Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs Wolves, Bukayo Saka starts

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February 18, 2026 17:15 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin

Arsenal will be aiming to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they face Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road tonight.

Ahead of the game, manager Mikel Arteta could make at least eight changes from the 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-up:

David Raya is set to return between the sticks for the north London giants. He will be eyeing his 14th clean sheet of the league season.

In defence, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie should be reinstated alongside William Saliba in the four-man backline.

Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Cristhian Mosquera are poised to drop to the bench. Riccardo Calafiori could feature as a substitute.

Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice are set to return in the centre of the park and should replace Christian Norgaard and Eberechi Eze.

In the final third, Bukayo Saka could start in his new role as an attacking midfielder with Martin Odegaard ruled out with a knee issue.

Noni Madueke should continue on the right wing. He has netted four goals in his previous two meetings against the West Midlands outfit.

Elsewhere, Viktor Gyokeres is set to replace Gabriel Jesus upfront. Leandro Trossard is likely to come in for Gabriel Martinelli on the left wing.

Trossard has seven goal involvements against Wolves in his career.

Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs Wolves: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Saka, Trossard; Gyokeres.