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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. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 20 mins ago

    Eze bad choice and my own fault 🙁

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    1. Free Hat
      • 6 Years
      29 days, 16 mins ago

      Was a good choice this gw only, didnt expect early sub after his rest. But poor overall performance.

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 15 mins ago

      Always was with recent minutes

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  2. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 19 mins ago

    City will be top tomorrow

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  3. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    29 days, 19 mins ago

    I see
    A dodgy penalty
    For Arsenal
    Incoming
    Bukayo Sako
    My Cappo
    Will Score
    I will sleep well
    with 22 points
    Banked

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 19 mins ago

      No.

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  4. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    29 days, 19 mins ago

    Wow this is actually unbelievable now that Arsenal haven’t scored yet

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    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 12 mins ago

      To be fair, you seem to find a lot of things unbelievable

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  5. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 19 mins ago

    F off Arteta.

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  6. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    29 days, 18 mins ago

    Think I’d be banging in a transfer request if I was Madueke.

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    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 15 mins ago

      Why?

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  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 18 mins ago

    Arteta is such a prat. No class

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 16 mins ago

      Never liked him, arrogant

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    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 14 mins ago

      Does anyone like him? He’s a n*b

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      1. Radulfo28773
        • 4 Years
        29 days ago

        I used to like him as a player. He actually looked like a decent guy.

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  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 18 mins ago

    thats not a red like. arsenal players desperate for a man advantage against wolves lol

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    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 17 mins ago

      Agreed

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    2. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      29 days, 17 mins ago

      Good observation

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  9. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 18 mins ago

    VAR check on Hwang tackle

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    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      29 days, 18 mins ago

      YC

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 17 mins ago

      Hwang YC

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    3. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 15 mins ago

      Thats what she said

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      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 14 mins ago

        Lol

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  10. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 18 mins ago

    Any cards ref??

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  11. Graziano
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 18 mins ago

    Arteta begging for a red card against the league’s worst team. Pathetic.

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  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 18 mins ago

    Hwang on

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  13. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    29 days, 17 mins ago

    Okay, time for Darts now.

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 17 mins ago

      Yeah

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  14. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    29 days, 17 mins ago

    Glad I didnt go for Eze, but certainly didnt expect this outcome.
    Seems done as a fpl pick now...

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  15. putana
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 17 mins ago

    that is never a red

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

    Been saying most of week (Eze owner,)took him out this week, minutes so poor, yet lot bringing him in, seeing few wanting to cap him
    Minutes are poor
    57 tonight
    45 v Villa
    30 v Brentford
    And rested m/week after!

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 14 mins ago

      He was fine on FH16. Game state dictated the early sub

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        29 days, 6 mins ago

        Early subs few times mate
        Villa poor subbed ht, after being benched v Brentford, got last half hour,75 mins in 2 games before tonight
        Benched m/week after previous benching/early sub, early benching tonight to
        In Eze owner last few weeks, had his Hattie, goal v palace, I got lucky, still wouldn’t of brought him in, let alone cap him

        Cheers as always

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  17. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    29 days, 17 mins ago

    Arteta has taken them as far as he can. No ideas left. Except for throw ins and free kicks.

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  18. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 17 mins ago

    Definitely not RC but Hwang got lucky that he didn't hit worse accidentally.

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  19. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 16 mins ago

    More force then most reds, if timber didnt jumps its 100% a red

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    1. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 14 mins ago

      MLS not Timber

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      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 13 mins ago

        Oh haha correct

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  20. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    29 days, 15 mins ago

    No red.

    Hwang needs to be pulled off ASAP before he gets sent off though

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 14 mins ago

      Arias to come on & get the winner ?

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      1. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        29 days, 13 mins ago

        Hwang to Arias might be the move.................

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  21. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 15 mins ago

    No shots on target yet....

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  22. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 15 mins ago

    No ARS SOT yet after 60 min? 🙁

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  23. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    29 days, 15 mins ago

    Any chance Madueke comes on?

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

      already used 4 subs so unlikley, maybe Jesus gets some minutes at the end

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 13 mins ago

      You already looking for bench jam...

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    3. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      29 days, 12 mins ago

      Only after a Saka brace earliest.

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  24. putana
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 14 mins ago

    how much longer is saka staying on

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  25. fusen
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 14 mins ago

    Arsenal only have 1 sub left. Jesus or Madueke?

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  26. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 13 mins ago

    Is Saka, Gyokeres or Odegaard on pens?

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    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 13 mins ago

      Saka if its 0-0

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  27. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 13 mins ago

    Glad I missed deadline to change captain…

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      29 days, 12 mins ago

      I’m envious haha

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 9 mins ago

        What I mean though is I was going to play TC haha

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  28. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 12 mins ago

    Ars no shots on target, utd just put 4 v wolves away from home !

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  29. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    29 days, 12 mins ago

    I would much rather have my Saka (c) blanking to be able to see face of the most antipathetic coaches in the world lol

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  30. Dank Squid
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 12 mins ago

    lol @ me (Saka pls)

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