Arteta provides Partey and Smith Rowe update ahead of Wolves clash

Ben White has also returned to action and came on against both Brentford and Lens with second-half substitute appearances. He will be hoping to reclaim his right-back spot but faces significant competition from the impressive Takehiro Tomiyasu who has flourished in his absence.

Mikel Arteta explained that after the game in midweek, there were no new problems. However, both Thomas Partey and Emile Smith Rowe remained out and the Arsenal manager gave an update on whether either would feature at the weekend.

“No,” he said when asked if there were any new concerns. “I don’t think we’re going to get anybody back still and we didn’t have any incidents so all good.”

Arsenal will hope that both progress with their recoveries. After games with Wolves and Luton there is a tough run including trips to Aston Villa and Liverpool in addition to the visit of Brighton to the Emirates which both players would be hugely useful for.

Arsenal face Wolves at 5.30pm on Saturday with football.london bringing all the build-up coverage and reaction from the Emirates Stadium via out matchday blog.