Ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton has predicted Arsenal will make a profitable begin to the 2024-25 Premier League season by dispatching Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sutton has backed Mikel Arteta’s males to return away with a 2-0 victory on Matchday 1.
Arsenal will start their Premier League journey by welcoming Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, August 17. The Gunners are aiming to win the Premier League title after ending second within the final two seasons. Their effort was greater than valiant final time period, as they completed solely two factors behind Manchester Metropolis. Arteta and Co. are gearing as much as go once more this season and all of it begins with a spirited conflict with the Wolves.
Chris Sutton Backs Arsenal To Declare Snug Win Over Wolves
Predicting the end result of Arsenal’s first Premier League recreation of the season, Sutton wrote in his BBC column:
“Many individuals are tipping Arsenal to win the Premier League and in some methods, I perceive why, however their title hopes actually come all the way down to what Manchester Metropolis do, and in the event that they dip or not.
“Mikel Arteta’s aspect can’t do rather more than final season, once they took the title race to the ultimate day, however they really want to get off to a flyer. I believe they may.”
He added:
“Wolves had been one other staff who pale badly within the last few weeks of final season however their supervisor, Gary O’Neil, nonetheless exceeded expectations after taking cost solely days earlier than it began.
“He has obtained some work to do on his squad as a result of they nonetheless want to switch Pedro Neto and Max Kilman, who each left in the summertime, and it is a robust recreation for them to kick off with.”
Sutton’s Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Wolves
Arsenal solely signed one participant aside from making David Raya’s mortgage transfer from Brentford everlasting. Riccardo Calafiori joined the membership earlier this summer season for a £42.1 million ($54.25 million) payment from Bologna. Wolves, in the meantime, have signed Rodrigo Gomes, Pedro Lima, Tommy Doyle, and Jorgen Strand Larsen (mortgage).
The 2 groups have had 124 aggressive conferences. Arsenal has gained 64, Wolves 32, and there have been 28 attracts. Of their final conflict, in April, the North London membership claimed a 2-0 win away from house.