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Wolves face a trip to Arsenal at Highbury at lunchtime on Friday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 8 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Arsenal annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Arsenal | 5 - 1 | Wolves | LC |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 24 Jan | Wolves | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 05 Apr | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Wolves | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 24 Mar | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Wolves | DIV1 |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 29 Aug | Wolves | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | DIV1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 03 Apr | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | DIV1 |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 02 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Wolves | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Gunners, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Wolves are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Wolves have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 39 points from their 17 games. Wolves find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 11 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
| Wolves | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wolves are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Arsenal. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 14 matches. |
| Wolves | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |