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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.

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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. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 59 mins ago

    Wen gols??

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 58 mins ago

      2nd half

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      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 58 mins ago

        Thanks, will do some chores

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  2. paulojdsc
    • 6 Years
    29 days, 59 mins ago

    Munoz to O'Reilly tonight to avoid the price rise or better wait?

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    1. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 51 mins ago

      Really annoying O'Reilly going up even before they've played. But if to make space for Etikite, I'll need every £0.1m

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  3. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 59 mins ago

    Saka seems to have stopped shooting this season?

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    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 57 mins ago

      Yes shooting is unwise as you lose possession of the football

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      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 56 mins ago

        Only crosses with his right foot to haha

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        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 5 Years
          29 days, 54 mins ago

          haha essential

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  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 59 mins ago

    Get madueke on at least he has the balls to take on players

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 57 mins ago

      Eze offers nothing

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 49 mins ago

        Waters wet

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  5. tim
    • 16 Years
    29 days, 58 mins ago

    Saka blanko, Haaland hattie.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 56 mins ago

      Is destined. All my chipping away against ML leaders past 5 or so weeks undone in 1.

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  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 57 mins ago

    gyokeres where are you to tap that in

    brilliant saka

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  7. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 57 mins ago

    Gods sake Gyokeres and Martinelli are wasteful

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  8. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 57 mins ago

    Yeah I dont think Saka is getting anything here. I can now go about my night

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  9. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 57 mins ago

    Possible Ode and Merino in for Eze and Gyok half time? Both have not got any balls ...

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  10. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    29 days, 57 mins ago

    Unbelievable, players wasting Saka’s brilliance

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  11. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 57 mins ago

    Martinelli could’ve had a hattrick at this point

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  12. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 56 mins ago

    Well Ben White was a good punt. Almost captained as well.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 55 mins ago

      Sickener. Would love a wolves goal now, disastrous GW this is turning into for me

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 53 mins ago

        I blame AFCON. Giving me 5FT I was always gonna do something stupid.

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 54 mins ago

      Milk was a baad choice

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      1. Punned It
          29 days, 53 mins ago

          Hey, lady in the red hat!

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    3. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      29 days, 56 mins ago

      Martinelli's already had 3-4 chances. Nothing.

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    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      29 days, 56 mins ago

      Saka buckling under the pressure. Been top dog on that side for a long time. Madueke deserves a start now, saka on the bench and has to earn his spot back in the team

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      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        29 days, 56 mins ago

        Not watching the game I see

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          29 days, 53 mins ago

          He just trolls during games. You are perhaps "kind of new" here if You fell for that... And I am annoying for spoiling his "jokes".

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          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            29 days, 50 mins ago

            Oh no definitely not new, just makes me laugh!

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      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 55 mins ago

        Bemba 😉 Stop trolling, that's not even funny.

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      3. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        29 days, 42 mins ago

        Utter woke nonsense

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    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 56 mins ago

      White 1, Dub 1, Andersen 2...
      No White is bad news for C Saka also, they are great together, because Saka can't be doubled when White overlaps him.

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    6. Bod
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 56 mins ago

      Can Skelly get a. s if there’s added time?

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      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        29 days, 55 mins ago

        No

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      2. Bod
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 55 mins ago

        CS*

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    7. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 55 mins ago

      Arsenal V Wolves - Since the start of November over the last 6 league games, Wolves have conceded 14 goals in total
      BUT only 2 of those were conceded in the first half.
      We just need our players to NOT get subbed at HT by Lego

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    8. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      29 days, 55 mins ago

      I had Raya and Timber without FH.... bought in Lewis Skelly and White on a FH

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      1. Bod
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 54 mins ago

        Ouch

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      2. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 53 mins ago

        Exact same here. Oh well, not winning this year anyway.
        Or any year

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      3. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 51 mins ago

        What was your full FH team?

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        1. FPL Sanky
          • 2 Years
          29 days, 45 mins ago

          Sanchez
          White Lewis Skelly Andersen
          Saka (c) Chukewueze Wilson Dango B.Fernandes
          Haaland Thiago

          Got something out of Wilson Chuk and Sanchez CS though....but badly need wolves to score

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    9. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 55 mins ago

      Just don't see Arsenal winning the league with the way they're going. It's the exact same thing as the last two years. Not fearless enough and identifying a lack of bench depth as the reason for their "near" misses and not a mentality/tactics related change.

      They may scramble a 1-0/2-0 here but this inept controlled performance is what they revert back to so often.

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        29 days, 53 mins ago

        all the while City are an absolute joy to watch at the moment

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        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          29 days, 48 mins ago

          I don't mean in terms of entertainment. City are boring as well, but City are getting back to standards where they need a bad away day to not get 3 points. With Arsenal, any random game has them go into a shell where they're afraid to do anything. In March, that mentality comes back to bite them big time.

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            29 days, 46 mins ago

            They will also start lashing out soon and get a flurry of consecutive red cards. There's always been a big lack of discipline and respect at Arsenal.

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      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        29 days, 53 mins ago

        Yea hopefully Wolves win here. Will be hilarious.

        Arsenal just aren't winners.

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      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        29 days, 52 mins ago

        This is dire. Imagine spending 500m+ and playing like a cosplay pulis stoke

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        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          29 days, 50 mins ago

          Lol

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      4. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 49 mins ago

        Added depth has had a positive impact but the Gyok impact on the attacking side of things just hasnt made a difference to lack of attacking firepower from previous years

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        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          29 days, 45 mins ago

          I just said that the issue is not the personnel.

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          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            29 days, 39 mins ago

            Ye you are right, lots of people were going on about how this year will be different but because of personal but definitely like you say it doesnt matter who you have if you play this way

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      5. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        29 days, 40 mins ago

        Tell that to Mourinho or Conte. You can win a league with loads of 1-0s

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        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          29 days, 33 mins ago

          Big Sam and Tony Pulis got loads of 1-0s as well. Sure, they're counting their medals.

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    10. putana
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 53 mins ago

      which of the mids come off for odegaard?

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 52 mins ago

        Eze

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    11. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 53 mins ago

      Come on Saka

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 53 mins ago

        Dirty…

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        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          29 days, 51 mins ago

          Just the others in the starting 11 or the whole squad 🙂

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    12. Graziano
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      29 days, 53 mins ago

      It would have been a much better game if Wolves scored that 1 on 1

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    13. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      29 days, 53 mins ago

      gyokeres is just crap

      get odegaard and merino on for gyok and zubimendi

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        29 days, 50 mins ago

        Get the player on who scored 2 goals last game? Why isn’t he starting

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    14. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      29 days, 52 mins ago

      Apparently some players went on both Lewis-Skelly & White on FH & someone even captained the former one.

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      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 50 mins ago

        Yes

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      2. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        29 days, 39 mins ago

        I see the logic

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    15. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      29 days, 52 mins ago

      All 5FT gone over 2 weeks. So how could this be improved? Enzo can go soon but benching for now.

      Raya

      Timber O’Reilly Geuhi

      Foden Rice Semenyo Wilson

      Haaland Ekitike Thiago

      Dub VVD Enzo Burn

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      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 49 mins ago

        If Semenyo blanks again he’s got to go

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        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          29 days, 47 mins ago

          There will probably be benchings in the weeks ahead but looks like I still need to downgrade 1 or 2 for to get a better mid.
          Semenyo should be fine - he has been unlucky

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          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            29 days, 37 mins ago

            Plus he’s nailed. Vital over the festive season.

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    16. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 50 mins ago

      Will be funny if this ends 0-0

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        29 days, 50 mins ago

        Another arteta arsenal game added to the resolve insomnia portfolio

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    17. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      29 days, 50 mins ago

      If Arsenal keep a clean sheet, it will be quite a blow for FH 16. Most went White (and a few must have gone for Lewis Skelly) while non FH teams have at least one of Raya/Timber.

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      1. Cold Palms
        • 1 Year
        29 days, 47 mins ago

        At least ? I have only Rice and double Chelsea defence

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    18. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 50 mins ago

      People bought White and captained Saka? Morons.

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      1. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 46 mins ago

        I bought Timber, but captained Saka so i'm only half moron.

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      2. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        29 days, 39 mins ago

        Who did you captain?

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      3. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        29 days, 36 mins ago

        It’s only half time

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      4. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        28 days, 23 hours ago

        I guess we were all morons then.

        (Unless Haaland blanks of course)

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    19. z13
        29 days, 49 mins ago

        Anybody else have a fpl challenge glitch

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        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          29 days, 47 mins ago

          Yes, it never adds any points to my team....

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      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        29 days, 48 mins ago

        Gyokores has cement on his boots.

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