How Arsenal could line up against Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is expected to make a plethora of changes for Tuesday's Premier League clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Gunners have less than 48 hours to recover from their Boxing Day win over Norwich City and are short of options at right-back with Takehiro Tomiyasu, Cedric Soares, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Calum Chambers all COVID-positive.

Sead Kolasinac also remains sidelined with his serious ankle problem, so Ben White may be forced into another start in quick succession out wide, but Pablo Mari and Nuno Tavares could displace Gabriel and Kieran Tierney.

Mohamed Elneny and Albert Sambi Lokonga seem set to freshen up the midfield, although Thomas Partey may be good to go again after being taken off on the 75-minute mark at Carrow Road.

Arteta once again left Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at home on Boxing Day, but the extremely short turnaround means that the ex-Gunners captain could be reinstated to the first XI here, potentially in place of Gabriel Martinelli on the left.

Nicolas Pepe and Emile Smith Rowe can also expect to displace Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard in the final third, and there may be a spot for Eddie Nketiah in the first XI as well.

Charlie Patino was an unexpected inclusion on the bench at the weekend, but the 18-year-old may not be deemed ready for a Premier League start just yet, in spite of the hectic schedule.

Arsenal possible starting lineup: Ramsdale; White, Holding, Mari, Tavares; Elneny, Lokonga; Pepe, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang; Nketiah