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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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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. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 48 mins ago

    This game actually hurts my head

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  2. putana
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 47 mins ago

    Rice is such a clunky player

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  3. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 47 mins ago

    Boring boring Arsenal.

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  4. Here is Cash, give McGinn
    • 6 Years
    29 days, 46 mins ago

    Which one bigger flop Gyökeres or Isak?

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    1. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 45 mins ago

      Still Isak for now....£150m

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    2. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      29 days, 45 mins ago

      Isak.

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    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 41 mins ago

      Sesko

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    4. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 16 mins ago

      Isak by a mile

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  5. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 46 mins ago

    Well played Wolves....even with two players including cappo, good to see them holding league leaders...esp as everyone predicted 45-0

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      29 days, 41 mins ago

      Someone who appreciates the Wolves effort. Thanks.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 39 mins ago

        Welcome, hope you hold....or win

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    2. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      29 days, 39 mins ago

      On rhe bright side, at least (S)aka is not likely to be subbed off at 60' as we all feared

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  6. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 46 mins ago

    This will teach me about not captaining Haaland anymore.

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    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      29 days, 46 mins ago

      Bruno for me.

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    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      29 days, 45 mins ago

      Bruno is the one.

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    3. NZREDS
      • 12 Years
      29 days, 45 mins ago

      This.

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    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 43 mins ago

      yup

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    5. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 41 mins ago

      Was on Bruno until 13.26, switched to Haaland. Regretting it

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 46 mins ago

    Saka limp imminent

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 45 mins ago

      Certainly. Subbed off at 59.58.

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  8. NZREDS
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 46 mins ago

    Well it’s going to be a Saka blank and a Haaland brace isn’t it.

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    1. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      29 days, 45 mins ago

      Yes.

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 42 mins ago

      Probably! Saka cap here , if nothing he can go !

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      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 35 mins ago

        Hardly his fault. He has created about 3 goals on another day. The other 9 outfielders need to turn up.

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  9. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    Time to bring Trossard on for Martinelli. And maybe even Merino? For Gyok? Or even Eze?

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  10. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    Should've Captained Thiago

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  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    Shocking first half from Arsenal. Odegaard has to come on.

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 43 mins ago

      Sure he will, arteta can’t take chances cause it’s wolves, hoping wolves can get something!
      Probably not, who knows eh

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      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        29 days, 42 mins ago

        Surely Eze to Odegaard now

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        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          29 days, 41 mins ago

          You’d Think so

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    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 42 mins ago

      Madueke, Tross, Merino, G Jesus (!) all neeeded

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  12. henrysquire
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    Sorry. I captained Saka this week.

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  13. Graziano
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    It is unbelievable that this team is a title contender. Outside of set pieces - absolutely clueless in attack.

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  14. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    How bloody bad are Arsenal. If you can't destroy wolves at home you have no business trying to win the league.

    Saka (c) fail. FH giga fail with Saka, Eze, Rice...

    Season over

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      29 days, 44 mins ago

      It is rather shocking, but Arteta will be fuming and it’ll be a different 2nd half I feel

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      29 days, 32 mins ago

      It isn’t that easy breaking down a team that basically wouldn’t come out of their own penalty box all of the first half.

      If this was an open game that would be different, but Wolves have one game plan and they are executing it well at the moment.

      Eventually, though, they’ll have a lapse in concentration and Arsenal will score.

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    not even a shot on target (in anger).

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  16. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    Need 6 more defcon Hincapie and 11 more from Saka

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  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 45 mins ago

    Had no ars def since gab was injured couple weeks ago, kinda got away with it
    On fh this week went ars double def, raya and white!
    Had timber all week, cause of doubts took him out, then was 50/5o on white or hinca, course went wrong one

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  18. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 44 mins ago

    Dull

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  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 44 mins ago

    Relying on a lucky penalty or a corner from my c v wolves

    This is peak fpl

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 39 mins ago

      Loud noises!

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  20. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 44 mins ago

    I can still survive this GW with a Rogers hattrick

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  21. putana
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 44 mins ago

    dont worry saka cappers, Im sure fpl towers will find some random defcon and bonus for him

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      29 days, 42 mins ago

      Subbed on 65 for Madueke who scores the winner.

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      1. putana
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 40 mins ago

        I cant see him being subbed at 0-0

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  22. Here is Cash, give McGinn
    • 6 Years
    29 days, 43 mins ago

    Arsenal 0 shots on target

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    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 35 mins ago

      This is a worry for sure

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      1. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 14 mins ago

        They’ll have a hard time scoring

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  23. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    29 days, 43 mins ago

    Saka has been poor since that West Ham haul last year just before his injury

    Doesn’t look like a special player anymore. Doesn’t seem to have that burst of pace he had 2/3 years ago to make something happen

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      29 days, 43 mins ago

      Agreed, good observation

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    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      29 days, 39 mins ago

      he's been the best player on the pitch. ran past the defender on multiple occasions, created the most chances

      its just gyokeres being crap again and ive no idea why rice and zubimendi are starting together vs wolves

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      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        29 days, 31 mins ago

        Zubimendi shouldn’t be starting today yeah

        Don’t think there has been a best player on the pitch. Saka is meant to take the game by the scruff of the neck and make something happen, as what top players do but as I said he’s not done that for a long time now

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        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          29 days, 25 mins ago

          And he’d probably be playing a bit better with Havertz instead of Gyokeres for sure

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    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 39 mins ago

      Had a 12 pter so far, that’s it, many others outscoring him, like Wilson today !

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    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 37 mins ago

      I do disagree. He has been doubled very often and he has had "similarish" issues as Salah this season. Slow attack and not enough White overlapping or Øde being close to help. Eze hattie happened only because of Saka being doubled. Some teams have kept Haaland from scoring, but then came Foden...

      This is more complicated sometimes.

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      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        29 days, 35 mins ago

        Fair points but he hasn’t had a game where he’s just looked ‘on it’ for a long time

        You saw how Madueke played in midweek

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    5. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 36 mins ago

      Don't know what game you are watching.

      Saka must singlehandedly open a team up, irrespective of how the other 10 players are doing and how the opponent sets up.

      Have you ever played football?

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      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        29 days, 34 mins ago

        I’m an Arsenal fan that watched every game and Saka is one of my favourite players

        You’re a sheep that looks at FPL points and goes with the herd

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        1. Utopsis
          • 5 Years
          29 days, 31 mins ago

          Didn't answer my question about football, which tells me everything I need to know.

          Continue casting aspersions from your armchair.

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          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            29 days, 29 mins ago

            Of course I’ve played football. Does FPL Harry pick your team for you? Will you burst into tears because your captain hasn’t hauled yet?

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            1. Utopsis
              • 5 Years
              29 days, 25 mins ago

              I haven't mentioned my FPL team once - you have twice.

              Presumably you can hold a normal conversation about football without involving FPL?

              Perhaps not.

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              1. Qaiss
                • 10 Years
                29 days, 19 mins ago

                My original comment wasn’t related to FPL

                And then your FPL head got the better of you because you don’t watch many games it seems? That’s okay I suppose

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                1. Utopsis
                  • 5 Years
                  29 days, 18 mins ago

                  LOL you're tiresome. Bye now.

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  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 43 mins ago

    Raya, Timber, Hincapíe triple up.

    Pray for me

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      29 days, 42 mins ago

      U need forgiveness not prayers.

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        29 days, 42 mins ago

        Nonsensical

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    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 41 mins ago

      Great triple up, even if game stays as is

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  25. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 42 mins ago

    Well some people here took hits imagine thank fook I didn't. Diasterclass

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    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 40 mins ago

      And imagine if I could spell "Disaster" right lol

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  26. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 42 mins ago

    White, Saka and Gyokeres captain. Uh oh

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  27. wiseguy
    • 4 Years
    29 days, 40 mins ago

    If Arteta wants to win this he really needs to do Timber to Ode and Saka to Noni at half time.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      29 days, 38 mins ago

      Yep

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    2. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 38 mins ago

      Ban

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  28. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 40 mins ago

    Well, this performance at least means Arteta was justified in his press conference mind games. They've limited Wolves to just 1 shot on target.

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  29. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 39 mins ago

    Thanks to whoever posted the possible Saka benching rumour this morning 😉

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  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 38 mins ago

    Captain Haaland, and he blanks
    Captain anyone else and they blank
    What is this hellscape

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    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 38 mins ago

      Murphy's law

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    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 21 mins ago

      I’m on that bandwagon too

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