima, R Gomes, Doherty, Wolfe, Rawlings, J Gomes, Edozie, Arokodare.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Madueke, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) 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. F4L
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    at least that goal helps rice bonus

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  2. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Season in the gutter with that Gyok sub.

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  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Gyok going off

    I thought he was coming on when I just saw him ... for the first time tonight

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    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Good good

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    2. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Jokerez is just fools gold. But he never trolls people, he sucks all the time.

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  4. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Rice DEFCON

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Nice

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  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    This was the first time I ever, not only C'd a defender, but TC'd. It will also be the last time I ever do that.

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      DC has a lot to answer for. Big brown stain on the game, hopefully binned for 26-27 season

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  6. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Broken hearts

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  7. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Need a Gabriel bullet header from a Rice corner else it's season over.

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      It’s season over anyway, just enjoy the ride hehe

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  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Rice cappers the winners

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      My v/c like many !

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Thankee, thankee all!

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  9. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    One more defcon for Rice please.

    And a RC for Gabby, please

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Already done

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  10. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Suprised Martinelli has stayed on over Gyorkes. Maybe i did bring in the right punt!? Here’s hoping

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    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Ah sitter!

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      1. DandyDon
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Offside anyway

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  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Jeez Timber, shoot

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  12. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Wolves goal to bring Man Utd into the title race

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  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 13 hours ago

    Remind me next season to never TC a defender again!
    Haaland if DGW36 happens could be painful

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    1. FCSB
      • 10 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Blame bigmanbakar

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      1. Absolutely Muñozed
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          I praise him as a non TCer

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      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Could be huge rotation by then

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    2. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Madueke > Semenyo confirmed thanks for the points

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      if Raya makes 1 save here, and counting the 2 vs Brentford, does he get a save point?

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Clutching at straws there

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      2. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Will also get 3 baps for doing this

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    4. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      One really stupid thing I've done was getting Raya over Rice, tho suddenly Raya felt steady compared to all the other GKs lol

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    5. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Wolves were the better team at the Emirates and should have won, and now they're becoming the deserved winners here at Molineux. How on earth are Arsenal top of the league?

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      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Was the obvious hindsight play

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    6. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      I should have played TC on VvD instead of benching him... With the help of hindsight this is so easy...

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    7. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Timber going to finally score a goal, he's just waiting for me to sell him.

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    8. JBG
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Arsenal conceded 19 goals so far.. 2 of those was against this pi** poor Wolves team

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    9. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      Timber get out my team. Can't score a goal to save his life.

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Nearly assists a goal 20 times then concedes.

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    10. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 13 hours ago

      People selling Rice still?

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      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Keeping for Spurs at least

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      2. I have no Wirtz
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          Keeping now

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      3. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        Steady Elliott Anderson scoring more v Wolves this GW than Timber v Brentford and Wolves and Raya v Brentford and Wolves 😆

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        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          I have been benching Hill for the past 3 weeks and he has been outscoring all my rubbish defenders..and I will prob.do it again

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      4. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 13 hours ago

        My front 8 has gone up from a bench headache to a proper migraine for this GW:

        BrunoF Mbeumo Semenyo Rogers Rice
        Haaland Pedro Thiago

        Gotta bench one... It was Rice until tonight

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        1. Absolutely Muñozed
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            super 8

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          • Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            Maybe Haaland is not fully ready to start? 😉

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          • Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            That’s a nightmare! Mbeumo maybe as I’m sure Everton will turn that fixture into a low scoring borefest.

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          • DropkickMurphys
            • 5 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            Mbeumo or Thiago

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          • Wayne Enterprises
            • 13 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            I was thinking of exactly same 8 - then debating whether to play BB with it?

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        2. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          Saka getting treatment

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        3. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          I just cannot see Arsenal win the league. If they so, they'll be the crappest team ever.

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        4. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          Rice cappers got it spot on

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        5. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          Think I will bench Timber this weekend and start Senesi instead ( away to West Ham )

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          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            Thinking the same

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          2. R Whites
            • 10 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            Similar, benching for Munoz.

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          3. Sailboats
            • 10 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            Same. Benching Timber for Hill

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        6. R Whites
          • 10 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          Who to swap for Semenyo? Leaning to Enzo.

          Rogers, Bruno F, Rice, Wilson, Enzo
          Halaand, Thiago, JP

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          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            wilson

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            1. R Whites
              • 10 Years
              15 days, 13 hours ago

              Thinking fixtures swing soon..

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        7. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          Did Thiaw to Timber before the gw

          Typical FPL

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          1. FantasyTony
            • 8 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            Me too. It was right move. Just didn’t work out.

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          2. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            15 days, 13 hours ago

            He at least didn't keep CS like VvD whom I benched this gw.

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