Chris Sutton has backed Arsenal to proceed their very good type with a win in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday (December 2).
Mikel Arteta’s males sealed a last-gasp 1-0 win in opposition to Brentford final weekend within the league. Kai Havertz’s 89th-minute winner took the Gunners to the highest of the Premier League desk.
They adopted that up with a 6-0 drubbing of Ligue 1 facet Lens in Group B of the UEFA Champions League. That win confirmed their place within the final 16 of Europe’s elite membership competitors as group winners.
Arsenal come up in opposition to a Wolves facet which have made a promising begin to the season. They sit twelfth, with 4 wins from 13 video games though Gary O’Neil’s males have had some questionable selections go in opposition to them,
Sutton alluded to this when predicting the 2 sides’ assembly on the Emirates. He would not assume will probably be an easy win for the hosts, telling BBC Sport:
“Wolves have been on the unsuitable finish of some dodgy VAR selections just lately and that’s what has price them factors, somewhat than poor performances. Arsenal left it very late to beat Brentford final week on the very finish of a really shut sport and I do not see this as being easy for them both.”
The Gunners boast the perfect defensive document within the league, having solely conceded 10 targets in 13 video games. Sutton touched on this:
“What actually helps Arsenal in the meanwhile is how sturdy they’re on the again – they’ve the perfect defensive document within the Premier League, and I can see them maintaining one other clear sheet right here. Predicition 2-0.”
Arteta’s males at present maintain a one-point lead over second-placed Manchester Metropolis heading into the weekend. They are going to be desperate to push for one more title problem.
Arsenal’s Kai Havertz thinks it is too early to begin speaking concerning the Premier League title
Kai Havertz is not eager about the title at this stage.
Havertz has loved a outstanding turnaround in type just lately after a irritating begin to his Gunners profession. The Germany worldwide has scored every of his facet’s final two outings, together with the essential winner in opposition to Brentford.
The 24-year-old has began incomes reward for his upturn in type that has helped information Arsenal to the highest of the Premier League. However the former Chelsea attacker is not getting forward of himself on the subject of successful the league. He stated (through Metro):
“It’s actually too early to say one thing about this. Anybody can beat anybody. We actually don’t know what’s taking place, possibly we are going to in a few months.”
This was the case final season when Arsenal held an eight-point lead over Metropolis on the flip of the 12 months. However, Arteta’s males got here off the boil within the latter levels of the marketing campaign, lacking out on the title by 5 factors to the Cityzens.
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